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â¢ Elvis in March 1956: It was the most important month in Elvis Presley's career. â¢ Elvis's Gas Station Fight: Elvisâs rebellious image in 1956 was fueled by a fight with two gas station attendents. â¢ Elvis's Encounter with Robbie Moore: The Memphis belle taught Elvis a lesson about privacy in 1956.
Presley's first RCA single,  Heartbreak Hotel , was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. He was regarded as the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records.ccompanying Presley's rise to fame, a cultural shift was taking place that he both helped inspire and came to symbolize. Igniting the biggest pop craze since Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra ... Presley brought rock'n'roll into the mainstream of popular culture, writes historian Marty Jezer.