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When did Elvis become popular?

The correct answer is In the 1950s

He made his first studio recordings the following year with Sam Phillips' Sun Records which released his debut single—That's All Right/Blue Moon of Kentucky in July 1954. By 1956, with RCA Records Elvis Presley topped the country and western charts three times—with Heartbreak Hotel, I Want You, I Need You, I Love You and Don't Be Cruel; as well as the pop charts—with Hound Dog and Don't Be Cruel being crowned respectively Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the first Grammy Awards ceremony.

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