Elvis Presley
Marion Keisker -- who encountered Elvis Presley as an 18-year-old youth seeking to cut a record at Memphis Recording Service – said of the singer to biographer Peter Guralnick, “He was like a mirror. Whatever you were looking for, you were going to find in him.” Perhaps it is Elvis’ unique ability to reflect us all that has made his myth, which is also the creation myth of rock ‘n’ roll, such a durable one.
Schoolchildren know the story of his rise better than the lives of most American presidents. Elvis Aron Presley was born Jan.... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
- Genre:
- Oldies, Rock, Rock & Roll
- Birthdate:
- 01/08/1935
- Death date:
- 08/16/1977
