Mac Davis wrote this song, and Elvis recorded it in 1969 and performed it in 1970 in Las Vegas. He was warned that this song was too controversial for the times but he didn't care. If he lost fans over it, so be it. He grew up very poor so he understood the lyrics and he was gonna sing them whether people liked it or not. AND, Sissy Houston was a background singer in his group.
He is the largest selling artist of all time. Over a 2 billion recordings. His way of singing everything from gospel to opera made him a worldwide artist. You need to see the generous side that wasn't shown in the movie. "Elvis Presley King of Kindness", also "Elvis Presley A Generous Heart", but please don't forget the best doc that shows his early struggles even worse than the movie showed, it's "Elvis Presley and the Black Community", thanks for your great reaction, thanks for giving Elvis a chance. Be Blessed
Elvis was NEVER ARESSTED FOR THE WA❤Y HE DANCED ALSO HEWAS DRAFTED IN THE ARMY AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE YOU 2 NEED TO LISSON TO ELVIS AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY THE ECHO WILL NEVER DIE. BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. QUIT LISSTENING TO WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT EL IS AND SEARCH IT OUT FOR YOURSELVES. A
Elvis was born in a 2 room home with no running water his father borrowed a small sum to build. His stillborn twin brother had to be buried in a shoe box. Then he lived in what was considered the poor side of town in Tupelo, Mississippi until his Dad got out of prison for a hot check. At 14 they moved to subsidized housing in the ghetto area in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis never forgot where he came from. Blues, gospel, country, opera, jazz all influenced Elvis.
The fellow in the black Tee seemed by his body language and facial expression to be bored from the start. Elvis moved naturally in his stagepresence. He did not copy or imitate anyone else whether black or white. The comment “that is why Mike was bigger” I assume is his view of Michael Jackson. Who is “bigger” is more a matter of opinion? MJ was an enormous world wide sensation. He was not a sex symbol like Elvis for obvious reasons. And I respect his beautiful voice and stage presence. Elvis did not stop “wiggling and gyrating” because of what happened in 1956-58. He moved differently as his style altered. He rocked but also was a ballad singer and more. He is in the Guiness Book of Records as the biggest selling solo recording artist ever... Well over one billion records sold. He had barely a 20 year career dying at 42. He made not public concerts from 1958-68. From 1968-1977 he sold out every concert in Vegas and on tour. He could not go overseas because his agent was undocumented. In 1973 he did a world wide satellite concert for charity seen in 50 nations by more then 1,500,000,000 viewers. He was the first to sell out 4 consecutive shows in Madison Square Garden. More Gold Records then any other artist. Multiple good friends in the black community... Including Muhammed Ali. You fellows spent more time trying to prove you “didn't lie” and little time reacting to the performance. Less philosophy and more reaction please.
i think you will find in reality Presley was enlisted in the US army like thousands of others to do their duty for their country. To his credit it would seem he did not try to get out of it and never sung or performed in public during the 2 years. Presley said in a filmed interview in1970, that his music was a combination of R&B, Gospel and Country. His first global hit in 1956 Heartbreak Hotel was written by country folk. and was best described as Country Blues..
his father went to jail for forging a $4 check.. growing up poor, living in a ghetto, was something he never forgot and it made him humble caring generous and loving all his life. He had a cook once he had made it, for many years, and he went out and bought her a house and surprised her with it. He never forgot where he came from and never left Memphis where he grew up.
The reason Elvis never toured overseas is because his manager was a Dutch fugitive (wanted for questioning in the murder of a woman in his hometown) who had illegally slipped into the U.S. and assumed a false identity (Tom Parker). Parker was afraid if he left the country he wouldn't get back in plus his real identity would be discovered. Other than Elvis' Army service Parker wouldn't let Elvis go without him for fear Elvis would discover how he was being ripped off by Parker in collusion with the record label or realize he didn't need Parker.
Yes, this is accurate. Elvis wanted to go overseas and perform but Parker never allowed it. He was really constrained by Parker in some bad ways in the 1970s, as I understand. (Which didn't help Elvis's spirits while dealing with his pill addictions etc.)
@@MMVDupont Yes, Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands) was not only stealing from Elvis, but working him to death because Parker had massive gambling debts. If Elvis had lived, with Parker's debts to casinos, bookies, loan sharks, etc there might eventually have been trouble with the mob.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 What did I say that is factually inaccurate? And where did I deny that Elvis started to use uppers etc while in the Army? This thread was about his reasons for not touring in the 70s, not the whole history -- well documented and widely known -- of his prescription drug use and how that affected his career.
Elvis s comeback to live performance was in 68. he was busy making 31 movies under contract after coming home from the army☺️great job boys! keep diggin❤
There's so much that you should try and learn about Elvis Presley, In the song ( in the Ghetto ) when he said Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way. ..He's not just meaning that one person, but more as a society! You should check out, Elvis Presley and the Black Community, Elvis the king of kindness, Elvis a generous heart,, and of many more of his songs that would include songs of different genres ( which is basically how He Created his Own Style by combining Blues/Jazz, Gospel, etc.. Even if he wasn't totally credited with inventing Rock and Roll, he was certainly a major contributor and he was the driving force that brought his style and Rock and Roll altogether into the forefront of Music and with his and others it managed to stay , and continue to flourish! Just like Elvis Presley was influenced by various types/styles of music, so too did his music/style influence many others including the Beatles, John Lennon said that before Elvis Presley, There Was Nothing!!
There were few to no white people at this time who would have recorded this song; it was considered controversial. Sammy Davis Jr., a black artist, was offered the song but wouldn’t record it because he had never lived that life. He recommended Elvis because he knew Elvis had lived this life of poverty and lack of opportunity. By about the age of 19-20 years old, he began fully supporting his mother and father and he continued to do so his entire life.
…Elvis was the FIRST and BEST! ...No singer was and is as famous as Elvis and has been for almost 70 years!! Nobody, if ever, will be able to surpass its popularity any time soon! ...His charisma is still unsurpassed to this day!! ... He is a singer for eternity!! ✨💎✨🕺🏻🕯 Thank you
They never threaten to throw him in jail because of the way he moved. They just didn’t show them from the waist down anymore on TV and tried to cancel him. He was drafted into the army and did not try to get out of it (which was rare for famous people), nor did he want to be treated any different than everyone else. Once people started learning how generous he was, and with charities, They started looking at him a different way.
Well I have to say you're wrong. They did threaten him with the jail in Jacksonville, FL. They told him that even if he moves little finger he will end up in jail.
The video is called "The echo will never die" it's entirely about Elvis and how he started his singing career. Watch it. It will give you a new meaning to the name Elvis.
