His voice got deeper as he matured! Watch Elvis and THE BLACK COMMUNITY !! Don't listen to what people say, find out for yourself! He has MILLIONS OF FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD for a reason!!!!
He lived it he didn't steal it. Elvis went to black churches. His black pastor talks about when Elvis sang in the church. That echo will never die. On UA-cam if you want to know the truth.
Back in Elvis early days, a song might be covered by multiple singers. Elvis’ version became so successful it was of tremendous help to the writers, black and white. He grew up with gospel country and blues, and he fitted them all together to create his own sound. Totally unique and original. Add the voice, the looks, the sincerity and you’ve got your first rock star.
I'm a huge Elvis fan and i subscribed. You seem like a very nice young man who simply believes what he has been told. Did anyone tell you that when Elvis was a child he lived in a black community, they were his friends, he went to black churches. Elvis never forgot where he came from. thank you for reacting to him.
Elvis deserves all the respect and for the story to be set straight. He did more for black artists and black music than anyone else at the time and they loved him for it. Chuck D admitted using Elvis as a scapegoat for his anger. The music industry was racist, elvis didn't cause that. But with his obvious love for all things black influenced, hebsmashed the door down to mainstream recognition for those artists he loved. Check him out properly. I recently watched a documentary that said elvis didnt even know he was white til he was 7. That says alot about the 1930s deep south he grew up in.
Ok so BIG KUDOS for reacting to Elvis Presley! Now.... FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HEARD about him, because its wrong. There was no blueprint to a music superstar before Elvis. He changed the entire game. Created a WHOLE NEW DEMOGRAPHIC, the YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC. HE DID NOT STEAL BLACK MUSIC. In fact HE was its #1 CATALYST. And young people from EVERY RACE/ETHNICITY loved Elvis. He came up during a youth revolution and Civil Rights Movement, and he was AN ACTIVE PROPONENT for BOTH. Like Michael Jackson, there are a LOT OF LIES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS surrounding his name, perpetuated by old racist heads.
@@timcarr6401 Elvis wasn't just anybody. He was THE top singer in his era .... and MANY SONGWRITERS wanted to work with him, including black songwriters and musicians.
Elvis was born in 1935 in a poor black neighborhood in Mississippi. He went to a black church and loved black gospel. He was censored on TV when I was 12 in 1956. His movements were considered to sexual. In Those years no white stations wouldn't play black music, until Elvis helped change that. Everything was segregated. He influenced people to listen to black artist. The great artist, Stevie Wonder said, "Elvis stood up for us, he got us attention" Elvis promoted black artist like James Brown and Jackie Wilson. Chuck D started the rumor that Elvis stole music. Look for yourself, "Elvis Presley and the Black Community" Elvis is young in this movie, he changed and voice got deeper over his 23 year career. Thank you for this reaction, Be Blessed
Elvis couldn't steal something that he truly grew up with.. he grew up in the Black community.. it's all he knew.. how is that stealing.. it was just the time's that he as a white man could get the music out there.. But he never went against his roots with the black community. In the 50's and 60's when his back singers were told they couldn't stay in the same hotel.. Elvis said I won't perform.. Elvis made Black music come to the forefront because it was his music. The music he loved and grew up knowing
There are many people these days who'll claim Elvis stole from others. But every male artist from his time period, from Little Richard to James Brwon to Jackie Brown had nothing but good things to say about Elvis. In that time period, all artists were free to sample and record any published musical material. So, if you wrote it, and anyone from Sinatra to Peggy Lee to Elvis wanted to record it, they were free to do so...and you made good coin from the royalties. Little Richard recollected that sales from his recoding of Tutti Frity were so dismal that he had to go back to washing dishes to make ends meet, but after Elvis recorded it, and he received his royalties, Little Richard was happy as can be. He gained widespread recognition and lots of touring dates from Elvis' recording of his song. Look it up here on UA-cam.
Apparently Elvis was very nervous having to dance with professional dancers but he definitely held is own. Another couple of beauties from movies are Return to Sender and Come on everybody with Anne Margaret,
Never underrated To go down Elvis rabbit hole is a wild trip. Try to listen to Don't be cruel Your teddy bear. Suspicious minds Love me tender My Way And listen to any gospel song Elvis recorded
If you want to know about Elvis and the black community, watch Elvis and the black community part one that will let you on the inside, knowing how Elvis helped the black community and music he also grew up poor around Black people as his child and growing up and on Beale Street he didn’t steal anything you don’t steal that voice that charisma do the research go down the rabbit hole
Elvis covered other artists songs just like many artists cover other artists songs. You can't steal whats already out there for everyone to hear. What Elvis did when he first started out was to cover songs by black artists and introduce them to white people. Watch the docu. Video of "Elvis and the Black Community". His singing roots were in Gospel music He was in the choir in a black church.
Elvis fused R&B with country & white & Black gospel. He grew up in poverty during the Great Depression & lived in a neighborhood that was predominantly Black. He attended both Black and white churches. After his family moved to Memphis when Elvis was 14, He spent a lot of time on Beale Street, a hub of Black culture & home to the birth of Rock & Roll. At the time, the U.S. was deeply segregated; even radio stations were segregated - white singers' music was only played on white stations & Black music was only played on Black stations. That changed when Elvis's music crossed over to Black stations & white stations which helped to elevate Black musicians to white audiences. In the 1950's and 1960's Elvis's music was popular with both Black & white audiences. He always paid homage to the Black influences in his music at a time when it wasn't popular to do so. It's hard to fault someone for loving both Black & white music & fusing the two together to come up with a new sound. Elvis's Black peers praised him at the time for helping them cross-over into an area that had been reserved for white singers. As for his voice in the 1950's, it was higher & more 'bright' than it was as he aged; although, even then with his large vocal range, Elvis also recorded music that took advantage of his baritone. Elvis's voice 'evolved' over time & the 3 decades he recorded reflect that fact. His voice became fuller & he used all of his range in the 1960's & 1970's while at the same time, he hit and held high notes that were sometimes operatic in sound. Elvis was a unique & talented singer who's been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the R&B Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame; the Gospel Hall of Fame; & the Country Hall of Fame. He is the only artist who is in all 5 of the major Halls of Fame & numerous others. Give Elvis's music a chance, you won't be disappointed.
