Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy

Good Tuesday afternoon my RP Brothers and Sisters!
I've been busy as a one armed coat hanger the last few days, and just finished up my IT shift for today... Now I am trying to get caught up with my RP posting and responses...

For my first Music Interlude song I chose a song (a trilogy, really)...by Elvis Presley from back in the 1970's... He was a great singer/artist during his prime and died at a relatively young age on August 16, 1977... His music lives on, but not as it once did... SInce it is a trilogy, I am not going to include the Lyrics, but I will feature him if there is enough interest... Let me know by dropping me a note...

Background:

Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

"Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.

In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial." Read more at Wikipedia.com

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