Why Elvis had only ONE #1 single past 1962
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Though I believe Col. Parker made some very bad decisions, at the end of the day Elvis was in control of his career. The unspoken consequence of Elvis’ drug abuse was to become overly complacent. He lost his drive and ambition. The drugs became his safe space. The concerts and crowds fed his ego just enough to make him believe everything was okay. It wasn’t.
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@@ElvisistheMan_ I agree , He always had a NEED for a challenge.
I saw him in concert once. The ticket cause me 5.00 dollars. He was the best looking Man I've ever seen. He was so kind To others. Elvis was the American Dream, from rags To riches.
I'm a huge Elvis fan. And I'm really loving your Elvis insight that I've never known. Keep it going. 😁🎶
Thanks man I’m glad! Stay tuned.
ElvisistheMan _ Mark James Wrote Suspicious Minds. In The Ghetto. Mac Davis. Don’t Cry Daddy MAC Davis. Kentucky Rain. Eddie Rabbit.
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So glad you did this story. Elvis should have dumped Colonel after 1961 and definitely by 1968. Elvis' dad Vernon was a big reason Elvis never left Colonel. The one time Elvis fired Colonel, it was Vernon that told Elvis he might ought to stay where he's been. When Elvis died, Colonel went to Vernon the day after with contracts for Vernon to sign, saying that the business of Elvis will go on has it had. He knew he had Vernon in his pocket all those years. Elvis' strengths were often his weaknesses, loyality, in this case. Loyality is a two way street though, and Elvis should have seen it was a one way street with Colonel. Great point about Linda Thompson becoming a great songwriter.
Thanks man, I couldn’t agree with you more about the Col, Vernon & Elvis....L&S had it right that if Vernon was stronger Elvis wouldn’t have leaned on the Col so much.
You have got to remember where they came from nothing!!! Elvis was terrified of going back to being dirt poor ... that was the bottom line !!
Could’ve been true. In Linda Thompson’s book she said whenever he ate a meal he had to have a HUGE platter because a small meal for one reminded him of poverty.
@@ElvisistheMan_ wow, that's interesting! I need to read her book!
I know she was a really good girl who cared deeply for him.. I bet her book is good...
When Elvis fired the Colonel it was because Elvis was loaded up on drugs. The Colonel was right to tell Elvis not to give the hotel a black eye in front of its guests. There were many reasons to fire the Colonel. Unfortunately, Elvis chose to do it over the wrong reason.
You can’t change history, because when he got out of the army he should have got rid of Parker,and established a great new manager who would have had Elvis on a world tour
U got 2 remember elvis was poor him and Parker made 2 much money together but elvis had all the power 2 do that but sometimes you can't see your hand in front of your face at the end Parker lost his best friend and his money he got paid back
He couldn't fire Parker after the release from His army, because after all it wasn't the Col.fault Elvis got drafted, and the Col, made him rich,for 3 yrs 56-58, so the friendship continued as Parker as his manager...
Great video! Elvis' music deserves to be discussed as most fans just want to ramble on about his favorite color etc.
You are the man for keeping Elvis The Man ALIVE with your videos! Thanks maaan! 😃😃😃
Elvis had plenty of big hits across Europe in the Seventies and onward (Here in the UK #1 singles 'Wonder of You' & 'Way Down' and also a further 4 number ones since), also a few #1 albums. Elvis spent more weeks on the UK chart in 1970-72 than anybody else (according to the Guiness Book of Records). He is still massive over here, with a couple of recent #1 albums.
That’s incredible
I don’t think the younger fans have any idea how sheltered Elvis was by the Colonel! Before he passed we never saw pictures of Elvis just what the paparazzi were able to put in movie magazines.The colonel controlled everything ! Now we are so blessed tosee so much of Elvis !
It is kind of nice how Elvis came full circle his first national number one was on the country singles chart with (I forgot to remember to forget) in 1955 and his last being the single Moody blue which reached number one on the billboard country singles chart in February 1977. Bookends if you will to a fabulous career.
Yeah that’s interesting.
Did way down reach no 1 uk
@@marcus69696 yes if I'm not mistaken 5 weeks at number one.
I really really am very grateful and admire you for your persistence keeping Elvis memory alive even before this new movie happened and where the new generation discovered Elvis. ❤️🙏⚡⚡⚡⚡
Great video as usual. Just one thing i reacted on. Actually in Linda Thompsons autobiography she tells it as it was the other way around. Elvis asked her if he could put her poems into songs, but Linda rejected that idea... So the blame is on Linda! ;)
Something many people forget, Elvis spent far more on his shows at the time then others.
