The Influence Of Elvis Presley

727 Words3 Pages
“Thank you, thank you very much” is what Elvis used to say back in the day when he was the King of Rock and Roll. Although Elvis was a great singer parents did not want their kids to watch Elvis, because the older generation did not like Elvis, but the younger people thought he was very entertaining. Elvis had created Rock and Roll, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he earned 14 grammy nominations, which makes my artist one of the best Rock and Roll singers of the 20th century.
Elvis Presley didn’t have many early influences. But one huge influence for Elvis was listening and singing gospel music at his church. Also during Elvis’s early years he had played guitar and he had walked around beatle street to listen to the blues (2018). Even though he didn’t have many influences his interests also helped him become the singer that he was.
Elvis Presley has had some interests that had helped him become the singer that he was. One of the things that Elvis would do was when he had time off school he would go to a nearby record shop. Where him and the clerk would listen to the latest records (Love,1986). That summer Sam Phillips the owner of sun records helped Elvis record ' 'That 's When Your Heartache Begins ' ' and "My Happiness” (2018). Even though Elvis was ending his years in school his career in music is just now getting started.
Throughout Elvis’s career he had earned many achievements. Some of the most major accomplishments he had earned were he had