The Legacy of Elvis Presley
During his career, Presley earned 94 gold singles, three gold EPs and over forty gold LPs.

His movies grossed over $180 million, and millions were made by the merchandising of Elvis products that ranged from t-shirts to stuffed hound dogs and bracelets, the rights to which were controlled by Colonel Parker.

The importance of Presley in the history of rock 'n' roll and popular music remains incalculable. In spite of his iconographic status, the Elvis image was never captured in a single moment of time like that of Bill Haley, Buddy Holly or even Chuck Berry.

Presley, in spite of his apparent creative inertia, was not a one-dimensional artist clinging to history but a multi-faceted performer whose career spanned several decades and phases.

For purists and rockabilly enthusiasts it is the early Presley that remains of greatest importance and there is no doubting that his personal fusion of black and white musical influences, incorporating R&B and country, produced some of the finest and most durable recordings of the century.