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Elvis' parents bought him a guitar for his 11th birthday. It was love at first sight.
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Elvis got a recording contract with RCA records.
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Elvis headed to Nashville where he recorded his first record. It included one of his hits, Heartbreak Hotel.
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Elvis starred in a film with Paramount Pictures called Love Me Tender.
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Elvis bought his now-famous home in Memphis, TN. He named it Graceland.
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Elvis married a woman named Priscilla. They had met while Elvis was in the army in Germany.
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Elvis met President Richard Nixon at the White House.
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He died of cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 42.
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Elvis' Lifetime Achievement Award came from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
