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About Jailhouse Rock (song) : RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957 . The song had a film release of Presley's motion picture under the same name Jailhouse Rock . Rolling Stone magazine included it at number 67 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . In 2004, it finished at number 21 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema . Presley's performance in the film was choreographed as a dance routine involving himself and a large group of male prisoners . The film version differs from the single version of the song, featuring backing instrumentation and vocals not heard on the record . Presley performed the song in the It was released in 1957. The genre is rockabilly rock and roll. The track was release in 1957. Jailhouse Rock (song) has a significant contribution from artist(s) Jerry Leiber,Mike Stoller.
About Elvis Presley - Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century . He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King" Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues . His music career began in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips . Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black . Presley was drafted into military service in 1958 . He relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work . He devoted much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums . Elvis Presley's music is influenced by genre(s) - rock and roll pop rockabilly country gospel r&b.