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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was an American singer, actor, and cultural icon who is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll." He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and began his music career in the mid-1950s. He became a superstar with his distinctive voice, good looks, and energetic stage performances.

Presley's early hits, such as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," and "Jailhouse Rock," helped popularize rock and roll music and made him an international sensation. His music fused elements of blues, country, gospel, and R&B, and he is often credited with helping to bridge the gap between black and white musical styles.

In addition to his music career, Presley also starred in several movies, including "Love Me Tender," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Blue Hawaii." He had a devoted fan base, known as the "Elvis Presley Fan Club," and his concerts were often sold out.

Presley's personal life was also the subject of much media attention. He married Priscilla Beaulieu in 1967, and they had a daughter named Lisa Marie. Presley struggled with addiction to prescription drugs, and his health declined in the years leading up to his death. He died on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42.

Despite his untimely death, Presley's music and legacy have endured. He has sold more than one billion records worldwide and is still considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

The "King of Rock 'N' Roll". Born Elvis Aron Presley, January 8, 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi; died August 16, 1977, Memphis, Tennessee. While growing up, I was never a big Elvis fan. It was not until years later that I began to understand and appreciate the influence that Elvis has had on just about everybody... his impact on rock music cannot be overstated. Deb, this is for you! -GSH

Solo albums:
  1. "Elvis Presley" (1956) - Singles: "Blue Suede Shoes", "I Got A Woman",  "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')", "I Love You Because", "Just Because", "Money Honey"
  2. "Elvis" (1956) - Singles: "Rip It Up", "Love Me", "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again", "Paralyzed"
  3. "Loving You" (1957) - Single: "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
  4. "Elvis' Christmas Album" (1957)
  5. "King Creole" (1958) - with extra tracks
  6. "For LP Fans Only" (1959) - Singles: "That's All Right", "Shake, Rattle And Roll", "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone", "Blue Suede Shoes"
  7. "A Date With Elvis" (1959) - Singles: "Milkcow Blues Boogie", "Good Rockin' Tonight", "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
  8. "Elvis Is Back" (1960)
  9. "G.I. Blues" (1960) - with extra tracks
  10. "His Hand In Mine" (1960)
  11. "Something for Everybody" (1961)
  12. "Blue Hawaii" (1961) - Single: "Can't Help Falling In Love"
  13. "Pot Luck" (1962)
  14. "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962) - Single: "Return to Sender"
  15. "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1963) - Single: "One Broken Heart for Sale"
  16. "Fun in Acapulco" (1963) - Single: "Bossa Nova Baby"
  17. "Kissin' Cousins" (1964) - Single: "Kissin' Cousins"
  18. "Roustabout" (1964)
  19. "Girl Happy" (1965) - Singles: "Do The Clam", "Puppet on a String"
  20. "Elvis for Everyone" (1965)
  21. "Harum Scarum" (1965)
  22. "Frankie and Johnny" (1966) - Single: "Frankie and Johnny"
  23. "Paradise Hawaiian Style" (1966)
  24. "Spinout" (1966) - Single: "Spinout"
  25. "How Great Thou Art" (1967) - Single: "Crying in the Chapel"
  26. "Double Trouble" (1967) - Single: "Long Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On)"
  27. "Clambake" (1967) - Singles: "Big Boss Man", "Guitar Man"
  28. "Speedway" (1968) - Single: "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby"
  29. "Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others" (1969)
