the stars come and go with time, but if there is a name that will remain eternally engraved in our memory it is that of Elvis Presley, also known as the King.
This American singer conquered the world of entertainment in the only 42 years that he spent with us
Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Mississippi and had a twin brother who was born 35 minutes before him, but who sadly died. Her mother was named Gladys Love Presley and her father was Vernon Elvis. Among some of his ancestries are: Scottish, Irish, English and German.
It is estimated that there are about 700 original recordings of Elvis Presley. His first album was released in 1956, but compilations with his most popular songs are still being published today. Not surprisingly, the inventor of rockabilly (a genre that fuses country music with R&B) is responsible for songs that have become part of the collective imagination such as' Suspicious mind ',' Love me tender ',' Can't help falling in love with you ',' Jailhouse rock ',' Viva Las Vegas', 'A little less conversation' or 'Don't be cruel'.
"Elvis's legacy as an artist is monumental, but his celebrity made it all complicated," says Greg Kot, music critic for the Chicago Tribune newspaper and author of several music books on bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. “Obviously he was one of the creators of rock'n'roll and the kind of cultural icon that appears only a couple of times in every century. There is not a singer in the last 60 years who has performed such a wide range of musical genres. Elvis put the light music of Dean Martin on the same plane with the rhythm and blues of Arthur Crudup, simply because he loved both. "
On August 16, 1977, at the tender age of 42, Elvis was found dead by his girlfriend Ginger, who discovered his body on the bathroom floor of their Graceland home, by Express. The official cause of death was "cardiac arrest," but revelations since that tragic day have indicated otherwise, with questions swirling even 40 years later.
and theories about the exact cause are still widely discussed in medical circles. It is hoped that when the notes of the autopsy performed on Elvis that will be made public, by order of his father, in 2027, half a century after his death, a greater understanding of how the King perished will be understood.
