Rockabilly's Musical Influence On Pop Culture

Born January 29, 1959 Tamra Robertson was “destined to be a lover of Elvis,” as she described it. She was just a wee child when she made the move from Illinois to Mississippi, which happened to be the very home state of Elvis Presley. Tamra’s father constantly had to move around because of his military job, however this time he took his family with him. As an only child, she often felt quite lonely. Moving to a new town was hard enough, but the added stress of her first year at school was more than she could cope with. In kindergarten she struggled making friends, however two years later, a second-grader now, she made her first friend, Susie, who eventually became her best friend. Susie moved into the once vacant house across the street about

His music made a huge impact on the society at the time, by helping to end segregation. Presley combined the rhythm and blues from African American music, the country-western music from the South, and pop music that was taking over the radio stations (Elvis Presley's Musical Influence on America). The combination of these different genres created a style called rockabilly. Rockabilly is still one of the major sounds heard in rock ’n’ roll music. Although Presley wasn’t the first musician to sing in the rock ’n’ roll style, his version of the new music style became widely popular in the mid-1950s. Elvis Presley was so popular, that he spread the rock ‘n’ roll music across the country. He was a huge influence on teenagers at the time, which sparked the youth to begin defining themselves differently than their parent’s generation. As the times began to change so did his music. He was constantly adapting to appeal to the new generations, which is why he became such a legend being nicknamed the “King of Rock and Roll” (Elvis Presley American Singer and Actor). Through his relentless addiction to opioids, which ultimately lead to his death, Elvis Presley still stands today as a huge influence on American music. Even after his death, many still listen to his music and even go as far as impersonating him. Meacham states, “The truly devoted marry in chapels presided over by proto-Elvises in full costume, with the King's music playing softly in the background” (Elvis in the Heart of America). Tamra states, leaned over the gloss wood table with a small reminiscent smirk on her face, “I’ve always told myself, Elvis will never die. He will always be alive through his music and movies and things that he did. Sometimes it’s like an old friend passing on. Someone you have followed throughout their career and enjoyed their music for a long time. Yeah, it really is like losing a old