Elvis Presley Cultural Impact

give up and brought some musicians to the recording studio to help him out. As they were about to let him ho, Presley took his guitar and just started singing, “That’s All Right” by Arthur Crudup. Presley began goofing around, and the other two musicians joined him. Presley showed how natural and unapologetic he was with his performance, and his instinctive performance was what made him stand out. Three days later, his rendition of “That’s All Right” was on the Red, Hot, and Blue show. “"That's All Right" was Presley's first commercial single…This is arguably where the legend of Elvis Presley took root, his intensity driving the track and hinting at the Presleymania that was to come. “(Ivan Sheehan, 1) Presley’s preliminary story would immediately mirror the kind of artist and performer he was; he was successful because of the joy it gave him

and how comfortable he felt performing.
From the early 1950s until now, rock has been the way of expressing, being the “voice of rebellion, political justice, and sexual revolution.” Although Presley himself did not create the rock n’ roll sound, he was the first to make it extensively popular during the mid 1950s. Presley was titled the “King of Rock n’ Roll” because of how much he spread the genre across the country, making him a genuine innovator. People began looking to Elvis as the powerful strength behind popular music. Not only was his stage presence a representation of the genre that he recreated, but also his whole look represented the genre that is now known as rock n’ roll.
Presley is said to have “paved the path and opened the door for white Americans to listen to African American music.” (Wallace, 100) Presley’s popularity helped African American gain opportunities, which had a positive effect on “racial relations.” Another significant impact that Presley accomplished was how he allowed African American music to be easily reached with white Americans who would have lacked exposure of it without his help.

Presley helped spread the rock n’ roll genre, which opened up many people’s eyes and many people’s perspective. Presley not only integrated the whites and blacks, he also allowed people to have freedom to express themselves. The American culture started to develop because of white audiences starting to listen and take pleasure in African American music. “Elvis’ success paved the way for African American performers such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Bo Diddley.” (Wallace, 108) This helps to illustrate how much of an influence Presley had set, for not only white culture, but for black culture as well. Without Presley, white and black culture would have had a different

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In the early 1950’s, the music charts were mainly singers that were focused more to the older audience, so when Presley came into the scene, it was a whole different custom. Presley’s music, hairstyle, and fashion sense became a part of a new culture for teenagers. Presley’s music spoke to teenagers and let them express themselves. Presley had a force on the teenagers, and they began to copy the way he acted, danced, and looked. Presley created a “whole new revolution” with new clothes and music. Teenagers followed everything Presley did, which resulted in a lot of controversy; however, it did not stop his fans to be so passionate about him. He illustrated something that no one has every seen, and his fanatics appreciated that.
Presley’s music was difficult for people to described, because of how diverse his music was. His music was described as including “rhythm and blues, country, and gospel”, and that was what helped Presley recreate the sound of rock n’ roll. Presley