Immortal legend - ELVIS PRESLEY 22 years of legendary acting career 88 gold records, 67 platinum records, 1,100 concerts, 1 billion global records Sales of 30 unparalleled number one songs and 1 album, a collection of century-old selections, unparalleled achievements, unparalleled successes of the century, immortal legends, the greatest artist on earth, the eternal superstar, the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley Sly was perhaps the most important figure in American popular music of the 20th century. Although he may not be the best, there is no doubt that he popularized rock music around the world. His influence can be seen from his record sales alone. In the 20 years from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, he had dozens of international hits, and even after his death, any reissue of his records maintained extremely stable sales. Undoubtedly, he is the highest-selling artist in pop music history. Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in a poor farm worker family in Mississippi. His full name was Elvis Aaron Presley (he always signed his name with "Aron"). ” the word). His earliest musical experience was singing in a church choir, where the ebullient swaying, singing and dancing of preachers and worshipers provided the basis for Presley's famous hip twists, his This move was one of the focal points of controversy for him among hundreds of millions of television viewers across the country. Presley made his stage debut at the age of 10, singing a tear-jerking country song "Old Shep" at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair. In 1948, he moved to Memphis with his parents. Here Presley began to make contact with some professional musicians, and occasionally participated in the performances of the four-person gospel singing group "Blackwood Brothers" (Blackwood Brothers), and even almost joined the band. However, his own music career began by chance - Presley went to the recording studio of Memphis Recording Services Company to record a song as a gift for his mother. The studio was owned by Sam Phillips, who had just established his own Sun Records label. Phillips' assistant Marion Keisker thought Presley had great potential and wrote down his address. Almost a year later, in June 1954, Phillips asked Presley to come to the company to record a song from Nashville. In addition, he invited local musicians Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass) to accompany Presley. But the combination didn't work out well, and it wasn't until Presley sang Arthur Crudupiz's rhythm and blues song "That's All Right" that they found their groove. . The song eventually became Presley's debut single on Sun Records and became a hit locally. Some of Presley's single records released by HMV in the UK by Sun always collected a blues song on one side and a country song on the other side, and all adopted radical and distinctive performances. way.

These records included "That's All Right" and Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Good Rocking Tonight"/"I "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine", "Milk Cow Blues Boogie"/"You're a Heartbreaker", "Honey "Baby Let's Play House"/"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" and "Mystery Train" / "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (I Forgot to Remember to Forget). Those recorded by Sun but purchased by RCA before release include two versions of "I Love You Because" (the July 1954 version was not released until 1974). Included in the album "Elvis A Legendary Performer: Vol. 1" (Elvis A Legendary Performer: Vol. 1), as well as "Blue Moon" (Blue Moon), "I'll Never Tell You to Go, Baby" (I' ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin'), "Just Because" and the brilliant "Trying to Get to You" were included on one album. The original power of the work was diluted by mostly white rock stars singing rhythm and blues songs on the illegally released album "Swing Well Tonight," such as Presley's chief rival among teenage audiences, Pat. · Pat Boone. Unlike Pat Boone, Presley showed a deep understanding of the styles of black musicians in his recordings at Sun. He never simply copied other people's songs on the radio. Assisted by disc jockey Fontana (drums) as well as Bill Black and Scotty Moore, he always approached the compositions in a new way. Presley's original work at RCA. The recording took place in Nashville in January 1956, and his backing lineup included Chet Atkins and the Jordanaires. Recorded at the company's main studio in New York, critics believed that Presley's move to RCA heralded a rapid decline in the quality of his work, a trend that continued throughout this period (through 1958). The records recorded before Presley joined the army show considerable changes in the style and content of Presley's music, but from a historical perspective, the genre formed by these works is actually the essence of mainstream rock music in the 1950s. " Songs like "Don't Be Cruel" and "One Sided Love Affair" embody Presley's transition from the airy, frenetic Sun style to the depressive, dark, heavy The latter tended to be more commercial, but still maintained the exciting and sexy characteristics. Moreover, it was this type of song that was broadcast on prime time television, especially by Presley. The image introduced countless white teenagers to rock music, such as "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog", some of which were recorded earlier but were not released until Presley was serving in the army in Germany. His works also have this style: "One Night" and "I Got Stung". "A Fool Such As I" and "Big Hunk O' Love".

