 Hey guys, Shaber 1000 here If we have any Elvis Presley fans out there You'll probably know what today is But for those of you that don't know Today is The anniversary of Elvis's death. He passed away in 1977 on this date August 16th. He's been gone 42 years and He was 42 years old when he passed away so I Decided to make this video In honor of him now, I won't be able to play any of his music as we all know in the video, but I will Put some pictures up and I will have a narrative just a little bit about about his life and But not all of it there by no means I could do I couldn't do all of it But I will put a link in the description below of the article that I've got this from and It's very interesting and that way you can read the article in more depth So it's kind of you know skips over but it touches on some things You know about his life and his death so You know, I appreciate you guys watching and hopefully hopefully we've got some Elvis fans out there and So just wanted to do this kind of memories of him, you know I mean, I've always been a novice fan my youngest daughter's a novice fan oldest daughters and Elvis fans, so Of course me so You know, I just want to say again. Thanks for watching in please enjoy the photos I will have some background music playing but again, I'm sorry, but I can't I can't use his music But there'll be some interesting pictures and also some very interesting narrative so sit back and Enjoy the narrative and enjoy the photos Thanks for watching Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8th 1935 his twin brother Jesse Garron was still born leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child Elvis and 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 at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended and the black car and B He absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager in 1954 Elvis began his singing career with the legendary son records label and Memphis in late 1955 his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor by 1956 he was an international sensation With the sound and style that uniquely combined Elvis diverse musical Influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time He ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture Elvis Presley's dynamic life story from his humble beginnings through his rise to stardom is a fascinating journey Which has earned Elvis's still undefeated title of the king of rock and roll his songs are unforgettable They have stood a test of time especially his singles of the 1950s a decade in which he had a song at number one For a full six months of that year and even more incredible statistic as Elvis only started at RCA in January of 1956 there is only two years until he is dropped into the US army He made four movies during this time a testament to his incredible breakthrough is the fact that he managed to sell twice as Many records in the entire decade of the 1950s with only these two years of recording than any other performer There were also some years 1954 to 1955 But these were not huge full record sales like when he became a national sensation in 1950s if they were also unpredictable Who could know what the next one would be like? Elvis liberally altered his style to suit each song They were the early country boy RCA be sung in a breathless high pitch of which my baby left me Milka blues boogie and money honey are examples His more mature aggressive rock and roll stance came out with songs such as blue suede shoes One night and a big hunk love his approach to ballads ranged from the ethereal vocal effects on the guitar Taping version of blue moon to smooth crooning on as long as I have you can't help falling in love in many others Though numbers and movie songs on Elvis 11th birthday his parents bought him a guitar With the help of his uncle johnny smith and pastor frank smith of the assembly of god church Which the press leaves were now attending. He learned some basic chords However, why love is did play rhythm in the 1950s? He never progressed further as a guitar player content to let the guitar become more of a prop as time went on When you have a voice as good as Elvis press leaves, you are not motivated to learn more Instead he concentrated on improving his voice to get it where he wanted to be able to sing the bigger songs Like are you lonesome tonight? It's now or never both from 1960 and songs such as my way in the 1970s just to name but a few Soon after Elvis graduated in june of 1953 He began to explore the possibilities of singing professionally In july he went to 706 union avenue a facility owned and run by sam phillips Where you could walk an end for the amount of three dollars and 98 cents Recorded two-sided record of your own performance Elvis chose my happiness and that's when your heart takes begin Amazingly both tracks and his follow-up recording in july 1954 of i'll never stand in your way It wouldn't be the same without you survive and are available on cd to this day Biographer peter girl nick argues that he chose son in the hope of being discovered Asked by receptionist maryon xker what kind of singer he was Elvis responded I sing all kinds When she pressed him on whom he sounded like he repeatedly answered I don't sound like nobody After he recorded son boss sam phillips asked xker to note down the young