Elvis did have a number of Top 20 hits post 1962, up until his death in 1977. By my count, he had 11 Top 20 pop hits (Billboard) 1970-77. Also consider a number of big hits on the country and AC charts. "Moody Blue" was in fact a #1 country (#31 pop) hit a few months before he died. These chart placements are not the caliber of the phenomenal success of 1956-63, but quite solid. I do agree some of his 70s studio efforts are under appreciated.
Love your channel. Excellent research. I think Lieber and Stoller did most of the songs for Jailhouse Rock and were also heavily involved in King Creole. Leiber and Stoller also wrote Hound Dog in 1952, for Blues singer Willa Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. Elvis did a different version with some word changes. Listen to the original sometime. There was another major reason that Leiber and Stoller quit writing for Elvis. They were working with a major Hollywood Director, I’m almost positive it was Elia Kazan. He was very impressed with Elvis and was going to be doing a film that he thought Elvis would be good for. According to The NY Times, Kazan was one of the most influential directors in Hollywood; so his work was. . . artistic. Leiber and Stoller took the information to Colonel, that They were talking to Kazan and he mentioned he was going to do a movie ... The Colonel’s reply was something like (1) never talk to anyone about doing anything with his boy again, (2) if they ever tried to turn Elvis into an “Artist” (say it ARTEEST with the accent on the second syllable, hard lol) he would make sure they never worked for any record label or movie company anywhere. Whichever one was telling the story said he could have done it to. Elvis also directly asked them to write him a ballad and they did and Colonel came unglued about that too. It might have been “Don’t.” It was an early hit. The American recording sessions, Suspicious Minds. Elvis was recording it and everyone knew it would be a hit. One of Colonel’s guys realized they didn’t have the publishing on it and the big argument/discussion ensued. The writer wasn’t giving up his publishing, Elvis stepped in and said he was doing it; so we have all loved Elvis singing and performing Suspicious Minds for 51 years now!! However, all the hits from American with Chips Moran and Elvis never recorded there again. Keep digging and you’ll find lots more. The Leiber & Stoller story is on an Elvis documentary on UA-cam.
Awesome man! Thanks for the info and I’m glad u like the channel!
What a complicated relationship these two had. Its pretty obvious Elvis had a low self esteem and didn’t feel he would have amounted to anything without Colonel. What gets me is how he didn’t put his foot down sooner and just say “hey, I’m touring in Europe” His lack of control of his own career contributed to all the drug abuse, no doubt. Glad he decided to do Suspicious Minds against the Parker’s wishes..
This was a great video! I’m really happy you touched on this subject. I’ve never understood why EPE refuses to put “self proclaimed” hits in these greatest hit comps. For example I’m a big Tom Petty Fan and the music industry changed a lot between when Tom Petty first began until the late 2000’s. None of his later songs were on the radio at all. But the family went and made a greatest hits compilation called best of everything and they put all the songs from his entire career on there. Including the 2000’s stuff. I know this isn’t about Tom Petty but EPE could do the same thing. Especially because the industry changed so much for Elvis too from the 50’s to the 70’s. It sucks when a lot of kids that buy the #1 think that Burnin Love is his last song. I didn’t know as a kid that there’s years worth of material they’re not putting on these releases just because they didn’t get radio play. I will say this too. In 1969 chips moman let Elvis actually choose the songs he wanted to sing. Not all of the artists on those sessions signed off on that 50/50 deal and this greatly pissed off The Colonel. That’s why colonel didn’t want Elvis to work with Chips. This is one thing they did a good job with in The Searcher. Another reason the 70’s music is so good is because Elvis is getting to pick and arrange his own songs. Not all of them but a lot of them. Songs like How The Web Was Woven. You Gave Me A Mountain. Hurt. Rags To Riches. American Trilogy. And that’s why Elvis wasn’t making as much money as he was in the 60’s singing only songs that people wrote for him. Elvis was an artist that had a special gift of being an arranger. That was his talent. It’s one thing to write a song I mean technically anyone can write a song. Doesn’t mean it will be any good. but I think it takes twice as much talent to completely rearrange a song and put your own spin on it and make it even better. I mean just look at the Jungle Room sessions where almost every song was a song Elvis picked out. I believe the only songs that were written for him on that album was Way Down and Moody Blue. All the others that pure Elvis doing what he does best. Anyways really good video! Keep up the good work!
Your information is fantastic bruv. People tell me I know a lot about Elvis. I am a puddle compared to the ocean of your knowledge. Thank you very much. I so enjoy watching your site
Lol thanks man I’m happy you like the channel!