Im glad you had the guts to react to Elvis Presley. You will grow your channel if you do a deep dive into Elvis Presley. And the biggest surprise I think you'll encounter? THE LARGE SUPER MAJORITY of LEGENDS in the black community MADE THEMSELVES CRYSTAL CLEAR on Elvis: Here are a few of the biggest, and most of the them actually KNEW Elvis personally and professionally. BARRY WHITE: "Elvis Presley saved my life." White continued: "It was like he was telling me: ‘Change your life, Barry, you’re thinking about going another way. It’s now or never.’ I understood that." CHUCK BERRY: “Describe Elvis Presley? He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be.” BEYONCE- Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to him for inspiration. MUHAMMAD ALI - 'Elvis was my close personal friend. He had a robe made for me. I don't admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know. We must understand, Elvis did lot for poor people, he cared for people, he had a good heart, he just wasn't a person who was great with talent, but he was great in spirit and with God in his heart. I wouldn't praise nobody if he don't deserve it, because I am the greatest of all time in boxing, in boxing. I said boxing ! But I'm telling you, I'm Black, I'm a Islamic, I'm 100% different from you. But I’ll tell the world Elvis was the greatest of all time. I'm a Muslim who's black who stands up for what he believes. I don't have to say what I don't feel, I'm not false, I don't have to say this. I have no Bosses. I'm free. He to me, is one of the greatest singers, actors and all round men of all time.” ~ "THE GREATEST" MUHAMMAD ALI. BB KING: 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said in 2010. 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'. -- BB KING The "GODFATHER OF SOUL" JAMES BROWN: “I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him … I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There will never be another like that Soul Brother”. During Elvis' private family wake, James was the LAST ONE TO LEAVE. 3 hours and 30 minutes later -- it took several of his security guards to physically help him out of the room. James was devastated -- James and Elvis sang Gospel together many a night to all hours of the morning at each others' homes. James Brown was considered family by the Presleys because they were so close. After the wake, back to the studio to cut a personal tribute to his lifelong friend, a song they sang together privately ua-cam.com/video/TCH_OROH_WI/v-deo.html -- but JB changes the words as only he can. JOHN LEE HOOKER actually called Elvis "The ROCK AND ROLL KING" in his music studio during one of his songs to tribute his close personal friend, EP. Listen to it here -- ua-cam.com/video/cczYlw8XWZY/v-deo.html&t= "One of the greatest entertainers. He was the King. One of the greatest people to ever been born." -- JOHN LEE HOOKER JACKIE WILSON: "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied from Elvis." --- JACKIE WILSON Elvis quietly paid for Jackie's medical expenses until the day he passed away in 1977. Before Jackie's stage accident, Jackie's son stated that his father would carry a small signed photo of Elvis in his pants pocket. Every day, till the day he died. LITTLE RICHARD - "He sung my Tootie Frutti & by him singing it, made it bigger & made ME bigger" And then he said: “I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road...”- Little Richard CISSY HOUSTON: "Elvis loved gospel music. He was raised on it. And he really did know what he was talking about. He was singing Gospel all the time - almost anything he did had that flavor. You can't get away from what your roots are." - Cissy Houston (The Sweet Inspirations co-founder & member & sang vocals for Elvis, also mother of Whitney Houston) RANDY JACKSON of the JACKSON 5: "Elvis used Rock and Roll to bridge the gap between whites and minorities. He was a wonderful person." ISAAC HAYES - "Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business." - Isaac Hayes WHITNEY HOUSTON - " Elvis was very nice to my mother, Cissy. I would see him backstage, he was amazing to look at!" ESTELLE BROWN of the SWEET INSPIRATIONS: "When I first started working with Elvis, I made the mistake once of calling him "BOSS" Elvis replied back to me, "Estelle, I'm not your boss, I'm your brother." After that exchange --- the bond between Elvis and the Sweet Inspirations strengthened into a lifelong bond. Estelle said that "We felt like equals." The Sweet Inspirations spent the rest of their lives explaining whenever the questions arose how wonderful Elvis was to them. SHONKA DUKUREH - "I hope people [watch the Elvis movie] with an open heart and be willing to learn or unlearn some things that they may have thought they knew about Elvis, his life and his legacy.”
Elvis didn’t steal anything bro stop buying into the narrative, he was influenced by black singers because he grew up in a black community in Tupelo, Mississippi, only haters say that because they are jealous of his fame and his talent and he got super wealthy and got all the ladies , you need to react to “Elvis and the Black Community “ 😆😎
BB King, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard that came up around the same time of Elvis. They have thanked him for opening the door to the mainstream so they could walk through. Segregation was very present in the 50s. Black music was not going to be played on white station. White teens heard R&B for the first time and they went crazy over it. Their parents hated it. Pastors preacher against him from the pulpit because he was singing “race” music. If you want some background on Elvis, watch the video Elvis and the Black Community part one. He is not in the video. All the narrative comes from black artist. Stevie Wonder, Little Richard, BB King, Myrna Smith, Sammy Davis Jr., etc. Many a reactor have changed their minds about Elvis after doing there own research. There is a big difference between being influenced and stealing.
