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Birth of the King
On this day, Elvis Presley was born in two room shotgun house in Tupelo, Mississippi. -
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The Life of Elvis Presley
The life and accomplishments of Musician Elvis Presley. -
His First Recording
Things seemed to have been going downhill for the King during his first session. As Elvis, guitarist Winfield "Scotty" Moore and Bass player Bill Black were on the verge of giving up, Elvis began to sing Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right" as both Winfield and Bill began to follow suit. Three days just after that recording, listeners from all over called to find out who the singer Elvis Presley was. -
His First Live Television Peformance
Elvis first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show where he sang from the Hollywood CBS Studio there. -
Elvis Joins the Army
On this day, Presley was conscripted into the U.S. Army as a Private. -
Meeting with Nixon
Presley met with Nixon to express his patriotism and his disdain for the growing drug culture. -
Death of The King
Elvis died at the age of 42 in Memphis, Tennessee.
