Garon, (who was stillborn), were born To their mother, Gladys Love Smith, and

father, Vernon Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley grew up in his hometown, Tupelo,

Mississippi.. In 1945, when Elvis was 10 years of age, he sang “Old Shep” in a

youth talent show contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show.

In 1946 Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis

attended The Christine School, then Humes High School. On June 3, 1953, he

graduated from Humes High School. In the summer of 1954, Elvis teamed up

with musicians Scotty Moore and Bill Black to see if they, together, could come

up with something worthwhile musically. Elvis, Scotty, and Bill began to play in

small clubs and perform smalltime gigs. The three continued to record and

His career began to flourish in January, 1955 when he signed a contract

with Bob Neal, who became his manager. Elvis’s unusual style, sexy moves, and

good looks started to cause exciteme

Elvis left West Germany on March 1 and arrived in New Jersey the next

After basic training, he had a recording session on his first leave which was

September 27, 1957, Elvis returned once more to the town of his birth to

that. He reported back to Fort Hood on August 25, 1958. In spite of this, he was

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