Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Elvis Aaron Presley Biography and Timeline

Follow Elvis Aaron Presley through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.

Elvis Aaron Presley, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1935–1986Years on this page

1935

Birth of Elvis Aaron Presley

Arts / Popular Music

Birth of Elvis Aaron Presley

1954

Thats All Right (Mama)

Memphis · Arts / Popular Music

Elvis Presley records the regional hit "Thats All Right (Mama)" at Sam Phillips Sun studios in Memphis, Elvis plays a rock and country & western fusion called rockabilly

1955

Rock n Roll

Arts / Popular Music

Elvis Presley becomes first "rock star"

1956

Heartbreak Hotel

Arts / Popular Music

First enters the US charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"

1977

Performance

Indianapolis · Arts / Popular Music

Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career

Death of Elvis Aaron Presley

Memphis · Arts / Popular Music

Death of Elvis Aaron Presley, at his mansion in Memphis

1986

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Arts / Popular Music

Elvis Presley is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.