Elvis Aaron Presley was born January 8, 1938 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis sang in the Assembly of God choir. At age ten, Elvis won a school singing contest and he taught himself the principles of the guitar. Elvis’ family is very interesting. His parents are Gladys and Vernon. Jesse Garon, Elvis’ twin brother, was stillborn. The Presley family is extremely poor. All of his family is extremely religious. The church rejoiced in African-American songs. In high school, Elvis Presley was extremely shy. He was in a lot of fights. He also won a talent show in his senior year of high school. Elvis got a lot of attention after winning the talent show.
Elvis also made his career memorable through television and movie appearances. His appearances on shows like The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show and The Milton Berle Show furthered his popularity. What truly transformed him into a household name was his appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, where as many as 60 million people watched him perform. What made him so impressive on television was his outright sexuality and the fact that he was “having fun with the genre suggested… the very sense of freedom that had animated all of Elvis’ best music.” (Guralnick) Elvis also starred in a number of movies, from documentaries to Hollywood films. He went on to star in 31 motion pictures, including Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, and Viva Las Vegas.
Tempo Map in Beats Per Minute - ELVIS "Love Me Tender" 2
Meanspeed-Spencer Speed Summary
song=”Love Me Tender”
performer=Elvis Presley mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=75.5 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed conjecture=grace
beat frequency=1.258 beats per second
average beat=795 milliseconds per beat
mean slow phase=1.258 cycles per second
corresponding pitch=322.133 Hertz, 59.5 cents above D#4/Eb4=311.127 Hertz, 40.5 cents below E4=329.628 cents.
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Tempo Map in Beats Per Minute - ELVIS "Love Me Tender" 3
/Ian Andrew Schneider/
May 29, 2009
