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Presley was born poor in Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith Presley. He was raised both in Tupelo and later in Memphis, Tennessee, where his family moved when he was 13. He had a twin brother ( Jesse Garon Presley) who died at birth. The young Elvis took up guitar at 11 and, after high school, worked at Precision Tool Company and then drove a truck for the Crown Electric Company.
Scottish author Allan Morrison claims that Elvis was of Scottish descent. In an as-yet-unpublished book, Morrison claims to have found that his ancestors lived in Lonmay , AberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, borders on Moray, Tayside, Perthshire and Aberdeen CitySize: 6300 square kilometres. Aberdeen Its council headquarters are based at Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen and serves as its a in the 1700sEvents and Trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet high. The river eventually removes the blockage, but this event is remembered in the local legends of the Nativ. According to Morrison, records show that Andrew Presley married Elspeth Leg in Lonmay in 1713Events April 11 War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700- 1. Their son, also called Andrew, went to the English colonies in 1745Events May 11 War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 Beginning of the '45 Jaco.In the summer of 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl he paid $4 to record the first of two double-sided demo acetates at Sun StudiosSun Records has been the name for four 20th century record labels. The most famous Sun Records (fourth label to bear the name) was based in Memphis, Tennessee starting operations on March 27, 1952. Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving as a gift to his mother, singing "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin", popular ballads of the time.
Sun Records founder Sam PhillipsFor the female singer by the same name, see Sam Phillips (singer Sam Phillips born Samuel Cornelius Phillips ( January 5, 1923 July 30, 2003), was a record producer and the man responsible for the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular mu and assistant Marion Keisker heard the discs and, recognizing Presley's nascent talent, called him in June 1954See also 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the proce to fill in for a missing ballad singer. Although the session did not prove fruitful, Sam put Elvis together with local musicians Scotty Moore and Bill Black to see what might develop. During a rehearsal break on July 5, 1954, Elvis started fooling around with a song called "That's All Right" and Sam hit the record button, thinking Elvis may have found his niche. The resulting single, backed with Elvis' hopped-up version of the country song "Blue Moon Of Kentucky", was a huge local hit in Memphis after WHBQ aired it two days later, and regular touring started to expand his fame beyond Tennessee.
Elvis recorded five singles while at Sun, all credited to Elvis Presley - The Hillbilly Cat:
Most of these were covers of rhythm and blues or country and western hits.
These singles garnered Elvis increasing attention both for his music and for the rioting girls that were becoming a staple of his live performances. The last of the Sun singles, "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" b/w "Mystery Train", went to #1 on the Country music Singles chart. During this period Elvis toured incessantly throughout the south and southwest, also appearing 50 times on the regional show Louisiana Hayride (his first appearance was on March 3, 1955). Hayride founder and producer Horace Logan had shrewdly signed Elvis to weekly appearances after noting the audience reaction to the then-unknown singer. It was during Elvis' last appearance on the Hayride that Logan announced, "Elvis has left the building", desperate to quell the screaming teenagers trying to reach Elvis as he exited the stage. The phrase has been popularized and is commonly used in joking reference to many, often unimportant, events being over as if they were as popular as an Elvis concert.