Elvis Country

COUNTRY MUSIC TRAIL ELVIS COUNTRY Raised on country here in Tupelo, first introduced as "The Hillbilly Cat," then by RCA Victor as "the hottest new name in country music," Elvis Presley's revolutionary musical mix always had country as a key ingredient. Appearing on the country charts over 50 times, Presley's music pushed traditional country towards the modernizing Nashville Sound, which followed the pop, if not the rock 'n' roll path he'd fashioned. Elvis would record the country songs he loved throughout his career.

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