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__**Elvis Presley**__

Musician and actor, Elvis Presley, is one of the biggest names in Rock 'n' Roll even today. In 1954, when he was 13, was when his music career started. During 1995, fans became drawn to Elvis's unusual music style. Elvis was known as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "The King". His dance moves were seen as provocative and were ahead of his time. Elvis had transformed the field of popular music and helped define rock and roll as genre. He had mixed the styles of white country and black rhythm and blues, which had changed what was American popular culture. "Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century", said composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein. "He introduced the beat to everything and he changed everything-music, language, clothes...". Elvis Presley is clearly the most important popular music artist.