Elvis Aaron Presley was a singer and actor from the United States. He is known as the "King of Rock and Roll" and is considered one of the most important cultural symbols of the twentieth century. His energizing interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, along with a uniquely potent blend of inspirations spanning color lines during a pivotal period in racial relations, led to both immense success and initial controversy.
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13 years old with his family. In 1954, he began his music career with Sun Records, working with producer Sam Phillips to promote the sound of African-American music to a larger audience. Presley, with lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black on rhythm acoustic guitar, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an up-tempo, backbeat-driven mix of country music and rhythm & blues. Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage Presley for more than two decades, arranged for drummer D. J. Fontana to join the lineup of Presley's classic four in 1955, and RCA Victor bought his contract in a deal negotiated by Colonel Tom Parker. "Heartbreak Hotel," Presley's debut RCA Victor record, was released in January 1956 and became a number-one smash in the United States. RCA would sell 10 million Elvis Presley singles in a year. Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll after a string of successful network television performances and chart-topping singles.
On June 26, 1977, Presley gave his final concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
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