Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and when he was
13 years old, he and his family relocated to Memphis,
Tennessee. His music career began there in 1954, when
he recorded a song with producer Sam Phillips at Sun
Records. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and
bassist Bill Black, Presley was an early popularizer
of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion
of country music and rhythm and blues. RCA
Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel
Tom Parker, who managed the singer for more than two
decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel",
was released in January 1956 and became a number-one
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