@@for-house-starkSammy Davis was a huge fan of Elvis and they were close friends. Sammy himself said No One was as good as Elvis. Do the research. Both were great.
You can't still talent. He never was musically educated. He learned how to play guitar, piano and few other instruments on his own. If you deep dive into Elvis's background and life you will be pleasantly surprised.
Presley took blues music and incorporated gospel and jazz to create rock and roll. Chuck berry, the king of r&b praised Elvis to the king of rock and roll and even changed his style to be more rock and roll,l after Elvis. It’s only this generation of cultural appropriation crowd that sees it this way. They declare chuck berry the king and he said Elvis was so I’ll go with him and bb king both.
Did Ray Charles steal country music when he recorded several country western albums in the 1950s into the 60s....he had several hits which were covers of white artists songs? Chuck Berrys first hit in 1955 was "Maybelline" and Maybelline was a rewriting by Chuck of an old 40s song called "Ida Red" which was a hit for country swing artist Bob WIlls. Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley had their first hits in 1955 ...Elvis first hit was in 1954 called Thats alright Mama. Elvis combined blues, country, gospel and pop into a new genre called Rock n Roll. BB King the great blues legendary guitarist said this about Elvis: "He had a way of singing any style and make you believe it, that made a lot of people like myself like him. To me they did not get it wrong when they called him the King." I would suggest a couple videos for you to watch to get a little more research on Elvis Elvis and Michael Jackson "I got a feelin in my Body" ua-cam.com/video/-I2tsnuC0nE/v-deo.html and Elvis and the Black Community ua-cam.com/video/xd1pXw1DmsA/v-deo.html
The biggest crimes Elvis committed in 1956 was being white, super talented and successful. He upset all colours and creeds with his performances, and suffered death threats.
And also taking credit for songs he didn't and couldn't write, with the help of his manager who insisted Elvis be credited as a co writer on songs that weren't his own, which is literally every song in his entire discography. Don't forget that part
@@for-house-stark Yes I understand you are a hater, been an avid fan for years so am used to it, and this exchange could go on for days. Personally couldn't care less about him writing a song or not, and it would appear neither have 100's of millions over the years. Let's leave it there .
@@for-house-stark No honestly it really doesn't bother me at all. He has been accused of so many things etc on the rumour mill . and the fact his manipulative manager claimed a few song credits on a guy who spent many years in poverty, so what in the great scheme of things.. It's apparently very important to people like you, who have no interest in the guy, but EP has given me thousands of hours of listening pleasure over the years - that's the bottom line for me..
I mean I’ve heard people say the same about Elvis . I never said it was completely true but from what I’ve heard from different sources seems like it could be I wouldn’t be surprised. They’ve even joked about it in family guy and the cleavland show lol
If you react to more Elvis, I'll sub. Next up? IF I CAN DREAM. Elvis' personal tribute to Dr Martin Luther King after he was assassinated was one of the greatest protest songs ever performed. For a white performer to support the civil rights movement so publicly was extremely rare, and was life threatening and career threatening. EP was a huge proponent of civil rights. I think you will dig this one: ua-cam.com/video/u-pP_dCenJA/v-deo.html Elvis wasn't just singing for HIS generation --- he was singing also for the FUTURE GENERATIONS ahead of him. He was singing TO US!!!! He was singing to many generations still to come. You can FEEL IT and SEE IT in the way he performed this on stage. All over his heart and face. Elvis knew the fight well growing up in a segregated society that he despised. The fight for PEACE and RESPECT for EVERYONE. Elvis brought a LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER in a very troubled time for many. White Black Brown and every shade in between. Straight & Gay. Rich & Poor. One of the greatest written and vocalized performances in human history. Words still are and always will be RELEVANT!
Just a note here regarding "If I Can Dream" so that the info remains correct. The song was written after Elvis & Steve Binder -- producer-director of the '68 special -- saw the assassination of Robert Kennedy on the TV news when it happened. They spent hrs. discussing issues going on in the world, other assassinations prior to King & Kennedy, a raging war, & it was from those discussions that Steve asked Walter Earl Brown to compose a song, not literally as a tribute to any one person or persons, but to reflect a wish & hope for a world of peace & harmony. Btw, this link for "If I Can Dream" ua-cam.com/video/xA142IsjQiE/v-deo.html does not have any of those "ads" covering Elvis up @ end.
@@carolhayar3037 Wrong. You are discounting Walter Earl Brown's and Elvis' main points to tribute Martin Luther King. Elvis wanted to honor him. Period. RFK is also a large part of it, because RFK fought for civil rights. Both of these assassinations jarred EP. There were others in the Civil Rights Movement that EP knew and wanted to honor. Black and White. I like your posts on EP, but you are doing an injustice on many posts by not clarifying how important MLK was to the lyrics and message that Elvis was trying so hard to convey.
@@depper Suggest ua-cam.com/video/_URD5uLrr5U/v-deo.html (7:19 min.); also Gates of Graceland: Secrets of the '68 Special & any & all of Steve Binder videos with full explanations. Again, it was reminiscent of MLK speech but not meant to honor -- it was meant as a hope for a better more peaceful world which those men wanted & hoped would eventually happen.
