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Elvis Presley: the Man Who Lit the World with Rock and Roll

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Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1948 his family moved to Memphis, where he absorbed gospel, country and African-American blues. In 1953 he recorded a home album on Sun Records that caught the attention of Sam Phillips, and in 1954 he released That’s All Right, considered the beginning of rock and roll. His style broke the racial barriers of music at a time when segregation dominated the South of the Uni…
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Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1948 his family moved to Memphis, where he absorbed gospel, country and African-American blues. In 1953 he recorded a home album on Sun Records that caught the attention of Sam Phillips, and in 1954 he released That’s All Right, considered the beginning of rock and roll. His style broke the racial barriers of music at a time when segregation dominated the South of the Uni…

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ADN 40 broke the news in on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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