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Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in January 8, 1935.
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He was relocated to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was 13 years old.
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In 1954, recording at Sun Records. Who wanted to bring of sound of African-American music to a wider audience.
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Presley began to stand out more among his classmates, largely because of his apearance: he grew his sideburns and styled his hair with rose oil Vaseline.
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Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the wordl.
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Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.