Elvis Presley - FTD (Follow That Dream) releases for Collectors - Part 2 (2006-2009), APE

Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D.J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.

In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.

Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.

2006 - Clambake
2006 - Elvis Presley
2006 - His Hand In Mine
2006 - I Found My Thrill
2006 - Let Yourself Go: The Making of Elvis the Comeback Special
2006 - Loving You
2006 - Made In Memphis
2006 - Something For Everybody
2006 - Southern Nights
2006 - Writing for the King
2007 - 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong. Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2
2007 - An American Trilogy
2007 - I Sing All Kinds (The Nashville 1971 Sessions)
2007 - Live In L.A.
2007 - Raised On Rock
2007 - Pot Luck with Elvis
2007 - Unchained Melody
2008 - America
2008 - I'll Remember You
2008 - That's The Way It Is
2009 - Dixieland Delight
2009 - In Person At The International Hotel
2009 - Standing Room Only