Are you lonesome tonight?' Elvis Presley 1935-1977

摘要

Elvis Aaron Presley was a cultural icon, widely known by the single name Elvis, the king of rock and roll. His early musical style was a fusion of country, rhythm and blues and always with a strong backbeat. Elvis has been regarded as one of the most important figures of the popular culture of the last century and has sold about one billion unit of records worldwide. He never had any formal musical training and could not read music but played by ear. From the mid 1950s and onwards, Elvis had a spectacular career with admirers all over the world. He made numerous films, some of which became flops, others topped the lists. His military service in Germany was followed by thousands of fans but this was also the period in time when Elvis was first introduced to the drugs that would result in ill health and eventually to his premature death.