Thanks so much for your reaction to Elvis (Jan. 8, 1935-Aug. 16, 1977). Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory. Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off. As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (ua-cam.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/v-deo.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
We've all got a mixed ancestry!, Elvis was a natural blue eyed blonde Southern Country boy, you can't get whiter than that! 🤣😅🤣😂🤣😅😂🤣😅😂🤣😅🤣😂🤣😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cherokee indains aren't black African Americans
I really don't get this and wonder where you heard this info from. Elvis clearly looks like a white man and I saw photos of him as a child. He looked white. So I am just curious so I can read for myself or see if you have a recommendation. Much obliged. Edit: I see you left a link to a video. I will check it out. Thank you.
@@nycsue The exterior look of people only means so much. I remember Oprah had a show on slavery and it turned out that DNA research revealed that several people who were descendants of slave owners actually had ancestors of color and vice versa descendants of slaves had white ancestors (but that was more common knowledge because slave owners often raped their female slaves). Elvis' ancestry was several generations back and the more you mix, the less it shows. I am of, among many other things, Asian/mixed descent, with blue eyes, white skin. It's your DNA that shows what your heritage is. Back then they did not have that, so it was only known to those who knew (immediate relatives/friends). Plus the one drop rule, especially around the time it was introduced, meant that even if people only had the slightest suspicion of people being mixed, meant they were immediately "tainted".
Mike got away with stage antics because it was a different era. And to say anyone "did not get locked up" for something and therefore that makes them more popular is nonsense. Elvis sold more recordings worldwide than any other single entertainer and still holds attendance records for performances today.
...Justin Timberlake cannot be compared to Elvis(however, they do have Memphis in common)...Elvis is the greatest selling single artist in history(Guiness records)....also, named 'entertainer of the 20th century by several publications(with reader participation).
This song was originally called The Vicious Circle... your comments are so moving. Sad that this is still relevant today, if not more so. Thank you for your words.
Tell me do the few black artists that met Elvis, do they speak of their own individual experiences, or, do they speak for the black community? Come on Graham, give it your best shot.
Thanks for this reaction. But, Elvis DID do a lot more than shake his hips in some of the later Vegas performances! Check out "Polk Salad Annie" Live from 1970. He joked in the Vegas years how "tame" his younger self was vs what was up to in those years. Some of his standup performances from the 1968 comeback special were not exactly G-rated, either! Also, there was a bit more give and take between Elvis and some of the major Black artists of his time: he loved the music of LaVern Baker, e.g., over many years, and LaVern Baker loved his music and even performed an "answer" song ""Hey Memphis" in respose to his song "Little Sister." Elvis and Sam Cooke also liked each other's music; they had a good relationship, as I understand (although maybe people here can correct me on that).
Elvis didn't get locked up,he saw the judge in his chambers n the judge warn him not to move his body when performing on T.V..Back at that time it wasn't excepted..Also the reason he went into the Army was because he was drafted,not because of any warnings about his performance...
Elvis didn't ever forget that poverty and the discrimination he witnessed. He admired Dr. Martin Luther King and donated to the MLK Foundation to fight for civil rights and equality for everyone.
He was influenced by R&B, Gospel and Country music. He sang a lot with his family. There is a short home recording of Gladys Love Presley (his mother) singing. If you like to know more about this unbelievable great human being, i suggest: 1. The king of kindness 2. Sam Bell interviewed by Buz Luhrmann 3. Elvis and the black community ( that echo will never die) Part 1 and 2 4. 200 Cadillacs Love your reaction! 💚 Thank you!☀️
No he coudnt go overseas because his manager didn't have a passport . He was acually Dutch. Elvis got drafted into the army . He would have got locked up in florid if he moved around at a concert in 56
Most genZ don't, sadly. But that movie is helping to bring new interest to who he was and why he's important to music history. No Elvis, no MJ. Period.
@@Ruezzreacts27 ok, saw it numerous times enjoy it every time, I'll look for your reaction, thanks for replying, Johnny and Edgar Winter Tobacco Road is a great one if you haven't already saw it, only come across you today so don't know what you have done, again thank you
why? do a few black artists that met Elvis, do they speak of their own opinions or do they speak on behalf of the black community? how many people make up the black community? give me numbers?
Also look up videos elvis, the generous man.... What I would say you need to do from a baby boomer Elvis fan who was born in 1955 grew up on Elvis and still loves Elvis's 🎶 music... You need to dig and dig and dig until you absolutely can't find anything else on Elvis Presley and I guarantee you won't be as indifferent about him as you appear to be on your review that I'm watching😊❤
Please watch community black eccept Elvis part 1n2, he dedicated the song to MLK n R Kennedy after assassination thank you guys for nice rections✌️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thanks guys. Elvis had a great support for the black community. He was great friends with Muhammad Ali. He bought many black people cars. paid for Hospital bills. Etc. his cook is on here talking about the house and car Elvis bought her. Just to mention 1 or 2 things.
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 The best place to see this is from the people themselves. There's a programme on here that many have watched called. Elvis and the black community. Part 1 and 2. Check it out.
Just a quick correction: Elvis was never arrested for anything. There were threats by law enforcement that he could be arrested for "lewd and indecent behavior" (because of his stage moves during live performances) but they never did arrest him.
That's not true , they cut him off from the waste down and wouldn't film him moving, but he wasn't arrested but he was drafted into the USA army and had to serve
No, they wanted him to entertain the other troops but, he said no, he wanted the other soldiers to know he was no different from them and, refused to be treated differently than them❤❤❤❤
You should review Elvis Presley and his daughter Lisa Marie Presley doing in the ghetto... After Elvis died in 77 and before Lisa died she did a version of In the ghetto and overlay them together look it up it's really awesome
He never went overseas because his manager.. Tom Parker was a felon and couldn't get a passport.. so he wouldn't allow Elvis to go without him... Elvis wanted to tour overseas so badly..