@@carolhayar3037 This is INCORRECT. You are discrediting Elvis' efforts and misinforming people of the truth. It's pretty easy to understand that the song meant for a very specific time and place in history in 1968 amid a politically turbulent year. This was about the assassinations of MLK and RFK. Elvis was most interested in racial tensions. He supported monetarily Dr Martin Luther King through donations to the NAACP, which are on display in Graceland. Graceland archives verify his bond with Dr Martin Luther King, and I have it on record from Graceland staff as well that the song was meant as a tribute to MLK. Stop trying to piece together quotes about 50+ years ago to weave your own unverifiable custom narrative.
hi :) forget everything you've heard or been told..find out for yourself form your own opinion i already see some great recs in the comments here just keep going with elvis...he will win you over!checkout elvis can't stop loving you live 1972! new sub!
You apparently don't know Elvis much.. this was a very young Elvis.. his voice got so much better with age. I'm just saying.. pls.. don't disrespect the King. If you go down the rabbit whole.. you'll realize how amazing Elvis was. From what I know.. he choreographed this at age 22.. when you weren't allowed to dance like that. Ground breaking stuff at the time.
Rhythm comes in all colors and sizes. We like to think all the time that only black people have rhythm. That is simply not true. Some of the best dancers in the world are white as well. Elvis was a light-skinned brother
The funny thing is All that came after Elvis copied Elvis. John Lemon of the Beatles said ''Before Elvis there was nothing. Yes Elvis grew up in a black neighbour hood and joined in with the church members there. And seen others performers. But when he came out on stage he did his own thing. As Elvis said. ''I just do what I feel I always did that''
"before Elvis there was nothing" lmao typical whitewashing of history, overlooking phenomenonal performers who came before Elvis just because they were black and weren't as popular. Sure buddy. Let's pretend the black artists and gospel singers who inspired Elvis all didn't exist before he blew up
MEMPHISROCKS1"TCB" "TLC"; There Is Only ONE MEGA GIANT ICON, ONE MEGA GIANT LEGEND And ONE MEGA GIANT LEGACY. All The' Other Artists Including Michael Jackson Are Just FOLLOWERS In The SHADOW'S Of THE' KING OF ALL MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT "HRM" KING ELVIS PRESLEY'S FOOT STEPS.
heres some facts show what you know elvis first hit was 1954 a year before chuck berry and little richard there first hit was 1955 james brown 1956 jerry lee lewis 1957 Reply
You picked a clip from when he young. That's why his voice sounds higher. Check out his live performances from Vegas in the 1970s for the voice you're thinking of. Or from his legendary "Live from Hawaii" concert that was broadcast by satellite to the entire world. And by the way, that whole "Elvis stole Black music" thing is just ignorant trash talk. He grew up in the midst of Black culture, went to Black churches. The music and the culture is what he knew. He just absorbed what was around him. Besides, you can't "steal" what nobody owns and nobody owns any type of music.
Yes, Elvis stole his voice and talent, and was able to outsing and outperform everyone else, then and now. But I never hear anyone else but Elvis being accused of ‘stealing’ music when doing a cover. Right off hand, I can’t think of any singer who never did a cover or sang a song they didn’t write. They all stole!!!! Dayum!!!!! 😵💫😅😂🤣
Everyone borrows and learns from others. MJ borrowed from Elvis. So what. If folks didn't copy and borrow sounds, there would be no such thing as language or music ☮️
Please do some research before you spout rubbish! This was taken from a movie of the same name from nearly 50 years ago, it was a completely different time. Elvis was an innovator/original and blended all the music styles he grew up with in the South - gospel, country, blues - made it mainstream and so opened the door to other artists. Little Richard, James Brown, BB King, Jackie Wilson all respected him and were his friends.
Whatever you heard that was negative about Elvis that was said by black people, disregard it, do your own research and you'll find it was BS. It's one thing to not like his music because you simply don't get with it. The racism and stealing stories have been spread by generations of people since it was started in 1956 by JET magazine. It was confirmed to be false, because not only did Elvis not meet with that reporter, but he wasn't in the city where it supposedly took place. The guy wrote that Elvis told him all a black person can do for him was buy his records and shine his shoes. Rap group Public Enemy further spread the bs when they called Elvis racist in one of their songs. When it comes to stealing, Elvis made massive hits. Any song writer whose business was right got paid. It wasn't his responsibility to make their contracts better. Later on his manager actually started taking 50% of the publishing, but Elvis wasn't involved in the business part, he let his managers do it. That's the sad thing about Elvis was that he wasn't a good business guy. As long as he had money to spend he was fine. He always said if he was running out of money, all he had to do was work more.
His voice got deeper as he matured! Watch Elvis and THE BLACK COMMUNITY !! Don't listen to what people say, find out for yourself! He has MILLIONS OF FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD for a reason!!!!
He lived it he didn't steal it. Elvis went to black churches. His black pastor talks about when Elvis sang in the church. That echo will never die. On UA-cam if you want to know the truth.
Back in Elvis early days, a song might be covered by multiple singers. Elvis’ version became so successful it was of tremendous help to the writers, black and white. He grew up with gospel country and blues, and he fitted them all together to create his own sound. Totally unique and original. Add the voice, the looks, the sincerity and you’ve got your first rock star.
I'm a huge Elvis fan and i subscribed. You seem like a very nice young man who simply believes what he has been told. Did anyone tell you that when Elvis was a child he lived in a black community, they were his friends, he went to black churches. Elvis never forgot where he came from. thank you for reacting to him.
Elvis deserves all the respect and for the story to be set straight. He did more for black artists and black music than anyone else at the time and they loved him for it. Chuck D admitted using Elvis as a scapegoat for his anger. The music industry was racist, elvis didn't cause that. But with his obvious love for all things black influenced, hebsmashed the door down to mainstream recognition for those artists he loved. Check him out properly.
