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Elvis the
1950s Classics History and Facts
By Gail Leino
Elvis’ full name is Elvis Aaron Presley. He was
born on January 8, 1935. He is the most talked about rock and roll
singers to date. He had a twin brother named Garon, who died and
it was because of him Elvis had his middle name Aaron so that he
could always feel his brother as a part of him. Elvis is also
known as the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis started out his career
singing rhythm and blues, gospel and country. He is known as the
first singer who merged the country music with blues. He also sang
ballads, pop, folk, as well as opera and jazz.
Elvis took the world with a sweep. There are
millions of Elvis’ fans throughout the world, who still love him
dearly. He had a musical career that ranges over the span of two
decades. You might be surprised to know that Elvis Presley had a
very tough childhood where his father did not want to take any
responsibility of the family and Elvis’ mother was working really
hard to make the ends meet. It was in 1938 that Elvis’ father was
convicted of forgery and was sent to Mississippi State
Penitentiary.
Elvis had been known to hang out with only a
few friends and he never mingled much with his classmates. His
teachers tell of him as a student who was sweet and loving and
loved to read comic books. Elvis was living in a dreamland of his
own. He used to hang out at theaters and listened to the local
musicians and it was then he thought of expressing his emotions
through music. It was in 1945, that Elvis’ mom bought him the
first guitar valued at $12.75. The first two songs recorded by
Elvis were “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.”
There is so much about Elvis that I can go on and on for days. The
last words that I have to say are “He Is My Hero.”
Mrs. Party... Gail Leino takes a common
sense approach to planning and organizing events,
celebrations and holiday parties with unique ideas for
Elvis party supplies and fun free educational
party games. She explains proper etiquette and living a
healthy life while also teaching organizational skills and
fun facts. The Party Supplies Shop has lots of party ideas
with hundreds of free holiday printable games and free
birthday party activities. Over 100 adorable
Theme Parties to fit your birthday celebration, holiday
event, or "just because" parties is at the Party Theme Shop.
Party themes include cartoon characters, sports, movie, TV
shows, luau, western, holidays, and unique crazy fun theme
ideas.
Grab Your
Share Of The Elvis Presley Millions
By Gordon Bryan
August 2007 sees the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. His
estate has made so many more millions in the 30 years since his
death than he ever did when he was alive, and there is no reason why
you can't cash in yourself...
Let's not forget that Elvis did make a multi
million pound fortune in his career, but a mixture of dodgy
management deals, a prodigious spending habit and a drug addled
lifestyle meant that by the time he keeled over in his bathroom in
1977, he was fast heading to bankruptcy.
His ex-wife took over the reins eventually of
the estate, and used the cultural impact the man had made to turn
the Elvis brand into a huge money maker - we're talking hundreds of
millions.
With the rise of the internet and modern
technology, there is no reason why you can't use the same brand to
make money, and here's how...
It's all about niche marketing.
Niche marketing means that you focus your
efforts on tightly focused markets. The markets may be smaller, but
because you know exactly what the market is interested in, you are
able to quickly and easily give them exactly what they want.
It means you don't waste any of your marketing
efforts. Using Elvis as an example, you can be an affiliate for all
sorts of products. You send web traffic to sites that sell Elvis
products, and if the customer buys, the software tracks it as
referred by you, and you get a commission.
There is one particular poster site that has
affiliates earning 5 figures per month! The Elvis market is great
for posters, as you can imagine. A great plus for this model is that
you don't even need a website of your own - fantastic!
Let's bring in the niche idea again, and if
you want to promote posters, you wouldn't want to try and promote
just posters in general - there are too many choices, so who would
you promote to? With Elvis pictures, you identify and promote only
to the Elvis market, and get a much better return for your marketing
efforts.
So, use the power of niche marketing, and
Elvis can earn you some good money!
Gordon Bryan is an internet marketer from
the UK, and is also an Elvis fan! To find out more about
cashing in with niche marketing go to:
http://www.gordonbryan.com/nicheriches.html
Celebrities - Elvis Presley,
From Birth to "Heartbreak Hotel"
By
Michael Russell
The Presleys were a family of modest means. They lived near family
and Elvis was close to his Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Grandparents.
While attending the Assembly of God Church, he was exposed to his
first taste of music. In 1945 at the age of 10, his first
performance was at the Mississippi and Alabama Fair in a talent
contest. Within a year Elvis got his very first guitar.
As with many, the Presley family were struggling
money-wise and decided to move to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, hoping
for a better life. Things were still hard, both Gladys and Vernon
worked as much as they could but they still struggled. Things were
so hard Elvis also worked, while attending LC Humes High School to
help his family.
Elvis began to develop his own style while in
high school. He slicked back his hair and grew his famous sideburns.
He won the high school talent competition and even played an encore.
In June 1953, Elvis graduated high school and
began working at a mechanics shop. During the summer he made his
first demo at The Memphis Recording Service. He recorded "That's
When Your Heartaches Begin" and "My Happiness". He changed jobs
frequently and started to go to night school to be an electrician.
The owners of the recording studio in which
Elvis had been making demos, paired him up with some other local
artists. While working at Crown Electric Presley had his first
recording, contracted with the recording service, released and
started to perform at local events and bars. Elvis was even booked
on The Grand Ole Opry, although it was dubbed a disaster. He was
told not to quit his day job.
Late in 1954 Elvis signed on with KWKH radio
for a year. This is when Elvis met 'Colonel' Tom Parker. Tom Parker
was known to manage other artists including Eddy Arnold and Hank
Snow.
Bob Neal became Presley's manager in January
of 1955. This union did not last long. By August Hank Snow
Attractions was in control of Elvis' career. Hank Snow Attractions
was owned equally by Snow and Tom Parker. Soon after ,Colonel Parker
became in complete control of Elvis, Snow and Neal are no longer
connected to Presley.
The new management seemed to work as a benefit
for Presley. Colonel Parker sold Elvis' Sun contract (The Memphis
Recording Service) to RCA. Hill and Range Publishing company also
got in on the action of the rising star and helped create Elvis
Presley Music Inc. Elvis and the publishing company shared ownership
of his songs.
Only one year after his first manager signed
him on, Elvis began recording "Heartbreak Hotel" with RCA and teamed
up with the Jordanaires, a gospel quartet. Presley and the
Jordanaires worked together well into the late 1960s.
"Heartbreak Hotel" was released on January 27,
1956. It went to number one on Billboard's pop singles chart for
eight weeks and hit number one on the country chart and number five
on the R&B chart.
"Heartbreak Hotel" began Elvis' road to
stardom and fame. The next 20 years were filled with music, movies,
military marriage and divorce. Elvis Presley died August 16 1977 due
to heart failure. He was only 42 years old.
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