Elvis Presley & The Black Community - That Echo Will Never Die | REACTION | Black people love him
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Elvis did not call himself the king of rock n' roll and in fact hated being called that. He would always correct people saying, "There is only one King and that is Jesus Christ". Elvis also gave credit to the artists before him which is how people flocked to the music of Little Richard after hearing Elvis perform Tutti Fruitti. If you subscribe to Chuck D's opinion, then no one could ever perform a "cover" or "sample" any other artist's work even in a different genre which is ludicrous. BTW who do you find more creditable, those who knew and/or worked with Elvis or a johnny come lately who has only heard rumors and has no personal knowledge...
EXACTLY, on two counts....
People, too easily, like to jump on a bandwagon ("no personal knowledge")---especially, all these wanna-be victims, runnin' around, t'day---it's pure laziness!!!
The other good point you made, was that nobody would be able to cover, or sample a song!!! It cracked me up, when, I think it was CeeLo Green, who sampled "It's a hard knocks life", and everybody was actin' like CeeLo had thought that up, himself !!! It's done in movies, as well.... There was a black remake of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "The Wizard of Oz", and "The Little Mermaid".... That was okay, though!!! 🤦 It makes me so angry!!!
Tutti Fruity was actually Pat Boone's ( really white) song, but Little Richard took it!! 🥰
@@gigip.2458 : I don't think so---Little Richard wrote the song.
You to check out the songs history
@@gigip.2458Sorry, but you're wrong about that. Pat did do a cover of it, but Little Richard co-wrote it with a lady named Dorothy LaBostrie.
Elvis and James Brown were extremely close. James Brown was the first person to show up at Elvis’s funeral. He sat down next to Elvis’s coffin, singing some gospel, praying & talking to Elvis.
I have come to throughly believe Elvis is the most famous of all time! Is there any other artist who has a week long celebration of them every year since their death? Anyone, in fact? Anyone that comes close to the number of songs written about them? Any artist whose home is a major tourist attraction from people all over the world? Who has so many movies and documentaries about them? Maybe, but no one I can think of, including MJ. And, Elvis has been gone over 50 years.
Check out the original of A Little Less Conversation and then remix. The remix charted quite high on the charts in the early 2000’s!
It's the same as calling Michael the King of Pop, Tina the Queen of Rock n' Roll, or even James Brown the Godfather of Soul...they weren't the first to do it, they were the BEST at it... that's not disrespectful to the originals that laid the foundation. Those people were Pioneers and Discoverers. They said here it is. The ones after that pick it up, develop it, and make it huge. They are the Kings and Queens. Elvis was like the star on a Christmas tree. Doesn't mean a thing without a base on which to stand tall. Chuck Berry and the others were Pioneers. Elvis was the BEST at using the foundation they laid. HOWEVER, Elvis never claimed to be the King of Rock n' Roll...his fans called him that. He always said there's only one King, Jesus Christ, and He is in Heaven. You will hear RUMORS he STOLE music...but, he got the proper permissions and paid the royalties. In fact, lots of times, the Artists would come to him and ask him to do their music. His Manager, Col. Tom Parker was in a 50/50 deal with Elvis...and INSISTED that Elvis get 50% of the publishing (then the Col. would get 50% of that). He wanted to record I Will Always Love You, and Dolly Parton agreed to let him. Just before he was to record it, Parker asked Dolly if she understood Elvis would get 50% of the publishing. At that point, she said there was NO WAY she would give ANYONE that much of ANY OF HER SONGS. Dolly and Elvis were both heartbroken...but, Dolly said, it was a BUSINESS DECISION, and Elvis could respect that. Had Dolly agreed, Col. Parker would have made 25% of the publishing for it over the years, and for the 5 years he was still alive when Whitney Houston recorded it for the movie The Bodyguard. Dolly took that song to number 1 TWICE and Whitney took it to number 1 for its THIRD TIME.
James Brown sat for almost 2 hours at Elvis casket and wept ...
I was born in Memphis in 1960 and had a cousin that had cancer at age 4. Elvis made often trips to St. Jude hospital and brought the children gifts. He gave my cousin a huge stuffed lion for his bravery. Unfortunately he passed away, but my Aunt still has that lion to this day. Elvis was so much more than just an amazingly talented man, he was an absolute angel to many.
He helped finance the St. Jude's Children's Hospital by donating his WW2 vessel to be auctioned off to raise funding to complete construction. ❤
Thanks for this story. Elvis was truly an angel. That's what everyone who knew him personally says. Elvis helped many, many sick people. And he regularly donated to 50 charities.
NUESTRO ELVIS ADEMAS DE SU GRAN TALENTO INTERPRETATIVO, SU EXTRAORDINARIA BELLEZA, CARISMA, SIMPATIA Y TODO LO QUE YA SABEMOS ERA UNA HERMOSA PERSONA CON UN ALMA BONDADOSA. ERA UN SER ESPECIAL!!!!🇺🇾🙏💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪💔😪🙏🇺🇾
There is an orphanage (for lack of a better word) called the Tupelo Children's Mansion. It is a United Pentecostal Church owned place. The most recent director was informed some years back that many anonymous gifts showed up at Christmas time from a wealthy donor. Then he happened to go tour the birthplace of Elvis and heard the guide tell how Elvis anonymously gave gifts to a Children's home every Christmas. And it clicked. It was Elvis that made orphans happy every year at Christmas at the Mansion.