Your channel is so informative I'm loving it. Thanks David xxx 💝
Parker is the one that put the brakes on hm getting good songs from other writers! Parker sabotaged his music career!
And took 50% of his money!
Exactly
Great video👍🏻Thanks for sharing!!I’ve just subscribed to your channel. How long have u been an Elvis fan for?
Oh I’m glad 👌🏻 I’ve been an Elvis fan since I was a little kid. He is “the man.” Lol
Hey Elvisistheman....I loved your video, I am an ETA and HUGE Elvis Fan...and i must say you are spot on regarding your assessment....Its unfortunate but Colonel Tom Parker the man who was a awesome "promoter" was a horrible "manager"......and he is the reason Elvis didnt see any Good songs past 1969....the last really good album was the Memphis Record , recorded with Chips Moman and those fantastic studio band and felton Jarvis...its pure magic.its a shame but Elvis could have been bigger and more successful, let that sink in....Elvis Forever TCB
I didn’t read the comments and I’m sure someone else must have pointed out your mistake of
Mac Davis writing Suspicious Minds. It’s was Mark James.
And Mac Davis wrote "In the Ghetto."
@@SW-Italia2309 yes!
Elvis recorded some great music outside of the movie soundtracks in the 60's my favourite box set is the 5 CD The Essential 60's masters which features all of his secular recordings outside the movies including things like Tommorow Is A Long Time by Bob Dylan. You are right the Colonel was responsible for losing Lieber Stoller it showed he was working against the interests of Elvis music..in one way that worked in Elvis favour as they'd already had their purple patch as writers and what they wrote subsequently sounds dated. Elvis was able to go in different directions and he recorded all types of music but he recorded more average songs in the movies. There were always one or two oustanding songs in the films but his best work was hidden away as bonus tracks and b-sides. They promoted the wrong songs in the 60's. Remember there were no footage of Elvis singing outside the movies and he wasn't on TV to promote any singles and he rarely did interviews to promote anything and he didn't play live and no promo videos. All of the focus was on the films and the soundtracks were what sold to the public. That changed with the Memphis Sessions. He got better more adult songs and that was due to Marty Lacker who told Elvis what was going on with the publishing. The 68 Special got Elvis back as live performer the 69 Sessions were Elvis back as a proper recording artist. In the 70's particularly from his divorce onwards I think Elvis was more interested in putting his pain on record rather than recording to get hits even when he sang the hits live he hurried through them and the real meat were those songs where he's singing about his hurt.
Yep that’s right ☝🏻
I agree
I noticed the same thing. After his divorce for a good year and a half to 2 yrs he mainly sang heartbreaking songs, some of which Red West wrote. He actually asked red to write him a break up song and Red wrote Seperate Ways It's Midnight and a few others. Which they are beautiful songs the way Elvis songs them.
I think Elvis always had a penchant for sad songs. It’s how he expressed his loneliness. Listen to Indescribably Blue. It’s as if you can hear him missing his mother.
Personally my favourite elvis album is that's the way it is all the songs on that album are great
Many times I have wondered why he had so many brilliant songs but not many hits thanks now I know love this channel get to know a lot about my idol Elvis 👑👑👑💔💔💔🌹🌹🌹💘💞💓🌟☀️
He's saying Royalties, Dolly said publishing rights. Important difference.
The wonder of you 1970 and Way down 1977 were both number one,s in the 70s.
What is said in this video is true. But at the same time so many of Elvis' songs and performances on record in the years between 1962 and 1968 were outstanding and highly entertaining. Elvis between 1962 and 1968 was very underrated in my opinion. I think the 1960's was Elvis' very best decade as a performer. Songs do not always have to be big hits to be great. We have to remember that Elvis had a total of 125 top forty Pop hit singles in his career. No other entertainer is even close to that.
Elvis did have some wonderful hits in the 70's , but these songs got no promotions and not much radio time from the DJ's. some of the songs were Seperate Ways, Sylvia, My Boy, Hurt, Long Black Limousine, Talk in your sleep. another issue was Parker wanting to get credit/Money for songs that were written for Elvis , but not on the Gladys Label. So Red West didn't get much money for the Seperate Ways song and therefore , the song got almost zero promotions for it. This meant no Airtime.So it went on the Camden RCA Label which was a minor Label and NOT the real RCA Production. Colonel Parker really screwed up on these recording deals. Please keep up the Great Work, as we all enjoy your information. thanks Elvis the Man
Wow I’m glad you like it!
@Steve: You are 100% right. Even after 1962, Elvis could have had many No. 1 hits.Elvis has the most number 1 hits in the world. But there could have been more. It was up to the Parker and RCA that they weren't.
