Blue plaque № 53296

Tupelo, MS, United States

Elvis Presley and the Blues Elvis Presley revolutionized popular music by blending the blues he first heard as a youth in Tupelo with country, pop, and gospel. Many of the first songs Elvis recorded for the Sun label in Memphis were covers of earlier blues recordings by African Americans, and he con

tinued to incorporate blues into his records and live performances for the remainder of his career.

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