@@pamhorne5514 Elvis never forgot where he came from. 👍👍♥️👑👑👑
Now you need to see another side of Elvis and why he is still so loved by watching "The King of Kindness"....
He didn’t steel anything he opened the door for everyone that has came behind him!
More like he pried it open with a crowbar
Also Elvis did Not like to be called King! He said there is only One king and that is JESUS! Others called him king! He never did!
He Was And Always Will Be The King Of Entertainment ! Thus His Called The King That Will Never Change ! ❤
He didn't like being called the king bc he loved The Lord but he will always be the King of Rock & Roll!! God Bless you Elvis 🙏
this is what upsets me.. I know there were many a black artist out there b4 Elvis.. but Elvis... being white.. actually broke down those barriers .. he got the heat for it.. Old white ppl hated him... tried to shut him down.. didn't happen.. and Elvis doing what he did opened the door . finally, for black artists to come into mainstream culture back then.. Elvis never had hate in his heart for anyone and he stood up for everyone.. I truly don't like anyone disrespecting a man that never disrespected anyone. You don't have to like him but respect the man.. and never disrespect his talent.. That man's voice was God Given.
Amen!! 🛐
Elvis actually took just as much- if not more-abuse for playing this ‘vulgar’ music, getting punched, his car vandalized, etc. than Black artists did. The white establishment in their ignorance expected Black folks to behave that way, but for a white boy it was scandalous and tantamount to treason!
that man that called elvis the king was bluse man bb king
I am loving your channel! So glad I found you! When you are just starting out with The Elvis rabbit hole, may I suggest reacting to Elvis....King of Kindness and short version of Elvis...A Generous Heart & 200 Cadillacs. It really shows who he really was as a man. He was so humble, never forgot where he came from and his character. He grew up dirt poor and lived in awful times of segregation. He was 1 of 4 families living in a prominently black neighborhood. His neighbors helped his family. His mama taught him respect and love others! Color didn't matter, even during those times. When his childhood friend Sam and EP went to the movies, Elvis would sneak over to the "black side", and they would sit in the aisle together. Thank you for learning. You're genuine. ❤ TCB ⚡😊
Great reaction to Elvis please keep them coming!! There is a part 2 with more celebrities like Arsenio Hall, Eddie Murphy, BB king, Whitney Houston, fun fact, Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy Houston was one of Elvis’s background singers
*Elvis Presley ( King Of Kindness ) who else can say they helped end Polio…No One Only Elvis Can!!
*Elvis Presley ( A Generous Heart )
* Elvis Presley ( Gave Away 200 Cadillacs )
Thank you for keeping Elvis alive!!! 🎸🎤🎶
Elvis wasn't perfect but outside of his talent he was a great human being. Elvis gave so much to others that he doesn't often get credit for anymore.
Elvis brought me to your channel. He was a wonderful, kind, humble man, and he respected everyone. He is still loved worldwide and will never be forgotten. Very nice reaction. More Elvis please. 👍🎶🎧(🇿🇦🌍)
Thank you for having an open mind. He truly was amazing, that's why he's still the king. Loved your reaction!
Elvis gave so much to so many people. I think artists who grew up dirt poor. Dad in jail. Being looked down on etc. Really appreciate the people. He's seen both sides. Died so young. 42. So short. He gave so much in such a short time.
I grew up in the '50's & remember it well -- it was a different world -- just like the '60's & all that was going on then. In the '50's many grownups had lots of hangups -- it was a very staid time of life so when Elvis came along, it shook everyone up -- no one was doing anything like him & most people saw it as something not nice. Look at some the singers of those times -- females & males alike -- & compare them to Elvis to see the great difference. No one in my family saw anything wrong about what he did & I as a young person never saw anything wrong or sexual about what he did -- but most adults saw it differently. Read about the '50's so you'll get a better understanding of what it was like.
There are also 2 documentaries about his great charitable givings: "A Generous Heart" & "King of Kindness." There are 3 worlds worth to know & learn about Elvis -- not just his tremendous music repertoire but Elvis the person. If you do nothing else in your life but watch videos about him you may not get through it all.
Pluto - Everyone used to do each other’s hit songs. It was common accepted practice. Almost no one wrote their own songs. Professional songwriters wrote for everyone, and wanted as many people as possible to record them. Two exceptions to that in early rock were Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. Writing your own songs only became common after the late 60s.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about the real man. Before Elvis sang rock and roll they would not play black singers on the white stations. Elvis changed that and both black & white singers were played on the same stations. This enabled the black singers to reach a much larger group.
Elvis was, is, and will always be the king! Elvis combined rhythm and blues, country, and gospel and no other before him ever did that and that is the name of that tune! MJ to his credit openly admitted he was influenced by Elvis, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, and James Brown but nobody is knocking MJ. If you look at Elvis' moves in the 50's MJ copied some of his moves exactly, as a matter of fact there is a video out there that somesome put together showing them side by side and there is no question MJ copied Elvis.
Elvis is the king the people before him didn't sell over 1 billion records,18 number 1 hits and have over 1 billion people world wide watch his tv show live in Hawaii!!did u hear black guy Elvis gave an injection to black music like no other?
If they were calling Elvis the “father “ of rock ‘n’ roll, I would agree with Chuck’s statement. Being the king doesn’t mean you invented it. It means that you had the most impact and sold the most records. Michael Jordan didn’t invent basketball, but he could be called the king of basketball.
Exactly ❤
Fact!
