Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. 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. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Mooreand bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegasconcert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music...
Read moreWe often order take out from here. The pizza and most of the appy's have always been amazing. I am not sure what has been happening lately, however this will be my last order from here. I usually order the Supreme pizza & zucchini sticks. The pizza this time was so awful, nobody ate it except for our puppy. She grabbed it out of the compost bin while our heads were turned. The cheese was rubbery and tasteless. It didn't covdr the whole pizza like it normally does. The toppings were cut oddly. The onions were huge chunks. The onion looked similar to onion petals instead of slices. When I placed my order I specifically asked that they remembered to include the carrot & celery sticks because last time they forgot. To which the man replied "no problem". When my daughter picked up the order I asked her to confirm the carrot & celery sticks were there. She was told they don't add that to the zucchini sticks (when I have always received them). When my daughter brought the order home, I wasn't impressed. So I called to inquire about the veggie sticks, again I was told this wasn't something they do. I explained that when I placed the order I specifically asked for them and was told no problem. Now you are telling me it isn't something that is offered? I explained that it was always provided previously, it was agreed on when I placed the order. Now the person on the phone said they only offer it with wings (which I never order). I am not going to argue with this person. At that point I hadn't even tasted the food. The zucchini sticks were greasy and cold. Very disappointed...
Read moreHeard from locals a few months ago that the food was awesome… My husband and I visited Saturday night. Got there around nine… Empty parking lot…. A few boys having drinks and having fun, but no one was eating. Waitress was awesome and had great conversations with her throughout our visit. The food was liysy sorry to say. Tough and chewy wings, no flavour. Calamari really should not even have been offered. Should’ve said we only have tiny crumbs so please choose something else. The biggest pieces in the calamari basket were the jalapeño peppers and some broken green beans on a bed of grease. The supreme pizza was a big disappointment - no sauce , barely any veggies and I don’t know what kind of sausage meat that was, but it was weird . Was almost like they forgot the cheese and threw it on the pizza then into the microwave just before sliding it into the box. — I mean, who doesn’t like a little bubbly cheese on their pizza? This was a white melted mass on top of it - Never saw anything like this before. We heard so much about how great the pizzas at the wheaty are.. Well I don’t know what was happening Saturday night but definitely nothing was great about the food… The best money was tip for the sweet server. Believe me, you are lucky I’m writing the review and...
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