Elvis Presley Research Paper

Loved by the ladies, hated by parents, and idolized by the teens, Elvis Presley, otherwise known as The King, was the most sexy, bad ass, rock-star of the time. Elvis revolutionized the youth by influencing the way they looked, the way they acted, and by what they thought. The teens took note of his ways and started acting out, and because of it, the youth were known as the rebellious generation. The kids of this time had no fear; all they wanted to do was dance, kiss, and party. They went against their parents by changing their style, attitude, and morals. Elvis always said he was a Christian man, but the parents didn’t buy it. In their eyes he was a rebellious, sex addict, pop star who was a disgrace to society. Parents were scared of this

17 out of 23 people surveyed at the Williams Creek Golf Club answered “yes” to if their parents did not appreciate “The King”. Adults didn’t understand how he could be so vulgar yet so popular. Parents disliked Presley because of how much he was influencing their kids. Nancy Pernsteiner explained how her mother felt about Elvis during an interview. “My mother despised him. My sister and I were not allowed to listen to his music. When he came on the television my mother would immediately change the channel and mumble how much she hated him under her breath.” In a previous interview mentioned above Rollie Rosenburger also had a say in this topic, “Growing up the only thing we were allowed to listen to by Elvis was his gospel music. My parents would watch him on TV but of course when I was in the room they would go on and on about how bad of an influence he was. One night I was going out to cinemas with a few friends and I had gelled my hair back like Elvis and my parents made me go back and change my hair because “no kid of theirs would be caught in public looking like that””. Although, parents did not love Elvis, he still was craved by all

Elvis influenced the choice of music listened to by all teens, of all races. He was so popular that the sales of cassette tapes skyrocketed because no one could stop listening to his music. With the new invention of a cassette tape no one ever had to stop listening to Elvis, even when you’re not near a radio. A little over half of the people surveyed answered, “Yes” to the question, “Did you ever follow the trend and buy a cassette tape specifically to listen to Elvis’s music?” Every kid wanted one so they didn’t miss a beat, literally. Headphones were now the most fashionable accessories for the youth, and for one reason, because they couldn’t get enough of The