I subbed. I dig your stuff, bro!
Thanks man, I’m glad 👏🏻
Yes exactly,you’re right.
Man I think your one hundred percent right,Elvis totally out grow the colonel
He did by 1960
My friend your doing a great job, number ones depends what country your in, in England he had about 5 number ones after 1962, but your right about Tom parker just a greedy man
Thanks! Yes Parker was a greedy man
Elvis is still a big hit in Brazil.
I think Elvis deserved the 50 percent.
Let me ask you this, how many hits did all his writers have after Elvis?
Not many . My point is Elvis had the power to turn anything a hit.
Maybe slightly high percentage but still very much in the range of what he deserved.
The Colonel is the reason Elvis died. He stunted Elvis' growth as an artist. He had no more challenges, never performed in Europe because of the Colonel being an illegal (which would have been another career for Elvis.) Let's not forget the Colonel was a very heavy gambler, and Elvis was his cash cow. He never cared for Elvis, only for the money. So sad!
Love your insight into Elvis' human side. Keep the videos coming. Great job!👍👑
Thanks I’m glad you like the channel! I wonder what Elvis would have done if he found out that’s the reason why he didn’t go overseas?
@Loretta: You have some rights. But Elvis was the most famous artist in the world. But the Colonel mainly focused on the US market. The rest of the world was a side business for the Colonel. It's actually a miracle that Elvis was so extremely famous worldwide.
@@matrix5000100 I agree!
Great Post.. When i was 15 i put together my 1st band, me my brother and an extremely talented guitarist wrote all the material. I was the one to look into how it all works and when I got to the publishing section, despite how much each contributed to each song, every song was divided evenly 3 ways. Songs are a living Creation and need to be taking serious when income can be provided through it.
Yep, elvis just needed better songs!
Those two wrote hits for so many people
Parker choose the quick buck way in the 1960s with the movies but thank the lord elvis rose back in 1968 and just look how the legend grows daily in 2020
All of Elvis' success was in spite of Parker NOT because of him. What hold Parker had on Elvis , there must have been something, we'll probably never know. Elvis was an intelligent man so why didn't he do something before the wretched drugs took hold. It probably explains why Elvis took the drugs in the first place.
Probably true. It’s such a deep situation involving many different factors
Hi , yes,and the divorce!!
Mark James was the songwriter on Suspicious minds
Plus Parker did not care about Elvis' health either. Larry Gellar talks about this in an interview here on UA-cam. Thanks for making this video! It is well made like all your videos.
Thanks brother!
ELVIS FOREVER.
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Hi David you are so right. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Thanks David xxx 💝
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I know you mean the US charts, but i want to mention that "In The Ghetto " was a huge hit in Germany. #1 for weeks and 3 months in the Top Ten charts!
Yeah I did mean the US charts. It’s funny how much success he had outside the US when he never traveled outside the US except for when he was in the army and once in Canada.
@@ElvisistheMan_ thank you thank you very much and that is another big piece to the Elvis Presley puzzle thank you God bless you and have a great day and TCB
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Here in the U.K. his run of hits is phenomenal - 5 #1s since his passing in 1977 and he’s outperformed The Beatles in the U.K. chart...Part of the problem in the USA is that you have so many charts whereas in the U.K. there’s just one AND our chart is purely on sales not sales and airplay combined which the USA does...the other factor is that in the USA both sides of Elvis’s singles usually charted in the U.K. there was a designated A-Side which took the sales and so they weren’t split between both sides...
Elvis was a master at taking a song someone else wrote an put that song on the map. Cause when he would record one of these kind of songs? He made it sound better, an sang it better than anyone else could do.
The biggest tragedy of Elvis' career was his stubbornly hanging on to Parker,who stifled his music choices by not allowing him to have access to some of the best songwriters at the time. And he was not allowed to tour Japan or Europe.Parker was just using Elvis as a Cash cow.
He got stuck in the '70s singing other people's hit songs ( And I Love You So,I Just Can't Help Believing....)
I would give 50 percent if there was an Elvis ' today
50% of what?
Vernon was too weak to protect Elvis from the colonel, and later from himself. 😒
Yeah you’re right. He probably knew Col wasn’t good for Elvis in a lot of ways. Elvis’ mom didn’t like him...
I don’t think he was weak. You’ve got to remember that back then there wasn’t the education that we have today on business and music management. And his father would have thought well this man is his manager and knows what he’s doing, who am I to get in the way. There was a lot more respect back then and you didn’t get involved in business you knew nothing about.
