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    200 2/23/11 A Huge Impact Elvis Presley‚ the “King of Rock and Roll” evoked change. He played a huge role in the movement ignited through the sound of rock and roll. Being credited as the founder of rock and roll‚ Elvis Presley with his new style of music and his abnormal demeanor will take the world by surprise. From his on stage provocative moves to his off stage “habits”‚ Elvis will bring something new to our society that we have never seen before. Elvis Presley never choreographed a dance‚

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    Tyler Brown #211711710 In the 1960’s Elvis Presley and John Wayne stood together as the coat of arms for the American Dream and embodied societies perceptions of white supremacy. Their seemingly endless fan base and mass appeal‚ coupled with a ‘whitewashed legacy’‚ distinguished them as icons amongst a vast range of underrated and extremely talented colored artists. Chuck D and Flava Flav articulate their disdain by labeling them as racists and insulting them in Public Enemy’s

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    2013 LakeGeorge.com Elvis Tribute Artist Grand Champion Travis Powell Takes the Stage at This Year’s Festival‚ May 28 - June 1‚ 2014 (1888 PressRelease) Powell‚ Winner of Multiple Elvis Tribute Artist Awards‚ Will Headline the Saturday Evening Show at the LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival. Albany-Schenectady-Troy‚ NY - Travis Powell‚ Elvis Tribute Artist‚ will grace the stage May 31 in an evening performance at the 11th Annual LakeGeorge.com Elvis Festival in Lake George‚ New York.

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    Tupelo‚ Mississippi‚ Elvis Aaron Presley was born. While his brother was stillborn‚ he was an only child to mother and father Gladys and Vernon Presley. Elvis’ family was poor because his dad couldn’t find a job to hold down. Elvis’ mom and him lived with his grandmother because his dad was in prison for 8 months. While Elvis was growing up he was close to his mom and was a very shy child. "I’m so nervous. I’ve always been nervous‚ ever since I was a little kid."-Elvis Presley A lot of people started

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    Most people know The King of rock n roll‚ which of course is Elvis Presley. He was known for being an actor‚ but mostly an amazing musician. In November‚ 1973‚ Elvis was emitted to the hospital for pneumonia‚ hepatitis‚ and an enlarged colon. He has always depended on drugs so he battles with that and his weight‚ including general health problems. He was pronounced dead from a heart attack on August 16‚ 1977 at 3:30 PM. He was only 42 years old when he passed away. Elvis’s current “resting place”

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    Main Idea Essay: Elvis Presley (Ephraim) Hook: Most of us who like to listen to rock music should know about Me or what I’m more famously known for as Elvis Presley. Or as most people used to call me "The King of Rock and roll" or just simply known as "The King". We all must have heard of "The King" somewhere during our lives well "The King" is here to teach you about himself. Background info Here is a little background info so that way you could learn a little about me. I was born to Vernon

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    through the 20th century. Artists like Jerry Lee Lewis‚ Little Richard‚ Chuck Berry‚ and Elvis Presley to name a few‚ bestowed unique characteristics to the art and culture of Rock & Roll. Though this may seem like a harmless statement‚ there are some who claim Rock & Roll music was outright stolen from black artists. Claims like these are backed up with ideas alleging Rock & Roll is “black” music and Elvis Pressley is the king of Rock & Roll. The contributions of both African-American and Caucasian

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    these lyrics? Yeah? That’s Elvis Presley’s song titled‚ “Heartbreak Hotel”. Elvis Presley had many hit songs‚ as he was well known for his music career in the genre of rock and roll music. Dating back to the 50’s‚ rock and roll has spiraled out with many popular bands and artists creating new songs with their own sound. When you think of rock and roll music‚ bands and artists that most likely pop into one’s head are The Beatles‚ The Who‚ Kiss‚ Rolling Stones‚ Elvis Presley‚ and many more. These artists

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    Thornton or Little Richard’s recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley Jingwen Yang Dr. Mark Berry Due Day: June 24th Compare Big Mama Thornton or Little Richard’s Recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley The song “Hound Dog” is a blue song when it was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller‚ even though they were rock music composer. But‚ when I listened to the recording which one performed by Elvis Presley‚ I felt that this song more like a rock music. Actually‚ “Hound Dog”

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    Driving crowds wild with just the curling of his lip‚ Elvis Presley had led post-war era America into a rock and roll movement that would layer transform American culture forever. Elvis Presley was thought of as the Trojan horse of the new youth culture. He was fresh and new‚ and soon became a pivotal figure in rock history. Elvis had spontaneously changed people’s way of thinking‚ and because of his free spirited mentality we have the music and also‚ the desire for individuality and independence

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