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Presley brought the music of the streets of Memphis to a much larger audience.
Presley brought the music of the streets of Memphis to a much larger audience.
=="Heartbreak Hotel"==
The song was Presley's first #1 hit, released in 1956. It was the first single Presley recorded for RCA. it was a multiplatinum single for Presley. [[Stan Freberg]] parodied the song, making fun of the use of the [[echo chamber]] in the original song as well as Presley's hip gyrations, with the singer ripping his jeans for the third time that day and drowning in background music.
==Awards and Honors==
==Awards and Honors==
In 1986 he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], in 1998 the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2001 the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In 2007 Elvis Presley was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. He also was nominated for fourteen Grammys, winning three for his gospel hits "How Great Thou Art", "He Touched Me", and a 1974 live version of "How Great Thou Art".
In 1986 he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], in 1998 the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2001 the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In 2007 Elvis Presley was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. He also was nominated for fourteen Grammys, winning three for his gospel hits "How Great Thou Art", "He Touched Me", and a 1974 live version of "How Great Thou Art".