Whitney Houston’s mom was one of his back up singers. He was born dirt poor he dad went to jail for writing a bad check. You need to listen to If I Can Dream. A song honoring Martin Luther King. Robert Kennedy
FACT: The music business was racist. ELVIS FOUGHT THAT. 1. Elvis NEVER stole a song. 2. HE DEMANDED that black songwriters got paid. Elvis paid royalties to each songwriter, based off of HIS OWN sales. ALL Elvis' songwriters were paid, including black songwriters (Otis Blackwell's family stated that ELVIS BOOSTED Otis' fledgling career and he was even able to tour again with song royalties.) FACT: Elvis opened up THREE NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR BLACK SONGWRITERS. 1. Song Rights. 2. Royalty checks based on Elvis' own sales. 3. Black artists' OWN RECORD SALES would skyrocket when Elvis covered their song because ELVIS CREDITED EACH SONGWRITER ON HIS ALBUMS, no exceptions. So many Elvis fans would buy the original album or the 45 single of the original artist as well. FACT: Black songwriters SOLD SONG RIGHTS TO ELVIS - SO THIS IS A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING in the black community today. The truth is that Elvis Presley is credited for tearing down walls of racism in the music business. Not by words and interviews but BY ACTIONS. There is also proof that Elvis fought for the Sweet Inspirations, his black female singers that were barred in clubs and stadiums down south. Elvis would REFUSE to play music venues unless they would be allowed to accompany him AND BE TREATED WITH THE SAME DIGNITY AND RESPECT that he received. This ENDED those "colored only" entrances around the south. So Presley was actually quite the REBEL. FACT: Rock music IS NOT only Black Music. Rock music is also mainly made up of Country music (mostly white artists), and Gospel music (many white and black churches and artists) and the Blues (mostly black artists). Lets add to that the legendary song writers (such as Leiber and Stoller). Lets also add European, Asian, Middle East and African cultures where many music instruments used in Rock music were invented. That's where rock and roll sprang from. Elvis Presley is the only musician inducted into the Gospel, R&B, Country and Rock Halls of Fame. FACT: Elvis Presley was singing in the 1940s in black and white churches down south during segregation in the Great Depression, putting together/arranging new sounds, before Chuck Berry and Little Richard ever cut a record in the 1950s. ELVIS MERGED THE BLUES AND ROCKABILLY AND GOSPEL and gave it a sound and stage presentation. NOBODY LOOKED OR SOUNDED LIKE HIM…. He was absolutely one of its pioneers and he engineered a very creative style that’s inspired everyone in the business one way or another. Elvis gave credit to many in the black community. Arthur Cruddup, Mahelia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown, Fats Domino. And they ALL sang their music FOR THE SAME REASON: TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. FACT: Elvis' viewpoint coming from dirt poverty was profound. His twin brother was stillborn and buried in a shoebox. His home was a shotgun shack with no electricity or running water. That was his humble beginnings. He grew up in two legendary neighborhoods Shakerag in Mississippi and Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee. Elvis came from gospel and country and knew as many blues songs as BB King (BB said that!) and they were great friends as you saw in the movie. That’s the holy trinity of rock ‘n’ roll. So Elvis was absolutely a pioneer as he was singing before Little Richard and Chuck Berry cut their first record. FACT: Little Richard exposed the truth about Elvis about this very topic. "Elvis made my song TUTTI FRUITI bigger, and made ME BIGGER" and he said THIS: “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. Elvis paid his black songwriters very well. And that is THE TRUTH. FACT: Elvis was different, and his perspective was different than most white people of his day, especially among other whites in the South. Elvis grew up in the poorest parts of the South during the Great Depression and Segregation. And he understood the very lowest depths of poverty. Only 4 white families on his block, he lived and played with black children while living in a 1 room shotgun shack without running water and without electricity. His father built the home with a borrowed $150, then lost it because they couldn't afford to pay it back. How poor was Elvis? His twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was still born about 30 minutes before Elvis... and were so poor that they couldn't afford a coffin, so Jesse had to be buried in a shoebox. He was laid to rest in Priceville Memorial Gardens in Tupelo. A SHOE BOX. This is why Elvis REMAINED HUMBLE and did his humanitarian and social work WITHOUT lights and cameras. He never did it for fame. He was invested in young people no matter who they were.
will this information be found in the book you wrote? will it be under the name depper or have you stolen another dead mans identity to have it published?
Hey guys🙂 You should watch "Return to Tulepo" to see the true story of Elvis. To much inaccurate information out here. Also another very good short documentary to watch is "Remembering Elvis" wich I think is a somewhat better version of "Elvis and the black community". His black childhood friend Sam Bell also gave several interviews.
In these time there was the draft( when you were between 18 and 21 you had to join the military. Not jail... Elvis was drafted and went to Germany. He was born in the Ghetto in Tulepo and later moved to Mississippi .in the projects
I could never understand when you are a child and you live in the environment I A dirt dirt pour Is dad with the present over a $13 check A how can you rip something off when you're holding neighborhood is involved in sync or play? When he Started it was just 19 years old making $19 a week as a truck driver then when he's 22 years old he made 22 million dollars in 1956 The amazing is Chuck Berry laptop Sandy Davis junior called him his friend Muhammad Ali call him a personal friend James Brown with jam with Elvis after the show Jackie Wilson a great admirer Little Richard love the man et cetera et cetera Isaac Hayes Another word Elvis never Laughed but he gave me one a go and tour overseas it was his manager Colonel No he would not be let back in the country so I made up excuses And unfortunately that's what killed him I enjoy your reaction
I like you guys. But you have been fed complete bullshit. It's true that some people didn't like his gyrations. Other haters didn't like that he covered Black musicians. He was drafted into the Army, and even turned down a nice deal. They offered to put him into a Special Service to entertain the troops. Elvis said NO, I will serve equally. He was a true Patriot. Thanks guys, I like your style.
Elvis was born in thee ghetto. He grew up poor and his playmates were little black friends. Elvis was not racist! Not one bit! I hope you watch "Elvis and the Black Community" parts 1 and 2. Youll get a good history lesson just from those 2 videos. Elvis never forgot where he came from. He was the greatest singer/entertainer/humanitarian to ever grace this planet! ❤
No..... The reason Elvis didn't perform overseas is because his manager Colonel Parker had immigration issues. And the colonel didn't trust Elvis's career out of the country without him.
well...ahem...Elvis lived in east Tupelo, MS it wasn't a ghetto...it was small houses in what could be described as 'neighborhoods'. his dad was put in Parchman state prison for awhile for writing a bad check
When Elvis was 3 years old, his dad went to jail. That's when they lost their 2 room house, they could'nt afford to pay back the dept. Elvis and his mom were kicked out. And that's how they ended up living in the predominantly black areas of Tupelo. When Elvis was 13 they moved to Memphis.
Also you guys made the comment about he didn't go overseas for whatever reason to tour... You're wrong on that... Elvis wanted to tour the world he wanted to go everywhere Colonel Parker is the one that kept him from doing that because he knew what a huge sensation Elvis would be overseas... And he didn't want that unless he was a part of it... He held Elvis back... And if you watch the movie and paid attention to what was going on in it you know that Colonel Parker wasn't a US citizen so he couldn't go overseas so he wasn't going to let Elvis go... And also what you don't know is that Colonel Parker had a bad gambling problem and the reason that Elvis was at Las Vegas living and doing his shows two and three a night was because Colonel Parker cut a deal with the owner of the hotel... He was told to keep Elvis on the stage no matter what for every single show and Colonel Parker got his gambling debts taken care of... Like I said check out some of the other content creators that are doing Elvis you'll learn a lot then you can look up those same videos and critique them on your site.... Don't ever take the word of anybody else that don't know what they're talking about... Build your following by educating yourself on the real story about Elvis Presley❤❤
I have to admit I got a little upset wen u said McDonalds is hiring talking about the homeless but realisng yr young I let it go. U hv2 understand....on applications w/out a formal address. no phone # or clean clothes/body u can 4get getting hired ANYWHERE!! Something they learn early on. Not to mention if u have any type of mental illness. Show sum compassion boys n try to lift ppl UP wen their down, Dont ever push sum1 down because we're up. Peace n Love 2u
You're completely wrong about your comment about Michael Jackson he came up after Elvis and it was accepting to dance soulful in the 70's plus but Elvis came up in the 50's and it wasn't allowed. Shut up and give Elvis his created and he did shake his hips after he came back from the army. Learn your history before you start talking. I enjoy Elvis and MJ but they came up in 2 different times. ELVIS was the BEST! Not taking anything from MJ. Another thing Elvis never left the black community so stop it!! Please look at the videos with BB King, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Sammy and Little Richard. All of them respected Elvis and understand how Elvis paved the way for black artists. I hate all the negative about Elvis that is not true. All the false rumors.