man's name Which she did along with her own commentary good ballad singer told Elvis cut a second acetate in january 1954 I'll never stand in your way and it wouldn't be the same without you but again nothing came of it Not long after he failed an audition for a local vocal quartet the sung fellows He explained to his father they told me I couldn't sing Song fellow jim hamill later claimed that he was turned down because he did not demonstrate a near for harmony at the time In april Elvis began working for the crown electric company as a truck driver His friend ronnie smith after playing a few local gigs with him suggested he contact eddie bond leader of smith's professional band Which had an opening for a vocalist bond allegedly rejected him after a tryout Advising Elvis to stick to truck driving because you're never going to make it as a singer Then sam phillips received a song from nashville music publisher sam worthum The same person who had delivered just walking in the rain son's first big hit record the prison errors son 186 phillips heard something in this new song But he couldn't find the singer on the demo So he finally decided that it just might fit the young man that maryon had kept reminding him about The song was called without you a heartfelt but unexceptional ballad the date june 26 1954 maryon phoned Elvis asking if he could come down to the studio Elvis later said he ran all the way But Elvis just couldn't get it right This could have been the final rejection the ultimate disappointment If not for sam's belief in raw talent and how to uncover it He invited Elvis to sing everything he knew Although just chomp worn ballads were presented to him phillips did not make a final decision on the boy Sam talked about it with scottie moore guitarist and the group the starlight wranglers Sam told scottie to check Elvis out and gave him Elvis phone number On july 4 1956 Elvis went over to scottie moore's house to sing with scottie and bill black to see what Elvis could do Bobby moore scottie's wife says he had a good voice and they sang a lot of songs like i love you because Eventually to become the second song professionally recorded and released on Elvis first rca lp Elvis Presley When Elvis left scottie and bill discussed the proceedings bill turned to scottie and looked at him kind of funny What do you think of him scottie said? Well, he's got a good voice good singer if we can find the right material So he called sam and sam said you got the next night to rehearse at sign july 5th as agreed Elvis scottie and bill arrived at the sun studio after work Sam went into the control room The threesome continued as they had done at scottie's house With what was basically a recap of artists like eddy urnald, angk snow and angk spots The first documented song was harbour lights a number one hit in 1950 for sammy k and his orchestra But covered instantly by bang krasby The evening's defining moment came after four shaky attempts at leon pain's 1949 country hit I love you because it was during a break that arthur big boy crud ups. That's all right materialized The trio played publicly for the first time on july 17 at the bon air club Elvis still sporting his child's eyes guitar At the end of the month, they appeared at the overton park shell with slim widman headlighting A combination of his strong response to rhythm and nervousness at playing before a large crowd led Elvis to shake his legs As he performed his wide cut pants emphasized his movements causing young women in the audience to start screaming More recalled during the instrumental parts He would back off from the mic and be playing and shaking and the crowd would just go wild Black a natural showman whooped and rode his bass hitting double licks that Elvis would later remember as really a wild sound Like a jungle drum or something Soon after more and black quit their old band to play with Elvis regularly and promoter bob neil became the trio's manager From august through october they played frequently at the egos nest club and returned to sun studio for more recording sessions And Elvis quickly grew more confident on stage According to more his movement was a natural thing But he was also very conscious of what got reaction He'd do something one time and then he would expand on it real quick Elvis made what would be his only appearance on nashville's grand delay opry on october 2nd After polite audience response Opry manager jim denny told phillips that his singer was not bad, but did not suit the program Two weeks later Elvis was booked on Louisiana hayride the opry's chief and more adventurous rival The shriek court-based show was broadcast to 198 radio stations in 28 states Elvis had another attack of nerves during the first set which drew a muted reaction A more composed and energetic second set inspired an enthusiastic response House drummer dj fontana brought a new element Complimenting Elvis movements with the accented beats that he had mastered playing in strip clubs Soon after the show the hayride engaged Elvis for years worth of saturday night appearances Trading in his old guitar for eight dollars and seeing it promptly dispatched to the garbage He purchased a martin instrument for 175 dollars and his trio began playing in new locals Including houston texas and texarkana arkansas In october dj fontana was