I recently watched a documentary that said elvis didnt even know he was white til he was 7. That says alot about the 1930s deep south he grew up in.
Ok so BIG KUDOS for reacting to Elvis Presley! Now.... FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HEARD about him, because its wrong.
There was no blueprint to a music superstar before Elvis. He changed the entire game. Created a WHOLE NEW DEMOGRAPHIC, the YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC. HE DID NOT STEAL BLACK MUSIC. In fact HE was its #1 CATALYST.
And young people from EVERY RACE/ETHNICITY loved Elvis. He came up during a youth revolution and Civil Rights Movement, and he was AN ACTIVE PROPONENT for BOTH. Like Michael Jackson, there are a LOT OF LIES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS surrounding his name, perpetuated by old racist heads.
You can’t steal or borrow what Elvis had!
Anyone can cover a song, as long as there is legal compensation given to the original artist/writer.
@@timcarr6401 Elvis wasn't just anybody. He was THE top singer in his era .... and MANY SONGWRITERS wanted to work with him, including black songwriters and musicians.
@@depper All true.
All he did was steal
@@for-house-stark You are ultra uninformed with an aversion to truth.
Elvis was born in 1935 in a poor black neighborhood in Mississippi. He went to a black church and loved black gospel. He was censored on TV when I was 12 in 1956. His movements were considered to sexual. In Those years no white stations wouldn't play black music, until Elvis helped change that. Everything was segregated. He influenced people to listen to black artist. The great artist, Stevie Wonder said, "Elvis stood up for us, he got us attention" Elvis promoted black artist like James Brown and Jackie Wilson. Chuck D started the rumor that Elvis stole music. Look for yourself, "Elvis Presley and the Black Community" Elvis is young in this movie, he changed and voice got deeper over his 23 year career. Thank you for this reaction, Be Blessed
@@BetsyJonex-f6v Everything You've said is right on the button 💯‼️👌
His voice got deeper as he got older
Elvis couldn't steal something that he truly grew up with.. he grew up in the Black community.. it's all he knew.. how is that stealing.. it was just the time's that he as a white man could get the music out there.. But he never went against his roots with the black community. In the 50's and 60's when his back singers were told they couldn't stay in the same hotel.. Elvis said I won't perform.. Elvis made Black music come to the forefront because it was his music. The music he loved and grew up knowing
Still UNSURPASSED : G.O.A.T. 🥇🕺💎
He been surpassed long time ago. Whether it be vocals, or dancing, or stage performance
@@for-house-stark NOT at all 👑🕺🥇⚡
@graziettacarcetta2498 delusional
@@for-house-starknot hardly 😅
@@graziettacarcetta2498 you gotta keep up
Check out Elvis and the black community part 1 and 2. I think you will change your mind about what you've heard.
Go down the Elvis rabbit hole dude. You will be amazed.
MOST ALL GOT ROYALTIES FROM ELVIS COVERING THEIR SONGS ELVIS GREW UP WITH BLACK FOLKS HE WAS DIRT POOR WITH HIS FAMILY NO ELECTRICITY RUNNING WATER
There are many people these days who'll claim Elvis stole from others. But every male artist from his time period, from Little Richard to James Brwon to Jackie Brown had nothing but good things to say about Elvis. In that time period, all artists were free to sample and record any published musical material. So, if you wrote it, and anyone from Sinatra to Peggy Lee to Elvis wanted to record it, they were free to do so...and you made good coin from the royalties. Little Richard recollected that sales from his recoding of Tutti Frity were so dismal that he had to go back to washing dishes to make ends meet, but after Elvis recorded it, and he received his royalties, Little Richard was happy as can be. He gained widespread recognition and lots of touring dates from Elvis' recording of his song. Look it up here on UA-cam.
It’s called “sampling” when Rappers do it.
Of course they sang his praises. Because they made money from him and their songs got more attention. It's all profit driven.
No way you shouldn’t lie. Watch Elvis and the black community the ech will never die
Apparently Elvis was very nervous having to dance with professional dancers but he definitely held is own. Another couple of beauties from movies are Return to Sender and Come on everybody with Anne Margaret,
Never underrated
To go down Elvis rabbit hole is a wild trip.
Try to listen to
Don't be cruel
Your teddy bear.
Suspicious minds
Love me tender
My Way
And listen to any gospel song Elvis recorded
If you want to know about Elvis and the black community, watch Elvis and the black community part one that will let you on the inside, knowing how Elvis helped the black community and music he also grew up poor around Black people as his child and growing up and on Beale Street he didn’t steal anything you don’t steal that voice that charisma do the research go down the rabbit hole
Elvis covered other artists songs just like many artists cover other artists songs. You can't steal whats already out there for everyone to hear. What Elvis did when he first started out was to cover songs by black artists and introduce them to white people. Watch the docu. Video of "Elvis and the Black Community". His singing roots were in Gospel music He was in the choir in a black church.
Elvis changed the World
He borrowed from what he knew...just like Eminem did
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Elvis fused R&B with country & white & Black gospel. He grew up in poverty during the Great Depression & lived in a neighborhood that was predominantly Black. He attended both Black and white churches. After his family moved to Memphis when Elvis was 14, He spent a lot of time on Beale Street, a hub of Black culture & home to the birth of Rock & Roll. At the time, the U.S. was deeply segregated; even radio stations were segregated - white singers' music was only played on white stations & Black music was only played on Black stations. That changed when Elvis's music crossed over to Black stations & white stations which helped to elevate Black musicians to white audiences. In the 1950's and 1960's Elvis's music was popular with both Black & white audiences. He always paid homage to the Black influences in his music at a time when it wasn't popular to do so. It's hard to fault someone for loving both Black & white music & fusing the two together to come up with a new sound. Elvis's Black peers praised him at the time for helping them cross-over into an area that had been reserved for white singers.
