(CNN) Here's a look at Elvis Presley, one of the biggest-selling musicians of all time, with more than a billion records sold worldwide.
Personal
Birth date: January 8, 1935
Death date: August 16, 1977
Birth place: Tupelo, Mississippi
Birth name: Elvis Aaron Presley
Father: Vernon Presley
Mother: Gladys Presley
Marriage: Priscilla (Beaulieu) Presley (May 1, 1967-October 9, 1973, divorced)
Children: Lisa Marie, February 1, 1968
Military service: US Army, 1958-1960
Other Facts
Nominated for 14 Grammy Awards and won three. Also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Seven of his recordings are in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Starred in 31 feature films and two concert documentary films.
His American sales earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles.
From 1969 to 1977, Elvis gave nearly 1,100 concert performances.
Elvis had 18 No. 1 hits in the United States from "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956 to "Suspicious Minds" in 1969.
Elvis is the only solo performer to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll, Country, and Gospel Halls of Fame.
Col. Tom Parker, Elvis' personal, business and financial manager, handled Elvis' entire career from beginning to end.
Approximately 500,000 people visit Elvis's home, Graceland, each year. Graceland became a National Historical Landmark in 2006.
See photos of Elvis Presley's abandoned private jet
Rock 'n' roll history: A 1962 Lockheed JetStar 1329 once owned by Elvis Presley is for sale via online auction site
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Fit for a King: The jet features red velvet seats, red plush carpeting and wood paneling with gold-plated accents.
Cockpit: Elvis might have been famous for his thrust, but without an engine, this plane is unlikely to ever get off the ground.
Will you miss me tonight? The plane fetched an auction price of $430,000 last year but is already back on the market.
There goes my everything: The plane has been sitting on a runway in Roswell, New Mexico, for 36 years and is in an advance state of disrepair.
State of the art: The customized interior would have been top of the range back in the 1970s.
Electronic display: This electronic display would have shown the time, temperature, altitude and air speed.
VIPs' choice: Elvis owned two Lockheed JetStars. The other one, named Hound Dog II, is parked at Graceland.
Production: The Lockheed JetStar is one of 204 produced by Lockheed between 1957 and 1978. Frank Sinatra is also said to have owned one.
Throne room: The bathroom, which has seen better days, features a velvet-topped toilet.
The next step Is love: During its 36 years on the tarmac at Roswell, the plane has become something of a local tourist attraction
Family affair: The plane was owned by Elvis and his father, Vernon. His mother, Gladys Presley, is also pictured here.
Timeline
1953 - Meets producer Sam Phillips.
1954 - Records "That's All Right," at Sun Records in Memphis, his first hit.
1956 - Makes his television debut on "Stage Show."
1956 - Has his first No. 1 single with "Heartbreak Hotel."
September 9, 1956 - Appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
November 15, 1956 - First movie, "Love Me Tender," is released.
March 1957 - Purchases Graceland for $102,500.
December 20, 1960 - "Flaming Star" is released, Elvis' only non-singing movie role.
February 29, 1968 - Wins a Grammy in the gospel genre for Best Sacred Performance for "How Great Thou Art."
December 3, 1968 - The television special "Elvis" airs. It is later called "The '68 Comeback Special."
December 21, 1970 - Meets with US President Richard Nixon at the White House.
1971 - Receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
March 3, 1973 - Wins a Grammy in the gospel genre for Best Inspirational Performance for "He Touched Me."
1972 - Has his last US Top 10 hit in his lifetime with "Burning Love."
January 14, 1973 - Elvis' television special, "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Via Satellite," is seen in 40 countries by close to one billion people.
March 1, 1975 - Wins a Grammy in the gospel genre for Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical) for "How Great Thou Art."
June 26, 1977 - Performs his last concert, in Indianapolis.
August 16, 1977 - Dies at the age of 42.
January 8, 1993 - The US Postal Service releases an Elvis commemorative postage stamp. More than 500 million are printed, three times the usual print run for a commemorative stamp.
2002 - A remix of Elvis' song, "A Little Less Conversation," reaches the Top 10 in music charts around the world.
August 11-19, 2007 - First annual Elvis Week. Tens of thousands attend the festivities at Graceland celebrating the 30th anniversary of his death.
November 16, 2018 - US President Donald Trump posthumously awards Elvis the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- the nation's highest civilian honor -- along with six others, including baseball phenom Babe Ruth and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
The young, raw Elvis Presley
On July 30, 1954, 19-year-old Elvis Presley made his first live professional appearance at a concert in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, the future King of Rock 'n' Roll was still wet behind the ears, having had his first formal recording session -- the one at which he sang "That's All Right" -- less than a month earlier. But his talent was undeniable, and his brooding good looks didn't hurt, as revealed in
Taschen's new book, "Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll." The book brings together photos from legendary photographer Alfred Wertheimer.
One of the most famous photos of early Elvis is this one, known as "The Kiss." It was taken by Wertheimer in Richmond, Virginia, in 1956. For decades, the identity of the woman was unknown --
until Bobbi Owens' husband recognized her many years later. The picture has ended up on a variety of Elvis paraphernalia.
In the early days, much attention was devoted to Elvis' below-the-waist gyrations -- hence one of his nicknames, "Elvis the Pelvis." In fact, when Elvis appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in early 1957,
he was shown only from the waist up. It was a bizarre choice, as Elvis had been shown full-frame on two previous "Sullivan" appearances, but it was a way to calm an alarmed America.
Elvis' hair was naturally sandy blond, but
he liked to dye it black -- good for the image -- and keep it slicked back. His pompadour was a popular style in the 1950s.
Also good for the bad-boy image: a motorcycle. This 1956 photo can't help but recall another '50s bad boy,
Marlon Brando in "The Wild One." "Elvis had animal magnetism," singer Ian Hunter said. "He was even sexy to the guys. I can't imagine what the chicks used to think."
Though Elvis' music and performances could seem as casual as a Ban-Lon shirt, he was a ferociously hard worker. "Hound Dog," which sounds as raw today as it did in 1956, took 31 takes. Yet other entertainers didn't take him seriously; when he
performed the song on "The Steve Allen Show," Allen made him direct it to a basset hound. This photo of a pensive Elvis was taken during rehearsals.
Elvis was willing to poke fun at himself, however. Here he's shown at another Allen rehearsal, looking very much the impish cowboy.
Elvis' rise to fame quickly made him wealthy. By 1956 -- just two years after the release of "That's All Right" -- he could afford to buy a house with a swimming pool in Memphis. And he wasn't going to let his watch get wet, either.
If Elvis is associated with any instrument, it's the guitar. But he could also play some piano, a staple of the gospel songs he loved so much. However, according to his band's pianist, Glen D. Hardin, he wasn't very good. "I know he did play a little bit. I thought he was about the worst piano player I ever heard!" he
told an Australian Elvis website. Here, Elvis plays a bit before the Steve Allen appearance.
Elvis' records capture some of his electricity, but it was live on stage that his talent really showed. Here, he performs in Memphis on July 4, 1956. For all of the imitators and impersonators, there has been only one Elvis Presley. Perhaps Bob Dylan put it best: "Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail. I thank God for Elvis Presley."