hard to play drums for Elvis Using a very bare bones drum kit dj sat behind the curtain Unseen by the audience and played behind Elvis and the boys as they performed in two songs allotted them Which were that's a right mama and possibly dj's memory was a little sketchy blue moon of kentucky By early 1955 Elvis regular hayride appearances Constant touring and well received record releases have made him a substantial regional star from tennessee to west texas In january neil signed a formal management contract with Elvis and brought the singer to the attention of colonel Tom parker whom he considered the best promoter in the music business Parker dutch born though he claimed to be from west virginia had acquired an honorary colonels commission from country singer turn Louisiana governor jimmy davis Having successfully managed top country star rady arnold He was now working with the new number one country singer hanks now Parker booked Elvis on snow's february tour When the tour reached huesa texas a 19-year-old royova bison saw Elvis for the first time His energy was incredible. His instinct was just amazing. I just didn't know what to make of it There was just no reference point in the culture to compare it On march 24 1958 Elvis was inducted into the us army as a private at for chaffee near ford smith arkinsow Captain arlie nethany the information officer was unprepared for the media attention drawn by the singer's arrival Hundreds of people descended on Elvis as he stepped from the bus Photographers then accompanied him into the base Elvis announced that he was looking forward to his military stint Saying he did not want to be treated any differently from anyone else The army can do anything it wants with me later at ford hood texas Lieutenant colonel marjorie shalton gave the media card plans for one day after which she declared Elvis off limits to the press Soon after Elvis had commenced basic training at ford hood He received a visit from eddie fiddle a businessman he had met when on tour in texas Fiddle reported that Elvis had become convinced his career was finished. He firmly believed that During a two-week leave in early june Elvis cut five sides in nashville He returned to training but in early august his mother was diagnosed with hepatitis and her condition wasn't Elvis was granted emergency leave to visit her arriving in memphis on august 12th Two days later latus died of heart failure aged 46 Elvis was devastated. The relationship had remained extremely close even into his adulthood They would use baby talk with each other and Elvis would address her with pet names After training at ford hood Elvis joined the third armor division in friedberg, germany on october 1st The army also introduced Elvis to karate which he studied seriously later including it in his live performances Fellow soldiers have attested to Elvis wish to be seen as an able ordinary soldier Despite his fame and to his generosity while in the service He donated his army pay to charity purchased tv sets for the base and bought an extra set of fatigues for everyone in his outfit While in friedberg Elvis met 14 year old priscilla buley They would eventually marry after seven and a half year courtship In her autobiography priscilla says that despite his worries that it would ruin his career Parker convinced Elvis that to gain popular respect He should serve his country as a regular soldier rather than in special services Where he would have been able to give some musical performances and remain in touch with the public Media reports echoed Elvis concerns about his career But rca producer steve shoals and freddy beans tech of hillan range had carefully prepared for his two year hiatus Armed with the substantial amount of unreleased material They kept up a regular stream of successful releases Between his induction and discharge Elvis had 10 top 40 hits Including where my ring around your neck the best-selling hardheaded woman and one night in 1958 Now and then there's a fool such as I and the number one a big hunk 11 1959 Rca also managed to generate four albums compiling old material during this period Most successfully Elvis golden records 1958 which hit number three on the LP chart Elvis returned to the united states on march 2nd 1960 and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant on march 5th The train that carried him from new jersey to Tennessee was mobbed all the way And Elvis was called upon to appear at scheduled stops to please his fans Back in memphis he wasted no time in returning to the studio Sessions in march and april yielded two of his best-selling singles the ballads that's now or never and are you lonesome tonight? And Elvis is back the album features several songs described by girl marcus as full of chicago blues menace Driven by Elvis own super mic the acoustic guitar Brilliant playing by scottie more and demonic sax work from boots Randolph Elvis singing was in sexy. It was pornographic Shortly before christmas 1966 more than seven years since they first met Elvis proposed to Priscilla buley Elvis Presley video they were married on may 1st 1967 in a brief ceremony and their suite at the Aladdin hotel in Las Vegas The flow of formulaic movies and assembly line soundtracks rolled on It was not until october 1967 when the clambake soundtrack LP registered record low sales for