As for his voice in the 1950's, it was higher & more 'bright' than it was as he aged; although, even then with his large vocal range, Elvis also recorded music that took advantage of his baritone. Elvis's voice 'evolved' over time & the 3 decades he recorded reflect that fact. His voice became fuller & he used all of his range in the 1960's & 1970's while at the same time, he hit and held high notes that were sometimes operatic in sound. Elvis was a unique & talented singer who's been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the R&B Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame; the Gospel Hall of Fame; & the Country Hall of Fame. He is the only artist who is in all 5 of the major Halls of Fame & numerous others. Give Elvis's music a chance, you won't be disappointed.
Im glad you had the guts to react to Elvis Presley. You will grow your channel if you do a deep dive into Elvis Presley. And the biggest surprise I think you'll encounter? THE LARGE SUPER MAJORITY of LEGENDS in the black community MADE THEMSELVES CRYSTAL CLEAR on Elvis: Here are a few of the biggest, and most of the them actually KNEW Elvis personally and professionally.
BARRY WHITE: "Elvis Presley saved my life." White continued: "It was like he was telling me: ‘Change your life, Barry, you’re thinking about going another way. It’s now or never.’ I understood that."
CHUCK BERRY: “Describe Elvis Presley? He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be.”
BEYONCE- Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to him for inspiration.
MUHAMMAD ALI - 'Elvis was my close personal friend. He had a robe made for me. I don't admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know. We must understand, Elvis did lot for poor people, he cared for people, he had a good heart, he just wasn't a person who was great with talent, but he was great in spirit and with God in his heart. I wouldn't praise nobody if he don't deserve it, because I am the greatest of all time in boxing, in boxing. I said boxing ! But I'm telling you, I'm Black, I'm a Islamic, I'm 100% different from you. But I’ll tell the world Elvis was the greatest of all time. I'm a Muslim who's black who stands up for what he believes. I don't have to say what I don't feel, I'm not false, I don't have to say this. I have no Bosses. I'm free. He to me, is one of the greatest singers, actors and all round men of all time.” ~ "THE GREATEST" MUHAMMAD ALI.
BB KING: 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said in 2010. 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'. -- BB KING
The "GODFATHER OF SOUL" JAMES BROWN: “I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him … I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There will never be another like that Soul Brother”.
During Elvis' private family wake, James was the LAST ONE TO LEAVE. 3 hours and 30 minutes later -- it took several of his security guards to physically help him out of the room. James was devastated -- James and Elvis sang Gospel together many a night to all hours of the morning at each others' homes. James Brown was considered family by the Presleys because they were so close. After the wake, back to the studio to cut a personal tribute to his lifelong friend, a song they sang together privately ua-cam.com/video/TCH_OROH_WI/v-deo.html -- but JB changes the words as only he can.
JOHN LEE HOOKER actually called Elvis "The ROCK AND ROLL KING" in his music studio during one of his songs to tribute his close personal friend, EP. Listen to it here -- ua-cam.com/video/cczYlw8XWZY/v-deo.html&t= "One of the greatest entertainers. He was the King. One of the greatest people to ever been born." -- JOHN LEE HOOKER
JACKIE WILSON: "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied from Elvis." --- JACKIE WILSON
Elvis quietly paid for Jackie's medical expenses until the day he passed away in 1977. Before Jackie's stage accident, Jackie's son stated that his father would carry a small signed photo of Elvis in his pants pocket. Every day, till the day he died.
LITTLE RICHARD - "He sung my Tootie Frutti & by him singing it, made it bigger & made ME bigger" And then he said: “I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road...”- Little Richard
CISSY HOUSTON: "Elvis loved gospel music. He was raised on it. And he really did know what he was talking about. He was singing Gospel all the time - almost anything he did had that flavor. You can't get away from what your roots are." - Cissy Houston (The Sweet Inspirations co-founder & member & sang vocals for Elvis, also mother of Whitney Houston)
RANDY JACKSON of the JACKSON 5: "Elvis used Rock and Roll to bridge the gap between whites and minorities. He was a wonderful person."
ISAAC HAYES - "Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business." - Isaac Hayes
WHITNEY HOUSTON - " Elvis was very nice to my mother, Cissy. I would see him backstage, he was amazing to look at!"
ESTELLE BROWN of the SWEET INSPIRATIONS: "When I first started working with Elvis, I made the mistake once of calling him "BOSS" Elvis replied back to me, "Estelle, I'm not your boss, I'm your brother." After that exchange --- the bond between Elvis and the Sweet Inspirations strengthened into a lifelong bond. Estelle said that "We felt like equals." The Sweet Inspirations spent the rest of their lives explaining whenever the questions arose how wonderful Elvis was to them.
SHONKA DUKUREH - "I hope people [watch the Elvis movie] with an open heart and be willing to learn or unlearn some things that they may have thought they knew about Elvis, his life and his legacy.”
Elvis didn’t steal anything bro stop buying into the narrative, he was influenced by black singers because he grew up in a black community in Tupelo, Mississippi, only haters say that because they are jealous of his fame and his talent and he got super wealthy and got all the ladies , you need to react to “Elvis and the Black Community “ 😆😎
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How would you steal something like this? You can’t fake what Elvis had .