Elvis is the king of rock n roll. People are just ignorent doesn't matter what skin color you are. it's about the impact you did on society. It is really interesting that the racist white people say elvis is singing black music is wrong, and I'd say the black people saying music is segerationall and have that mentality it's very interesting such as the rapper guy.
There’s Two Parts To Elvis And The Black Community ! He Will Always Be The King Of Entertainment ! The Voice ! Humanitarian ! ❤ Revolutionary ! The King !
People should watch the "documentary" Elvis and The Black Community. Also; Elvis,a Generous Heart. Excellent!
I've watched it a few times. It's very good!
Elvis didn’t know he was the only white little boy in his first Baptist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi. He didn’t understand why all of his friends had to go to a different school or sit on the other side at the Movies. They used to sit on each side of the centre aisle and talk through the movie. When he became famous he used to go back to Tupelo and perform at the black only concerts because they were his family. Elvis was called a Gospel Singer who sang Rock and Roll. He was inducted into 23 halls and walks of fame but Gospel held his heart. When I paint now the only thing I listen to are the more than 220 Gospel songs he sings and recorded. I don’t want to hear anyone’s remakes. That man near the end was just nasty and I defy you to find anyone who agrees with him.
When Elvis died at 43 he had almost given away his fortune. Priscilla took over for their daughter and rebuilt it. I remember he saw a black lady looking in a window at new cars one day so he stopped and asked her name and what she was looking at. He got her talking and it was her birthday, she worked as a housekeeper and it was always a wait for her bus home so she decided to look. He went inside and bought her a Cadillac and told her Happy Birthday, I don’t want to see you waiting out here anymore. That was Elvis and the only person he held above his Mother was Jesus. He did not like being called the King and he would say so if he heard it. He was a gift for all of us and his manager worked him to death in Vegas even after he was very sick.
Watch Part 2 and then you tell me who you think he was.
Elvis never claimed the title of King but others bestowed the title on him and a lot of people jealous and wanted to hurt him
LIttle Richard who was a friend of Elvis said:
"Elvis was an intergrator, he opened doors for us to come through"
He also said "He was the most electrifiying artist to see live"
Elvis had his first hit "Thats Alright Mama" in 1954.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Bo Diddiley all had their first hits in 1955. ELvis was influenced by Big Boy Crudup, Willie DIxon, Muddy Waters etc from blues
One thing that seems to be ignored is Rock and Roll was not just blues-it was a combination of country, blues, pop of the era and gospel music. All 4 of these became rock and roll.
BUT he was also influenced by Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, Hank WIlliams etc from country music.
And influenced by Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and others from pop music of the era
NOT to forget he was born in Tupelo Mississippi and lived on the poor black side of town where he went to black and white churches and loved gospel music. He "organically" was drenched in the black culture of the south,
I must point out that Chuck Berry was influenced greatly by country artists-his first hit "Maybelline" was actually a country artist Bob Wills song from the 40s "Ida Red" that Chuck wrote new lyrics for and sped up.
No one says Chuck stole from country-he was influenced by country.
Ray Charles had several hits with "cover versions" of country songs-some of the first music he heard as a child was from the "
Grand ole Opry on radio. He was influenced by country-no one says he stole from it.
James Brown was one of the few people who was allowed to visit the “King” at his open coffin. “He was in there for hours,” Elvis’ guitarist James Burton recalled in an interview. “I think they had to drag him away because he wouldn’t leave.” 😮🥰
Thank you for your reaction to Elvis keeping his music alive he was so generous he was the greatest
Simply very nice young man, with a big heart by all accounts, used by his criminal manager, often times, drugged and ultimately addicted to uppers and downers to perform, which led to his Premature death! He didn’t deserve that. For example, he never performed concerts Outside the United States, because his manager was fearful, that he would be found out and deported upon return!
A quick story that is not apocryphal:
He pulled his car into a gas station right after it had been robbed. He calmed the attendant and subsequently gave the kid his car!
I had two friends who helped him out of a near riot situation in the 60s in Los Angeles (he didn’t realize what would happen, when he tried to sneak into a midday movie matinee😂!)
My buddy and his friend were both subsequently guests at his Beverly Hills home, received gifts and a comped weekend In Las Vegas, where they attended his show. Nobody can tell me that he wasn’t a Kind, generous soul! He didn’t even know them!
Elvis paved the way as the Beatles said before Elvis there was nothing
Ppl say Elvis was a racist,how ever blacks were treated back then , Elvis was treated the same way because of his music..But the difference was he pushed through n wouldn't allow anyone to treat he badly..He opened Alot of doors for ppl of color..He fought for the rights for ppl of color by hiring them n made ppl treat them with respect...They said he stoled their music, meanwhile today it's called " covering".We have ppl of color today using his music... Should we say "they are stealing his talent". No!! Everyone has a right to add to a song,or take away from one...Alot of jealousy out there because no matter what he sang it became his, because of the way he sang any songs...The man could never be duplicated n never will be...
Truth, I lived it in the 50's and at one time he had more black adult fans than white. See the interview Baz Luhrman did the interview with Elvis childhood black friend who said Elvis didn't have a racist bone in his body, in fact Bell was struck by the fact that this little white boy would say yes Mame and No Sir to Bell's parents, that just wasn't done in those days. You won't know until you see the racist era Elvis grew up in. In fact Bell said, Elvis and his mom were so poor that the black people in the neighborhood felt sorry for them and gave them vegetables out of their gardens. learn history, research truth about any famous person don't just go with the lying media.
@user-gz5xt1lj4t I was raised in the early 80s in Mississippi and I know for a fact some kids still weren't encouraged to say "ma'am" or "sir" to their black elders. It's amazing that Elvis did so in his Era.
He gave to "black" Charities; he backed MLK with a LOT of money! Actually, Elvis sent $100,000 a yr to different charities. He would also "play" Santa and would go to hospitals and give to ALL the children.
If B.B. King says they didn't make a mistake (after the dude before him talking about a slap in the face etc) then I'll believe B.B.
He helped Danny Thomas open Saint Jude in 1961. And 100 thousand other things for people and strangers
Elvis has acknowledged, many, many times, where he got his music, from---I have a DVD of Elvis interviews, and on almost every single one, he talks about it. He grew-up in the poorest of poor section of Memphis, and would go down and hang-out with the black men, singing on the corners, and would attend black churches to hear the choirs, cuz that's the music that moved him.
Loved your reaction, and your appreciation, for this newfound information. I have run into several black people, over the years, who were just dead-set on Elvis being a racist. I tried to tell them, but.... I'm so glad I found this video, ages ago, cuz now I just point people to it.
Elvis grew up in Shakeray, Tupelo, Mississippi. White people didn’t like that he loved to sing black music. It was segregated to separate radio stations, entertainment venues. He got resentment from whites and blacks but he just kept on doing his own thing. How could he deny himself? He and BB King were good buddies.
It was ELVIS who OPENED the doors!!
PLEASE do some reactions to Elvis singing Gospel! It doesn't matter what - as long as it's Elvis.
You have to understand, the media called Elvis the king, Elvis personally said, "I am not the king of anything, Jesus Christ is the King", He also said "Fats Domino was the King in a news conference. And the man that said it was a slap in the face, is ignorant. I lived the 50's I am 80, it was so racist back then that white stations would not play black artist till he changed that. He stood up when there were people who were hung in the back woods by the Klan, if they associated with blacks. He stood for everyone. He took the crap from a lot of white people. Blacks loved him. and Chuck D saying the contrary is a jealous competitor. You want to believe a person who lived those times, that's how I know when people say mean things about Elvis, I just want to shake them. THEY ARE IGNORANT. the lady speaking from his backup group "The Sweet Inspirations" to which Whitney Houston's mother sang for Elvis, will tell you before they met Elvis, they didn't want to take the job with Elvis, the media had called him a racist, and that he stole black music. But when they met him they were stunned at what a wonderful man he was. See the other part of this documentary called part 2. Elvis isn't just loved because he was handsome and talented, but because he made an impact on our lives. He supported MLK and was devastated when he died, Elvis quietly financially supported King but no one knows all that. See "Elvis Presley King of Kindness", he was a special human, one like you won't see come this way again. Thanks,.
AMEN ❤ WELL SAID😊 I HOPE PEOPLE TAKE TIME TO READ YOUR COMMENT ,BECAUSE WHAT YOUR EXPRESSING IS VERY TRUE. LETS NOT FORGET THE GRAND OLE OPPREY
REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM FOR SOMETIME. LOOK WHATS GOING ON TODAY. ELVIS COULDN'T
SHAKE HIS HEAD NEVER MIND HIS HIPS. WELL GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE TRUTH OUT THERE.🐦
Truth can seem stranger than fiction sometimes. Elvis Presley actually WAS NOT A RACIST. Muhammad Ali, BB King, and James Brown and many others attested to that.
Elvis didn't steal anything from anyone. ELVIS CREATED HIS OWN STYLE and paid the black artists he worked with very, very well. That "Elvis was a racist and stole black music" narrative was a false narrative that bears no truth and has zero evidence. ALL black artists that worked with him PRAISED HIM.
Elvis is the only musician inducted into the Gospel, R&B, Country, Pop and Rock Halls of Fame.
FACTS:
1. Elvis Presley has NEVER stolen a song. Not even in one instance. Elvis WORKED ** WITH BLACK SONGWRITERS **. In particular, Otis Blackwell, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, among a few others. Elvis paid for SONG RIGHTS, which went to each black artist.
2. Elvis then sent ROYALTY CHECKS to the artist based on HIS sales.
3. Because Elvis CREDITED EACH ARTIST, on EACH ALBUM, black artists' ALBUM SALES skyrocketed when Elvis recorded one of their songs. Elvis opened up THREE REVENUE STREAMS for black artists when almost NO ONE ELSE WAS. This is the part that Little Richard was talking about.
There absolutely were white artists and executives that were stealing black music, but Elvis was NOT in that group. Elvis gave an injection to black music and musicians, that is why they willingly worked with Elvis, and CREDITED ELVIS for doing JUST THAT. Examples: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Otis Blackwell, Fats Domino, Jackie Wilson. Mahalia Jackson. Cissy Houston. James Brown. Isaac Hayes. Al Green. They all credited and put mad respect on Elvis' name.
Elvis came FROM NOTHING. Born in a shack with no running water or electricity. Twin brother died at birth and was buried in a SHOEBOX. So poor his black friend Sam Bell called him the poorest of the poor. Yet his ability to interpret and arrange a song by merging three distinct genres, R&B, Country and Gospel was revolutionary.
Elvis was an ARRANGER as much as he was a lead vocalist and dancer. He was a creator of stage presentations, of clothing attire, and the look of a rock and roll star. He was a crossover youth symbol for many young white, black and Hispanic people in the 1950s, no matter their race or creed, and always went against the order of older elites of the day.
Elvis was a youth rebel, who dressed with Italian and Cuban collar shirts, wide-legged, pleated trousers, blousons , long raised Pompadour hairstyle, sharp colors, denim and leather jackets, and always looked youthful and fresh. Always dressed on point. All eyes were on Elvis. And the older people hated the look and would threaten to arrest him and even kill him for his singing and dancing. Death threats became the norm until the day he died. Elvis was a strong supporter of civil rights, hiring black musicians and staff members when almost noone was at the time, even during the race riots of the 1960s. His voice and action is dearly missed as it could really help in today's atmosphere.
So true! Thank you for great work in the Elvis world!
thank u i grew up with the king lot of rumors set by white people who were racist!!sick of hearing that from black people and they change the tune after they got educated about the KING!!!!!HAve no idea where they got the infro from!!!!!
@@joesmith6524 Yes. Black youth in those days LOVED Elvis. White youth loved Elvis.
THAT is what the old white southern elites were SO SCARED OF. The acceptance of minority cultures by the next generation. Black more so than any other race at the time.
i grew up with ELVIS the racist thing and he stole music rumors set up by whites who where racist!! and jealous envious people!
Your right you can't steal a voice
As big as he was , he always remained humble and down to earth. Always putting people first.
Elvis Presley is KING....for a multitude of reasons. Similar to but not to be confused with Jesus. His meteoric rise from rags to riches is a testament to himself and the gifts he was blessed with - and how much he blessed others along the way. He was not recognized with the Grammys or other industry awards he deserved for being supportive of people of color and standing up for principle and standard when others didn't. Disregard haters and ignorant naysayers saying otherwise. Elvis is Forever 💯⚡❤️
A friend of Elvis Presley once said: "Elvis really loved everyone. His greatest joy was making people happy"! Elvis Presley himself once said: "No matter whether you are rich or poor, no matter where you come from, we all come from God"!
Nobody else couldn't do what he did! Nobody else didn't open that door! And thats the name of that tune!!!
Elvis got a big heart, amazing person❤️
I am so ecstatic that you watched Elvis and the black community. There are two parts… you just watched part one. Google there is an Elvis and the black community part two. It’s the second part of what you just watched, shows more of Elvis growing up in the ghetto. Also, I suggest 200 Cadillacs, mini documentary and Elvis a generous heart gives you all different perspectives, and a slight education. Thank you so much for watching it. It made my day good for you! In answer to your question, do I consider Elvis the king? My answer is yes, because he never took credit for being the king, whenever he was called that his answer would be there is only one king and that is Jesus Christ. I feel that by his interpretation of black music it allowed the black entertainers to finally emerge in their own right. So because of that success, allowing America to view black music on TV and on the radio, I would then say yes he was the king, and he never took credit He always gave credit to those who came before him. It takes a big man to do that. Love this thank you.
He didn't like being called the King, it was the public that call him that 👌😎👏
They lost, Elvis and our community love of each other won!
That's what makes him so special to me. His beautiful, soulful voice, his versatility, his humour and a good charcter not many people have.
Thank you for this reaction!💚☀️
I think you would enjoy the Baz Luhrmann’s interview with one of his black childhood friends. Elvis lived in a poor Tupelo Miss hood where he and his parents were one of only four white families from about 1944-1948. Baz produced the 2022 Elvis biopic, and interviewed Mr Sam Bell at age 86 or 87. Sadly, Mr Bell died before the biopic opened in theaters, thus he did not get to see how some things he told about Elvis as a kid were used in the movie. I know I and other Elvis fans enjoyed seeing and hearing Mr Bell’s thoughts and opinions. In 1948, Elvis and his mom and dad moved to Memphis where they lived in the projects. 3 members of Elvis (mafia), attended Humes High school with Elvis, a few others members were in the Army with him. These guys worked for Elvis and were his friends.
I have to tell you. I’m at the age where I had the opportunity, at the age of 9. Accompanying my mother and sister to see Elvis perform live. It touches my heart, every time I see a younger generation. Getting to experience Elvis. 🥰n
Elvis didn’t think he’d be remembered, once he was gone.
Eliswas asked during an interview if he had been forced to choose only performing rock-and-roll or Gospel. He said it would, without question, it would have been Gospel.
Being called "The King" of something doesn't mean that you started it, it only means that you are the best at it.
There is a 2nd part to this, but it is available as a whole documentary also. So glad you are learning about the real man. Muhammad Ali was a dear friend and James Brown and Fats Domino and Jim Brown ( of the Cleveland Browns) were all close friends of Elvis. Several sang tributes to him after he died.
There is a second part to this!
Elvis's Gospel records are amazing. You should listen to him singing "Peace in the Valley".
Elvis didn't rip anyone off he was great at his craft he brought the great sound of R&B, Gospel and Country together and made it a melting pot of great music for everyone plus he paid royalties for the music he sang like everyone who do covers alot of which in his younger days were written by two white Jewish men Lieber and Stoller who wrote hits like "You Ain't nothing but a Hound Dog." Mama Thornton may have sang it but she didn't own it, so how was it stealing? Calling Elvis the King does not negate the greatness of black artists in the same time plus he wasn't just a Rock and Roll icon he sang many differnt genres, R&B, Gospel, Country, Pop and Contemporary he was even inducted into various musical Hall's of Fame posthumously so he wasn't some talentless hack taking credit for other people's music just because he was white and had more of an advantage which yes I'm not saying he didn't get more of an advantage at that time more than the black artist's but it didn't take away from the fact that he was a great talent who sang many different songs he had hits in more than one genre so to me that's why Elvis is a king among musicians.
A journalist said: "Elvis, you are the king of Rock n' Roll" Elvis, replied: "I'm not! The real king of Rock n' Roll is him" pointing to the singer and pianist Fats Domino, who went to greet Elvis before of the show. Fats Domino considered himself, without a doubt, as the creator of Rock, since, according to Fats, he didn't know anyone who had sung that (Rock n' Roll) before him.
For me, honestly, I know and everyone knows, Elvis is not the creator of Rock, Fats Domino was well before him, and Rufus Thomas was also before Elvis, but Elvis is, definitively, by merit, the king of Rock n ' Roll, because he popularized the music genre like no one else, showed the world the greatness of Rock and is insurmountable.
As James Brown said: "Elvis was my Soul Brother, and I hope to see him in heaven; I thank Elvis Presley who made white, racist America kneel to black music; and Elvis is the King of Rock 'n' Roll " (all of these are lines from James Brown, one of the most important names in world music.
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The fans from around the world gave Elvis that title. Michael Jackson had in his contact people had to address him as the king of pop.
FACTS! MJ was very manipulative. Lisa Marie admitted that herself.
Zero favorite remakes, but Elvis is every where!
Watch the 2nd part. Im so glad you watched this. Ive watched so so many reactors in the black community react to this 2 pt video and its so great to see the thought change form.. bc of elvis being such a controversial misunderstood man, those (white included) who grew up being under the understanding that elvis was racist, then they watch this and think "oh my God, that history was wrong. This man was just one us us".. its special to watch people have a view change through knowledge.. we all are 1 in my eyes and heart. Thank you again for keeping elvis alive❤❤
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Yes King of Kindness is a good one and yes he was part Cherokee Indian ❤️
Really great reaction. Elvis reflected his background and culture in his music. He was kind of an Everyman. He could sing any genre and make it is own. He persevered through a lot of hate and prejudice in his early career. He just kept on doing what he thought worked and really did not understand what the hate was about. Elvis just kept on being who he was.
Elvis lived in the ghetto in his youth.
Most people don't know that at school he was made fun of,and some kids would throw rotten fruit at him; one time a kid tore up the strings of his guitar and some of the kids got together and bought him brand new ones. The man has been ridiculed do his ENTIRE life,they did them and STILL doing it today!! How SAD!!! Most people don't want to talk about the good things about Elvis because it isn't salacious!😡😭
Get hold of Baz Luhrmann's 2023 epic biopic simply entitled "ELVIS". You'll get the whole story from his childhood to his tragic end. People may complain that a lot of the events portrayed in the film are out of sequence in terms of the actual timeline of those events. The reason Luhrmann did that is because the life and times of Elvis Presley are so jam packed with moments and events of historical significance that some creative license was needed in order to fit it all into a single film; even though it runs nearly 3 hours! If you're familiar with the term "gestalt", that's what Luhrmann was employing in his creation of the movie. In other words, his intention was to present to the audience a compact "total picture" of the life of Elvis, the American culture of the times (at any given point along the way) so people today, who didn't live through those times, could better comprehend the impact of his legacy. Fair warning though: The first hour of the movie is a frantic, wild (but masterfully directed) kaleidoscope of visuals and sounds, a veritable assault on the senses. Then it settles into the story, a story almost too unbelievable to be true. In a word, the film is "incredible".
Thanks for your reaction.
Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory.
Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off.
As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (ua-cam.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/v-deo.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
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I thought that his twin was buried in a shoe box because that what I read,but his cousin Billy Smith said Vernon built a crate..Which made me feel much better..
@@gailcalderone5229I must have missed Billy saying that. Perhaps he was trying not to make it sound not so pitiful. I believe he was buried in the shoebox, that's why they could never find the remains. Billy wasn't even born at this time and it could be that later on as Billy was a child, the adults told him that Vernon built a crate for the baby when he asked, so not to upset him.
@@epfanforever yes could be...I know most of my life I heard what u did.. It's terrible either way that they were that poor..
His mother was of Jewish decent, even more than Native American; this was not known until later in his career. Can you imagine what it would have been like if it was known in his "younger" days? Jews did not "fare well" in that era. Elvis didn't know this until YRS after his mother died. There's a Star of David and another symbol ( been to Graceland 3 times,and can't remember!) It pays respect to the Jewish people of his ancestry.
I'm 61 years old and love the fact that 36M sampled his song. That's what keeps older music alive with other generations. Many 36M fans certainly checked out Elvis's track "In The Ghetto " after hearing Mafia's joint.
No one in the past or future will ever compare to Elvis! He will alway be the king of Rock and roll!
The legend ..no one will ever stand out like him. He also was a wondeful human..there is a documentary called King of kindness about him check that out as well
Besides many songs that you can check out, there's also some other things like Elvis Presley king of kindness and Elvis Presley A generous heart...also note that he was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Hall of Fame, and I'm pretty sure that there is at least another one!!
I love watching people discover Elvis beyond the surface and the general public stereo types. :)
He was known as the King of Rock n Roll but the awards he won was for his gospel music. One of my favorite gospel song Elvis did was there will be Peace in the valley
My two cents as a Black Man.... Elvis never called himself the King of Rock and Roll!!! That title was given to him by the Radio, Show promoters... Elvis did many things to show his appreciation of others talent... But all the Acts that had a issue with him recording a song that had done, quickly understood when they got the Royalties for those songs that Elvis was making them more money they they had made on their recordings...
A Story I love is when he was going to Record some songs done by: Roy Hamilton; Elvis invited him to come to his home, teach him how to sing the songs and PAID HIM VERY WELL FOR THOSE LESSONS... Most White Artist would just do the song and not recognize the Original Artist; Elvis made sure YOU GOT PAID!!
OMG it's still so shocking for me to hear the N word coming out like this.. I'm white and I'm offended. It's hard to hear for me.. can't imagine how it feels to Black people. It was a different world. I hate when ppl say that Elvis stole black music .. he didn't.. he grew up in it.. It was his raising. All you have to do is listen to this man.. he FELT his music. No color lines.. he just could sing. And he was the first King of Bling too.. just look at this man.
- - - - - - This film definitely covers Elvis' R&B exposure, but in the process totally omits any other form of music that influenced Elvis. Rock & Roll, particularly Pop Music, evolved when other genres were mixed with Blues, such as those below. This was Elvis' greatest strength, to not be labeled by any one genre, and influenced by them all. Elvis mixed Country with Blues and got his unique version of Rock & Roll which swept the world, and DEsegregated our music.
Elvis had a strong & lifetime Country Music influence, from the time before he was too young to speak until his death in 1977.
Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Chet Atkins, etc were among a few.
Pop Ballads were Elvis' favorite. His biggest idol was DEAN MARTIN, and you can hear the similarities in their vocals (check out Dean's Memories Are Made of These). Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra as well. Bing is another one whom you can hear vocal similarities. Elvis desperately wanted to be another Dean Martin, & he set out to be a Crooner like those I mentioned. This genre was Elvis' biggest love musically.
Bluegrass is no slouch either. Elvis loved Flatt & Scruggs (check out Foggy Mountain Breakdown - studio version) and you'll hear where some of the Country influenced Rock & Roll! Elvis' catalog from the beginning included many genres not just blues.
When you think church music, you probably think of gospel music (blues influenced), and the recent bio flick only painted this genre as R&B styled, but there are 3 others that influenced Elvis: European Hymns, Appalachain, and Contemporary Southern Gospel. Groups like: JD Sumner & the Stamps, Blackwood Brothers, Statesmen, Hovi Lyster, and reaching wayyyyyy back is the Carter Family. Worth your time checking them out.
Big Band music was big when elvis was a kid: Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller (check out IN THE MOOD), Andrews Sisters (check out Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy), etc.
Finally, WESTERN MUSIC (cowboy, but not necessarily 'country music') was big when elvis was a kid sitting in the cinema watching Roy Rogers or Gene Autry singing on the big screen & riding & roping cattle.
Stevie Wonder.
1. a blind man.
2. a black man
3. wrote most of his songs
4. played most instruments.
5. brilliant song writer.
6. 25 Grammys, the most by any solo artist
7. 1 Oscar
8. did I mention he was blind and black?
9. 23 studio albums, three soundtrack albums,
Elvis
1. 3 Grammys
2. never wrote a song.
@scau5085. YES to Everything you said. Even Elvis himself said he was first and most influenced by COUNTRY. He even said “I hate to say I’m strictly country, because I had a lot of different influences.” He did Bluegrass songs by Bill Monroe when he started and Dean Martin songs a few years later. He loved opera singers & his favorite was Mario Lanza.
In those days everyone sang each other’s hits. Songwriters wrote for everyone and wanted as many people as they could get to record them. Almost no one wrote their own songs until after the Beatles tried it.
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@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 stop yer nonsense, whiteman....you don't speak for people of color.
Not to forget opera singer Mario Lanza. You can hear Lanza's influence in Elvis' "Surrender" - rewritten from "Torna a Surriento", "It's no or Never" - rewritten from "O sole Mio", "Santa Lucia". Originally performed by Mario Lanza/ Enrico Caruso
Elvis's cook a black lady in on UA-cam here talking about the house and car Elvis bought for her. Muhammad Ali and Elvis were great friends very close actually. Little Richard and James Brown talk about Elvis in Part 2 of this. Yeah he used to pay for people's bills or hospitals, schooling, for total strangers. if he got to hear about it he would help.And so much more.
I acknowledge the people before Elvis absolutely but I feel the person who said it was a slap in the face, might be a little jealous(?), upset(?) w-the fact that Elvis made it so big that he topped almost everybody. But practically every Black singing artist said it was because he covered so much of their work, that it made those who did the originals even bigger & better known. Little Richard was one of those who said that. But Ray Charles did not like Elvis -- see very short youtube video of Charles explaining his feelings about Elvis.
Definitely jealousy. Elvis dominated the black music charts for seven years! 1956-63.
U SHOULD REACT TO NEW ORLEANS AND CRAWFISH FROM HIS MOVIE SCENES KING CREOLE IS THE MOVIE U WILL LOVE THEM THANKS FOR GOING DOWN THE ELVIS RABBIT HOLE BUT HE HAS SO MANY SONGS THAT U WILL LOVE!
Live love and leave a legacy elvis Aaron Presley regardless what anyone said this man has done that and more when he was alive and in the spirit world as brother James brown said Elvis Presley there will never be another brother like him a lot of people don’t know James brown and elvis would sing gospel together imagine it ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Elvis took on a lot of the heat from people who called rock music “the devil’s music.” Obviously, there was a racial component to it because back then, rock was black music. There were very few white rock singers. Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis were the main ones. Elvis hung out in black nightclubs like the ones Little Richard played at and was a white minority in his very poor neighborhood. He learned to sing at a black majority church. He rarely got political and chose to let his music do the talking. If I Can Dream and In The Ghetto were his musical statements about race and class in America. His 2 biggest heroes were Bobby Kennedy and of course Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Elvis did NOT! hang around in black clubs.
I like the story about Elvis telling his entourage to come to the club to see the great Jackie Wilson and get his show packed with people.
They stayed friends for life.
He supported so many artists.
Thank you for your comment!
@@marion_R Name these artists he supported.
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 it's the Troll again
@@grahammalcolm7130 Oh Graham Malcolm. I would like to take this opportunity and thank you very much for trolling me. I now will offer you the same opportunity as as I have countless other Elvis fans. I want you to give it your best shot, I want you to be the first, I want you to hold the trophy high above your head and I really want you to be the first. Tell me why you call me a troll? When you see the same names making the same comments about Elvis do you call them a troll? If not why not? Is it because you believe that as long as Elvis is painted in the light that you want to read and agrees with your rhetoric then it is okay? And according to you calling me a troll is it because I make a comment that you don't want to read and you don't want others to see because it doesn't paint Elvis in a good light? And are you also calling me a troll because I should not be afforded the same opportunity as every one else who makes a comment about Elvis? I bet you didn't think I was intellectual, right? Have you ever considered why I don't call the same people making the same comments about Elvis a troll? So now Graham Malcolm, the ball is in your court. Failure to reply and justify your comment means I have bamboozled you and exposed you for the fool you are. Nice place Scotland been there 3 times. I eagerly await your reply. The question is will it be a waste of time. The answer is probably yes.
The reason you saw Elvis wearing different kinds of outfit is because he said one time he grew up wearing blue jeans and he hated them and that when he started making money he would never wear them again .
Elvis was raised in full gospel Holy Spirit led Pentecostal church, not Baptist. He was raised in Assembly of God, just as we were.
Did the king of pop MJ ,invent popmusic ?!
No and he didn't even have the most pop hits or sales. Elvis did.
Ask Muhammed Ali... Elvis was with him for his dazzle suits
Amazing story isn’t it? The Elvis story.
Thank you so much for your discovery of Elvis. I enjoyed every minute of it.
I feel close to Elvis for all I have learned. All the people I have met who worked with him, was a friend and several family members.
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Respect for Elvis for standing up for the melanin people 🙏🏾✌🏾👍🏾✊🏾
MAYBEE YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK A VIDIO. THE ELVIS PENDANT A.K.A. THE ELVIS CROSS. IT'S ABOUT HOW HE CAME TO HAVE IT AND WHAT BECAME OF IT. VERY HARTWARMING. I SAW HIM IN CONCERT ABOUT 74-76? W O W!!
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Some of Elvis’s best songs were gospel
There is a part 2 to this
Thanks for letting me know! I’m having a hard time finding it, but I’ll keep looking 🚀
@@PlutoPlease After Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, the African American newspaper, the Chicago Defender explained that: “When Elvis Presley breathed his last breath and the press hailed him as the ‘King of Rock,’ Ol’ Man River cried out, ‘Naw he ain’t! My friend Chuck Berry is the King of Rock. Presley was merely a Prince who profited from the royal talent of a sovereign ruler vested with tremendous creativity. Had Berry been white, he could have rightly taken [Presley’s] throne and worn his crown well.’”
@@PlutoPlease It's not that good, but people keep recommending it for some reason. Maybe I'm missing something. It's horribly edited and makes little sense in many ways. Completely cuts some people off in the middle of what they're saying, for instance, and then totally misses the relevant parts before skipping to some other clip that misses the relevant parts. I don't know, maybe I'm too harsh, but I find it unwatchable. It gets recommended often so it must be something where your mileage will vary. Good luck if you move on to it! Great reaction to this one, some very good commentary and insights. Really enjoyed, thanks!
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@@PlutoPleaseThis version called Remembering Elvis is little known and very good!
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Elvis didn't like being called the king...when people called him that he corrected them, said the only king he knew was Jesus
FIND THE STORY ABOUT ELVIS AND THE LITTLE BLACK LADY WITH NO LEGS AND THE WHEELCHAIR....
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Came from poverty and made it and never forgot where he came from and was beyond generous
I hate it when people call Elvis a copycat. Elvis grew up with the music. It was HIS music from childhood. He didn't copy it. Another thing about Elvis - I don't remember him ever having jealousy toward other singers.
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Elvis covered a lot of songs but only made them better, made them his own but no one has improved on Elvis's songs by covering them. It just can't be done. Oh and yes he absolutely is the king, I think BB King said it all. Elvis was just a product of his environment, he was influenced by what he heard and saw but added his own unique twist to it and made it his own.
No matter how famous Elvis was he was still he remained humble and would give to those less fortunate. He donated to anyone who needed help He paid mortages off for people, bought them cars, pay medical bills.
Watch Elvis part 2 in the Black Community and the Kindness of Elvis! Unbelievable
I watched part 2 already, it was good! Check it out on my channel and let me know what you think 🚀