  30. "Elvis - TV Special" (1968) - Singles: "Memories", "If I Can Dream"
  31. "From Elvis in Memphis" (1969) - Single: "In the Ghetto"
  32. "In Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada" (1969) - Single: "Suspicious Minds"
  33. "Back in Memphis" (1969)
  34. "Let's Be Friends" (1970)
  35. "On Stage" (1970) - Single: "The Wonder of You"
  36. "Almost In Love" (1970)
  37. "That's the Way It Is" (1970) - Single: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
  38. "Elvis Country: I'm 10,000 Years Old" (1971)
  39. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1971)
  40. "Love Letters from Elvis" (1971)
  41. "C'mon Everybody" (1971)
  42. "I Got Lucky" (1971)
  43. "Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas" (1971) - Single: "Merry Christmas Baby"
  44. "Elvis Now" (1972) - Single: "Until It's Time for You to Go"
  45. "He Touched Me" (1972) - Single: "He Touched Me"
  46. "Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden" (1972) - Single: "An American Trilogy"
  47. "Separate Ways" (1972) - Single: "Separate Ways"
  48. "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" (1973) - Single: "Steamroller Blues"
  49. "Elvis" (1973)
  50. "Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake" (1973) - Single: "Raised on Rock"
  51. "Good Times" (1974) - Single: "I've Got a Thing About You Baby"
  52. "Elvis Recorded Live On Stage in Memphis (Graceland)" (1974)
  53. "Having Fun with Elvis On Stage" (1974) - contains no songs, only talking with audiences.
  54. "Promised Land" (1975) - Singles: "If You Talk in Your Sleep", "Promised Land"
  55. "Today" (1975) - Singles: "T-R-O-U-B-L-E", "Bringing It Back"
  56. "The Sun Sessions" (1976) - recorded in the late-1950s.
  57. "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee" (1976) - Single: "Hurt"
  58. "Welcome to My World" (1977)
  59. "Moody Blue" (1977) - Singles: "Moody Blue", "Way Down"
  60. "Elvis In Concert" (1977) - Single: "My Way"
  61. "He Walks Beside Me" (1978)
  62. "The Complete Sun Sessions" (1987)
  63. "The Memphis Record" (1987)
  64. "The Alternate Aloha" (1988) - rehearsal for Aloha from Hawaii concert.
  65. "Elvis Presley - The Million Dollar Quartet" (1990)
  66. "On Stage - February 1970" (1991)
  67. "The Lost Album" (1991)
  68. "The Fifties Interviews" (1991)
  69. "Interview Picture Disc (Limited Edition Picture Disc)" (1991)
  70. "Elvis Presley Radio Special" (1993)
  71. "The Honeymoon Special" (1993)
  72. "Elvis Double Features: Harum Scarum and Girl Happy" (1993)
  73. "Elvis Double Features: Viva Las Vegas / Roustabout" (1993)
  74. "Elvis Double Features: Kid Galahad and Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1993)
  75. "Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair and Fun In Acapulco" (1993)
  76. "The Private Presley CD" (1993)
  77. "Elvis Presley: The Legend Begins" (1993)
  78. "Elvis, Scotty, and Bill: In the Beginning" (1994)
  79. "Elvis Double Features: Frankie & Johnny / Paradise" (1994)
  80. "Elvis Double Features: Spinout / Double Trouble" (1994)
  81. "Elvis Double Features: Kissin' Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away, Joe" (1994)
  82. "If Everyday Was Like Christmas" (1994)
  83. "Elvis Double Features: Flaming Star / Wild in the Country / Follow That Dream" (1995)
  84. "Elvis Double Features: Easy Come, Easy Go / Speedway" (1995)
  85. "Elvis Double Features: Live a Little, Love a Little / Charro / Trouble with Girls / Change of Habit" (1995)
  86. "The Louisiana Hayride Archives, Volume 1 - Elvis" (1996)
  87. "Elvis Presley - The Interviews" (1996)
  88. "Elvis: In the Beginning" (1996)
  89. "Elvis: Eye of the Hurricane" (1996) - interviews
  90. "Elvis: On the Road Interviews" (1996)
  91. "Jailhouse Rock" (1997) - Single: "Jailhouse Rock"
  92. "Raw Elvis (Live 1955)" (1997)
  93. "An Afternoon in the Garden (June 10, 1972)" (1997)
  94. "Aloha from Hawaii - 25th Anniversary" (1998) - with extra tracks
  95. "Memories: The '68 Comeback Special" (2-CDs) (1998)
