Elvis Aaron Presley (Mississipi, 1935) was, and still is, one of the
most famous singers in the USA and in the whole world. He revolutionised the music in all the world in the 1950s and onwards, until his death in 1977 with a short stop of 18 months to serve military duty. You can see an interesting
timeline of Elvis life
here.
He recorded more than 150 albums and singles, many of them number 1 hits; and starred in 33 films which were widely heard, bought and watched because apart from his great voice and ways of moving his body, he was very good-looking and attractive and had many fans that followed him everywhere.
He was a very special person, his musical influences (gospel, among others) taught him to love and respect African-American people and, with his example, he promoted equality of rights for them too. He was also a bit eccentric and he bought a great mansion, called
Graceland, where he lived and
died, probably of
drug abuse.
If you want to know more about the so-called King, you can download an
activity book.
Did you know Elvis Presley? Do you like his music?
