In high school, Presley received a C in music. [165] The Army also introduced Presley to karate,[166] which he studied seriously, training with Jrgen Seydel. "[157] At a press conference the following year, he proudly declared, "I know practically every religious song that's ever been written. [62] At the end of the month, they appeared at the Overton Park Shell, with Slim Whitman headlining. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42. During his junior year, Presley began to stand out more among his classmates, largely because of his appearance: he grew his sideburns and styled his hair with rose oil and Vaseline. When Elvis Aaron Presley was born on 8 January 1935, in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States, his father, Vernon Elvis Presley, was 18 and his mother, Gladys Love Smith, was 22. [451][452] In particular, his love of fried peanut butter, banana, and (sometimes) bacon sandwiches,[453][451] now known as "Elvis sandwiches",[454] came to symbolize this characteristic. [193], In the early 1960s, the circle of friends with whom Presley constantly surrounded himself until his death came to be known as the "Memphis Mafia". [81], Presley renewed Neal's management contract in August 1955, simultaneously appointing Parker as his special adviser. A pair of lab reports filed two months later strongly suggested that polypharmacy was the primary cause of death; one reported "fourteen drugs in Elvis' system, ten in significant quantity". The Jordanaires sang harmony, as they had on The Steve Allen Show; they would work with Presley through the 1960s. As described by Bobbie Ann Mason, "At the end of the show, when he spreads out his American Eagle cape, with the full stretched wings of the eagle studded on the back, he becomes a god figure. [22] A few months later, Presley received his first guitar for his birthday; he had hoped for something elseby different accounts, either a bicycle or a rifle. Username and password are case sensitive. Hanks and Wilson had met the family while promoting the recent "Elvis" biopic about Lisa . In Special Services, he would have been able to give musical performances and remain in touch with the public, but Parker had convinced him that to gain popular respect, he should serve his country as a regular soldier. In 2018, Presley was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Whitburn has Presley also with 18, and thus tied for second;[468] Billboard has him third with 17. Francisco had offered a cause of death before the autopsy was complete; claimed the underlying ailment was cardiac arrhythmia, a condition that can be determined only in someone who is still alive; and denied drugs played any part in Presley's death before the toxicology results were known. Thats what I care most about. The great joke was that we were taking [illegal] drugs, and look what happened to him", a reference to Presley's early death, linked to prescription drug abuse. [368], The developmental arc of Presley's singing voice, as described by critic Dave Marsh, goes from "high and thrilled in the early days, [to] lower and perplexed in the final months. [404] Other respected songwriters lost interest in or simply avoided writing for Presley because of the requirement that they surrender a third of their usual royalties. And then they entered me in this talent show when I came onstage I heard people kind of rumbling and whispering and so forth, 'cause nobody knew I even sang. [226] In late February, Presley performed six attendance-recordbreaking shows at the Houston Astrodome. [291] On March 31, Presley canceled a performance in Baton Rouge, unable to get out of his hotel bed; a four shows had to be canceled and rescheduled. [175] RCA Victor also generated four albums compiling previously issued material during this period, most successfully Elvis' Golden Records (1958), which hit number three on the LP chart. This gallery of rarely seen family pictures shows how fond the rock n' roll legend was of his little girl. When Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met him two years later, they were astonished at his encyclopedic understanding of the blues,[342] and, as Stoller put it, "He certainly knew a lot more than we did about country music and gospel music. [218] At a press conference after the show, when a journalist referred to him as "The King", Presley gestured toward Fats Domino, who was taking in the scene. In Lacker's description, "The only thing that kept Elvis going after the early years was a new challenge. Presley is portrayed by Austin Butler and Colonel Tom Parker by Tom Hanks. The couple welcomed a daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, in 1968. [485] His total of 197 album certification awards (including one diamond award), far outpaces the Beatles' second-best 122. He was out of prison, man. Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (ne Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). 'Glass Onion' Cast Stuns on the Critics' Choice Red Carpet, Kim Kardashian Throws Hello Kitty Party for Chicago's Birthday: Photos. It is sung, played and written, for the most part, by cretinous goons. Robert Christgau December 24, 1985[429], Presley's rise to national attention in 1956 transformed the field of popular music and had a huge effect on the broader scope of popular culture. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. The couple fawned. During a luncheon preceding the event, RCA Victor presented him with a plaque certifying worldwide sales of over 75 million records. [264], On the evening of August 16, 1977, Presley was scheduled to fly out of Memphis to begin another tour. "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us . First published on Thu 12 Jan 2023 20.48 EST. Mornings are the hardest. Grossly overweight, his mind dulled by the pharmacopia he daily ingested, he was barely able to pull himself through his abbreviated concerts. His arrival was a major media event. His father worked as a carpenter, farmer, and factory worker to support the family but was not successful in any of his jobs. Durch Klicken auf Alle akzeptieren erklren Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass Yahoo und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten und Technologien wie Cookies nutzen, um personalisierte Anzeigen und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr ber die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie fr die Entwicklung von Produkten. By his senior year, he was wearing those clothes. Soon after, he failed an audition for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts on the CBS television network. Of the $40,000, $5,000 covered back royalties owed by Sun. Recordings from these shows were issued on the album On Stage. [306] About 80,000 people lined the processional route to Forest Hill Cemetery, where Presley was buried next to his mother. This is a trend, just the same as he faced when he started years ago. They are my priority. By the mid-1950s, he appeared on the radio, television and the silver screen. Lisa Marie Presley is a former Scientologist her son was born in 1992 under guidelines set by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, . Despite this, Phillips asked Presley to sing as many numbers as he knew. [93] Parker finally brought Presley to national television, booking him on CBS's Stage Show for six appearances over two months. This rancid-smelling aphrodisiac I deplore. "[259] The accompanying double album, released in February, went to number one and eventually sold over 5 million copies in the United States. [126], Presley made his third and final Ed Sullivan Show appearance on January 6, 1957on this occasion indeed shot only down to the waist. (More About Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith ). In the mid-1970s, many of his singles found a home on country radio, the field where he first became a star. She gave birth to nine children. Elvis Presley died in August 1977. Lisa Marie was a 9-year-old staying at Graceland, his home in Memphis, Tennessee, and said that when he kissed her good night she "just had a feeling." When she . [129] Elvis, Presley's second RCA Victor album, was released in October and quickly rose to number one on the billboard. She was already crying and I was crying.". The quasi-operatic ballad ends with Presley "soaring up to an incredible top Gsharp.". [186] A 12-hour Nashville session in mid-March yielded nearly all of Presley's next studio album, Something for Everybody. Presley Family Tree -Elvis' mother Gladys Love Smith was born on April 25, 1912 Pontotoc County, Mississippi. [323] In 2005, another three reissued singles, "Jailhouse Rock", "One Night"/"I Got Stung", and "It's Now or Never", went to number one in the United Kingdom. "[286], Presley and Linda Thompson split in November 1976, and Presley took up with a new girlfriend, Ginger Alden. "[399], Reinforcing Presley's image as a sex symbol were the reports of his dalliances with various Hollywood stars and starlets, from Natalie Wood in the 1950s to Connie Stevens and Ann-Margret in the 1960s to Candice Bergen and Cybill Shepherd in the 1970s. [251] At a rare press conference that June, a reporter had asked Presley whether he was satisfied with his image. [277][278] All three of his competitive Grammy wins out of 14 total nominations were for gospel recordings. [320], A Junkie XL remix of Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" (credited as "Elvis Vs JXL") was used in a Nike advertising campaign during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Outside the gates, a car plowed into a group of fans, killing two young women and critically injuring a third. [60] From the beginning of his national