Eighty years ago, on January 8, 1935, Elvis Aaron Presley arrived in the world. Born in a modest family of young parents Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Presley. The couple gave birth to one of the twins that the mother was expecting in Tupelo, Mississippi. Inspired in the first instance by the music of the Protestant church where he attended with his parents, the legend began to take shape.
Was the first musical icon that created an image that accompanied his career and undeniable musical talent. In the figure of Elvis created the image of the rockstar and that lasts until today. "Elvis, more than a singer, was a cultural phenomenon. It brought rock & roll, black root music, to a new audience of …show more content…
It was a gifted, prodigious voice that enjoyed its permanent touch with black singers and musicians. Nowadays there are a lot of resources to be able to sound dignified in a studio, but live is where reality is seen and Elvis was the same
Was innovative, Elvis created a style of music different from what he used to hear, he created steps, costumes and postures that were impressive at that time. One of the keys to its validity is the theme of the seduction of the masses. There is a very powerful value that is not limited to being a singer, knew how to stand in front of an audience, something that all artists have to take into account, the great task they have today where there is so much competition
While there were other artists who played rock, they were mostly black, only Elvis was able to break that barrier of racism and when he played black rock was how the doors were opened and accepted that musical trend, since no one else had succeeded, A boom around the world, so much so that many young people imitate him in his style and music, including some young people from Liverpool England who in the end they became the Beatles, so without Elvis there would not have been rock As we know it, it would simply have been extinguished that musical stream, which is why his legacy will always