By the late 1950s, Presley had become extremely valuable, and his songs were becoming more and more refined and skillful. In September 1956, RCA made an unprecedented attempt: releasing seven of Presley's singles at the same time. As a result, from August to December, Presley topped the charts every week. Meanwhile, "Colonel" Parker was busy further establishing Presley's image - filming his first film, Love Me Tender, and agreeing with manufacturers to make everything from key rings to pillowcases. Assorted Presley memorabilia. Likewise, a kind of commercial savvy was reflected in the recording of records. Presley's 1957 album "Elvis' Christmas Album" (Elvis' Christmas Album) is a clever combination of folk and rock songs. A mixture that also includes some religious, choral and popular program songs. As a good verification of the quality of Presley's music and Parker's marketing skills, Presley returned from serving two years later, and his popularity did not decrease at all. In March 1960, Presley returned from military service in Germany and remained unchanged in his 1958 rough and "leave me alone" style. But the album "Elvis is Back" seems to hover between a return to rhythm and blues and country music and the beginning of a new gentle singing method. Instead of adding any new feeling, this gentle vocal style loses the original strong emotional color. This characteristic runs through most of Presley's subsequent works. Between the release of the album "Stick to You" and the beginning of Beatlemania in the United States, Presley still maintained his status as the most outstanding singer who mainly published singles, although only a few Records such as "A Mess Of Blues" and "It is Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" - recaptured his 1950s glory. Although Presley was at the peak of his career in terms of sales, in fact his image was far less powerful than it was in the 1950s. Most of the hits were soothing compositions, such as "It's Now Or Never," "Are You Lonesome Tonight" and "Surrender" , or vignettes from movies such as "Wooden Heart" and "Wild in the Country." In addition, he released a number of albums, much of which consisted of outtakes from a long list of Hollywood musicals in which he began to appear. In the early 1960s, Presley began a career of making three films a year. Each of these typical Hollywood films was more boring than the last, and Presley sang all of the songs himself. These songs were just used to fill the empty plot of the movie and were often third-rate. Recordings from this period included a series of singles starting with "Good Luck Charm", "She's Not for You", "Return to Sender" and " One Broken Heart for Sale. Songs and songwriters used in Presley's earliest films: Love Me Tender (1956), Loving You (1957), Jailhouse Rock (1958) The standards were the same as those of his singles at the time, but subsequent films dedicated to Presley, such as "Flaming Star" (1960) and "The Wild Country" (1961), were not given to people. What impression does it leave? There are more than 20 films before and after.

The powerful single "If I Can Dream" from his TV show seemed to be an attempt to shake off his '60s effeminacy, and he returned to Memphis in early 1969 to record the album. "Elvis in Memphis", in which he used Chips Moman's "American Recording Studio" and composed his backing group with some of the best local musicians, this The album became his most exciting work for some time. The irony in Presley's downward trend from 1960 onward is that he tended to favor less commercial music in his compositional selections over his previous songs. His early practice of recording black music continued into the 1970s. He recorded songs by Ivory Joe Hunter in 1958 and 1973, and his post-service recordings included selections from such artists as Chuck Jackson, Little ·Little Walter, O.C. Smith, Coasters, Jerry Butler, Ketty Lester, Cha Works by musicians such as Chuck Berry, the Clovers, the Drifters, Rufus Thomas, and Willie Dixon , In addition, Presley also sang works by a new generation of southern writers, such as Jerry Reed's "Guitar Man", Mac Davis's "In the Skid Row" "In the Ghetto," Tony Joe White's "Polk Salad Annie," and Dennis Linde's "Burning Love." This series of efforts and risks in selecting songs made it increasingly inexplicable that Presley's records continued to perform poorly. His outstanding works since 1960 are very few. The 1960 religious album "His Hand in Mine" is very delicate and pure in vocal processing, while the B-side of "Kissin' Cousins" is "It Hurts". Hurts Me (1965), people suddenly saw the spark of excitement and adventurous spirit of Presley's 1950s. Also worth mentioning are the albums "From Elvis in Memphis" and "Elvis Country" (1971) and the "American Trilogy" album of live recordings "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" (1973). Presley's place in rock history is irreplaceable. He is a lucky person favored by the Creator. He used his own charm to stand on the altar of pioneers. As a white man, he introduced black rhythm and blues music with racial undertones to white people. The pressure he endured and the success he achieved were both Extraordinary. Evaluating Presley based on the current standards for measuring rock musicians, he obviously does not deserve to be called the "King of Rock". His songs are too simple and superficial, lacking strength and social responsibility, but these long-sung songs truly reflect the The collective image of a generation of teenagers influenced by rock and roll ideas. He not only has beautiful appearance, iconic hip twisting movements and excellent stage performances, but has also become a representative of this era and generation, making the young man with great potential The entire young generation found in him the gay spirit of rebellion. From then on, rock music spread rapidly with its distinctive ideological nature and strong criticism of reality, and Presley opened the door to heavy rock music.

