Elvis Presley (1935 to 1977) was an American singer and actor born in Tupelo, Mississippi, who moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948. After working as a delivery truck driver, he went to Sun Studio in July 1954 to cut a record, and those early sessions launched his career.

He is known as the King of Rock and Roll and as a rockabilly pioneer, with a run of number-one hits from 1956 and 33 films to his name. He mixed country, gospel, rhythm and blues