Elvis Presley

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actor cultural icon human rock and roll musician singer

Elvis Presley was an iconic American singer and actor widely known as the "King of Rock and Roll," whose groundbreaking style and charisma transformed popular music and culture in the mid-20th century.

Aliases (4)

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → cultural icon → human → rock and roll musician → singer →
activeYearsEnd	1977 →
activeYearsStart	1953 →
awardReceived	Grammy Hall of Fame inductions → Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →
burialPlace	Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
child	Lisa Marie Presley →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1935-01-08 →
dateOfDeath	1977-08-16 →
dateOfDivorce	1973-10-09 →
dateOfMarriage	1967-05-01 →
ethnicGroup	European American →
eyeColor	blue →
familyName	Presley →
fullName	Elvis Aaron Presley →
genre	country → gospel → pop → rock and roll →
givenName	Elvis →
hairColor	black →
hasTwinSibling	Jesse Garon Presley (stillborn twin brother) →
houseLocatedAt	Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, United States →
influenced	Bob Dylan → Bruce Springsteen → John Lennon → Mick Jagger → The Beatles →
instrument	guitar → vocals →
language	English →
memberOf	Country Music Hall of Fame → Gospel Music Hall of Fame → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryServiceEnd	1960 →
militaryServiceStart	1958 →
nickname	King of Rock and Roll → The King →
notableEvent	1968 Comeback Special → Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite concert →
notableFeature	distinctive hip-shaking performance style →
notableWork	Blue Hawaii → Blue Suede Shoes → Can’t Help Falling in Love → Elvis (1956 album) → Elvis Presley (1956 debut album) → G.I. Blues → Heartbreak Hotel → Hound Dog → Jailhouse Rock → Jailhouse Rock (film) → King Creole → Love Me Tender → Love Me Tender (film) → Suspicious Minds → That’s All Right → Viva Las Vegas →
occupation	actor → musician → singer →
parent	Gladys Love Presley → Vernon Elvis Presley →
placeOfBirth	Tupelo, Mississippi, United States →
placeOfDeath	Memphis, Tennessee, United States →
recordLabel	RCA Victor → Sun Records →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Graceland →
servedIn	West Germany →
spouse	Priscilla Presley →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bruce Springsteen → Bruno Mars → Neil Diamond →	influencedBy
Jerry Lee Lewis → Sweet Inspirations →	associatedAct
Graceland → Graceland ("Gladys Presley") →	burialPlaceOf
Carl Perkins → Little Richard →	influenced
Jungle Room →	associatedWith
706 Union Avenue →	associatedWithPerson
Sweet Inspirations →	backedArtist
Tupelo, Mississippi →	birthplaceOf
Carl Perkins →	collaboratedWith
Meditation Garden →	containsGraveOf
Blowin' in the Wind →	coveredBy
Meditation Garden →	dedicatedTo
Eight Elvises →	depicts
Sam Phillips →	discovered
Elvis Presley ("Presley") →	familyName
Graceland →	formerOwner
Elvis Presley ("Elvis Aaron Presley") →	fullName
Elvis Presley ("Elvis") →	givenName
Picasso at the Lapin Agile →	hasCharacterBasedOn
Grammy Hall of Fame Award →	hasNotableInductee
Madison Square Garden →	hasNotablePerformer
Tupelo, Mississippi →	hasNotablePerson
Blue Moon →	hasNotableRecordingBy
True Love →	hasRecordingBy
Boston Garden →	hostedPerformer
Elvis (2022 film) →	mainSubject
Sun Studio →	MillionDollarQuartetParticipants
Bertelsmann Music Group →	notableArtist
Memphis Recording Service →	notableArtistRecorded
Always on My Mind →	notableCoverArtist
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →	notableInductee
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →	notableRecipient
You'll Never Walk Alone →	notableRecordingBy
Jungle Room →	ownedBy
Cissy Houston →	performedWith
Kurt Russell →	portrayed
Graceland →	purchasedBy
Sam Phillips →	recorded
Sun Studio →	recordedArtist
Always on My Mind →	recordedBy
Graceland →	significantPerson
Jungle Room →	usedBy
Jungle Room →	usedForRecordingBy
Sol C. Siegel →	workedWith
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller →	wroteSongFor