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= Elvis Presley =

His music career began there in 1954, when he started to work at Sun Records. Assisted by guitarist Scotty Moore and Bill Black. Elvis Presley was an early composer of the genre rockabilly. Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of Rock 'n' Roll, dating back to the early 1950s. Rockabilly is a blend of country, blue grass and with rhythms and the blues. Presley released his first RCA single 'Heartbreak Hotel' in 1956 and soon after the realize it hit number-one in the U.S. He became known as "the king of rock and roll" after a series of social appearances and chart-topping songs.



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Elvis Presley's version of hound dog sold 10 million copies and it was ranked 19 in The 500 Greatest Songs of all Time. 'Hound Dog was his best selling song and it was number-one on the US pop, country, and R&B charts in 1956.It topped the pop chart for 11 weeks, a record that stood for 36 years. Elvis Presley's original 1956 RCA recording was placed into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988.

**Characteristics of Rock 'n' Roll:**
Enveloped in the United States in the 1940's and 50's. It is a combination of African-American genres like blues, jazz and jump blues, western swing and country music. The elements of Rock 'n' Roll can be heard in blues records (1920's) and in country music but did not get its name up until the 1950's. In the 1950's the piano or the saxophone were the two leading instruments in a band.

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