January 8 1935 - August 16 1977
Elvis Presley was a legend in his time and will always I will spend my whole life through I guess a lot of us thought you were bigger than life and it just Helping us to get to know ourselves, telling us it's all right You also represented a part of us that we weren't sure of, that we dreamed of being I guess thats why we put you on a pedestal so high that you could do no wrong But now the call has come and fate says your time is up And so a part of us has died with you We will spend our whole life through, Loving You
Elvis Aaron Presley, in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of American music and popular culture. He starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 131 different albums and singles, far more than any other artist. Among his many awards and accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges his celebrity status might have afforded him, he honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.
His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. Courtesy of Sing365.com
be missed by millions of fans around the globe.
The world lost one of its greatest singers.
Loving You, just Loving You
Winter, Summer, Springtime too
Loving You, Loving You
Makes no difference where I go or what I do
You know that I'll always be
Loving You, just you
never occurred to us that you would ever die, like the rest of us
And it's impossible to put into words all that you've meant to us
but to many you were the American Dream
Besides JFK you were the only hero some of us ever had
In an age that says we should suppress our feelings, you freed us
from some of the prejudges as the previous generation was about to pass on to us
In every song you sang of life, you filled our hearts with love and
emotions that touched feelings in us that we've kept hidden for a long time
to feel, to be the way we are
That self-expression is a God given right
You did for a whole generation something we couldn't do for ourselves
And because you communicated the depth of your feelings and interpreted ours so well
You were an extension of us, and we wanted everything for you
I guess we could say you were the heart and soul of and to one generation
You made us aware of our own potental, even though we know we
might never find the secret in ourselves for reaching it, as you did but you showed us it could be done
And so excluded yourself from society to preserve the mystery that made you that American Dream
We didn't want you to be subject to human ills as we were
We didn't wanna know you any better than we did
We wanted you to be perfect
And telling us something that spoiled our image of you would be worse
Then finding out for the first time there was no Santa Claus
And we can't believe you're gone
It seems like the world almost stopped moving that life shouldn't go on
but it does and we will till our time comes
And that's reality I guess reminding us of our own unimportance
That life is here, life is gone just like that even for those who seemingly have everything
But the momument we leave to you is not made of stone but of love
It's a big empty space in our hearts that was reserved for only you
that no one else can ever fill
What was once a dream is now a memory, what was once a reality is now a dream
And the impact you had on our world will last until the last life you touched is gone
We're sure gonna miss you and nobody will ever take your place
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(I love him so much and miss him. I did this just for him.)
January 2008
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"Loving You Tribute to Elvis"
Donna Fargo
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