a new Elvis album That rca executives recognized the problem by then of course The damage had been done as historians connie kirkeberg and mark andricks put it Elvis was viewed as a joke by serious music lovers and has been to all but his most loyal fans MGM again filmed Elvis in april 1972 this time for Elvis on tour Which went on to win the golden global award for best documentary film that year His gospel album he touched me released that month would earn him his second grammy award for best inspirational performance A 14 day tour commenced with an unprecedented four consecutive sold-out shows at new york's madison square garden The evening concert on july 10th was recorded and issued an LP form the week later Elvis as recorded at madison square garden became one of Elvis's biggest selling albums After the tour the single burning love was released Elvis last top 10 hit on the us pop chart The most exciting single Elvis has made since all shook up rote rock critic Robert price gay Who else could make its coming closer? The flames are now licking my body sound like an Assegnation with James Brown's backup band Elvis and his wife Meanwhile had become increasingly distant barely cohabiting The press leaves separated on february 23 1972 after priscilla disclosed her relationship with mike stone A karate instructor Elvis had recommended to her five months later Elvis new girlfriend linda thompson A songwriter and one-time memphis beauty queen moved in with him Elvis and his wife filed for divorce on august 18th in january 1973 Elvis performed two benefit concerts for the kooli cancer fund in connection with the groundbreaking tv special Aloha from hawaii The first show served as a practice run in backup should technical problems affect the live broadcast two days later Erad is scheduled on january 14th Aloha from hawaii was the first global concert satellite broadcast reaching approximately 1.5 billion viewers live and on tape delay Elvis costume became the most recognized example of the elaborate concert garb with which his latter-day persona became closely associated As described by Bobby and mason at the end of the show when he spreads out his american eagle cape With the full stretched wings of the eagle studded on the back He becomes a god figure the accompanying double album Released in february 1 2 number one and eventually sold over five million copies in the united states It proved to be Elvis last us number one pop album during his lifetime At a midnight show the same month four men rushed onto the stage in an apparent attack Security man left to Elvis defense and the singer's karate instinct took over as he ejected one invader from the stage himself Elvis divorce took effect on october 1973 he was now becoming increasingly unwell on july 13th 1976 Vernon Presley who had become deeply involved in his son's financial affairs Fired Memphis mafia bodyguards redwest Elvis friends since the 1950s Sonny west and david hebbler setting the need to cut back on expenses Elvis was in palm springs at the time an associate of Elvis John O'Grady argued that the bodyguards were dropped because the rough treatment of fans had prompted too many lawsuits Elvis and Linda Thompson split in november and he took up with the new girlfriend Ginger Alden He proposed to Alden and gave her an engagement ring two months later Though several of his friends later claimed that he had no serious intention of marrying again RCA which had enjoyed a steady stream of product from Elvis for over a decade Who anxious is his interest in spending time in the studio wait after december 1973 session that produced 18 songs Enough for almost two albums. He did not enter the studio in 1974 Parker sold RCA on another concert record Elvis as recorded live on stage in Memphis Recorded on march 20th It included a version of how great thou are that would win Elvis his third and final competitive Grammy award All three of his competitive Grammy wins out of 14 total nominations were for gospel recordings Elvis returned to the studio in hollywood in march 1975 Recording 10 songs that would form the Elvis today album his last studio album But Parker's attempts to arrange another session toward the end of the year were unsuccessful In 1976 RCA sent a mobile studio to Graceland that made possible two full-scale recording sessions at Elvis home Even in that comfortable context the recording process was now a struggle for him For all the concerns of his label and manager in studio sessions between july 1973 at october 1976 Elvis recorded virtually the entire contents of six albums Though he was no longer a major presence on the pop charts Five of those albums entered the top five of the country chart and three went to number one promised land 1975 from Elvis Presley Boulevard Memphis, Tennessee 1976 and moody blue 1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland on august 16 1977 He was 42 years old Through the early morning of the 16th Elvis took care of last-minute tour details and relaxed with family and staff He was to fly to portland main that night and do a show there on the 17th Then continue the schedule tour Elvis retired to his master suite at Graceland around 7am to rest for his evening flight By late morning Elvis Presley had died of heart failure in a matter of hours the shock registered around the world