fame, Presley expressed respect for African-American performers and their music, and disregard for the norms of segregation and racial prejudice then prevalent in the South. However, the darkest secrets about Elvis Presley and his family paint the stars in a new light. He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, rhythm & blues, adult contemporary, and gospel. [caption id="attachment_3140749" align="alignnone" width="900"] Lisa Marie Presley, Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood. Prior to his death, Benjamin was an aspiring musician and scored a five-album record deal with Universal worth $5 million. [111] Presley appeared in two segments that night from CBS Television City in Los Angeles. According to Guralnick, fans "were becoming increasingly voluble about their disappointment, but it all seemed to go right past Presley, whose world was now confined almost entirely to his room and his spiritualism books". [179] On the night of March 20, he entered RCA Victor's Nashville studio to cut tracks for a new album along with a single, "Stuck on You", which was rushed into release and swiftly became a number-one hit. The first, "All Shook Up", came with a collectors' box that made it ineligible to chart again; each of the other 17 reissues hit the British top five. For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews Subscribe on YouTube! [309] Forensic historian and pathologist Michael Baden viewed the situation as complicated: "Elvis had had an enlarged heart for a long time. 1", "This Fan of Charts Is No. [372], Jorgensen calls the 1966 recording of "How Great Thou Art" "an extraordinary fulfillment of his vocal ambitions", as Presley "crafted for himself an ad-hoc arrangement in which he took every part of the four-part vocal, from [the] bass intro to the soaring heights of the song's operatic climax", becoming "a kind of one-man quartet". The American Sound sessions represented a significant departure from the control customarily exerted by Hill and Range. Witness to my life. [146] A Detroit newspaper suggested that "the trouble with going to see Elvis Presley is that you're liable to get killed". "[313] Writer Frank Coffey thought Presley's death was due to "a phenomenon called the Valsalva maneuver (essentially straining on the toilet leading to heart stoppageplausible because Elvis suffered constipation, a common reaction to drug use)". [344] Presley played the bass line including the intro. Hal Wallis, who produced nine of them, declared, "A Presley picture is the only sure thing in Hollywood. [/caption] Elvis Aron Presley Print Family Tree Born 8 January 1935 - East Tupelo, Lee Co., MS Deceased 16 August 1977 - Memphis, Shelby Co., TN,aged 42 years old Buried - Graceland Mansion Estates, Memphis, TN 5 files available Parents Vernon Elvis Presley 1916-1979 Gladys Love Smith 1912-1958 Spouses, children and grandchildren Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, has died at age 54. By early 1955, Presley's regular Hayride appearances, constant touring, and well-received record releases had made him a regional star, from Tennessee to West Texas. Who were Elvis Presley's parents? He recorded few new straight rock and roll songs thereafter; as he explained, they had become "hard to find". Following the death of Elvis Presley in 1977, Graceland went from being a family home to being a tourist attraction. "[208] Binder said of Presley's reaction, "I played Elvis the 60-minute show, and he told me in the screening room, 'Steve, it's the greatest thing I've ever done in my life. In 2012, the Dirty Laundry singer opened up about how her son resembled her late father and how they both had the same passion for music. "[269], On July 13, 1976, Presley's fatherwho had become deeply involved in his financial affairsfired "Memphis Mafia" bodyguards Red West (Presley's friend since the 1950s), Sonny West, and David Hebler, citing the need to "cut back on expenses". Eight months after her brothers passing, Riley completed her training to become a death doula. "[262], Presley's divorce was finalized on October 9, 1973. He was so fucked up. By then, the family was living in a largely black neighborhood. [35] Overcoming his reticence about performing outside the Lauderdale Courts, he competed in Humes' Annual "Minstrel" show in April 1953. "Over the last year, the entire Elvis movie family and I have felt the privilege of Lisa Marie's kind embrace," the Aussie wrote on Instagram to his 250,000 followers. [74] Presley made his singular product endorsement commercial for the donut company, which was never released, recording a radio jingle, "in exchange for a box of hot glazed doughnuts. His greatest legacy! [363] The modern blues/R&B sound captured with success on Elvis Is Back! features Presley playing a lot of acoustic guitar on songs such as "I Will Be Home Again" and "Like a Baby". Vernon Elvis Presley was born April 10, 1916 in Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, and died June 26, 1979. [415] In 1968, he remarked, "Before too long I'm going to make some personal appearance tours. The You Aint Seen Nothing Yet singer and the King of Pop repeatedly denied the claims. Angel is the closest I could think of. Following their 1973 split, and Elvis' untimely death in 1977, things only slid further downhill for Priscilla and Lisa Marie. on his second RCA Victor LP to the blues of "Santa Claus Is Back in Town". In February 1972, the duo split and finalized their divorce the following year. [39][40] He was a regular audience member at the monthly All-Night Singings downtown, where many of the white gospel groups that performed reflected the influence of African-American spiritual music. [294], "Way Down", Presley's last single issued during his lifetime, was released on June 6, 1977. [5] In 1966, Presley expressed the desire to his father that the more traditional biblical rendering, Aaron, be used henceforth, "especially on legal documents". "[409] Presley's friend Marty Lacker regarded Parker as a "hustler and a con artist. After his return from military service in 1960, Presley continued to perform rock and roll, but the characteristic style was substantially toned down. Presley's earliest musical influence came from gospel. Riley and Lisa Marie continue to pay tribute to Benjamin in the years since his death. Marriage: June 17, 1933, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. With country put on the back burner, and soul and R&B left in Memphis, what was left was very classy, very clean white popperfect for the Las Vegas crowd, but a definite retrograde step for Elvis. [301], President Jimmy Carter issued a statement that credited Presley with having "permanently changed the face of American popular culture". "He was once beautiful, astonishingly beautiful", according to critic Mark Feeney. [334] Six years later, he ranked fourth with earnings of $35million, up $8million from 2016 due in part to the opening of a new entertainment complex, Elvis Presley's Memphis, and hotel, The Guest House at Graceland. In January, Neal signed a formal management contract with Presley and brought him to the attention of Colonel Tom Parker, whom he considered the best promoter in the music business. "[311], The competence and ethics of two of the centrally involved medical professionals were seriously questioned. Everybody was grabbing him for a photo because it is just uncanny. For most of the 1960s, his recording career focused on soundtrack albums. [302] Thousands of people gathered outside Graceland to view the open casket. In a magazine article, he decried rock and roll as "brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious. Eight studio singles from this period released during his lifetime were top ten hits on one or both charts, four in 1974 alone. In this video I tried to introduce Elvis as a father. The King of Rock N Rolls whirlwind romance with Priscilla Presley began in 1959 when the Blue Suede Shoes artist was serving in the military following being drafted amid his rising singing career. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll; though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound of African Americans[6] led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the White American youth.[7]. He walked on stage and held onto the mic for the first thirty minutes like it was a post. "Any demo you gave him he knew by heart in ten minutes. Pure light. Further hit singles were culled from the American Sound sessions: "Suspicious Minds", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "Kentucky Rain". He was only interested in 'now money'get the buck and get gone. They'd always react the same way. [449][450] Increasing attention was paid to his appetite for the rich, heavy Southern cooking of his upbringing, foods such as chicken-fried steak and biscuits and gravy. It was so bad the words to the songs were barely intelligible. [220] Newsweek commented, "There are several unbelievable things about Elvis, but the most incredible is his staying power in a world where meteoric careers fade like shooting stars. [265] Despite his failing health, in 1974, he undertook another intensive touring schedule. A pain thats new to me, the Daisy Jones and The Six star wrote via Instagram at the time. [434], For much of his adult life, Presley, with his rise from poverty to riches and fame, had seemed to epitomize the American Dream. He was slurring. [43] Many of his future recordings were inspired by local African-American musicians such as Arthur Crudup and Rufus Thomas. [28], In November 1948, the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. "[84] The trio became a quartet when Hayride drummer Fontana joined as a full member. The family attended an Assembly of God church where he found his initial musical inspiration. When the couple learned that Gladys was expecting, Vernon borrowed $180 for materials to build them a home in Tupelo. [304] Presley left her nothing in his will. Everybody's looking at each other like, 'Is the tour gonna happen'? "The women would jump up, just like they do for the pop shows." The legendary music icon died in 1977, four years after his divorce was finalized, after going into cardiac arrest. [/caption] Elvis, who rotates his pelvis gave an exhibition that was suggestive and vulgar, tinged with the kind of animalism that should be confined to dives and bordellos". [400], Elvis kept several horses at Graceland, and horses remain important to the Graceland estate. [284], Graceland was opened to the public in 1982. Presley had been the target of many threats since the 1950s, often without his knowledge. [351] Paul Friedlander described rockabilly as "essentially an Elvis Presley construction", with the defining elements as "the raw, emotive, and slurred vocal style and emphasis on rhythmic feeling [of] the blues with the string band and strummed rhythm guitar [of] country". Elvis Presley Siblings Engagement engaged 26 Jan 1977 Ginger Alden Relationship relationship began about Jul 1972 until about Dec 1976 Linda Thompson Affair affair from 1970 until 1972 Barbara Leigh Dated dated from about 1969 until about 1969 Cassandra Peterson Divorced 1 child together married 1 May 1967 divorce 23 Sep 1972 Priscilla Presley According to Guralnick, one can hear "in the halting chords and the somewhat stumbling rhythm both the unmistakable emotion and the equally unmistakable valuing of emotion over technique. His following was immense, and he was a symbol to people the world over of the vitality, rebelliousness, and good humor of his country. In 1971, an affair he had with Joyce Bova resultedunbeknownst to himin her pregnancy and an abortion. [233] Presley told Nixon that the Beatles, whose songs he regularly performed in concert during the era,[234] exemplified what he saw as a trend of anti-Americanism. "[391], Presley's physical attractiveness and sexual appeal were widely acknowledged. They and three other boysincluding two future rockabilly pioneers, brothers Dorsey and Johnny Burnetteformed a loose musical collective that played frequently around the Courts. Family tree of Elvis PRESLEY Singer & Musician Born Elvis Aaron PRESLEY American singer and actor Born on January 08, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA , United States Died on August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA Born on January 08 41 Deceased on August 16 38 Family tree Report an error ? The dispatcher indicated that someone at 3754 Elvis. Trading in his old guitar for $8 (and seeing it promptly dispatched to the garbage), he purchased a Martin instrument for $175 (equivalent to $1,800 in 2021), and his trio began playing in new locales, including Houston, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas. [158] He died in 1965. "[290] In Alexandria, Louisiana, he was on stage for less than an hour and "was impossible to understand". On Thursday, Lisa Marie, Elvis' only child, sadly passed away at the age of 54 after she was found unresponsive in her home. [example needed][385][386] Notable among African-American entertainers expressly rejecting this view was Jackie Wilson, who argued, "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis. [408] Priscilla Presley noted that "Elvis detested the business side of his career. Baby brother. He later claimed that he intended the record as a birthday gift for his mother, or that he was merely interested in what he "sounded like", although there was a much cheaper, amateur record-making service at a nearby general store. [4] It reads Aron on most official documents produced during his lifetime, including his high school diploma, RCA Victor record contract, and marriage license, and this was generally taken to be the proper spelling. I mentioned something once in a guarded moment. Then as the song comes to an end and with a slight smile, turns to his guest and nods with satisfaction as everyone applauds for more. [195] The Jordanaires' Gordon Stoker describes how Presley would retreat from the studio microphone: "The material was so bad that he felt like he couldn't sing it. After his first appearance, on January 28, Presley stayed in town to record at the RCA Victor New York studio. "It's Now or Never", which also topped the chart that year, was a classically influenced variation of pop based on the Neapolitan song "'O sole mio" and concluding with a "full-voiced operatic cadence". [65] Moore recalled, "During the instrumental parts, he would back off from the mike and be playing and shaking, and the crowd would just go wild". [417] Parker ultimately squelched any notions Presley had of working abroad, claiming that foreign security was poor and the venues unsuitable for a star of his magnitude. