Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley
(January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor.
Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was 13 years old.
His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience.
Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.
In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades.
Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States.
With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll.
His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in "Love Me Tender".
Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work.
He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided.
In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special "Elvis", which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours.
In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, "Aloha from Hawaii".
Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Presley is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music.
He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel.
He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Stranger in the Crowd
"Stranger in the Crowd" is a song written for Elvis Presley by Winfield Scott for Elvis' 1970 album
That's The Way It Is.
Scott had previously co-written with Otis Blackwell a number of other songs for Elvis, including the hits "Return to Sender" and "(You're The Devil) in Disguise.
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The song features an extended guitar solo by lead guitarist James Burton.
A Live version was released on disc three of the special edition version of the aforementioned album.
The video of this recording is contained on disc two of That
's the Way
It Is special features.
Cover versions
Cee-Lo Green
Panda (Astro song)
" Panda" is a song of the Chilean band Astro and is the fifth song of the homonymous album of the year 2011.
The song was composed and produced by the singer of the band Andrés Nusser and released like third single of the album on February 1, 2013.
Stranger in the House
Stranger in the House may refer to:
Another Girl
" Another Girl" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album" Help!" and included in the film of the same name.
The song was written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon – McCartney.
The song is addressed to the singer's girlfriend, who is informed that the singer has found" another girl."
Stranger in Me
" Stranger in Me" is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo.
The song was released in November 1984 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album," Autumnal Park"( 1984).
The song peaked at number 58 on the Australian Kent Music Report in December 1984 ..
Stranger in Town (Del Shannon song)
" Stranger in Town" is a 1965 song by Del Shannon.
Written by Shannon, it is the opening track on" One Thousand Six- Hundred Sixty- One Seconds of Del Shannon".
It was released as a single, a followup( both chronologically and thematically) to Shannon's top- ten hit" Keep Searchin'( We'll Follow the Sun)", but was not as successful, reaching No. 30 on the" Billboard"
Hot 100 chart in the USA and No. 40 on the UK's" Record Retailer" chart.
" Stranger in Town" was Shannon's last top 40 hit of the 1960s.
Dave Marsh, in his 1989 book" The Heart of Rock& Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", ranked" Stranger in Town"' as the 327th best rock or soul single to that date, ahead of Shannon's bigger hits" Keep Searching"( 371st in Marsh's book) and" Runaway"( 534th).
Howard DeWitt's biography of Shannon is titled" Stranger in Town" after the song.
Stranger in the Mirror
Stranger in the Mirror may refer to:
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town may refer to:

Question: Which country the performer of song Stranger In The Crowd is from?
Answer: American