that forced the television cameras to shoot him from above the waist, so they wouldn't reveal his suggestive, gyrating hips.
From that point on, Presley went on to rack up number one hit after number one hit. In 1956 his first Hollywood movie was released, "Love Me Tender," and it launched a movie career that, while it never rivalled Olivier or Brando for acting ability, certainly proved to be successful at the box office with each musical he released.
There are a number of aspects of Presley's career that can be examined to try and understand why he made such an impact on the culture of his time and has continued to be "the King."
Presley was a groundbreaker, and the difference between him and the other singers of his day was that he was not afraid to sing in the style of a black man, and he was uninhibited in displaying a sexuality
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