Up for auction "The King" Elvis Presley Remnant of His Screen Worn Shirt. This item is
certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate
of Authenticity. ES-2722, ES-3791 Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also
known simply as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. He is
regarded as one of the most
significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often
referred to as the "King of Rock
and Roll" or simply "the King". 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,
led him to great success—and initial controversy. 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. In November 1956, Presley made his film debut
in Love Me Tender.
Drafted into military service in 1958,
Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most
commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by
Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and
soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a
seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the
acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an
extended Las Vegas concert residency and a
string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a
solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii.
Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died
suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42. With
his rise from poverty to significant fame, Presley's success seemed to
epitomize the American Dream. The best-selling solo music
artist of all time, he was commercially successful in many genres,
including pop, country, R&B, adult contemporary,
and gospel. He won three Grammy Awards, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple
music halls of fame. Presley holds several records; the most RIAA certified gold and platinum
albums, the most albums charted on the Billboard 200, and the most
number-one albums and number-one singles on the UK Albums Chart and UK Singles Chart, respectively. In 2018, Presley was
posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of
Freedom. |