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ELVIS PRESLEY/ 2009
(  Satoshi Kinoshita )
| Series: | Prints on paper: Portraits 2 | | Medium: | Giclée on Japanese matte paper | | Size (inches): | 16.5 x 11.7 (paper size) | | Size (mm): | 420 x 297 (paper size) | | Edition size: | 25 | | Catalog #: | PP_0140 | | Description: | From an edition of 25. Signed, titled, date, copyright, edition in pencil on the reverse / Aside from the numbered edition of 5 artist's proofs and 2 printer's proofs.
“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.” - Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on stage.
-www.elvis.com/elvisology/quotes/byelvis.asp
Elvis Presley -
Elvis Aaron Presley a[1][4] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as Elvis and is also sometimes referred to as The King of Rock 'n' Roll or The King.
Presley began his career in 1954 as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing "black" and "white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial[5][6][7]—as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. Presley had a versatile voice[8] and he had unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including rock and roll, gospel, blues, country, ballads and pop. To date, he has been inducted into four music halls of fame.
In 1968, after making movies in Hollywood and having been away from the stage for seven years, he returned to live performances in a television special,[9] which led to a string of successful tours across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas, for the remainder of his career. In 1973, Presley staged the first global live concert via satellite (Aloha from Hawaii), reaching at least one billion viewers live and an additional 500 million on delay.[10][11] It remains the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.[12]
Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales.[13] He is one of the best-selling solo artists in the history of popular music, with sales between 600 million[14][15] and one billion worldwide,[16][17] and he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Among his many awards and accolades are 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at age 36,[18] and being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees.
Health problems, prescription drug dependence, and other factors led to his death at the age of 42.
1970–72:
(Elvis meets U.S. President Richard Nixon in the White House Oval Office, December 21, 1970)
In January 1970, Presley returned to the International Hotel for a month-long engagement, performing two shows a night. RCA recorded some shows and the best material appeared on the album On Stage - February 1970.[234] In late February, Presley performed six more attendance-breaking shows at the Houston Astrodome in Texas.[235] In August at the International Hotel, MGM filmed rehearsal and concert footage for a documentary: Elvis - That's The Way It Is. He wore a jumpsuit—a garment that would become a trademark of Presley's live performances in the 1970s. Although he had new hit singles in many countries, some were critical of his song choices and accused him of being distant from trends within contemporary music.[236]
Around this time Presley was threatened with kidnapping at the International Hotel. Phone calls were received, one demanding $50,000; if unpaid, Presley would be killed by a "crazy man". The FBI took the threat seriously and security was stepped up for the next two shows. Presley went on stage with a Derringer in his right boot and a .45 in his waistband, but nothing untoward transpired.[237][238] (The singer had had many threats of varying degrees since the fifties, many of them made without the singer's knowledge).[239]
After closing his Las Vegas engagement on September 7, Presley embarked on his first concert tour since 1958. Feeling exhausted, Presley spent a month relaxing and recording before touring again in October and November.[240] He would tour extensively in the U.S. up to his death; many of the 1,145 concerts setting attendance records.
On December 21, 1970, Presley met with President Richard Nixon at the White House (Presley arrived with a gift—a handgun. It was accepted but not presented for security reasons). Presley had engineered the encounter to express his patriotism, his contempt for the hippie drug culture and his wish to be appointed a "Federal Agent at Large". He also wished to obtain a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge to add to similar items he had begun collecting. He offered to "infiltrate hippie groups" and claimed that The Beatles had "made their money, then gone back to England where they fomented anti-American feeling."[241] Nixon was uncertain and bemused by their encounter, and twice expressed his concern to Presley that the singer needed to "retain his credibility".[241][242] Ringo Starr later said he found it very sad to think Presley held such views. "This is Mr. Hips, the man, and he felt we were a danger. I think that the danger was mainly to him and his career." Paul McCartney said also that he "felt a bit betrayed ... The great joke was that we were taking drugs, and look what happened to [Elvis]. ... It was sad, but I still love him. ..."[243]
On January 16, 1971 Presley was named 'One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation' by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce (The Jaycees).[244] That summer, the City of Memphis named part of Highway 51 South "Elvis Presley Boulevard",.[244]
In April 1972, MGM again filmed Presley, this time for Elvis on Tour, which won a 1972 Golden Globe for Best Documentary. A 14-date tour started with an unprecedented four consecutive sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, New York. RCA taped the shows for a live album. After the tour, Presley released the 1972 single "Burning Love"—his last top ten hit in the U.S. charts.
Footnotes:
1. ^ a b c d (May 9, 2002). "Elvis Presley - the Singer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
4. ^ "FAQ: Elvis' middle name, is it Aron or Aaron?" Elvis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
5. ^ a b See Fensch, Thomas. The FBI Files on Elvis Presley, pp. 15-17.
6. ^ a b c Jorgensen, p. 49.
7. ^ a b An example of press criticism can be found at Gould, Jack (June 6, 1956). "TV: New Phenomenon" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
8. ^ a b c d WikiQuote: Elvis Presley
9. ^ a b Hopkins 2007, p. 215.
10. ^ a b See "Aloha From Hawaii"
11. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A702839
12. ^ Adam Victor, The Elvis Encyclopedia, p. 10.
13. ^ [Is Elvis the Biggest Selling Recording Artist? - Sorting Out Records Sales Stats & RIAA Rules. http://www.elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=131]. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
14. ^ Why Elvis is Still The Ing, The Daily Record
15. ^ Elvis Presley Article, BBC
16. ^ For The Billionth And The Last Time, elvis.com.au
17. ^ http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,337778,00.html Time Magazine article
18. ^ Elvis Biography, elvis.com.au, Retrieved 2009-07-20
234. ^ Stanley and Coffey, p. 94.
235. ^ Stanley and Coffey, p. 95.
236. ^ (Aired: August 7, 2002). "How Big Was The King? Elvis Presley's Legacy, 25 Years After His Death." CBS News.
237. ^ Hopkins 2007, p. 254.
238. ^ Stanley and Coffey, p. 96.
239. ^ Hopkins 2007, p. 253.
240. ^ Stanley and Coffey, p. 99.
241. ^ a b Guralnick 1999, p. 420.
242. ^ a b Guralnick 1999, in passim
243. ^ Brian Roylance, The Beatles Anthology, 2000, Chronicle Books. p. 192.
244. ^ a b http://www.fiftiesweb.com/elvis-bio-70s.htm Presley Seventies Biography
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