Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi and moved to Memphis as a teenager where he began his musical career. In the 1950s, he rose to fame with hits that helped create the rock and roll genre. Nicknamed "The King of Rock and Roll", Elvis had tremendous popularity among young female fans. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Elvis starred in Hollywood films and gave live performances before his health and performance quality declined in the mid-1970s due to drug abuse. He died unexpectedly in 1977 at his Graceland home in Memphis.

1. ELVIS PRESLEY
THE
KING OF
ROCK’N’
ROLL

2. The Beginning
- Born: January 8th 1935
(Tupelo-Mississipi)
- Family moves to Memphis-
Tennessee (1948)
- Elvis pays Sun Records Studio
to get a first register of his
voice in an acetate record
(1954)
- Sam Phillips produces the first
Elvis’ recordings
- Elvis’ new manager, Col. Tom
Parker, moves him to RCA
Victor.

3. 1956-1959: RCA Victor &
Elvismania
- First LP album (the first LP to
sell over one million units)
- Hysteria among female fans
(Elvismania)
- “From Waist Up” TV
presentations – Elvis The Pelvis
- 100 % of albuns reached # 1 in
charts.
- The King Of Rock'n'Roll.
- First Hollywood films for MGM
and Paramount studios.
- US Army and mother's death.

4. 1960-1967: Hollywood Career
- 3 or 4 films per
year with low
investment.
- bad quality
screenplays.
- studio work only to
supply
soundtracks, with
few exceptions.
- Blue Hawaii
(1961), Viva Las
Vegas (1964)
- Two Grammys for
Best Gospel
Album.

5. 1968-1972: The Comeback Special,
Las Vegas & “Elvis On Tour”
- '68 Comeback Special (CBS)
- From Elvis To Memphis (1969) –
the best album according some
critics.
- Since 1970: A contract of 2 (two)
seasons per year of shows in Las
Vegas (always sold out)
- Documentary film Elvis On Tour
(1972 Golden Globe winner)

6. 1973: Aloha From Hawaii
- First show broadcasted via
sattelite
- 1,5 billion of viewers
- One of the best sellers albuns
in music history (recorded
live)
- “My Way”, “What Now My
Love”, “I Can't Stop Loving
You”, “Something”, and
others.

7. 1974-1977: Decline & Death
- Drug Abuse
- Obesity
- Poor Quality Studio Recordings
- Weak Live Performances
- Found Dead: August 16th 1977

8. ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS
(1970)
SUSPICIOUS MINDS