ELVIS MAGRO
Controversies – In a time of great racial prejudice in the USA, a white man singing black music (rock has its origins in rhythm and blues) caused a lot of shock. But the biggest uproar was their “hot” presentations, full of swaying and swaying. Some TV shows only filmed him from the waist up
clothes and costumes – Early in his career, Elvis was considered a “southern hillbilly” who dressed very simply. To many, he was white in black clothes, like street suits with the sheen of cowboy silks. In addition to the hair and sideburns, the boy liked purple and gold shirts
successes – Elvis’ first success, still in Memphis, was «Blue Moon of Kentucky», followed by «I Forgot to Remember to Forget», this one, already on a national level. The list is huge, with “Tutti-Frutti”, “Hound Dog”, “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Love me Tender”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and others
attendance records – Elvis’ first big concert took place on October 16, 1954, in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana. The show was broadcast by a local radio station and the audience that accompanied it really enjoyed it. The performances of this time, despite being explosive, were, in a way, naive and amateurish.
gold discs – O Rei debuted in 1954 and two years later it already had nine gold discs. The first was with the single “Heartbreak Hotel / I Was the One”. In the 1950s and 1960s, Elvis earned more than 70. In his entire career, his albums (not counting singles) earned “only” 97 gold, 55 platinum and 25 double platinum records. And that’s only in the United States
ELVIS GORDO
Controversies – At this stage, many questioned whether Elvis used drugs or not. It was only proved that he became addicted to medication, completely losing control from the 70’s onwards. And the idol’s death still generates controversies. There are those who believe that he is alive, hidden in some corner of the world!
clothes and costumes – To enhance his big shows, Elvis invested in the look. In the beginning, the clothes – called jumpsuits – were based on kimonos, but over time they evolved and gained more extravagant shapes. The most famous is the one from the 1973 Hawaii show “Aloha Eagle”.
successes – Elvis had been nominated for a Grammy award several times, but never took it. Everything changed at this stage, when he made three, in 1967, 1972 and 1974. Despite this, he had fewer hit songs. Highlight for “Suspicious Minds”, “In the Guetto”, “How Great Thou Art” and “My Boy”
attendance records – With very elaborate shows, Elvis broke several public records in the 70s. About 40 thousand people attended the performances at the Astrodome, in Houston, in 1970 and 1974. But the biggest was yet to come: in 1975, in Los Angeles, he It was seen by 62,000 people, a huge number for the time.
gold discs – Despite releasing very well-produced albums and this phase of Elvis being considered as the peak of his voice in terms of quality, there were few works that reached the gold record. Highlight for Aloha From Hawaii, recorded during the first show shown via satellite in the world
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If Elvis isn’t really dead, he’ll have to work out hard to top his younger version.