BB King, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard that came up around the same time of Elvis. They have thanked him for opening the door to the mainstream so they could walk through. Segregation was very present in the 50s. Black music was not going to be played on white station. White teens heard R&B for the first time and they went crazy over it. Their parents hated it. Pastors preacher against him from the pulpit because he was singing “race” music.
If you want some background on Elvis, watch the video Elvis and the Black Community part one. He is not in the video. All the narrative comes from black artist. Stevie Wonder, Little Richard, BB King, Myrna Smith, Sammy Davis Jr., etc. Many a reactor have changed their minds about Elvis after doing there own research. There is a big difference between being influenced and stealing.
Elvis gave his own style. Before him there was no one who performed like that
Lol, this is false. Many black artists performed like this. From little Richard, to James brown, to Sammy Davis.
@@for-house-stark show what you know elvis first hit was 1954 chuck berry and little richard was 1955 james brown 1956
@@countryjames-h2k I also mentioned Sammy Davis, who you conveniently overlooked for obvious reasons
@@for-house-starkSammy Davis was a huge fan of Elvis and they were close friends. Sammy himself said No One was as good as Elvis. Do the research. Both were great.
@emerald1805 I don't care about Sammy sucking up to Elvis. They all did that because he was a bigger star than they were.
You can't still talent. He never was musically educated. He learned how to play guitar, piano and few other instruments on his own. If you deep dive into Elvis's background and life you will be pleasantly surprised.
more elvis -glory glory hallelujah - when u got the time bro no rush
or sum like soft cell - Tainted love- its got that 80s vibe
Presley took blues music and incorporated gospel and jazz to create rock and roll. Chuck berry, the king of r&b praised Elvis to the king of rock and roll and even changed his style to be more rock and roll,l after Elvis. It’s only this generation of cultural appropriation crowd that sees it this way. They declare chuck berry the king and he said Elvis was so I’ll go with him and bb king both.
Did Ray Charles steal country music when he recorded several country western albums in the 1950s into the 60s....he had several hits which were covers of white artists songs?
Chuck Berrys first hit in 1955 was "Maybelline" and Maybelline was a rewriting by Chuck of an old 40s song called "Ida Red" which was a hit for country swing artist Bob WIlls.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley had their first hits in 1955 ...Elvis first hit was in 1954 called Thats alright Mama.
Elvis combined blues, country, gospel and pop into a new genre called Rock n Roll.
BB King the great blues legendary guitarist said this about Elvis:
"He had a way of singing any style and make you believe it, that made a lot of people like myself like him. To me they did not get it wrong when they called him the King."
I would suggest a couple videos for you to watch to get a little more research on Elvis
Elvis and Michael Jackson "I got a feelin in my Body"
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and Elvis and the Black Community
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He was young there,as you get older your voice changes. Play one his songs where he's older. '
The biggest crimes Elvis committed in 1956 was being white, super talented and successful. He upset all colours and creeds with his performances, and suffered death threats.
And also taking credit for songs he didn't and couldn't write, with the help of his manager who insisted Elvis be credited as a co writer on songs that weren't his own, which is literally every song in his entire discography. Don't forget that part
@@for-house-stark Yes I understand you are a hater, been an avid fan for years so am used to it, and this exchange could go on for days. Personally couldn't care less about him writing a song or not, and it would appear neither have 100's of millions over the years. Let's leave it there .
@gorse9030 a hater? Because I stated the truth you wouldn't like to hear? Lol okay then
@@for-house-stark No honestly it really doesn't bother me at all. He has been accused of so many things etc on the rumour mill . and the fact his manipulative manager claimed a few song credits on a guy who spent many years in poverty, so what in the great scheme of things.. It's apparently very important to people like you, who have no interest in the guy, but EP has given me thousands of hours of listening pleasure over the years - that's the bottom line for me..
I mean I’ve heard people say the same about Elvis . I never said it was completely true but from what I’ve heard from different sources seems like it could be I wouldn’t be surprised. They’ve even joked about it in family guy and the cleavland show lol
If you react to more Elvis, I'll sub. Next up? IF I CAN DREAM. Elvis' personal tribute to Dr Martin Luther King after he was assassinated was one of the greatest protest songs ever performed. For a white performer to support the civil rights movement so publicly was extremely rare, and was life threatening and career threatening. EP was a huge proponent of civil rights. I think you will dig this one: ua-cam.com/video/u-pP_dCenJA/v-deo.html
Elvis wasn't just singing for HIS generation --- he was singing also for the FUTURE GENERATIONS ahead of him. He was singing TO US!!!! He was singing to many generations still to come.
You can FEEL IT and SEE IT in the way he performed this on stage. All over his heart and face. Elvis knew the fight well growing up in a segregated society that he despised. The fight for PEACE and RESPECT for EVERYONE.
Elvis brought a LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER in a very troubled time for many. White Black Brown and every shade in between. Straight & Gay. Rich & Poor. One of the greatest written and vocalized performances in human history. Words still are and always will be RELEVANT!
Just a note here regarding "If I Can Dream" so that the info remains correct. The song was written after Elvis & Steve Binder -- producer-director of the '68 special -- saw the assassination of Robert Kennedy on the TV news when it happened. They spent hrs. discussing issues going on in the world, other assassinations prior to King & Kennedy, a raging war, & it was from those discussions that Steve asked Walter Earl Brown to compose a song, not literally as a tribute to any one person or persons, but to reflect a wish & hope for a world of peace & harmony. Btw, this link for "If I Can Dream" ua-cam.com/video/xA142IsjQiE/v-deo.html does not have any of those "ads" covering Elvis up @ end.
