Elvis Presley - The beginning of the professional career

“A career catches fire In 1954, Presley began his singing career with Sun Records in Memphis. His first double-sided demo was “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin,” both popular ballads at the time. […] During a rehearsal break in July 1954, Presley began to sing a blues song, “That’s All Right,” written by Arthur Crudeup. As a result, he released a 78 rpm with a hopped-up version of “Blue Moon Of Kentucky.” It became a local hit, and Elvis began a regular touring schedule that expanded beyond Tennessee. Also during that year, Presley performed his one and only gig at the “Grand Ole Opry” in Memphis. Although he was politely received, he would never return. The colonel In August 1955, Elvis Presley was signed by Hank Snow Attractions, a management company jointly owned by Hank Snow and Colonel Tom Parker. [...] Elvis’s live appearances held tremendous appeal for teenagers, especially the girls. His sexy moves, unusual style, and good looks sparked excitement that increased with every performance. Sometimes, near-riotous behavior erupted with kids screaming and breaking through barriers. Elvis gained more and more popularity.“  https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3784.html

It was from this moment, the moment when Parker became Presley’s manager, that his fame started to grow more and more. These were the first steps of Elvis Presley to become a worldwide phenomenon.

In my opinion, this musician is really a one to remember. Starting off at a very young age and have accomplished so much in such few years just proves how talented he was and how he could catch everyone’s hearts just with his singing, attitude and stage presence and I believe that this stage presence and attitude was dued to his manager's view to achieve success. Tom applied concepts of rapport and persuasion to Elvis' artistic proposal, which he called "Artistic PIN (Performance-Interpretation-Naturalness), he believed that only musical talent was not enough, that Elvis had to be a complete artist, in addition to singing well, would have to master the art of interpretation.

From a young boy that sang “My happiness”, “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”, “That’s All Right” and “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” to one of the greatest musicians of all time and considered by many as the king of Rock and Roll.

Hope you liked to learn about the beginning of Elvis Presley's career and his first achievements as a professional singer. Write your own opinion about this subject.

Goodbye,

Francisca