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). I think TV is important so I'm going to go along, but I won't be able to give the kind of show I do in a personal appearance. Keough, the son of Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of the King of . [304], While an autopsy, undertaken the same day Presley died, was still in progress, Memphis medical examiner Jerry Francisco announced that the immediate cause of death was cardiac arrest. [224] Presley never grew comfortable with the Hollywood scene, and most of these relationships were insubstantial. Elvis's wife of six years and mother of his only child, Lisa Marie Presley, says it's "still hard to believe" he's gone. Please try again. Presley came by the studio but was unable to do it justice. According to Elvis legend, Presley was shot only from the waist up. [287] He proposed to Alden and gave her an engagement ring two months later, though several of his friends later said he had no serious intention of marrying again. [345] He is credited with playing piano on later albums such as From Elvis in Memphis and "Moody Blue", and on "Unchained Melody", which was one of the last songs that he recorded. The album includes "Old Shep", which he sang at the talent show in 1945, and which now marked the first time he played piano on an RCA Victor session. [111] To Presley's displeasure, he soon found himself being referred to as "Elvis the Pelvis", which he called "one of the most childish expressions I ever heard, comin' from an adult". But he was difficult to diagnose; it was a judgment call. [273] However, Presley's stepbrother, David Stanley, claimed that the bodyguards were fired because they were becoming more outspoken about Presley's drug dependency. Intellectual. Presley won three Grammy Awards, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame. "And Riley, five minutes in, was already like, 'I'm done.' [373] Guralnick finds "Stand by Me" from the same gospel sessions "a beautifully articulated, almost nakedly yearning performance," but, by contrast, feels that Presley reaches beyond his powers on "Where No One Stands Alone", resorting "to a kind of inelegant bellowing to push out a sound" that Jake Hess of the Statesmen Quartet had in his command. Intellectual. The films' rapid production and release scheduleshe frequently starred in three a yearaffected his music. [463], Presley remains the best-selling solo music artist according to Guinness World Records,[464][465] with sales estimated by various sources up to 500 million 1 billion. He had a twin brother who was stillborn. They wouldn't let black music through. It was permanently revoked in the 1990s after the Tennessee Medical Board brought new charges of over-prescription. Presley played piano on songs such as "Old Shep" and "First in Line" from his 1956 album Elvis. Joined by five previously unreleased Sun recordings, its seven recently recorded tracks were of a broad variety. He was at the [Grand Old] Opry and was the quiet storm behind the stage! Lisa Marie said to CMT of Benjamin in 2012. Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Vernon Elvis (April 10, 1916 June 26, 1979) and Gladys Love (ne Smith; April 25, 1912 August 14, 1958) Presley in a two-room shotgun house that his father built for the occasion. Bass singer Jim Wetherington, known universally as the Big Chief, maintained a steady bottom, ceaselessly jiggling first his left leg, then his right, with the material of the pants leg ballooning out and shimmering. Riley has also had roles in The Girlfriend Experience, Mad Max: Fury Road, American Honey, The Lodge and more. Pure light. '"[268] Presley continued to play to sellout crowds. [105] After a show in La Crosse, Wisconsin, an urgent message on the letterhead of the local Catholic diocese's newspaper was sent to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The couple tied the knot in May 1967 and welcomed their only daughter together, Lisa Marie Presley, one year later. According to People, the King enjoyed his innocent romance one that wasn't consummated until their marriage in 1967. Hardcover. Album Honors", "Elvis Presley: Head Trauma, Autoimmunity, Pain, and Early Death", "Elvis Presley's Billboard Chart Records", "Elvis Presley Earns Highest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit Since 1981 as 'Blue Christmas' Jingles In at No. [398] In the analysis of Yvonne Tasker, "Elvis was an ambivalent figure who articulated a peculiar feminised, objectifying version of white working-class masculinity as aggressive sexual display. "[148], Presley played guitar, bass, and piano; he received his first guitar when he was 11 years old. 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