U-Elvis Presley usenokuba wazalelwa eTupelo, eMississippi, kodwa eMemphis, eTennessee, wayesekhaya.
Ukusuka kumabala ebhola ekhatywayo kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo apho uElvis oselula wayedlala njengomntu ofikisayo, ukuya studio awayirekhodisha okokuqala, uMemphis wabumba inkwenkwezi kunye nesitayile somfanekiso awayeza kuba kuwo.
Ihlala ihoywa njengo dade omncinci wase Nashville, le dolophu yase Tennessee iyaphithizela nobomi bayo obunenkcubeko. Ngeendawo zokugcina iirekhodi, iindawo zomculo, kunye nohlobo lokutya okuthuthuzelayo okwamnceda uElvis ukuba aphuhlise incasa yakhe yee-pickles ezomisiweyo, iMemphis inikezela iindwendwe isixeko esishushu esinomtsalane wakudala waseMazantsi.
IMemphis sesinye sezo zixeko sinemvelo, siyinyani. Asizami ukuba nantoni na esingayiyo, umlawuli wezonxibelelwano zoluntu eGraceland uKevin Kern uxelele Ukuhamba + Ukuzonwabisa . IMemphis sisixeko esinomphefumlo ngokwenene. Uva oko kungekuphela kumculo ka-Elvis kodwa nakwi-blues kunye nomphefumlo ovela eMemphis.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis IArcade isebenza ngendleko yemveli kwindawo yee-diner yango-1950. | Ityala: UMario Tama / Getty Izithombe
Qala kwiiRoots
Amaxesha okuqala eMemphis kufuneka aqale uhambo lwabo ngesidlo sakusasa e KwiArcade , isidlo sangokuhlwa sango-1950 apho uElvis neqela lakhe — ababebizwa ngokuba yiMemphis Mafia — babedla ngokuxhoma kwindlwana enobukhulu obugqithisileyo. Nangona u-Presley wayengaziwa ngokuba ngumntu ophuza kakhulu, ngokuqinisekileyo wayeyithanda uhlobo lokupheka olusemzantsi olusemaphandleni apho iindwendwe ziyakwazi ukufumana kule ndawo yokudala.
Ngelixa ukwetyisa imfumba yegrits kunye neebhiskithi, abalandeli bobomi bokuqala bukaKumkani banokujonga iindawo ezimbalwa zembali ezikufutshane, kubandakanya Iinkundla zaseLauderdale , apho wayehlala khona nonina kolu phuhliso lwezindlu zoluntu kwaye Ukudlala ikatala kwigumbi lokuhlamba.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis U-Elvis kunye nosapho lwakhe babehlala kule projekthi yezindlu ngexesha lokufikisa. | Ityala: STAN HONDA / AFP / Getty Izithombe
Ekufuphi I-Orpheum Theatre, Esoloko sihlola i-Elvis flick, esetyenziselwa ukuba yindawo ye I-Barbershop kaJim , apho u-Elvis wayeza kufumana iinwele zakhe ezichetyiweyo ngokugqibeleleyo, ngokwe IMemphis Flier.
U-Presley edume kuqala wafaka idayi yakhe emnyama emhlophe esebenzisa ipolishi yezihlangu, kodwa uJim's, kwikona yesitalato iBeale kunye noMzantsi Main, yayiyindawo apho uKumkani waya khona ukuze achukumise ngakumbi.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis Ityala: UMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Izithombe
Isitalato iBeale uqobo lwayo yayilulungelelaniso lweminyaka yeshumi elivisayo ka-Elvis. Kubonwa njengeziko lobomi obuninzi benkcubeko yase-Afrika-yaseMelika ngelo xesha, esi sitrato sentengiso sivelise iblues kunye nesandi selizwe esiya kuba sisiseko kwisitayile sikaPresley sangaphambili serockabilly, ngokukaKern.
Ngokwenyani yayingumculo wesitalato iBeale kunye nesitayile saseBeale Street ezamchaphazela kakhulu, utshilo.
Inkosi yenkwenkwe yathenga kufutshane Lansky ’s kwezinye zezinto ezinamaqhosha aphantsi kunye neebhatyi ezinamafinyile ngoku ezifumaneka kwigama lika-Elvis.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis ILansky ngumxube ogqibeleleyo wobukhazikhazi kunye nenkampu. | Ityala: UMartin Norris Travel Photography / Alamy
Yiva iBlues, ilizwe kunye neVangeli
Swing by Ilanga Studio, Apho uPresley oneminyaka eli-18 ubudala warekhoda iingoma zakhe zokuqala ezimbini, Ulonwabo lwam kwaye kulapho Intliziyo yakho iqala khona. Wachitha imali engaphantsi kwama-4 eedola ukuba enze i-acetate disc njengesipho somhla wokuzalwa komama wakhe.
Umvelisi womculo USam Philips waseka iSun Studio ngo-1950, ebizwa ngokuba yi-Memphis Recording Service, njengendlela yokurekhoda nokukhuthaza ezinye zeengoma zomculo zeblues ezaziphuma kwiindawo ezahlukileyo, ikakhulukazi kwiindawo ezimnyama kweso sixeko ngelo xesha. Lo mculo ubenegalelo kwisingqisho, iziqhulo, kunye nemixholo yeengoma eziya kuba luphawu lomculo werock.
