Why Was Elvis Presley Considered A Game Changer

Anyone can change things, but what makes someone a “Game Changer”? To change the world would be an amazing thing, especially if one could do it with just a little something. Music is a key to people's feelings and problems and can change someone’s life with just a single note. Elvis Presley was a man that loved music and desired to make a difference with it. Elvis Presley, “The King of Rock and Roll”, is considered a game changer due to his influential impact on American history. Although he was not the inventor of rock and roll, he absorbed that he could make an impact on people through his music. Although he was a well known artist and the “King of Rock and Roll” Presley had a rough early life. The Presleys were always low on money and living on faith that it might get better soon: “Without Vernon’s income, the Presleys could not afford to …show more content…
Presley’s journey started from a small recording studio. He had to prove to the label he was worth it: “Presley was like a shadow at Sun Records, asking Phillips again and again if he had found a song for him. The answer was always no” (Watson 27). Presley was desperate to record, and finally they let him. This was one of the best decisions the label made at the time. Once Presley got his shot at recording it was a huge hit: “Almost as soon as the record started spinning, the phones at the radio station began ringing. Listeners were fascinated—“That’s All Right” was unlike anything they had heard before” (Watson 27). Presley’s career skyrocketed after this recording. He was wanted on many different shows and radio stations: “Presley made his television debut on Stage Show on January 28, 1956. Presley sang “Shake, Rattle and Roll.” Gleason was sold. He signed Presley on for five more appearances” (Watson 44). Presley wanted to be a household known name. After he got his debut Presley met his goal, he was the biggest artist out