Do you love rock and roll music? A man named Elvis Presley helped create this kind of music. Elvis was born in Mississippi, but he was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He liked to sing growing up but never really did much of it. When he graduated from high school, he got a job driving a truck.
He wanted to record a song for his mother. The president of the company heard Elvis sing, and he was impressed. He offered a recording contract to Elvis. Fans across a recording country loved his singing as well. Another company named RCA signed a recording contract with Elvis. By 1959, he had sold 21 million records. He was the world's most famous entertainer of his time.