The King of Rock n Roll

        I watch a documentary based on one of the most famous recording artist of all time. I was curious and wanted to write a brief biography about this honorable man. I am glad to watch it and love to share his story.

        In the world we would know that great music come from great inspirational artists. Some artist are truly talent with their instruments whether if it was their beautiful voice or their fingers toying any musical instruments, and some having the power of both. One legendary artist has shared his tremendous talent during his time and left his great treasure to continue to inspire the people and that artist is Elvis Aaron Presley. The king was born on January 08, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, he was a twin and unfortunately his brother Jesse Garon was still-born .
Elvis was an ordinary person that belonged to a loving family that were part of the working class. As they make their living, they had to move from one place to another frequently to be stable financially. Elvis seemed like a great and respectful child to his family, most especially his mother, Gladys, who raised Elvis to have strong faith in God. The family have always attended their local church, the Assembly of God Church, which later influence him with Gospel Music and then his legend begins.
At the age of 10, Elvis recieved a gift from his family that also contributed to his legacy, the guitar. His first taste of musical success was when he won a talent show at Humes High School in Memphis, Tennesse. Elvis began to open ears with all kinds of music such as country and R&B. Many different songs were playing in different radio stations and helped him influence his music. After graduating from high school in 1953, he still did not give up his musical dream and continue to compose his kind of music.
One day he decides to record a demo of two songs for $4.00 at Sun Studios for a birthday gift to his mother. Soon after, Sam Phillips enjoyed his recording and decided to keep him on his record label. Elvis finally has his first single called "That's all right" in 1954. Other recordings were included such as "Blue Moon Kentucky" and "I love you because". Then releasing his first number one country hit "Mystery Train" in 1955. Before long, he caught the attention of promoter Colonel Tom Parker, who immediately put him on tour. During his tour, he instantly had fans and they began to embrace his looks and provocative moves. Tom instantly knew that Elvis was going to be a superstar and made him sign with RCA records within that same year.
Soon, Elvis recorded his first hit "Heartbreak Hotel" that went wild and became number one together with his album Elvis Presley. Then, he sold millions of records in just a short few months. Not long after, he continued to release more of his recordings and it doubled its sales with other songs that included "Hound Dog" and "Don't be Cruel". He continues to stay at number one everytime he release his music since then.
I began to watch Elvis Presley's live performances on youtube and found it amazing. He moved the audience with his music and seemed like he was the Michael Jackson of our time. They both share their unique signature moves and style, but for Elvis he included his "Thank you very much" line with awesome facial expression. Eventually, he was just everywhere from movies, to tv shows, radios, and many more throughout the time.
A contract was also signed with Paramount by Elvis, which also sky rocketed his career. The movie "Love me tender" was his first movie and made many more later. Elvis was superior as a musician and an actor. Later, he recieved a draft notice that he may have to serve the US Military, he was inducted in March of 1958 and was sent off to Germany for a year and a half. During his service, he was granted leave to attend the most tragic day of his life, his mother's funeral. After the funeral, he returns to serve the US Army for about 2 years.
In March 20, 1960, He release a soundtrack for his film GI Blues and continued to still be at number one with his other movies such as Viva Las Vegas and Girls!Girls!Girls!. On the other hand, he began to loose his touch on the box office around the late 60s although he proved his performance when he recorded his first TV special in 1968, often referred to as the "'68 Comeback. He wowed audiences with his performance, which showcased his talents as a singer and a guitarist.
The King was married a year before his famous comeback and had a daughter named Lisa Marie. When all happiness began, it instantly became like a nightmare and did not last like a fairy tale. He was divorced and later was struggling health issues. Despite all these obstacles he continued to tour around the country through the years and made his last concert in Indianapolis, Indiana. In August 16, 1977, the King bid farewell to the world with a tragic death that was related to his drug prescription. May he rest in peace eternally.
Behind all his famous hits, some of his songs still were number one for his true fans and his album still continues to sell at the top of the charts. I began to scan his songs and chose that was familiar to me. I chose his live performance of Unchained Melody in 1977 and immediately I felt the goosebumps around my body and my eyes became watery. His voice was unique and very deep as if it was someone who was giving a hint that their time will come. As you can see that was the same year of his death. He was very spiritual with his songs together with his attitude. The way he played the piano was as if he was in pain and in pleasure. It was absurdly amazing and believe that he marked history.
Another song was Can't help falling in love, I never knew that the original came from the King himself. The song was much more mellowed compared to UB40. I think this song was a sense of comfort and being content with any situation that was given by handling it in a positive manner. I also think his lyrics are very well written and seemed very professional. It also made it seemed like he was very intellegent with his choice of words in the song. The instrument was very well played, most especially when he played it.

The Special Project...

This assignment was simple but difficult for me to choose a topic. I have so many topics that are so interesting and thought they're all beneficial for me personally. One topic stood out the most for me which I wrote an essay about it in the previous term and made an impact to me personally. It was about "Third Genders". This was very interesting in some cultures and felt like I could touch everything that relates to this topic. It was somehow a sense of comfort as I made a connection with it. On the other hand, I felt like that there are other topics that might trigger me to change my research. As for now I will stick to this wonderful and amazing topic. I hope it turns out the way I expected it to be.