Elvis was drafted in the army because the federal govt. wanted to take him away for two yrs so it would quiet the girls, and his career Like Martin Luther King They both were about Change, And change they didn't want. As a teen Elvis lived in a govt. owned housing project called "Lauderdale Courts" Before that they lived in rooming houses. Elvis use to slip out at night to watch shows on beale st. That is where he got his style.
@@nanlyn52 Yes I did and it was inaccurate on many points but good entertainment. Example Elvis singing Trouble at Russwood Park 1956 when the song first appeared in King Creole 1958. His so called debut song Baby Let's Play House on the Louisiana Hayride in 1954 was not sung by Elvis until 1955. and so on. - He did That's All Right and Blue Moon of Kentucky.
You guys are clueless. I don't know where you heard all the ridiculous stuff about Elvis. He was never locked up for moving. He was drafted into the army. There was a draft in the 1950s. He didn't try to get out of it. He didn't tour overseas because his manager was not a US citizen and couldn't leave the country.
Why don't you check out "Elvis and the Black community" You are being wrong about Elvis. Please check out Elvis "If I can dream". It is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy after they had been assassinated. Elvis donated to Martin Luther King Jr organization and cried when he was assassinated.
I take it you guys are new to your Elvis journey... You need to do your own due diligence and your own research into Elvis Presley the man, the performer, and the true musician that he was... I suggest for the very beginning you shouldn't have watched the movie with Austin Butler and Tom Hanks first.... You did it backwards.... I suggest you go back and watch Elvis Presley and the black community that echo will never die, part one and two.... It will give you a better basis so you learn about Elvis the man where he came from how he grew up what drew him to the music and what made him the awesome musician he was... Also research the Memphis Mafia they were around him like 24/7 and knew him the best...😊
Your younger generation also needs to realize when you're doing critiques on music especially the classics like Elvis Presley they are in a category of their own not to be compared with another age group or another generation.. Elvis was born in 1935 and made it big in the early fifties.. you will get a better respect for Elvis if you do Elvis and the black community that echo Will never die part 1 and 2... Hopefully it will make you more empathetic and what he was trying to do with his music.... All he ever wanted to do was play and sing and make people happy.... Your young generation has not learned yet the respect for the older musicians that were here and gone before you guys probably were born... Do your research and really learn about the people that you're doing your content creating on... Check out some of the other content creators out there that do music..
Please dont bring race into this son. Elvis sings a great song and now you say he got arrested for acting black ? Elvis is a great singer no matter what color he is. You seem obsessed with a persons color. Im done here. On to a non racist reactor. Good day Sir.
because there are other racist doesnt make it true ? Like My mother used to say Two wrongs dont make a right. Think positive kid. Being judgemental and jealous is no way to go through life.. Good Luck.@@Ruezzreacts27
The ghettos housed the Italians, Puerto Ricans, the Jews the Poles and the Irish so tell me why only one race failed to move on, yeah I've heard that b/s to
music.ua-cam.com/video/DYwQy_9JPtQ/v-deo.html&si=ImK98jIFXGZImh9k I wonder if you guys are young enough that you believe Michael Jackson (as much as I have always loved the Jacksons since I was a teenager) and I still love my Michael Jackson's music created the moonwalk. The names of all the dancers in this video are at the end and the first man in the opening part where you see him dancing but you don't see his face is Sammy Davis Jr.... Like I said gentlemen, do your own research educate yourself on the subjects that you are doing your content creating on...😊❤
So you gave him his good looks , you gave him his voice, unbelievable leave Justin Timberlake alone, give a break you trying to take credit for the king ,
DUDE... I'M 66... NOT EVERYONE WHO GREW UP POOR WAS BLACK. ELVIS GREW UP DIRT POOR. WATCH Elvis And The Black Community part 1 & 2. YOU'LL FIND OUT ALOT.
Mac Davis wrote this song, and Elvis recorded it in 1969 and performed it in 1970 in Las Vegas. He was warned that this song was too controversial for the times but he didn't care. If he lost fans over it, so be it. He grew up very poor so he understood the lyrics and he was gonna sing them whether people liked it or not. AND, Sissy Houston was a background singer in his group.
He is the largest selling artist of all time. Over a 2 billion recordings. His way of singing everything from gospel to opera made him a worldwide artist. You need to see the generous side that wasn't shown in the movie. "Elvis Presley King of Kindness", also "Elvis Presley A Generous Heart", but please don't forget the best doc that shows his early struggles even worse than the movie showed, it's "Elvis Presley and the Black Community", thanks for your great reaction, thanks for giving Elvis a chance. Be Blessed
Elvis was NEVER ARESSTED FOR THE WA❤Y HE DANCED ALSO HEWAS DRAFTED IN THE ARMY AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE YOU 2 NEED TO LISSON TO ELVIS AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY THE ECHO WILL NEVER DIE. BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. QUIT LISSTENING TO WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT EL IS AND SEARCH IT OUT FOR YOURSELVES.
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Elvis was born in a 2 room home with no running water his father borrowed a small sum to build. His stillborn twin brother had to be buried in a shoe box. Then he lived in what was considered the poor side of town in Tupelo, Mississippi until his Dad got out of prison for a hot check. At 14 they moved to subsidized housing in the ghetto area in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis never forgot where he came from.
Blues, gospel, country, opera, jazz all influenced Elvis.
The fellow in the black Tee seemed by his body language and facial expression to be bored from the start. Elvis moved naturally in his stagepresence. He did not copy or imitate anyone else whether black or white. The comment “that is why Mike was bigger” I assume is his view of Michael Jackson. Who is “bigger” is more a matter of opinion? MJ was an enormous world wide sensation. He was not a sex symbol like Elvis for obvious reasons. And I respect his beautiful voice and stage presence. Elvis did not stop “wiggling and gyrating” because of what happened in 1956-58. He moved differently as his style altered. He rocked but also was a ballad singer and more. He is in the Guiness Book of Records as the biggest selling solo recording artist ever... Well over one billion records sold. He had barely a 20 year career dying at 42. He made not public concerts from 1958-68. From 1968-1977 he sold out every concert in Vegas and on tour. He could not go overseas because his agent was undocumented. In 1973 he did a world wide satellite concert for charity seen in 50 nations by more then 1,500,000,000 viewers. He was the first to sell out 4 consecutive shows in Madison Square Garden. More Gold Records then any other artist. Multiple good friends in the black community... Including Muhammed Ali. You fellows spent more time trying to prove you “didn't lie” and little time reacting to the performance. Less philosophy and more reaction please.
