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Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number-one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African-American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
Did you know...
- ...that racist coon songs (sheet music book pictured) paved the way for popular acceptance of ragtime music?
- ...that Chrisye had second album syndrome on his fifth album?
- ...that John Douglas conducted more than 50 opera productions at Temple University?
- ...that The Great White Wonder was named the best album of 1991 that 'You Didn't Hear' by Spin?
- April 22: Musician Prince dies aged 57
- February 18: Taylor Swift's 1989 wins Grammy's Record of the year; Bad Blood wins the Best Music Video
- February 17: 'Earned It' earns The Weeknd his first Grammy
- February 16: Ed Sheeran wins Song of Year Grammy for Thinking Out Loud
- August 21: Cilla Black funeral held in Liverpool
- June 25: Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene
- June 13: English actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93
- May 30: U2 tour manager, Dennis Sheehan dies in Los Angeles hotel room at 68
- May 28: B.B. King's daughters allege blues musician was poisoned
- May 24: Taylor Swift breaks Vevo record
- Birthdays in Music: May 28
- Mark Feehily, Irish singer/songwriter from the pop group Westlife, turns 42.
- John Fogerty, American guitarist and singer-songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame, turns 77.
- Claudio Roditi, Brazilian trumpeter, turns 76.
- Roland Gift, British actor and singer with Fine Young Cannibals, turns 60.
- Tricky Lofton, (born Lawrence Lofton) American trombonist, turns 92.
- Gladys Knight, American singer with Gladys Knight and The Pips, turns 78.
- Joe Burton, American pianist, turns 94.
- Wojciech Karolak, Polish multi-instrumentalist, turns 83.
- Cathy Segal-Garcia, American jazz vocalist, turns 69.
- Billy Vera, (born William McCord) American actor and singer, turns 78.
- Janet Seidel, Australian jazz pianist and vocalist, turns 67.
- Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and dance pop singer, turns 54.
- Arno Marsh, American tenor saxophonist, turns 94.
WikiProjects connected with music: Main project – Songs – Albums – Alternative music - Classical music – Composers – Contemporary Christian music – Contemporary music – Electronic music – Emo music – Hip hop – Instruments – Led Zeppelin - Metal music – Jazz – Musicians – Opera – Panic at the Disco – Powderfinger (band) – Punk music – Record Labels – Record Production – Rock music – R&B and Soul Music – Terminology – The Beatles
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