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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That’s All Right notableCoverArtist Elvis Presley
subject surface form: That's All Right
That’s All Right recordedBy Elvis Presley
subject surface form: That's All Right
Gladys Love Presley child Elvis Presley
Runaway hasCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley
Anne Helm co-starredWith Elvis Presley
George David Weiss associatedAct Elvis Presley
George Sidney workedWith Elvis Presley
Junior Parker notableSongCoveredBy Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Goode widelyCoveredBy Elvis Presley
Jimmy Reed influenced Elvis Presley
The Jordanaires associatedAct Elvis Presley
Hank Williams influenced Elvis Presley
Warhol Elvis paintings depicts Elvis Presley
Barry White influencedBy Elvis Presley
Riley Keough grandparent Elvis Presley
Estelle Brown performedWith Elvis Presley
Estelle Brown recordedWith Elvis Presley
Estelle Brown performedWith Elvis Presley
subject surface form: The Sweet Inspirations
Estelle Brown recordedWith Elvis Presley
subject surface form: The Sweet Inspirations
Estelle Brown associatedAct Elvis Presley
Chet Atkins associatedAct Elvis Presley
Tharpe influenced Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Michigan ElvisFest (historically held in Depot Town) mainSubject Elvis Presley
subject surface form: Michigan ElvisFest
Jerry Weintraub managed Elvis Presley
I’ll Be Home for Christmas hasCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley
subject surface form: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jackie Wilson influenced Elvis Presley
UK Music Hall of Fame notableInductee Elvis Presley
Something hasNotableCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley
Austin Butler notableWork Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Austin Butler portrayed Elvis Presley
Austin Butler appearedIn Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Junkie XL hasCollaboratedWith Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis Presley (posthumous remix)
Elvis & Nixon mainCharacter Elvis Presley
Elvis & Nixon portrays Elvis Presley
Hugo Peretti collaboratedWith Elvis Presley
Hugo Peretti wroteSongFor Elvis Presley
Jerry Crutchfield associatedWith Elvis Presley
Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced Elvis Presley
Golden Gate Quartet influenced Elvis Presley
For the Good Times recordedBy Elvis Presley
For the Good Times notableVersionBy Elvis Presley
Why Me hasNotableCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley