Davey Ditchburn,left handed guitar player and lead singer for several Glam Rock bands, explaining how he switched from skiffle to rock and roll in 1956, in an article entitled "How guitar present led to a life of music", as published on the Shields Gazette 22 January 2017 edition.

That ran its course and rock ’n roll came round, Elvis Presley happened and that changed the whole thing. So that was the advent of proper rock ’n roll...

— Davey Ditchburn

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About Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.