The Obstacles In Elvis Presley's Life

Elvis Presley Elvis Presley was a genuine artist that had faced many obstacles in his lifetime. When he first started out barely anyone could spell his name right, he was criticized for how he performed his music and he was drafted into the Army. He had a life full of challenges. Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. His parents were Vernon and Gladys Presley and Elvis was their only child. Elvis and his mom would soon move to graceland and buy a "2 story, 23 room converted church.” He paid $102,500 because his mom liked it so much that money didn’t matter to him. At a young age he developed a love for music and he received his first guitar at the age of eleven on his birthday. “The guitar was bought at a hardware store in Tupelo for $12.95.”("E-1950's", FiftiesWeb) He taught himself to read and play music. From there Elvis enjoyed playing songs for his friends and family all throughout high school. …show more content…
They would have it as Ellis, Alvis, Pressley and Prestley. Elvis graduated from Humes High School on June 3, 1953, “he was the first Presley to ever graduate from high school”(Denenberg, "All Shook Up"). After high school Elvis had no intentions on going into music as a career; he had always planned on being a truck driver after he graduated. It was soon after high school when Elvis started working various jobs to help out the family. One day after work he stopped by Sun Records label to check it out and ended up recording a song for his mom, when the people from the company heard him sing they soon offered him his own record label with them. That is what lead him into a career in