1935 (Jan 8) – Beatle Influencer Elvis Presley Born

January 8, 1965


Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of rock ‘n’ roll. He had his first No.1 in 1956 with the US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. His first UK No.1 single was in 1957, with ‘All Shook Up’. Presley went on to have over 100 US & UK Top 40 singles from 1956 – 2006. Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century, with estimated record sales of around 600 million units worldwide.   Elvis Presley died on August 16th 1977.
Elvis met the Beatles in August of 1965.   No actual (non Photoshop) photos exist of their meeting.
Read Priscilla’s take on their encounter.

[adrotate group=”1″]

Categories No Categories

Share the Zone...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.