Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 8, 2025
Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. Often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", Presley began his career in 1954 and became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll in the late 1950s. Conscripted in 1958, he relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned to live performance in a television special that led to an extended Las Vegas residency and a string of tours. In 1973 he staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, seen by around 1.5 billion viewers. Prescription drug abuse severely affected his health, and he died suddenly in 1977. With wide success in many musical genres, Presley is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music. He won three Grammys, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. (Full article...)