Elvis Aaron Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was born January 8, 1938 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis sang in the Assembly of God choir. At age ten, Elvis won a school singing contest and he taught himself the principles of the guitar. Elvis’ family is very interesting. His parents are Gladys and Vernon. Jesse Garon, Elvis’ twin brother, was stillborn. The Presley family is extremely poor. All of his family is extremely religious. The church rejoiced in African-American songs. In high school, …

…abused drugs. Elvis first started out smoking. He lived in Graceland when using drugs. He was also overweight. Elvis Aaron Presley died on August 16, 1977 because of a heart attack. He was only 42. Elvis made a huge impact on the world. He had more golden records than any solo or group in history. A lot of fans really miss him. People still refer to him as the “King of Rock and Roll”. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** MSN Encarta