Well said!!
i think you will find in reality Presley was enlisted in the US army like thousands of others to do their duty for their country. To his credit it would seem he did not try to get out of it and never sung or performed in public during the 2 years. Presley said in a filmed interview in1970, that his music was a combination of R&B, Gospel and Country. His first global hit in 1956 Heartbreak Hotel was written by country folk. and was best described as Country Blues..
Actually he was drafted👋🏽❤️❤️
@@mommahope5844 Semantics yes, perhaps I should have said compulsorily enlisted.🙂
his father went to jail for forging a $4 check.. growing up poor, living in a ghetto, was something he never forgot and it made him humble caring generous and loving all his life. He had a cook once he had made it, for many years, and he went out and bought her a house and surprised her with it. He never forgot where he came from and never left Memphis where he grew up.
He seems like a genuine and generous person 🤌🏾💯
The reason Elvis never toured overseas is because his manager was a Dutch fugitive (wanted for questioning in the murder of a woman in his hometown) who had illegally slipped into the U.S. and assumed a false identity (Tom Parker). Parker was afraid if he left the country he wouldn't get back in plus his real identity would be discovered. Other than Elvis' Army service Parker wouldn't let Elvis go without him for fear Elvis would discover how he was being ripped off by Parker in collusion with the record label or realize he didn't need Parker.
Yes, this is accurate. Elvis wanted to go overseas and perform but Parker never allowed it. He was really constrained by Parker in some bad ways in the 1970s, as I understand. (Which didn't help Elvis's spirits while dealing with his pill addictions etc.)
@@MMVDupont Yes, Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands) was not only stealing from Elvis, but working him to death because Parker had massive gambling debts. If Elvis had lived, with Parker's debts to casinos, bookies, loan sharks, etc there might eventually have been trouble with the mob.
@@MMVDupont the crap you believe is unbelievable. Elvis fell in love with drugs in the army.
the crap you believe has a whole lot of stuff you left out. you forgot to mention that Vernon Elvis's dad was also on the take.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 What did I say that is factually inaccurate? And where did I deny that Elvis started to use uppers etc while in the Army? This thread was about his reasons for not touring in the 70s, not the whole history -- well documented and widely known -- of his prescription drug use and how that affected his career.
Elvis s comeback to live performance was in 68. he was busy making 31 movies under contract after coming home from the army☺️great job boys! keep diggin❤
also, check out Elvis personal style in fashion… he was the first influencer , the king of bling too😊
There's so much that you should try and learn about Elvis Presley, In the song ( in the Ghetto ) when he said Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way. ..He's not just meaning that one person, but more as a society! You should check out, Elvis Presley and the Black Community, Elvis the king of kindness, Elvis a generous heart,, and of many more of his songs that would include songs of different genres ( which is basically how He Created his Own Style by combining Blues/Jazz, Gospel, etc.. Even if he wasn't totally credited with inventing Rock and Roll, he was certainly a major contributor and he was the driving force that brought his style and Rock and Roll altogether into the forefront of Music and with his and others it managed to stay , and continue to flourish! Just like Elvis Presley was influenced by various types/styles of music, so too did his music/style influence many others including the Beatles, John Lennon said that before Elvis Presley, There Was Nothing!!
There were few to no white people at this time who would have recorded this song; it was considered controversial. Sammy Davis Jr., a black artist, was offered the song but wouldn’t record it because he had never lived that life. He recommended Elvis because he knew Elvis had lived this life of poverty and lack of opportunity. By about the age of 19-20 years old, he began fully supporting his mother and father and he continued to do so his entire life.
…Elvis was the FIRST and BEST! ...No singer was and is as famous as Elvis and has been for almost 70 years!! Nobody, if ever, will be able to surpass its popularity any time soon! ...His charisma is still unsurpassed to this day!! ... He is a singer for eternity!! ✨💎✨🕺🏻🕯 Thank you
Truly God's musician. ❤
They never threaten to throw him in jail because of the way he moved. They just didn’t show them from the waist down anymore on TV and tried to cancel him. He was drafted into the army and did not try to get out of it (which was rare for famous people), nor did he want to be treated any different than everyone else. Once people started learning how generous he was, and with charities, They started looking at him a different way.
Well I have to say you're wrong. They did threaten him with the jail in Jacksonville, FL. They told him that even if he moves little finger he will end up in jail.
That's right.
@@snowbird4212 and did he move a finger?
the draft was voluntary. he did this because the colonel said it would be great for his career.
The video is called "The echo will never die" it's entirely about Elvis and how he started his singing career. Watch it. It will give you a new meaning to the name Elvis.
As long as you’re not wrong.
I was wrong twice - just last week 😂
All apart of life 😂🤌🏾
Thanks so much for your reaction to Elvis (Jan. 8, 1935-Aug. 16, 1977).
Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory.
Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off.
As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (ua-cam.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/v-deo.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
We've all got a mixed ancestry!, Elvis was a natural blue eyed blonde Southern Country boy, you can't get whiter than that!
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Cherokee indains aren't black African Americans
@@Robin.2226 Clearly you missed the ONE in one drop rule. You are wrong.
I really don't get this and wonder where you heard this info from. Elvis clearly looks like a white man and I saw photos of him as a child. He looked white. So I am just curious so I can read for myself or see if you have a recommendation. Much obliged. Edit: I see you left a link to a video. I will check it out. Thank you.
@@nycsue The exterior look of people only means so much. I remember Oprah had a show on slavery and it turned out that DNA research revealed that several people who were descendants of slave owners actually had ancestors of color and vice versa descendants of slaves had white ancestors (but that was more common knowledge because slave owners often raped their female slaves). Elvis' ancestry was several generations back and the more you mix, the less it shows. I am of, among many other things, Asian/mixed descent, with blue eyes, white skin. It's your DNA that shows what your heritage is. Back then they did not have that, so it was only known to those who knew (immediate relatives/friends). Plus the one drop rule, especially around the time it was introduced, meant that even if people only had the slightest suspicion of people being mixed, meant they were immediately "tainted".
Mike got away with stage antics because it was a different era. And to say anyone "did not get locked up" for something and therefore that makes them more popular is nonsense. Elvis sold more recordings worldwide than any other single entertainer and still holds attendance records for performances today.
