How Did Elvis Presley's Impact On American Culture

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How well do you know our history? Many things have happened how could you possible remember all of it,maybe names of people places and events sound familiar but do you actually know how it affected our word today?
Elvis Presley he was a world phenomenon in the mid-1950´s, he was important , according to Rolling Stone Magazine ¨it was Elvis who made rock ´n´ roll the international language of pop.¨ Elvis made a large impact on american music. Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Elvis as ¨an american music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950´s. Before Elvis really got into music he grew up in a poor family as an only child after his twin brother was born dead,

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