Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley

Hailey MandelkoMrs. Herrmann

World History HonorsSemester Presentation

The Two Kings

• Biographies

- Michael Jackson

- Elvis Presley

• Similarities

• Differences

• Greater Impact

Michael Jackson

Childhood

• Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana.

• He is the seventh child out of nine- Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Michael, Randy, and Janet.

Childhood

• Michael did not have much of a childhood because he grew up into a boy band with his brothers.

• The band was the Jackson 5.

• Michael, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon

Solo Career

• The Jackson 5 split and Michael took off on a solo career.

• He started off big because of the band that he was in as a child.

• He became huge for his dance moves, the Moon Walk being his most famous.

Disaster

• While filming a commercial for Pepsi, his hair caught on fire from a fire work that went off too early.

• He was rushed to the hospital and treated for third degree burns on his head.

Musical Career

• Michaels career started with major hits that top the charts and stayed on the top of the lists for weeks.

• These songs are Billie Jean, Beat it, Smooth Criminal, and of course Thriller.

Other Songs• Man In the Mirror

• They Don’t Care About Us

• Dirty Diana

• Earth Song

• Black or White

• Wanna be Startin’ Somethin

• Rock With You

• Human Nature

• Say, Say, Say

Charity Work

• Jackson holds the World Record for the Most Charities Supported by a single person.

• His family today is taking over some of the charities that he supported.

Death

• He went into cardiac arrest at his home and was worked on for some time but were not able to get a pulse back.

• There is a lot of controversy surrounding Michael’s death but nothing is known.

Accomplishments

• Won 13 Grammy Awards and has 13 Number 1 Singles

• 40 Billboard Awards

• World’s Best Selling Male Solo Pop Artist

• Inductee of Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

More Accomplishments

• Became known as The King of Pop

• Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium

• Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fme

• Best Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium

• Artist of the Century Award

Elvis Presley

Childhood

• Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi.

• He was an only child and was very close to his mother because his father was not around much.

• They moved to Memphis when Elvis was very young.

Childhood

• When Elvis was younger he did not have many friends.

• At school he was bullied by his peers. His relationship with is mother became very special to him because of this.

Work

• As a teenager, Elvis was working a full time job to keep his family above water and save their house.

• He worked in jobs such as ushering a theatre, and driving a truck for an electric company.

Beginning of Career

• His singing began when he was at church singing in the choir.

• He decided for a Christmas present he would record a song for his mother. While he was there, the record company signed him and began their record deal.

Acting Career

• He started acting before he went to war, but continued it when he returned.

• He started with small roles coming in being a supporting actor in a scene or two, all the way to being the main star of a movie.

Military

• Elvis was drafted into the Army in 1957, but was in the middle of shooting a movie so he was given a deferment to finish the movie

• He was drafted March 24, 1958 and finish his training in Texas before being moved to Germany.

• He was introduced to meth while he was there.

Marriage

• Elvis met Priscilla in 1959 in Germany when she was 14 and he was 24.

• She finally convinced her parents to let her live in America and when she did it was not long till her and Elvis got married on May 1, 1967.

• They had one child named Lisa Marie who was born on February 24, 1968

Death

• He was found dead on his suite floor on August 16, 1977.

• There is a lot of controversy on how he died. It is known that he had many chronic illnesses but also that he was taking a lot of prescribed pills that doctors had given him.

• It was convinced that his addiction came from the war where he used meth.

Accomplishments

• He influenced the music we listen to know.

• He is the idol for many singers that sing to us like Michael Jackson who has shaped pop.

• Received the Album of the Year in Country Music.

• Nominated for 5 Grammys and won 3

Accomplishments

• Won the Best Musical Performance at Laurel Awards

• Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Known as The King of Rock and Roll

Comparison

Similarities

• They both were believers that when they were preforming, the crowd was the most important thing.

• Very charitable and courtious

• Became known as the Kings of their Genres

• Were great fathers

• Had Friends that were not their for their best Interest

Differences

• Michael grew up in a huge family while Elvis was an only child.

• Elvis went to the Military and became an actor while Michael was strictly doing things with his music.

• Michael’s works was more of a pop genre while Elvis was more Rock and Roll and Country.

Differences

• Michael always had a changing appearance as he grew up while Elvis looked the same and stayed with the same style.

• Elvis was more about the hip shaking while Michael worked on his feet movement.

• Elvis had one child

• Michael had three

Greater Impact

• Michael Jackson had the greater impact.

• He was known during a period where the publicity was bigger so the World knew more.

• He gave more than Elvis and was also bigger in the music industry than him.

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