...Justin Timberlake cannot be compared to Elvis(however, they do have Memphis in common)...Elvis is the greatest selling single artist in history(Guiness records)....also, named 'entertainer of the 20th century by several publications(with reader participation).
This song was originally called The Vicious Circle... your comments are so moving. Sad that this is still relevant today, if not more so. Thank you for your words.
Thank you for engaging Catherine
Everything you know about Elvis you got from one movie. I hope everything you know about bears doesn't come from Winnie the Pooh
My Gosh! That was brilliant!!😊
KING
You have to watch Elvis and the black community documentary. It will open your eyes
Tell me do the few black artists that met Elvis, do they speak of their own individual experiences, or, do they speak for the black community? Come on Graham, give it your best shot.
Thanks for this reaction. But, Elvis DID do a lot more than shake his hips in some of the later Vegas performances! Check out "Polk Salad Annie" Live from 1970. He joked in the Vegas years how "tame" his younger self was vs what was up to in those years. Some of his standup performances from the 1968 comeback special were not exactly G-rated, either! Also, there was a bit more give and take between Elvis and some of the major Black artists of his time: he loved the music of LaVern Baker, e.g., over many years, and LaVern Baker loved his music and even performed an "answer" song ""Hey Memphis" in respose to his song "Little Sister." Elvis and Sam Cooke also liked each other's music; they had a good relationship, as I understand (although maybe people here can correct me on that).
Elvis was born and raised in the poorest part of tupelo Mississippi. In a one room shack.
On a scale of 10, MJ is a 9.9, EP is a 15!
Elvis didn't get locked up,he saw the judge in his chambers n the judge warn him not to move his body when performing on T.V..Back at that time it wasn't excepted..Also the reason he went into the Army was because he was drafted,not because of any warnings about his performance...
Elvis didn't ever forget that poverty and the discrimination he witnessed. He admired Dr. Martin Luther King and donated to the MLK Foundation to fight for civil rights and equality for everyone.
He was influenced by R&B, Gospel and Country music.
He sang a lot with his family. There is a short home recording of Gladys Love Presley (his mother) singing.
If you like to know more about this unbelievable great human being, i suggest:
1. The king of kindness
2. Sam Bell interviewed by Buz Luhrmann
3. Elvis and the black community ( that echo will never die) Part 1 and 2
4. 200 Cadillacs
Love your reaction! 💚
Thank you!☀️
Elvis actually has Cherokee Indian in him from his mom
No he coudnt go overseas because his manager didn't have a passport . He was acually Dutch. Elvis got drafted into the army . He would have got locked up in florid if he moved around at a concert in 56
just look elvis and the black communoty
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Watch Elvis The King Of Kindness. If you really would want to know something about Elvis.
remenber the king , im subscribe from brazilç and in respect to king off music , u welcome
These two don’t know squat about Elvis ….. Period
Most genZ don't, sadly. But that movie is helping to bring new interest to who he was and why he's important to music history. No Elvis, no MJ. Period.
If you haven't already check out Elvis and the Black Community
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@@Ruezzreacts27 ok, saw it numerous times enjoy it every time, I'll look for your reaction, thanks for replying, Johnny and Edgar Winter Tobacco Road is a great one if you haven't already saw it, only come across you today so don't know what you have done, again thank you
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@@Ruezzreacts27 I will
why? do a few black artists that met Elvis, do they speak of their own opinions or do they speak on behalf of the black community? how many people make up the black community? give me numbers?
Also look up videos elvis, the generous man.... What I would say you need to do from a baby boomer Elvis fan who was born in 1955 grew up on Elvis and still loves Elvis's 🎶 music... You need to dig and dig and dig until you absolutely can't find anything else on Elvis Presley and I guarantee you won't be as indifferent about him as you appear to be on your review that I'm watching😊❤
Please watch community black eccept Elvis part 1n2, he dedicated the song to MLK n R Kennedy after assassination thank you guys for nice rections✌️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
first theres about 30 years different in mj and elvis music you could not do alot of stuff in the 50s and early 60s
GenZ don't know about history before MJ and The Beatles. They don't understand that Elvis was the reason those acts ever existed in the first place.
Thanks guys. Elvis had a great support for the black community. He was great friends with Muhammad Ali. He bought many black people cars. paid for Hospital bills. Etc. his cook is on here talking about the house and car Elvis bought her. Just to mention 1 or 2 things.
how did he support the black community?
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 The best place to see this is from the people themselves. There's a programme on here that many have watched called. Elvis and the black community. Part 1 and 2. Check it out.
Just a quick correction: Elvis was never arrested for anything. There were threats by law enforcement that he could be arrested for "lewd and indecent behavior" (because of his stage moves during live performances) but they never did arrest him.
He was drafted!
That's not true , they cut him off from the waste down and wouldn't film him moving, but he wasn't arrested but he was drafted into the USA army and had to serve
No, they wanted him to entertain the other troops but, he said no, he wanted the other soldiers to know he was no different from them and, refused to be treated differently than them❤❤❤❤
about to start the vid and these comments are on meat LMAOO
Bro u see it old heads pissed 😤 😭
Elvis never stopped doing his shows the way he wanted to do the.
Still the Goat
You should review Elvis Presley and his daughter Lisa Marie Presley doing in the ghetto... After Elvis died in 77 and before Lisa died she did a version of In the ghetto and overlay them together look it up it's really awesome
Watch Elvis and the Black Community... it will open your eyes to a whole different side of Elvis. He did not have a prejudiced bone in his body.
ther movie is a fake line, please to the true see the video elvis and the black comunity(the echo wil lnever die)
if it was not for Elvis Presley, there would be no Micheal Jackson!!😡 😡 😡
He never went overseas because his manager.. Tom Parker was a felon and couldn't get a passport.. so he wouldn't allow Elvis to go without him... Elvis wanted to tour overseas so badly..
Whitney Houston’s mom was one of his back up singers. He was born dirt poor he dad went to jail for writing a bad check. You need to listen to If I Can Dream. A song honoring Martin Luther King. Robert Kennedy
here on this song?
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Yes !!
On this song he can't shake because it's not that kind of song. Enjoy the song. I have to go. 👋🏾 (counter 4:02)
FACT: The music business was racist. ELVIS FOUGHT THAT. 1. Elvis NEVER stole a song. 2. HE DEMANDED that black songwriters got paid. Elvis paid royalties to each songwriter, based off of HIS OWN sales. ALL Elvis' songwriters were paid, including black songwriters (Otis Blackwell's family stated that ELVIS BOOSTED Otis' fledgling career and he was even able to tour again with song royalties.)
FACT: Elvis opened up THREE NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR BLACK SONGWRITERS.
1. Song Rights.
2. Royalty checks based on Elvis' own sales.
3. Black artists' OWN RECORD SALES would skyrocket when Elvis covered their song because ELVIS CREDITED EACH SONGWRITER ON HIS ALBUMS, no exceptions. So many Elvis fans would buy the original album or the 45 single of the original artist as well.
