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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 216. Chapters: Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Jerry Lawler, Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Quinton Jackson, Herman Cain, Isaac Hayes, Lisa Marie Presley, Steve Cohen, Morgan Freeman, Richard Halliburton, B.B. King, William March, David Ruffin, Nelson Frazier, Jr., Tommy Prothro, Kevin Fertig, Abe Fortas, Kathy Bates, Dorsey Burnette, Shannen Doherty, Finis L. Bates, Jimmy Hart, Arthur Lee (musician), Philip Workman, Rosanne Cash, Cybill Shepherd, Maurice White, Adrian S. Fisher, Lynching of Ell Persons, Jay Reatard, Anita Kerr, Dan Schneider (TV producer), Shelby Foote, Howlin' Wolf, Stella Stevens, Johnny Burnette, Alan Lightman, Lee Shippey, Dontari Poe, Al Green, Shane Salerno, George Hamilton (actor), Bill Black, Tim McCarver, Laura Bullion, Kristin Armstrong, Memphis Slim, Albert Pike, Billy Burnette, Alex Chilton. Excerpt: Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name Elvis. One of the most popular musicians of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who went on to manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number-one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African-American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular-and controversial. In November 1956, he 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 staged 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, after seven years away from the stage, he returned to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special that led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of profitable tours. In 1973 Presley staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii. Prescription drug abuse severely compromised his