Describe the career of Elvis Presley.
What will be an ideal response?
(1935-1977), singer, guitarist Known as the King of Rock and Roll
1954-Signed to Sun Records by owner/producer Sam Phillips
1955-Turned down in audition for Grand Ole Opry because style was too "black"
1955-Turned down in audition for TV show Talent Scouts
1955-signed with manager Colonel Tom Parker, changed to RCA record label
1956-RCA's polished studio recording sound, songs by a variety of pop writers, much publicity and TV show performances, first movie, Love Me Tender, and international stardom
1957-bought Graceland and made movies Loving You and Jailhouse Rock
1958-movie King Creole, entered the U.S. Army for two years
1960s and beyond-more movies and hit songs from movies, as well as performances in Las Vegas and other places
1977-Reclusive life and drug-related death.
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A) Edith Wharton B) Gertrude Stein C) James Joyce D) Marcel Proust E) Gustave Flaubert
Which forms the basis for the horn parts of this piece?
a. Short repeating riffs b. Lengthy phrases that do not repeat c. Long sustained notes d. Dissonant, angular intervals