I agree. Many of Elvis' problems possibly had to do with not having a strong father figure. The Col. became a father figure. That's what Lieber and Stoller believed
I don't think it was that Vernon was to weak. He simply was in way, WAY over his head. Let's not forget on Elvis' birth certificate His dad listed his job as day labor. He had little to no schooling and he was put in charge of Elvis's business affairs. I have no question that Vernon loved his son deeply and wanted to protect him. But he was not qualified for that job.
Conversely, the Colonel came in and made Elvis a fortune. Now we all know that Elvis could have done that on his own. But he didn't know that and I truly believe Vernon operated purely from a place of fear of losing it all. Enough people around him said that that was his constant worry. Heck I even heard Elvis say it in an interview. I think the blame falls on the Colonel, and Elvis not trusting himself to get away from him.
@@ElvisistheMan_ Gladys saw the conman for what he was, just a conman
WOW! I had NO idea that Linda Thomson wrote that song for Whitney Houston! I just got the chills...!!
I agree with you it was parker he was greedy. So that's what happen. The dollar bill. And elvis needed to give him the boot. Love your vids. Thank you thank you thank you. TCB
Yep, I prefer the 50's. Then, I like random songs from the '60s like Return to Sender, (You're the) Devil in Disguise, Relax or Marie's The Name. In the last years, I discovered some songs from the late sixties like Rubberneckin' or A Little Less Conversation because of Paul Oakenfold. And it's true what you say about songwriters, he even mentions that in a press conference that it was difficult to get a song due to that reason. I understand Dolly Parton perfectly. She is a wise businesswoman.
Elvis had so many people during his career that weren't his friends and Tom Parker was one of them. Even though Parker did great things for Elvis he still took advantage of his God given talents and book more Elvis shows in Vegas in order the get his gambling debts paid off. Despite all of that Elvis to sing to a chicken on the back of a pick up truck and make it sound good. Is it any wonder Elvis averaged almost 3Million record sales for "every single song" he ever recorded? Last year the RIAA awarded him with the news of "Suspicious Minds" going over the 30Million sales mark and overall he is approaching the 2Billion mark. Note, this achievement will eventually happen and it's even with not traveling the world, no internet and basically going the entire 60's without recording char material. Elvis will always be the man and his legend will "never" fade!
Thank you
It should be noted that Otis Blackwell was the man who wrote Don't Be Cruel, not Leiber and Stoller.
I wish there were subtitles in the videos.😕
Check your settings.
ElvisistheMan _ No, i do not mean auto-subtitle because it doesn’t work uniformly. I mean that hardsub one. Especially for old interviews.
It all makes sense Colonel parker was a shrewd business man what artists give 50% Elvis is the only one i know. As for the songs. Elvis stated this in not so many words in his press conference if I remember correctly ( Madison Square Garden) “ its hard to find good songs to record if i can get them I’ll record them “ something to that effect.
I believe another reason why Elvis Presley kept the Cornel because he was grateful to him taking him out of the poor house a making him the biggest I contacted there ever was. But I to believe it was overwhelming for Elvis to believe he because rich over night Elvis Presley a his parents had to go through so of adjustment s but for Elvis Presley it was a dream coming true he loved it.
The bottom line is not only did he have the greatest voice because he had a bass and a tenor voice but the attendance records he broke that still haven't been touched and sold over a billion records and that is a fact even some of those that try to change those facts because people that didn't like Elvis and wanted people like Garth Brooks and the Beatles to outsell Elvis but he sold more records than both of them combined worldwide over a billion sold and still selling not to mention the World Wide concert that broke a record and another fact a lot of entertainers sell their songs because people like the beat in the words for the people that are Elvis fans love to hear Elvis voice that's why he is so so many records when he died you can research this he was selling 20 million albums a week for two years straight they had to reopen record pressing plant different places in the world to keep up with the demand that has never happened for any other singer he also got artist of the century younger people won't know this and how the months after his death every single paper from The Enquirer to the local newspaper was full of Elvis photos continually it was a big big deal when he died the death of Michael Jackson was nothing even close people try to Rob his grave that's why he was moved two months later to Graceland there's always one that is the all time greatest that was Elvis
Wow you gave a lot of different points. Well said
@@minkahed6724 nothing to do with worship I only worship Jesus the facts are facts even Elvis when people would hold up signs calling him King was known to stop them and say only Jesus is King they even have a recording at a concert you can pull up with him saying this
The records sell now are at 2.5 Billion according 2 RIAA WORLD WIDE
@@Rubix_Cubixx it's amazing how much staying power this man had his band was very great also the last 10 years band can't beat Ronnie tutt on drums a magazine that used to be out I don't know if it still is called rock and roll magazine said Ronnie tutt could show most drummers the road James burden on guitar Master of the telecaster speaks for itself Jerry scheff on base who also played on the doors last album while he was still with Elvis record sales that will never be beat
I went 2 Graceland a lot waited hours 4 him 2 come down 2 the gates and he did a lot on his horse , or golf cart or leaving 2 go out will also remember that saw him June 26 1977 and if you knew Elvis u knew it was over look very tried then he sang my MY WAY , R,I,P ELVIS
Mark James wrote Suspicious Minds...