(Excerpted from New Youth) "Elvis Presley" golden song recommendation: "Flaming Star" Many people think that the role played by Elvis Presley in "Flaming Star" is his best one. The reason is that the script did not require him to sing, but Sid Wayne and Sherman The theme song written and composed by Edwards is still a very beautiful song. Beautiful guitar playing, untuned drums potentially playing an ostinato, giving the song an "Indian feel" in keeping with the script (Elvis plays a mulatto). "I Feel so Bad" This is another outstanding blues performance by Elvis Presley. "I Feel so Bad" was a top five pop hit and a #15 R&B hit, continuing Elvis' proficiency in both genres. It was originally composed and performed by rhythm and blues singer Chuck Willis in 1953. On this record, Floyd Cramer's crisp piano sounds stand out, paired with an extremely difficult mid-tempo mix of drums (possibly performed by D.J. Fontana or Buddy Harman, most likely the latter). "Wild in the Country" Elvis Presley played a rebellious young man in the movie "Wild in the Country." The film spawned two hit songs: "Lonely Man" and the theme song, recorded at RCA's Hollywood studios with Scotty Moore on guitar and Bob Moore on bass guitar, and "Wild in the Country" which rose to the top of the U.S. pop charts. It reached number 26 and became a top five best-seller in the UK. "His Latest Flame" Another title of this Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman composition is "(Maris's the Name) His Latest Flame", which is a best-selling single like "Little sister" and is also a song that deserves praise during the same period. Produced rock and roll. The acoustic guitar on this song may have been played by Elvis himself. Although it may not be generally recognized, Elvis Presley can still be regarded as a master performer. Surprisingly, two members of The Jordanaires, who usually only sing, also accompany this soundtrack - Neil Mathews plays guitar and band leader Gordon Stoker plays piano. "Little Sister" "Little Sister" is another famous rock song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. The talented guitar score is provided by Scotty Moore, whose skills developed at Sun Records are clearly intact. In response to the song's success, R&B singer LaVerm Baker recorded a "Response Record" named after Elvis Presley, titled "Hey Memphis." Miss Baker used the same melody, but played the role of the abandoned sister. As a singer, "Little Sister" reached No. 5 on the Billboard, and another song from the single album "His Latest Flame" was promoted to No. 4. This single became one of the most commercial and creative Elvis Presley records of the early 1960s. "Rock-A-Hula BaBy" One of the weirdest songs in Elvis Presley's entire catalog, combining rock and roll and Hawaiian music with a concept that only composers Fred Wise and Ben Weisman could have dreamed up. This time it's with Dolores Fuller. Drums, shakers and slack string guitars are all from the island. But the guitars, vocals and solid rock beats are all straight out of Memphis. "Rock-A-Hula BaBy" performed in the movie "Blue Hawaii" is often remembered as the negative song of "Can't Help in Falling Love", but it became a number one song in the UK in its own right. "Can't Help Falling in Love" "Can't Help Falling in Love" sung by Elvis Presley in the movie "Blue Hawaii" is based on a classical melody.

Adapted by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore from "Plaisir d'amour" written by German composer Johann Paul Aegidus Martini in the 18th century. Elvis Presley's concerts in the 1960s and 1970s almost always ended with this self-song. The familiar recording version became his 35th million-selling album in 1962. "Good Luck Charm" Not surprisingly, "Good Luck Charm" was a million-seller. Lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold, the same people who wrote the English lyrics for "It's Now or Never". But there is no classical melody in the song. Instead, the vocals of Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires blend perfectly, crooning this pop ballad with a soft and smooth calmness. "Follow That Dream" This 1962 movie theme song was written and composed by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman. Composed in a similar idealistic mode as "Follow That Dream", which they also composed. "Follow That Dream" is a great example of how Elvis could combine an Elvis image with a relatively mediocre song and turn it into an inspiring song. In anyone else's hands, "Follow That Dream" might have been just another romantic movie theme song, but Elvis represented the fulfillment of many dreams in his own right. "Anything That's Part of You" was originally released on the reverse side of "Good Luck Charm" and became a top-selling song on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, it became a best-seller in its own right, reaching number 31 in the spring of 1962. "She's Not You" For this song, Doc Pomus teamed up with the top composing duo of the 1950s: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The result is a beautifully integrated performance from Elvis, The Jordanaires, and backing vocalist Millie Kirkham who adds an eerie atmosphere to the song from start to finish. In the United States, "She's Not You" rose to fifth place on the pop charts in August 1962, and in the UK it skyrocketed to the top of the best-selling charts. "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" Another Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller composition, this song was originally released as the B-side to "She's Not You". But it became a best-seller on its own merits. It rose to No. 55 in August 1962 and won a gold record for a million-selling song. "King of the Whole Wide World" Anyone who thinks Elvis stopped being a top-notch rock star once he got to Hollywood should sit down and listen to this song. Roth batchelor and Bob Robers' songs have strong saxophone accents and crisp guitar playing, which enhance the song's powerful beat. "King of the Whole Wide World" was featured in the 1962 Elvis Presley movie "Kid Galahad". The song is the pinnacle of pop music excitement, and its lyrics encapsulate another basic Elvis image.

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