Tuesday, 5/10/05
Research Examples!
 
 

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I. Childhood b. 1/8/35 Tupelo, Miss. one of twins (brother -- jesse- died @ birth  poor family, lotsa relatives (1,3) won a talent contest @ 6, singing "Old Shep" (3) gets guitar instead of bike for xmas @ 10 (bike too expensive, guitar: 12.95) (3)

II. Start of career 19 yrs old: Sun records: record song for mom's bday-$4  engineer likes song, calls boss -- Sam Phillips, to hear him sing. summer job @ studio (2, 17)

III. Stardom/Popularity 1st hit, 1956 "Heartbreak Hotel"  18 #1 hits (3)

Works Cited Page:
 

Works Cited 1) Jones, Samuel. Elvis the King. Vero Beach, FL:            Viking, 2003. 2) "Presley, Elvis." The International Elvis           Encyclopedia. 1999 ed.  3) "This Day in Elvis History." History Channel.com. 2001.            14 May, 2005. <http://historychannel.com/>.

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