ELVIS PRESLEY WAS THE FIRST REAL ROCK N ROLL STAR. A WHITE SOUTHENOR SINGING BLUES LACED WITH COUNTRY AND COUNTRY TINGED WITH GOSPEL, PRESLEY BROUGHT TOGETHER MUSIC FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE COLOUR LINE. PRESLEY PERFORMED THIS MUSIC WITH A NATURAL HIPSWINGING SEXUALITY THAT MADE HIM A TEEN IDOL AND A ROLE MODEL FOR GENERATIONS OF COOL REBELS