Mac Davis...Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation".
Would have loved to hear Elvis do the two Dolly songs. Can't remember it off hand, but Elvis was suppose to do one of Ronnie Milsaps songs. Just can't remember the title. Elvis was suppose to do it, but passed away...great video. Love the kings men. Have all 6 on DVD
Thanks man. Yeah I realize that and corrected it in the description. Elvis would’ve had so many more hits if he would’ve gotten great songs like in 69.
@@ElvisistheMan_ you're welcome. Sorry bout that. You know one thing I was thinking about yesterday. I was on my way back from Atlanta yesterday and was listening to Elvis all the way home. 2 hour drive. Was thinking about your video and the whys of why nothing(#1s), past a certain year. I think and can't remember if you talked about this part or not in your video. But was thinking it was mainly the colonel shenanigans, but what I thought about was timing. Think about what happens to music in general through wach decade. Peoples interests change and so does the music. Especially after he left for the army. Coming back from 2 years being away. Yeah he recorded some music when he came home on leave while still in the army. But even that music was different that how he started out with. So a combination of things. But as you said...the colonel is the main reason
@@ElvisistheMan_ Apparently Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry fame had a song written for Elvis in 1977 which later became a hit for another singer...
What up man!? Great video! 😎
I also meant to say it is horrible that Parker had no concern about Jerry Lieber's health. I don't think Parker had a concience. Plus closing nights in Las Vegas doing 3 SHOWS sometimes. A dinner show, a midnight show and a 3AM show. That will shorten your life I think. Parker was a sociopath. He only cared about himself. No on else mattered.
Elvis had 2 numbers 1 in the UK and 34 top ten hits in the Charts in the 70s so maybe in the states he didnt but in the UK we supported Elvis more than they did in the states but USA had Elvis we didnt
That’s true!!
He had a total of 26 number ones in the U K AND STILL COUNTING R.I.P ELVIS
I always liked EP, l amazed that he never travelled or tour the world, its a shame.. What kind of person let's another man wipe his sweat away? Really? And worse who would agree to do that job? There's a reason Dylan & co didn't bother much with Elvis in the 60s and there after, Richards said he "wasn't his own man" which is a God damn shame 🎶 ✌️ 🇮🇪
Gosh it’s true...unfortunately
you're 100 percent right !!
Thank you so much for this video. I didn't know Dolly Parton offered two songs to Elvis and didn't know about Linda's poetry or her later success as a songwriter.
You´re basically doing the videos that I would make if I had an Elvis channel! Congratulations. I didn´t know Elvis was offered "I will always love you" :D . I basically agree and the main reason for the decline was, as you said, the fact that artists starting recording their own stuff (and not Parker´s strategy). By the way, do you know that Bowie´s "Golden year´s" is rumoured to have been writen for and offered to Elvis?
That’s cool!im glad you like my videos.
The Cornel knew Elvis Presley was insecure a raised to love God be loving kind to your fellow man a to love people. Elvis presley was a good soul and beautiful person inside a outside. Alot of people take advantage of you when you're different a insecure a kind a Genious. Parker was a devil in Elvis presley life a Glaydes Elvis mom knew it. She knew he was out to use her compassionate loving boy. Elvis presley passion was singing a making people happy. He loved Gosple songs the best. Elvis presley could take any song a make it his song he put his own feelings into it. He was so Emotional a insecure.
Wow! I got blown away from the info of the "silent years". Thanks for the enlightenment. In thinking of my reply, I read Sandra Miller's reply and I don't believe it could have better been said. Go back and find hers. Thanks again, and thanks Sandra for just telling it exactly how it was then.
In the uk, crying in the chapel was #1
I mean in the US. Why do you think he’s more successful in the uk 🇬🇧?
ElvisistheMan _
I don’t know. The Beatles are more successful in the US compared to UK. Maybe there is an extra appeal in being from a different country?
Maybe???
Elvis had four number ones in uk after 62..
Stay always eyes open ... the solution is near ...you
He did have six songs hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and three #1's on the Country charts after 1962. So while his success did taper off it never fully went away until he died.