Yayikukudityaniswa kweenkcubeko: umxube weblues kunye nelizwe ngokukuko yile rock, roll, uSun Studio kaNina Jones uxelele uT + L.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis I-Sun Studio ivumele u-Presley ukuba enze irekhodi lakhe lokuqala. | Ityala: UCarlo Allegri / Getty Izithombe
Imvumi uJack White kutshanje uthenge irekhodi lokuqala likaPresley nge $ 300,000 kwifandesi. Ugcino-mpepha ugqithise idiski kwidijithali, kwaye ngoku abalandeli banokumamela le rekhodi inqabileyo kaPresley, ekhupha iingoma zothando kunye negitare ethambileyo.
Iibhutsi zomculo kufuneka ziyekwe zezinye iivenkile ezirekhodiweyo zeMemphis, kubandakanya Iirekhodi zeShangri-La . Goner Iirekhodi yenye indawo entle yokuthatha i-vinyl, kwaye ikwalikhaya I-Elvis yokulinganisa umntu ukuba nabani na angandwendwela iisenti ezingama-25.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis Olu thelekiso lubonisa ukuba uBeale St. wayebukeka njani ngo-1935-unyaka uPresley azalwa ngawo-kwaye ujongeka njani namhlanje. | Ityala: UMichael Ochs Archives / Getty Izithombe; Ifoto nguWesley Hitt / Getty Izithombe
Umculo kaPresley wawufakwe nezandi zeekwayala zevangeli ezazimthabisile xa wayesemtsha eMemphis. U-Elvis okwishumi elivisayo wayeyaziwa ngokuhlala kwizitulo ezingasemva zecawe ukuze akwazi ukuzimela aphume aye kwinkonzo zamabandla aMnyama ngaphambili. Umphefumlo kunye nokudumba umculo weevangeli kwezi kwayara uya kuba yenye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo kwisitayile sakhe sokucula esipheleleyo.
Kukho uluhlu lweecawe apho iindwendwe eMemphis zinokuntywilisela kwisitayile somculo esiphefumlele uElvis nabanye abaninzi. Indawo eyodwa eyahlukileyo yile Igcwele Icawa yeVangeli yeTabernakele , icawe ekhokelwa yimvumi yomphefumlo eyaziwayo-umfundisi uAl Green.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis Ityala: UStephen Saks / uLonely Planet / imifanekiso kaFetty
Chitha ubusuku njengondwendwe lukaPresley
Ikhaya langaphambili likaPresley e Ilizwe Kufuneka ukuba ubone nawuphi na umlandeli oyinyani, ngakumbi ngokuvulwa kweziko labo elitsha ngo-Matshi elibandakanya iimyuziyam ezahlukeneyo kunye nemiboniso yenkcubeko. Ikhaya elingcwalisiweyo le-rock and roll king lisingethe uthotho lwemibhiyozo yosuku lokuzalwa kweKumkani, kubandakanya nokusika ikeyiki ukuhlonipha into eyayizakuba yiminyaka yokuzalwa kwakhe engama-82.
Ukuziva ukuba kwakunjani ukuba yinxalenye yesangqa sangaphakathi sikaPresley, zama ukuchitha ubusuku kuvulwe kutshanje Indlu yeendwendwe eGraceland . Ukutshintsha i-Heartbreak Hotel ekufutshane, iNdlu yeeNdwendwe iphefumlelwe ngumbono kaPresley wokudala indawo yeemvumi kunye nabo basebenzisana nabo ukuba bahlale ngexesha labo eMemphis.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis Chitha ubusuku njengondwendwe eGraceland. | Ityala: NgokweNdlu yeeNdwendwe eGraceland
U-Elvis wayesoloko efuna ukuba nendlu yeendwendwe yeendwendwe zakhe; wayehlala esonwabisa abantu, uMike Pramshafer, uSekela Mongameli wentengiso kunye nentengiso yeNdlu yeeNdwendwe, uxelele uT + L ngexesha lokuvulwa. Uyilo kunye nokuhonjiswa kweNdlu yeeNdwendwe kufuziselwa emva kwento esivakalelwa kukuba ukubonakala kuka-Elvis kuya kuba luluntu lwanamhlanje.
Ngamagumbi angama-400, iholo yemidlalo, kunye nomtshini otshabalalayo, ukongezwa okutsha kunokuba kwinqanaba elikhulu kunokuba uPresley wayenengqondo. Nangona kunjalo abo basondele ku-Elvis, kubandakanya nowayesakuba ngumfazi wakhe uPriscilla Presley, Ndidumise ihotele entsha, besithi ihambelana nesimbo nomoya kaElvis & apos; Ilifa.
Uhambo luka-Elvis eMemphis Buza 'i-bark eyongezelelweyo' kwihagu yakho kwi-Central BBQ. | Ityala: UMichael Ventura / Alamy
Yitya, emva koko utye okunye
Akukho tyelelo eMemphis luya kugqitywa ngaphandle kwesayine yesixeko esityikityiweyo. Emva kosuku eGraceland, sicebisa iNeely's Bar-B-Que yokutsala inyama yehagu, iimbambo kunye nomoya ophakamileyo wendlu yendlela.
Awungekhe uhambe gwenxa ngeCBQ eseMbindini, ngakumbi ukuba ucela isitya sehagu ngegxolo elongezelelekileyo (loo mnandi, uqweqwe lomsi). Ayikho ibhotolo yamandongomane kunye nesandwich yebhekoni, kodwa uKumkani uya kuvuma.