Elvis' Birthday

Elvis Aaron Presley was born January 8, 1935 and died August 16, 1977. Known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" he was an American singer, song producer and movie actor. During an active recording career that spanned more than two decades, Presley set and broke many records for both concert attendance and sales. Some of those records have since been matched and/or broken by other artists, but some of his records will probably remain unbroken and/or unmatched forever. He has had more than 120 singles in the US top 40, across various musical genres, with over 20 reaching number one. Globally, Elvis has sold over one billion records to date.

website: http://www.elvis.com/

I saw Elvis in concert in Champaign, Illinois just before he died. I remember staying up all night in line for tickets which at that time cost $12.50 each.