FACT: Black songwriters SOLD SONG RIGHTS TO ELVIS - SO THIS IS A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING in the black community today. The truth is that Elvis Presley is credited for tearing down walls of racism in the music business. Not by words and interviews but BY ACTIONS. There is also proof that Elvis fought for the Sweet Inspirations, his black female singers that were barred in clubs and stadiums down south. Elvis would REFUSE to play music venues unless they would be allowed to accompany him AND BE TREATED WITH THE SAME DIGNITY AND RESPECT that he received. This ENDED those "colored only" entrances around the south. So Presley was actually quite the REBEL.
FACT: Rock music IS NOT only Black Music. Rock music is also mainly made up of Country music (mostly white artists), and Gospel music (many white and black churches and artists) and the Blues (mostly black artists). Lets add to that the legendary song writers (such as Leiber and Stoller). Lets also add European, Asian, Middle East and African cultures where many music instruments used in Rock music were invented. That's where rock and roll sprang from. Elvis Presley is the only musician inducted into the Gospel, R&B, Country and Rock Halls of Fame.
FACT: Elvis Presley was singing in the 1940s in black and white churches down south during segregation in the Great Depression, putting together/arranging new sounds, before Chuck Berry and Little Richard ever cut a record in the 1950s. ELVIS MERGED THE BLUES AND ROCKABILLY AND GOSPEL and gave it a sound and stage presentation. NOBODY LOOKED OR SOUNDED LIKE HIM…. He was absolutely one of its pioneers and he engineered a very creative style that’s inspired everyone in the business one way or another. Elvis gave credit to many in the black community. Arthur Cruddup, Mahelia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown, Fats Domino. And they ALL sang their music FOR THE SAME REASON: TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
FACT: Elvis' viewpoint coming from dirt poverty was profound. His twin brother was stillborn and buried in a shoebox. His home was a shotgun shack with no electricity or running water. That was his humble beginnings. He grew up in two legendary neighborhoods Shakerag in Mississippi and Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee. Elvis came from gospel and country and knew as many blues songs as BB King (BB said that!) and they were great friends as you saw in the movie. That’s the holy trinity of rock ‘n’ roll. So Elvis was absolutely a pioneer as he was singing before Little Richard and Chuck Berry cut their first record.
FACT: Little Richard exposed the truth about Elvis about this very topic. "Elvis made my song TUTTI FRUITI bigger, and made ME BIGGER" and he said THIS: “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. Elvis paid his black songwriters very well. And that is THE TRUTH.
FACT: Elvis was different, and his perspective was different than most white people of his day, especially among other whites in the South. Elvis grew up in the poorest parts of the South during the Great Depression and Segregation. And he understood the very lowest depths of poverty. Only 4 white families on his block, he lived and played with black children while living in a 1 room shotgun shack without running water and without electricity. His father built the home with a borrowed $150, then lost it because they couldn't afford to pay it back. How poor was Elvis? His twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was still born about 30 minutes before Elvis... and were so poor that they couldn't afford a coffin, so Jesse had to be buried in a shoebox. He was laid to rest in Priceville Memorial Gardens in Tupelo. A SHOE BOX. This is why Elvis REMAINED HUMBLE and did his humanitarian and social work WITHOUT lights and cameras. He never did it for fame. He was invested in young people no matter who they were.
Two room house, and he lived within walking distance of Beale Street.
copy and paste boy is back here too is he.
will this information be found in the book you wrote? will it be under the name depper or have you stolen another dead mans identity to have it published?
Great reaction !
Hey guys🙂 You should watch "Return to Tulepo" to see the true story of Elvis. To much inaccurate information out here. Also another very good short documentary to watch is "Remembering Elvis" wich I think is a somewhat better version of "Elvis and the black community". His black childhood friend Sam Bell also gave several interviews.
Mike didn't even come close to the popularity of Elvis. No offense. I was there to see them both. I know.
Dang fr what was it like ?
In these time there was the draft( when you were between 18 and 21 you had to join the military. Not jail... Elvis was drafted and went to Germany. He was born in the Ghetto in Tulepo and later moved to Mississippi .in the projects
I could never understand when you are a child and you live in the environment I A dirt dirt pour Is dad with the present over a $13 check A how can you rip something off when you're holding neighborhood is involved in sync or play? When he Started it was just 19 years old making $19 a week as a truck driver then when he's 22 years old he made 22 million dollars in 1956 The amazing is Chuck Berry laptop Sandy Davis junior called him his friend Muhammad Ali call him a personal friend James Brown with jam with Elvis after the show Jackie Wilson a great admirer Little Richard love the man et cetera et cetera Isaac Hayes Another word Elvis never Laughed but he gave me one a go and tour overseas it was his manager Colonel No he would not be let back in the country so I made up excuses And unfortunately that's what killed him I enjoy your reaction
Elvis WAS DRAFTED TO THE ARMY NOW YOU KNOW. FK that movie.
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@@Ruezzreacts27 If you gonna run your 🐓🍭 facts tend to help. That or take something for that diarrhea of the mouth.
it was a voluntary draft.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Bullshit research is your friend. Voluntary drafts started in 72.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 NOPE voluntary draft started in 72 might want to recheck those dates.
I like you guys. But you have been fed complete bullshit. It's true that some people didn't like his gyrations. Other haters didn't like that he covered Black musicians. He was drafted into the Army, and even turned down a nice deal. They offered to put him into a Special Service to entertain the troops. Elvis said NO, I will serve equally. He was a true Patriot. Thanks guys, I like your style.
Elvis was born in thee ghetto. He grew up poor and his playmates were little black friends. Elvis was not racist! Not one bit! I hope you watch "Elvis and the Black Community" parts 1 and 2. Youll get a good history lesson just from those 2 videos. Elvis never forgot where he came from. He was the greatest singer/entertainer/humanitarian to ever grace this planet! ❤
No..... The reason Elvis didn't perform overseas is because his manager Colonel Parker had immigration issues. And the colonel didn't trust Elvis's career out of the country without him.
Elvis grew up in ghetto before his daddy went to jail. You are both very uninformed!
well...ahem...Elvis lived in east Tupelo, MS it wasn't a ghetto...it was small houses in what could be described as 'neighborhoods'. his dad was put in Parchman state prison for awhile for writing a bad check
When Elvis was 3 years old, his dad went to jail. That's when they lost their 2 room house, they could'nt afford to pay back the dept. Elvis and his mom were kicked out. And that's how they ended up living in the predominantly black areas of Tupelo. When Elvis was 13 they moved to Memphis.
The Elvis film is not all true the bit about Elvis going to jail or joining the army is not the truth he was called up to join the army.