  96. "Rhythm and Country" (1998)
  97. "Sunrise" (2-CDs) (1999) - pre-RCA recordings
  98. "The Home Recordings" (1999)
  99. "Suspicious Minds" (2-CDs) (1999) - recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in January 1969 (Chip Moman's American Sound Studios).
Compilations:
  1. "Elvis' Golden Records" (1958)
  2. "Elvis' Gold Records Vol. 2" (1959)
  3. "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, Vol. 2" (1959)
  4. "Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3" (1963)
  5. "Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4" (1968)
  6. "Elvis: Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1" (1970)
  7. "Elvis: The Other Sides - Worldwide Gold Award Hits Vol. 2" (1971)
  8. "Elvis Sings Hits From His Movies Vol. 1" (1972)
  9. "Burning Love and Hits from His Movies" (1972)
  10. "A Legendary Performer Vol. 1" (1973)
  11. "Pure Gold" (1975)
  12. "A Legendary Performer Vol. 2" (1976)
  13. "Elvis In Demand" (1977)
  14. "Elvis Sings for Children and Grownups Too" (1978)
  15. "Legendary Concert Performances" (1978)
  16. "Elvis - A Canadian Tribute" (1978)
  17. "A Legendary Performer Vol. 3" (1978)
  18. "Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits" (box set) - from "Readers Digest"
  19. "Our Memories of Elvis" (1979)
  20. "Our Memories of Elvis Vol. 2" (1979)
  21. "Elvis Aron Presley: The Silver Box Set" (4-CD box set) (1980)
  22. "Guitar Man" (1981)
  23. "This Is Elvis" (1981)
  24. "Love Songs" (1981)
  25. "Greatest Hits Vol. 1" (1981)
  26. "Memories of Christmas" (1982)
  27. "The Elvis Medley" (1982)
  28. "I Was the One" (1983)
  29. "Elvis - A Legendary Performer Volume 4" (1983)
  30. "Remembering Elvis" (1983)
  31. "Elvis' Gold Records Vol. 5" (1984)
  32. "Rocker" (1984)
  33. "A Golden Celebration" (4-CD box set) (1984) - remastered live versions.
  34. "A Valentine Gift for You" (1985)
  35. "The Beginning Years" (1985)
  36. "Reconsider Baby" (1985)
  37. "Always On My Mind (Ballads 1970-1976)" (1985)
  38. "Return of the Rocker" (1986)
  39. "The Number One Hits" (1987)
  40. "The Top Ten Hits" (2-CDs) (1987)
  41. "Essential Elvis - The First Movies" (1988)
  42. "Elvis Aron Presley 'Forever'" (1988)
  43. "Essential Elvis, Vol. 2: Stereo '57" (1989)
  44. "The Great Performances" (1990)
  45. "Great Performances" (1990)
  46. "Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog and Other Top Ten Hits" (1990)
  47. "Essential Elvis, Vol. 3: Hits Like Never Before" (1991)
  48. "Elvis Presley Sings Leiber & Stoller" (1991)
  49. "Collector's Gold" (3-CDs) (1991)
  50. "Elvis at His Romantic Best" (1991)
  51. "The King of Rock 'N' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters" (5-CD box set) (1992)
  52. "Out of the Box" (1992)
  53. "From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters" (5-CD box set) (1993)
  54. "Out of the Box - Six from the 60's" (1993)
  55. "Amazing Grace - His Greatest Sacred Performances" (2-CDs) (1994)
  56. "His Life and His Music" (4-CD box set) (1994)
  57. "Heart & Soul" (1995)
  58. "Command Performances: The Essential 60's Masters II" (2-CDs) (1995)
  59. "Elvis Presley (24 Karat Gold Disc - For Serious Collectors)" (1995)
  60. "Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters" (5-CD box set) (1995)
  61. "Elvis '56" (1996)
  62. "Essential Elvis, Vol. 4: A Hundred Years from Now" (1996)
  63. "50 Worldwide Gold Hits: Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2" (2-CDs) (1996)
  64. "The Other Sides: Worldwide Gold Awards Hits, Volume 2 (25th Anniversary Edition)" (2-CDs) (1996)
  65. "Great Country Songs" (1996)
  66. "Platinum: A Life In Music" (4-CD box set) (1997)
  67. "24 Karat Hits! (Gold Disc)" (1997)
  68. "Elvis' Greatest Jukebox Hits" (1997)
  69. "A Touch of Platinum: A Life in Music" (2-CDs) (1998)
  70. "A Touch of Platinum, Vol. 2" (2-CDs) (1998)
  71. "Tomorrow is a Long Time" (1999)
  72. "Artist of the Century" (3-CDs) (1999)
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