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Elvis Arron Presley. He was commonly referred to as "The King Of Rock N' Roll. And he was. Later, others would be bigger, sell more records or CDs, but Elvis brought Rock n' Roll into the mainstream. Elvis was the one everyone was measured against. Growing up he listened to all types of music and was deeply influenced by gospel. In fact, he auditioned for the famous Blackwood Brothers gospel group but was turned down. He wandered into Sun records in 1954 to record some songs for his mom's birthday. She'd always thought he'd had a wonderful singing voice. He sang "Old Shep" and "My Happiness." Elvis's singing didn't initially impress Sun Record's owner Sam Phillips. But Phillips had a passion. He felt he could make a million dollars with a white kid who could sing black. Months later, at the receptionists suggestion, Elvis was called back for an audition. He sang like Dean Martin, a personal favorite , and he impersonated the styles other singers of the day. It was not too impressive. But during a break he started jamming with the band. He sang his own way. And that changed everything.
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