Nope did not get arrested! Tv just showed him from waist up
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Also you guys made the comment about he didn't go overseas for whatever reason to tour... You're wrong on that... Elvis wanted to tour the world he wanted to go everywhere Colonel Parker is the one that kept him from doing that because he knew what a huge sensation Elvis would be overseas... And he didn't want that unless he was a part of it... He held Elvis back... And if you watch the movie and paid attention to what was going on in it you know that Colonel Parker wasn't a US citizen so he couldn't go overseas so he wasn't going to let Elvis go...
And also what you don't know is that Colonel Parker had a bad gambling problem and the reason that Elvis was at Las Vegas living and doing his shows two and three a night was because Colonel Parker cut a deal with the owner of the hotel... He was told to keep Elvis on the stage no matter what for every single show and Colonel Parker got his gambling debts taken care of...
Like I said check out some of the other content creators that are doing Elvis you'll learn a lot then you can look up those same videos and critique them on your site.... Don't ever take the word of anybody else that don't know what they're talking about... Build your following by educating yourself on the real story about Elvis Presley❤❤
I have to admit I got a little upset wen u said McDonalds is hiring talking about the homeless but realisng yr young I let it go. U hv2 understand....on applications w/out a formal address. no phone # or clean clothes/body u can 4get getting hired ANYWHERE!! Something they learn early on. Not to mention if u have any type of mental illness. Show sum compassion boys n try to lift ppl UP wen their down, Dont ever push sum1 down because we're up. Peace n Love 2u
Not true went into army on his own
don't forget to tell them to watch Elvis and the black community, something you never mention to any white reactor.
Already reacted to it check it out 🤌🏾
@@Ruezzreacts27 what part of my comment did you not understand?
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 my fault yo I be up at 4am everyday 😭
Please make sure you have your facts correct before puting falsehoods out there.
you should copy and paste that to 99 % of the comments here.
No sir there was no difference they were acually dirt poor
You're completely wrong about your comment about Michael Jackson he came up after Elvis and it was accepting to dance soulful in the 70's plus but Elvis came up in the 50's and it wasn't allowed. Shut up and give Elvis his created and he did shake his hips after he came back from the army. Learn your history before you start talking. I enjoy Elvis and MJ but they came up in 2 different times. ELVIS was the BEST! Not taking anything from MJ. Another thing Elvis never left the black community so stop it!! Please look at the videos with BB King, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Sammy and Little Richard. All of them respected Elvis and understand how Elvis paved the way for black artists. I hate all the negative about Elvis that is not true. All the false rumors.
Elvis was drafted in the army because the federal govt. wanted to take him away for two yrs so it would quiet the girls, and his career Like Martin Luther King They both were about Change, And change they didn't want.
As a teen Elvis lived in a govt. owned housing project called "Lauderdale Courts" Before that they lived in rooming houses. Elvis use to slip out at night to watch shows on beale st. That is where he got his style.
Quiet the girls what? Total rubbish he was drafted like thousands of other young guys. It was a time when guys were proud of their country.
@@gorse9030 Not total rubbish! Did you watch the movie?😊
@@nanlyn52 Yes I did and it was inaccurate on many points but good entertainment. Example Elvis singing Trouble at Russwood Park 1956 when the song first appeared in King Creole 1958. His so called debut song Baby Let's Play House on the Louisiana Hayride in 1954 was not sung by Elvis until 1955. and so on. - He did That's All Right and Blue Moon of Kentucky.
@@gorse9030correct movie wS one big fairytale.
@@gorse9030 it was voluntary draft. if they didn't get the numbers then it was a draft.
You guys are clueless. I don't know where you heard all the ridiculous stuff about Elvis. He was never locked up for moving. He was drafted into the army. There was a draft in the 1950s. He didn't try to get out of it. He didn't tour overseas because his manager was not a US citizen and couldn't leave the country.
Why don't you check out "Elvis and the Black community"
You are being wrong about Elvis.
Please check out Elvis "If I can dream". It is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy after they had been assassinated.
Elvis donated to Martin Luther King Jr organization and cried when he was assassinated.
I take it you guys are new to your Elvis journey... You need to do your own due diligence and your own research into Elvis Presley the man, the performer, and the true musician that he was...
I suggest for the very beginning you shouldn't have watched the movie with Austin Butler and Tom Hanks first.... You did it backwards....
I suggest you go back and watch Elvis Presley and the black community that echo will never die, part one and two.... It will give you a better basis so you learn about Elvis the man where he came from how he grew up what drew him to the music and what made him the awesome musician he was... Also research the Memphis Mafia they were around him like 24/7 and knew him the best...😊
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I agree.
Your younger generation also needs to realize when you're doing critiques on music especially the classics like Elvis Presley they are in a category of their own not to be compared with another age group or another generation..
Elvis was born in 1935 and made it big in the early fifties.. you will get a better respect for Elvis if you do Elvis and the black community that echo Will never die part 1 and 2... Hopefully it will make you more empathetic and what he was trying to do with his music.... All he ever wanted to do was play and sing and make people happy....
Your young generation has not learned yet the respect for the older musicians that were here and gone before you guys probably were born...
Do your research and really learn about the people that you're doing your content creating on... Check out some of the other content creators out there that do music..
Please dont bring race into this son. Elvis sings a great song and now you say he got arrested for acting black ? Elvis is a great singer no matter what color he is. You seem obsessed with a persons color. Im done here. On to a non racist reactor. Good day Sir.
Fasho I mean if you watch my Elvis and the black community reaction you’ll see what I say is literally being said by others from his time 🤌🏾
because there are other racist doesnt make it true ? Like My mother used to say Two wrongs dont make a right. Think positive kid. Being judgemental and jealous is no way to go through life.. Good Luck.@@Ruezzreacts27
There were alot of racist in elvises time as there is now. Go by facts Not what other people say . think for yourself son ? Thankyou.@@Ruezzreacts27
The ghettos housed the Italians, Puerto Ricans, the Jews the Poles and the Irish so tell me why only one race failed to move on, yeah I've heard that b/s to
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I wonder if you guys are young enough that you believe Michael Jackson (as much as I have always loved the Jacksons since I was a teenager) and I still love my Michael Jackson's music created the moonwalk.
The names of all the dancers in this video are at the end and the first man in the opening part where you see him dancing but you don't see his face is Sammy Davis Jr....
Like I said gentlemen, do your own research educate yourself on the subjects that you are doing your content creating on...😊❤
What is wrong with you? x+y=z ALWAYS. So if x doesn't do y x loses.
So you gave him his good looks , you gave him his voice, unbelievable leave Justin Timberlake alone, give a break you trying to take credit for the king ,
DUDE... I'M 66... NOT EVERYONE WHO GREW UP POOR WAS BLACK. ELVIS GREW UP DIRT POOR. WATCH Elvis And The Black Community part 1 & 2. YOU'LL FIND OUT ALOT.
Already done let me know what you think about it 🤔. 👉🏾. Elvis and the Black community reaction
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