@@carolhayar3037 Wrong. You are discounting Walter Earl Brown's and Elvis' main points to tribute Martin Luther King. Elvis wanted to honor him. Period. RFK is also a large part of it, because RFK fought for civil rights. Both of these assassinations jarred EP. There were others in the Civil Rights Movement that EP knew and wanted to honor. Black and White.
I like your posts on EP, but you are doing an injustice on many posts by not clarifying how important MLK was to the lyrics and message that Elvis was trying so hard to convey.
@@depper Suggest ua-cam.com/video/_URD5uLrr5U/v-deo.html (7:19 min.); also Gates of Graceland: Secrets of the '68 Special & any & all of Steve Binder videos with full explanations. Again, it was reminiscent of MLK speech but not meant to honor -- it was meant as a hope for a better more peaceful world which those men wanted & hoped would eventually happen.
@@carolhayar3037 This is INCORRECT. You are discrediting Elvis' efforts and misinforming people of the truth. It's pretty easy to understand that the song meant for a very specific time and place in history in 1968 amid a politically turbulent year. This was about the assassinations of MLK and RFK. Elvis was most interested in racial tensions. He supported monetarily Dr Martin Luther King through donations to the NAACP, which are on display in Graceland. Graceland archives verify his bond with Dr Martin Luther King, and I have it on record from Graceland staff as well that the song was meant as a tribute to MLK. Stop trying to piece together quotes about 50+ years ago to weave your own unverifiable custom narrative.
@@depper will not read any of this but i do suggest you take a long walk off a short pier -- over & out
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You apparently don't know Elvis much.. this was a very young Elvis.. his voice got so much better with age. I'm just saying.. pls.. don't disrespect the King. If you go down the rabbit whole.. you'll realize how amazing Elvis was. From what I know.. he choreographed this at age 22.. when you weren't allowed to dance like that. Ground breaking stuff at the time.
He grew up in the black neighborhood
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Rhythm comes in all colors and sizes. We like to think all the time that only black people have rhythm. That is simply not true. Some of the best dancers in the world are white as well. Elvis was a light-skinned brother
The funny thing is All that came after Elvis copied Elvis. John Lemon of the Beatles said ''Before Elvis there was nothing. Yes Elvis grew up in a black neighbour hood and joined in with the church members there. And seen others performers. But when he came out on stage he did his own thing. As Elvis said. ''I just do what I feel I always did that''
"before Elvis there was nothing" lmao typical whitewashing of history, overlooking phenomenonal performers who came before Elvis just because they were black and weren't as popular. Sure buddy. Let's pretend the black artists and gospel singers who inspired Elvis all didn't exist before he blew up
MJ es un clon de él.
MEMPHISROCKS1"TCB" "TLC"; There Is Only ONE MEGA GIANT ICON, ONE MEGA GIANT LEGEND And ONE MEGA GIANT LEGACY. All The' Other Artists Including Michael Jackson Are Just FOLLOWERS In The SHADOW'S Of THE' KING OF ALL MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT "HRM" KING ELVIS PRESLEY'S FOOT STEPS.
I do believe Michael Jackson stole from elvis
heres some facts show what you know elvis first hit was 1954 a year before chuck berry and little richard there first hit was 1955 james brown 1956 jerry lee lewis 1957
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Rosette sang it first. Elvis bought the rights from the two people that wrote the song
Leiber and Stoller wrote Jailhouse Rock.
@jennyjorgensen9935 right.
How about this song but 1968 special version
Music has got no COLOUR!!
Talent has nothing to do with color
I bailed out as soon as he started showing his ignorance.
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You picked a clip from when he young. That's why his voice sounds higher. Check out his live performances from Vegas in the 1970s for the voice you're thinking of. Or from his legendary "Live from Hawaii" concert that was broadcast by satellite to the entire world. And by the way, that whole "Elvis stole Black music" thing is just ignorant trash talk. He grew up in the midst of Black culture, went to Black churches. The music and the culture is what he knew. He just absorbed what was around him. Besides, you can't "steal" what nobody owns and nobody owns any type of music.
Yes, Elvis stole his voice and talent, and was able to outsing and outperform everyone else, then and now.
But I never hear anyone else but Elvis being accused of ‘stealing’ music when doing a cover. Right off hand, I can’t think of any singer who never did a cover or sang a song they didn’t write. They all stole!!!!
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Everyone borrows and learns from others. MJ borrowed from Elvis. So what. If folks didn't copy and borrow sounds, there would be no such thing as language or music ☮️
Please do some research before you spout rubbish! This was taken from a movie of the same name from nearly 50 years ago, it was a completely different time. Elvis was an innovator/original and blended all the music styles he grew up with in the South - gospel, country, blues - made it mainstream and so opened the door to other artists. Little Richard, James Brown, BB King, Jackie Wilson all respected him and were his friends.
Whatever you heard that was negative about Elvis that was said by black people, disregard it, do your own research and you'll find it was BS. It's one thing to not like his music because you simply don't get with it. The racism and stealing stories have been spread by generations of people since it was started in 1956 by JET magazine. It was confirmed to be false, because not only did Elvis not meet with that reporter, but he wasn't in the city where it supposedly took place. The guy wrote that Elvis told him all a black person can do for him was buy his records and shine his shoes. Rap group Public Enemy further spread the bs when they called Elvis racist in one of their songs. When it comes to stealing, Elvis made massive hits. Any song writer whose business was right got paid. It wasn't his responsibility to make their contracts better. Later on his manager actually started taking 50% of the publishing, but Elvis wasn't involved in the business part, he let his managers do it. That's the sad thing about Elvis was that he wasn't a good business guy. As long as he had money to spend he was fine. He always said if he was running out of money, all he had to do was work more.