How Did Elvis Presley's Impact On American Culture

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“The army teaches boys to think like men.” Elvis Presley is the king of rock and roll he has a huge impact on America. Elvis actually enjoyed joining the army and helping his country with his service. He was known for his music in the 1950’s in America. He used different kinds of music and combined to make different types of music. Rock and roll, a type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. Rock and roll was an amalgam of black rhythm and blues and white country music, usually based on a twelve-bar structure and an instrumentation of guitar, bass, and drums.
(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/rock-and-roll).Colonel Tom Parker, He was man who encouraged him with his music and wanted him to make more money and gain fame. And also, Gladys Presley, His mother who told he is not less than anyone else in this world. Elvis Presley built a new type of music that had a huge impact on America because the kind of service he did for America. …show more content…

Elvis combined different types of music to form a style called rockabilly, which became one of the key sounds in rock ’n’ roll. He spread rock ’n’ roll music across the country, making it popular to a wide audience, especially teenagers. In that regard, he was a true innovator
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Elvis also joined the army to serve his country. He was one of the most well-known names in the world of entertainment.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley%27s_Army_career) Before entering the U.S. Army. Presley decided to serve as a regular soldier. This earned him the respect of many of his fellow soldiers and people back home who had previously viewed him in a negative