Correction. Mark James wrote Suspicious Minds. Mac Davis wrote In The Ghetto.
Elvis really took off when he went on T.V. and the conman had nothing to do with getting Elvis on T.V. or getting Elvis into Movies for that matter
Yes, I believe Parker stifled Elvis's creativity. In that department, Elvis should have put his foot down.
Absolutely
i dont think that mac davis wrote suspicious mind it was marc james
Elvis had a number one in 77 Moody blues .it was one on Country .its still a one
And way down
I have often wondered why Elvis didn't dismiss with Tom Parker. The father figure explanation may have some truth to it, at least then I can understand. But at the end of the day, Elvis was the master of his own destiny. "From Elvis in Memphis" and "That's the Way It Is" are my favorite records.
I do think though "In the ghetto" could have been done by another performer, while "Heartbreak Hotel"' could only have been done by Elvis.
Elvis’ sound engineer Felton Jarvis practically begged Elvis to recorded ‘Burning Love.’ It reached #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Chuck Berry’s ‘My Dingaling’ kept it from reaching #1.
Colonel Parker was crooked! He knew Elvis was a golden egg
Elvis still produced some quality music in the mid 60s but most of his time was spent making the films, He still had the no1 album Roustabout in 1964 ahead of the Beatles with the no 1 UK hit Crying in the Chapel in 1965 along with the great album How Great Thou Art. The worst spell for Elvis was between 66-68, that' when Elvis realised he needed to do something to show the industry and current artists he still has it; ie the Comeback Special. Elvis was exploited during his career, there is no doubt about this. He was a flawed human being like al of us but I just listen to the voice and the music, even now over 40 years later there is no-one who can compare to him, which makes some people upset lol. Elvis is the greatest artist of the 20th century period...
Amen.
Couldn’t have said it better
Also even though Elvis was choosing his own songs from artists in the 70’s the reason why he still wasn’t getting hits was because he really wasn’t into what Pop Radio was doing. He was more into the ballads and country ballads. Which I think it way better than what they were playing on the radio anyways. He really had no interest in doing an uptempo pop record. but when he did “burnin Love, and Way Down both did really good on the charts.
Yeah and I think that was a bad move on elvis’ part. He needed to add commercial songs along with the country ballads.
@@ElvisistheMan_ Elvis was Elvis who gives a fuck. Elvis was going back to his roots listen too the Jim Reeves Country Classic: He have too go, made it into more of a blues record. Brilliant version!!!
Elvis still love to do rock in the 70s he recorded t-r-o-u-b-e and loved that song and proformed it many times just like promised land if you talk in your sleep etc
@@jeroengewoon3532 Where did trouble get to in the charts? Answer no where it was not a big hit. Promise Land did ok made the top 10 in England unsure about the USA? Trouble got no where in the charts for about three weeks a disappointment!!!!
@@seamuslannon2006 3 weeks at 35 and 11 on the country charts so a top 40 hit and selling about 400000 in the us is a nice thing
Mac Davis did not write Suspicious Minds...
ELVIS would of been even bigger and more famous if Parker wasn't in the picture. Parker stopped Elvis from getting great songs and from being in more serious movie roles. Parker held him back from even touring in different countries.
And yet sold millions of records..I think it was because he was hard to categorize for radio.
This is a trip... Cause i too ALWAYS WONDERED what kind of hold Parker had On Elvis or what Elvis saw in Parker..
Elvis lost a lot of good movie deals, songs, and MONEY because of Parker, plus the olfucker Parker was working Elvis right into an early grave with his severe gambling that Elvis paid for. HUGE, HUGE GAMBLING DEBTS.... WHY DIDN'T THAT ALONE PISS ELVIS OFF??
I know his entourage, his true buddies that really loved him, the very ones you show here plus a few others not on this vid, sure as HELL tried to help Elvis understand about Parker, his drug usage so out of control... But Elvis was his own man, had a temper, and you did not tell Elvis what to do (Unless you were Parker...)...
I mean Parker prevented Elvis from being 3x the Success he coulda & shoulda been with his talent. Parker was disliked by all of em, especially Gladys & Vernon in the beginning. Once Gladys died, Elvis allowed Parker to run his life. Why Elvis couldn't understand that no manager Ever got 50% - I just don't get how he could be such a sweetheart, and yet so stubborn & unwilling to hear the truth about the ol man...
Im glad Priscilla sued Parker & won... A little too late, but still she got it done.
The reason ! He was dubbed the Spaced out Cowboy
Parker really had him in a “strangle hold”what a shame.every song Elvis sang was a hit to me, but Parker sure didn’t let him release his full potential! By the way, I love that 🐕 I hope you named him Elvis? And I do like your haircut, but the sideburns could be longer!
Haha thanks! No their names are Bear and the smaller one (8months) is Tonka!
2 much money they made like they say if it not broke don't fix it and it was not broke in there eyes that why do u no from 1956 to 1960 they made 400 million bucks in 4 years with records , movies . Selling clothes, shoes Parker market everything
You find me an Artist of his Magnatude and I will write a song for them now
there will never be another artist of Elvis's magnitude
Elvis has had many no1s in the uk since that date.
He had 26 number ones in the UK
Red West wrote some good songs for Elvis also. Songs like Desperate Ways it's Midnight and some others.
I liked his hit "HURT" at the end of his career...VERY underrated.I never liked Jail house rock....im too young (61)! Preferred Black Sabbath-Zep,Beatles,Beach Boys,BeeGees...on and on..Jail House rock was so "fossil...but Aloha From hawaii hit the spot if you pick the good ones.Elvis was a real life Fonz (once famous)
Very interesting video.
You got it all wrong. There's a video interview of Parton explaining this. She wasn't just giving up her royalties from this song duet; that sounds petty on her part. No, Parker wanted her to give up 50% OWNERSHIP. That's a hugely more money than mere royalties. That's everything.
Believe me i was there back then.
Linda Thompson kept changing her stories lols.
The music publishing side of Elvis's career was run by Parker and Hill and Range. Elvis wasn't a businessman and would've been at a disadvantage in the music publishing business.
Elvis' music publishing companies employed other songwriters besides Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, but they were his most inspired songwriters. Parker was angry when Leiber and Stoller specifically wrote Don't for Elvis at his request. Parker objected to them having a direct connection to Elvis and being able to submit songs to him, thereby passing on the chain of command it took to get a song to Elvis. So, Leiber and Stoller had greatly offended Parker and he was probably already looking for a way to be rid of them.
That came, not with Parker demanding they get out to Hollywood and write songs for an upcoming Elvis movie, but for an idea they pitched to Elvis without Parker's knowledge and involvement. Elvis expressed interest in the idea but how Parker got wind of the idea is unknown. Leiber and Stoller said in an interview they received a threat from Parker to cease and desist from anything involving the career of Elvis Presley or they would be shut out altogether and Elvis would never record another song of theirs.
It was after that, that Parker sent Leiber and Stoller sent a blank piece of paper asked them to sign their names to, to which he would fill in the details to. They refused and it was at that point they stopped writing for Elvis on a regular basis. Elvis would record a handful of their songs after Parker chased them away. Parker chased all of Elvis's major songwriters away because of his greed. He took the music publishing and as much of the songwriting royalties as he could get. It was little wonder the songwriters who stuck around didn't bother to write original songs but took songs whose melodies were in the public domain and simply write new lyrics around the old melodies.
It would've helped if Elvis had written his own songs. Red West was of the opinion Elvis had the capability to write songs, but he was never sure why he didn't. Marty Lacker thought Elvis didn't have the capability because he didn't have the discipline to sit down and write songs. I'm a musician and songwriter myself and I go with Red on Elvis having the capability to write, but Marty may have the point on Elvis not having the discipline - at least on a continuous basis. But, I think I once asked Marty if anyone ever asked or challenged Elvis to write his own song instead of having to rely on outside songwriters, and I think that was when he first mentioned Elvis didn't have the discipline to sit down and write.
I always thought it possible Elvis was capable. What he didn't have was time. Parker got him into the movies so fast and signed to do so many of them, he practically had little time to choose the 10 to 14 songs to record for use in the movies. Elvis didn't even want the extra duty of playing guitar or keyboards on the songs. Most of the movie songs he hated anyway.
A person doesn't have to write so many songs a week or month to be a songwriter. You write what you're capable of writing. If you can write ten songs a week, great. Chances are most of them will be no good, especially when you're just starting. But, the good ones will stand out from the bad ones. And even bad works can be improved upon with time and work on them.
It's such a shame with Elvis being arguably the greatest Rock singer and backed by the greatest Rock'n'Roll band (TCB band)and he decides to record Girl of Mine. Such a waste. He must have been mentally in a bad place by the mid 70's to not want to Rock anymore. Considering he was still a young man. I'd like him to have taken control of his own career and gone in a contemporary Rock/blues direction, similar to Bob Segar, Free, Clapton.
Yeah absolutely. And “Three Corn Patches?”
Elvis became pretty ill in the seventies. Flying uninvited to the White House to be commissioned as s drug control dude - while higher than a kite? Bizaare stuff.