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.
Blue River
Blue River may refer to:
Blue River (Oregon)
Blue River is a tributary of the McKenzie River in Linn and Lane counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
From its source at the confluence of Mann and Wolf creeks in the Cascade Range, it flows generally southwest to join the McKenzie near the community of Blue River.
Saddle Dam and Blue River Dam block the river about from its mouth to form Blue River Reservoir, a multipurpose impoundment built in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
The river's watershed lies almost entirely within the Willamette National Forest, dominated by western hemlock and Douglas- fir.
Blue River was named for the striking blue color that apparently comes from its rocky bed.
Big Blue River Bridge
Big Blue River Bridge may refer to:
Blue River (song)
"Blue River" is a 1965 song by Elvis Presley.
He released it on a single in December 1965 or January 1966.
Blue River, Oregon
Blue River is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
It is located on Oregon Route 126 along the McKenzie River, between the communities of Finn Rock and Rainbow.
It is in the Willamette National Forest, where the Blue River empties into the McKenzie.
The community is named after the Blue River, which is named for the striking blue color that apparently comes from its rocky bed.
Five miles northeast of the community, a dam on the Blue River forms the Blue River Reservoir.
The area was first settled in the late 19th century by the Sparks family.
Gold was discovered in the Blue River area in 1863, but by 1912, most gold mining activity had ended.
The ore was low grade and the local stamp mills have not operated in many years.
Records show, however, that the Lucky Boy Mine had extracted more than$ 1 million from the Blue River Mining District during the brief gold rush.
Samuel Sparks and his sons laid out the town of Blue River in 1900 as part of they had acquired.
Blue River post office was established in 1886.
The community's volunteer Frances O'Brien Memorial Library was founded in 1928.
The library has no running water, does not set due dates on loans, and was originally left unlocked 24 hours a day.
Big Blue River
Big Blue River may refer to:
Little Blue River
The Little Blue River is the name of several rivers:
Where Was I
" Where Was I?" may refer to:
Blue River Airport
Blue River Airport,, is located adjacent to Blue River, British Columbia, Canada.
The Blue River Airport receives precipitation per year.

Question: What is the place of birth of the performer of song Blue River (Song)?
Answer: Tupelo, Mississippi