Elvis Presley was born on Janunary 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. His twin brother, Jesse Garon, died at birth. His parents were very poor and Elvis never had music lessons, but he was surrounded by music from an early age. His parents were very religious, and Elvis regularly sang at church services. In 1948, whenhe was thirteen, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He left school in 1953 and got a job as a truck driver.