Today marks the death anniversary of world superstar Elvis Presley, who was born in a two-bedroom house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935.
His twin brother, Jesse Garron, died in childbirth, leaving Elvis to grow up. as an only child. His parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953.
Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and the all-night gospel he often attended, and the black R&B he heard on Beale Street as a teenager in Memphis.
In 1954, Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. His recording contract was sold to RCA Victor by 1956, and he created an international sensation, with a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred the social and racial barriers of the time ushering in an entirely new era of American music and popular culture.
He has starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and received great acclaim through his many live, often record-breaking, concert performances.
Globally, he has sold more than one billion records, more than any other artist. Its US sales have earned it Gold, Platinum or Multi-Platinum awards.
His talent, good looks, charisma, and sense of humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he displayed throughout his life. Known by his first name throughout the world, he is considered one of the most important figures in popular culture of the 20th century.
A public auction was held at the auctions of Henry Aldridge and his son at the Bath Road Mall in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. The auction included a number of the King of Rock and Roll’s possessions, including a “coat” he wore in the last year before his death, and sold for an estimated amount of 128,000 pounds sterling.
Elvis died at his home in Memphis, Graceland, on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42, after experiencing the second part of his life, a gradual breakdown and drug addiction, and he was found dead as a result of a drug overdose, and his last concert was in Indianapolis in July 1977.
After Elvis’ death, his physician George Nicopoulos known as “Dr. Nick” was investigated for the large doses of medication he had prescribed to him. In 1980, Dr. Nick testified that he gave Elvis these many medications because Elvis was threatening him that if he did not prescribe the medications, he would have them from someone else.
In 1981, the doctor was charged with 11 criminal charges for prescribing drugs in such a heavy dose.
In 1995, he was permanently discontinued by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.
