Elvis Presley, nicknamed by many as "The King of Rock and Roll," was born 90 years ago in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Elvis Presley would have been celebrating his 90th birthday today, but the King of Rock n Roll's life was sadly cut short when he died in 1977 at the age of 42

At Elvis' last Tuscaloosa concert, he sang "Don't Be Cruel," "Jailhouse Rock," "All Shook Up" and more of his greatest hits.

Elvis was born in East Tupelo, Mississippi. (The town was annexed by its larger neighbor, Tupelo, in 1946.)

He said he became enthralled by Elvis after hearing a vinyl record in his parents' collection in 1977, around the time of the star's death. "Had he been alive today I think he would have hung up his Blue Suede Shoes,

Elvis Aaron Presley, born January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, was one of the most influential figures in American popular music and would be turning 90 this year if he were still alive. The success of his legendary sound — that groundbreaking mixture of rhythm and blues,

People across England are celebrating the 90th anniversary of the birth of singer Elvis Presley. Born in a wooden shack in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935, he would record some of the defining songs of the 1950s rock 'n' roll era from the age of 21,