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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Jonathan Rhys Meyers notableWork Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrayed Elvis Presley
Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrayedIn Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Jonathan Rhys Meyers awardReceivedFor Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Richard Wayne Penniman influenced Elvis Presley
Rip It Up coveredBy Elvis Presley
Ready Teddy performedBy Elvis Presley
Sylvia Shemwell collaboratedWith Elvis Presley
RCA Studio B (as a historic site tour) associatedWithArtist Elvis Presley
subject surface form: RCA Studio B
Myrna Smith associatedAct Elvis Presley
Mark James hasWorkRecordedBy Elvis Presley
Separate Ways artist Elvis Presley
Separate Ways performer Elvis Presley
Wild in the Country starring Elvis Presley
Baker Knight wroteSongFor Elvis Presley
Baker Knight notableCollaboration Elvis Presley
Tommy Cogbill associatedWith Elvis Presley
Dolores Fuller workedWith Elvis Presley
Michigan ElvisFest focus Elvis Presley
Catherine Martin notableWork Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Colonel Tom Parker managed Elvis Presley
Unchained Melody notableCoverArtist Elvis Presley
The Visitor interpretedAs Elvis Presley
subject surface form: The Visitor (Picasso at the Lapin Agile)
Wayne Carson songRecordedBy Elvis Presley
Kelvin Harrison Jr. notableWork Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Olivia DeJonge notableWork Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Olivia DeJonge appearedIn Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Elvis Patterson givenName Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Elvis
Peter Gene Hernandez influencedBy Elvis Presley
Mike Stoller collaboratedWith Elvis Presley
Mercedes-Benz 600 notableOwner Elvis Presley
Chris Isaak influencedBy Elvis Presley
Harum Scarum (1965 film) starring Elvis Presley
Harum Scarum (1965 film) characterPortrayedBy Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Johnny Tyrone – Elvis Presley