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dusty117 73M

11/16/2018 3:55 pm

When rock and roll exploded with the likes of the Beatles and the Stones, Elvis the "King of Rock and Roll" was already on the sidelines.

Before that Elvis was about bringing an exciting African American sound to a wider audience, an audience that would pay for it .. a WHITE audience.

I was never a fan. Elvis launched his career when I was about 4 years old. When I was a teen In the early 60s the movies showcasing Black Motown artists were exciting. Elvis was snoozers … in my opinion.

But everything is political today and I have never seen Trump do anything that's not self serving. Sadly nearly everyone who gets involved with the Trump administration walks away a lesser person. Niki Haley comes to mind … Elvis is next.


starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
11/16/2018 8:31 pm

“Even if Elvis popularized an art form that people of another race largely invented, it’s hard to argue that lots and lots of successful black artists didn’t walk right through the doors he opened. Presley was initially a hero among black musicians in Memphis for that reason, and there’s no reason to think Elvis himself was racist. Quite the opposite, in fact,” he argues.
“Music is one of a precious few cultural forces still holding us together. It’s not zero sum; we can acknowledge that more credit is owed to black musical pioneers and acknowledge that Elvis was remarkably talented man a who made a singular connection with tens of millions of Americans that went well beyond race,”
per gOOgle research

Abracadabra


WellKnownAuthor 61M
722 posts
11/17/2018 10:10 am

First off Masie, I kind of gather you must know of Jack Parnell (Tenn radio broardcasters hall of fame.

He recorded a video poem of mine that Sir Kennith Robinson picked up on and upgraded into a five minute and 12 second U Tube video in 2013.

Jacks voice, tempo and delivery was totally awesome as it was like what my brain thought when writing it..

Jack. made a version of mostly voice with very little time spend on the visuals that Sir Ken used in his upgraded version.

it went viral in record time with some 3,8 plus million views onu tube, Sir ken says author and narrator unknown.

Jack posted a comment that he was the narrator that sir ken never acted upon.

I have other stuff i have written and would like to get in contact with Jack who is around age 75 or 76.

If you can help me get a contact number I would be totally grateful.

You or anyone reading this comment, can Google-----IN THE LAND THAT MADE ME ME.. many versions are listed but Sir Kens has a video window 5:12 showing to click on..
Its about the baby boomers and 1950's born kids then and now.

your writing style and excellence of historical facts is most enjoyed. I conside myself as having very strong memories of rock and roll circa the 50's.

Ed Sullivan theatre and show 1955 Elvis from the waist up. blue suede shoes copied from Carl Perkins a year earlier., jaiil house rock, hound dog ect.

your writing style is incredible. Simple easy to understand with no wasted words,
max effect skipping all the unnecessary mubo jumbo.

Yes Straight forward direct with max effect..

Dan


sewg1941 82F

11/17/2018 7:55 pm

Never was an Elvis fan but my grandmother was...lol The only song of his that I really liked was "In the Ghetto" ... and no one could beat his rendition!


sewg1941 82F

11/18/2018 12:38 pm

    Quoting  :

I enjoyed his movies more than his music ... they were fun and you didn't have to think about plot cuz there really wasn't one except 'boy meets girl'!
My taste in music has always been eclectic - from classical, jazz, swing etc. but never a huge fan of early R & R. I much prefer the music of the British bands like Genesis, Jethro Tull, Yes etc. and the Aussie's Little River Band ... also Music from Broadway.