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Friday, January 8, 2010
Elvis Presley Birthday
Elvis Presley Birthday
Well, its Elvis Presley's 75th Birthday today!
"The King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Aaron Presley was born in East
Tupelo, Mississippi. He had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley,
who died at birth.
Many people wonder how different the landscape of music would be if
Jesse would have been the twin that survived. There would be no
"King of Rock and Roll."
Or maybe there would have been a different King. There is no way to
know, but it an interesting topic to think and debate about.
Elvis' parents were a seamstress and a truck driver. At age 13, his
family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. In 1955, at age 20 Elvis signed
with RCA Records.
What a lot of people don't know is that
before he became "The King," he used the
stage name, "The Hillbilly Cat" While
singing locally around the Memphis area.
In 1956, played a part in his part in a
move in "Love Me Tender." He played a
supporting role in the movie. His acting
career spanned over 33 movies. While his movies were not critically
acclaimed, they were major successes at the box office.
His movies earned over $150 million at the box office. In the 1960s,
Elvis resided in Hollywood and starred in more than 20 movies. He
starred alongside some of the greatest actors of his era in his movies.
Presley was offered the starring role alongside Barbara Streisand in
the remake of "A Star is Born." This role would eventually be played
by Kris Kristofferson.
He was also chosen to play Tony in the famous musical "West Side
Story." Many other famous actors such as Warren Beatty and Burt
Reynolds also additioned for the role, but initially the director had
pegged Elvis as his primary target. The director, Robert Wise,
eventually settled on Richard Beymer for the part.
Elvis Presley, like Marilyn Monroe was a Capricorn. He was born
January 8, 1935.
Elvis and his wife, Priscilla, experime