Elvis Presley

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor
cultural icon
human
rock and roll musician
singer
activeYearsEnd 1977
activeYearsStart 1953
awardReceived Grammy Hall of Fame Award
surface form: Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
burialPlace Graceland
surface form: 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 Elvis Presley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presley
fullName Elvis Presley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Elvis Aaron Presley
genre country
gospel
pop
rock and roll
givenName Elvis Presley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Elvis
hairColor black
hasTwinSibling Jesse Garon Presley (stillborn twin brother)
houseLocatedAt Graceland
surface form: 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 (1956 album)
surface form: Elvis Presley (1956 debut album)

G.I. Blues
Heartbreak Hotel
Hound Dog
Jailhouse Rock (film)
surface form: Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock (film)
King Creole
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
surface form: Love Me Tender (film)

Suspicious Minds
That’s All Right
Viva Las Vegas
occupation actor
musician
singer
parent Gladys Love Presley
Vernon Presley
surface form: Vernon Elvis Presley
placeOfBirth Tupelo, Mississippi
surface form: Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel RCA Records
surface form: RCA Victor

Sun Records
religion Christianity
residence Graceland
servedIn West Germany
spouse Priscilla Presley

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Music Room locatedInResidenceOf Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Music Room (Graceland)
Music Room associatedWith Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Music Room (Graceland)
Trophy Building associatedWith Elvis Presley
Lisa Marie airplane operator Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie airplane owner Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie airplane usedBy Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie airplane hasNotableOwner Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Lisa Marie
Hound Dog II airplane owner Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Hound Dog II
Hound Dog II airplane operator Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Hound Dog II
Hound Dog II airplane hasOwner Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Hound Dog II
Hound Dog II airplane associatedWith Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Hound Dog II
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (memorial cenotaph only, not burial) spouse Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
Lisa Marie Presley father Elvis Presley
Lisa Marie Presley onlyChildOf Elvis Presley
Benjamin Keough (memorialized there) grandfather Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Benjamin Keough
Benjamin Keough (memorialized there) relative Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Benjamin Keough
Sun Records notableArtist Elvis Presley
Grace Toof ownedBy Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Graceland
Ursula Andress workedWith Elvis Presley
Fats Domino influenced Elvis Presley
"My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux notableCoverArtist Elvis Presley
subject surface form: "My Way"
Lana Del Rey influencedBy Elvis Presley
Emily Drinkard associatedAct Elvis Presley
Vernon Presley child Elvis Presley
Vernon Presley employer Elvis Presley
Vernon Presley notableRelative Elvis Presley
Tyler Hilton portrayed Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes performer Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes famousCoverArtist Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes notablePerformer Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes associatedWithArtist Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes hasCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley
Baz Luhrmann notableWork Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Baz Luhrmann directed Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Linda Thompson (American songwriter) wroteLyricsFor Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Linda Thompson
Linda Thompson (American songwriter) partner Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Linda Thompson
Linda Thompson (American songwriter) workedWith Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Linda Thompson
Levitt Shell associatedWith Elvis Presley
Norman Taurog workedWith Elvis Presley
The Sweet Inspirations associatedAct Elvis Presley
The Sweet Inspirations backedArtist Elvis Presley
King of Rock and Roll refersTo Elvis Presley
King of Rock and Roll notableBearer Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel artist Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel performer Elvis Presley