ELVIS PRESLEY

ELVIS  AARON  PRESLEY ( JANUARY 8 , 1935-AUGUST 16 , 1977 ) WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AMERICAN SINGERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY . A CULTURAL ICON, HE IS WIDELY KNOWN BY THE SINGLE NAME ELVIS . HE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE  "KING OF ROCK AND ROLL " OR SIMPLY " THE KING ". 
BORN IN TUPELO , MISSISSIPPI , PRESLEY MOVED TO MEMPHIS , TENNESSEE , WITH HIS FAMILY AT THE AGE OF 13 . HE BEGAN CAREER THERE IN 1954 WHEN SUN RECORDS OWNER SAM PHILLIPS , EAGER TO BRING THE SOUND OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC TO A WIDER AUDIENCE , SAW IN PRESLEY THE MEANS TO REALIZE HIS AMBITION .                 

      BY SARA AND JOEL.