Elvis is mimicing Jackie Wilson's dance moves to honor him..Jackie was on the set sitting in the front..he stands up and claps at the end. Elvis nods toward Jackie a few times
If you haven’t noticed, Elvis never toured the world. Instead he toured the U.S. only and made movies in between. He then just stayed in Las Vegas so people came to him. You see the Colonel was an “illegal alien”. He never told Elvis he was from Holland.
"Return To Sender" is a term that people (at least in the USA) use when receiving postal mail from someone they don't want to get mail from. The mail is then returned to the sender as undeliverable. Elvis was loyal to a fault, and that's why he kept Parker as his manager long after he should have fired him. At least there were a few occasions when Elvis went against Parker, most notably the 1968 TV special, which Parker wanted him to do nothing but Christmas songs. Elvis had no say at all in his movie scripts, which is why he finally just said he wouldn't do movies anymore. His 50s movies were excellent, as were a handful of the 60s movies, but then they just all became formula films, with the same storyline but different songs and co-stars. The producers would never let him branch out and show how good of an actor he was (and he actually really was a good actor as seen in films like King Creole). BTW, the name of the movie was NOT Return To Sender, it was Girls! Girls! Girls! And most songs from that era were very short because radio stations would not play any song that was over three minutes long.
Amazing! I love this song, i love ELVIS! He was and is the most beautiful and sexiest man with the most beautiful voice of all time! Thank you so much!
Yes, this is it with Elvis you can get a bit of every kind of artist and singing, dancing. moves. You never get the same thing all the time. Thank you sir for your review. 👍.
One of my very favorite clips from his movies. The man is in his prime good looks here and looking very tall, cool and swag in that black outfit! And I love this song!
The movie was called Girls girls girls it was down to his manager Parker he looked fantastic smooth I love both because you can't always get live from him it's a joy just listening to him he was a really good actor as well under rated thank you Harri safe 😷😎👍
Elvis did do serious drama. The main example was Flaming Star. That was a movie about racial conflict on the frontier of the 1800s. The movie was well directed and Elvis was lauded for a well done acting job. But it was a film with a lot of death and brutality. It told a truth in a nakedly painful way that compared to the joyous musical romp that was Blue Hawaii, it wasn't nearly as popular to the Presley fans. There's many of them who fawn over Clambake( his worst movie) but recoiled from the painful realities Flaming Star artfully displayed. Still, most of Elvis's films, especially those in the 50s, and mid and late 60s were still good to good enough for all but the determined cynic to enjoy time with them.
Fun fact: Both Elvis and Stella Stevens (the blonde smoking the cigarette in the first part of video) were both natives of Mississippi and both grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis was born in Tupelo, Stella was born in Yazoo City. Stella was also the January 1960 Playmate in Playboy magazine.
Harri, I remember you did a great reaction last month on Elvis' "Trying To Get To You" during his live '68 Special. You might try doing a reaction to the audio version of his record from 1956.
Elvis was being loyal over a handshake agreement . Elvis eventually realized , in a way, the colonel was holding him back. After his last tour , Elvis planned on getting rid of him. You know Elvis wanted to tour Europe but he couldn't because the colonel wasn't allowed to leave the country.
It wasn't a handshake agreement..It was a written contract in 1955 when he was 20 and his parents had to also sign.Then in 1956 they re did the contract (Same Terms) with just Elvis signing Which stayed in effect until 1973 with a few changes and then again in 1976
@@RJsStudio131 I did read that the original agreement between Elvis and the colonel was a handshake, this was right around Elvis death so I could have got wrong information a lot untrue stories were floating around back then. I knew eventually Elvis would have had something in paper, he deffinitely wasn't stupid except for agreeing to a 50-50 split with Parker.
@@natlee8947 His parents would not have let him go by handshake since they had to sign for him in 1955. The contract was to run as long as he was with RCA and Parker got 25% of all his Gross. 10-15% was standard. There was always an out in the contract too. Parker would get 50% of all the merchandising he put together. Colonel earned his pay in the beginning. It was in 1976 that the contract was rewritten for 50 % of all. Only lasted a year. In 73 they had added records at 50% and then went all out in 76. So for 18 years Colonel got 25% of gross entertainment.
His first few movies in the late 50's and early 60's showed promise and showed his acting potential. "Love Me Tender", "Loving You", "King Creole", Jail House Rock" etc...But then the scripts started to devolve from there throughout the rest of the 60's
Anytime you have a good live performance of a number by Elvis or a music video as seductively charismatic as this one you should show it. But Elvis had many more great recordings that didn't have an accompanying stage performance. To do justice to his talent and educate people on just his musical artistry, those should be displayed as well. For example, From Elvis in Memphis, may be Presley's best album. But almost none of the tracks were performed onstage. Songs from that disc should be played for all to hear. Good cuts would include Only the Strong Surive, Long Black Limousine, True Love Travels On a Gravel Road, and Any Day Now. Other deserving music from earlier and later albums include Soldier Boy, How the Web Was Woven, and In the Heart of Rome.
Oh, this brought back fun memories.,..Everytime we would get wrong mail when I was little, sister and I would sing a few lines of this. LOL. PS. Regarding the acting, the acting contracts were brutal back in those days. Marilyn Monroe wanted to do more serious roles than just "the sexy dumb blonde".....but the studio had her under their thumb. Oh, and live videos of Elvis preferred!!! Peace and blessings, Harri 💕
NICE REACTION TO THE KING! 🤴THANK YOU! COULD YOU PLEASE REACT TO: STRANGER IN THE CROWD? THE UNRELEASED REHEARSAL HIS REHEARSALS ARE EQUALLY GREAT WTH HIS LIVE PEEFORMANCES.
Elvis actually thought the manager was supposed to be the boss much like they are when you’re an employee in retail. And thought the boss was supposed to get the bigger cut. He didn’t realize that his manager was supposed to work for him. Elvis ended up being forced to do a lot of movies and some songs he didn’t want to do because of giving his manager 51%.
Elvis did not give his manager 51%..EVER!!! Parker only got 25% of Elvis Gross from 1955-1976...21 years....In 73 he did negotiate to receive 50% of record sales and then 50% total for the last year of his life...
Elvis paid Jackie Wilson's medical bills when he went into hospital, I believe he had a massive stroke and never came out of it, the colnel looked after the business side of things, but elvis did the technical side like his music and the like, if the colnel would have had a say Elvis would have gone down the tubes years before the end. Did you know when Elvis died the IRS lost so much money they worried about the loss of revenue, Elvis always paid every penny he owned in taxes he always said all the fans pay there does then so shall I he could have got a smart lawyer to reduce it but he wouldn't
I guess he trusted Col. Parker because he made him a superstar. For someone that didn't write a lot of his hits - he was beloved by a largely white audience. He did have a great voice, but he went from unknown to megastar. He eventually was offered some interesting film roles, but Col Parker thought they'd be too controversial for him. He supposedly turned down roles in Being There, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Godfather, Midnight Cowboy, A Star is Born, etc.
Elvis was an undereducated guy from Memphis by way of Tupelo, Mississippi. Yeah, THAT Mississippi. To him, his word was everything and he was so grateful to the Colonel for “making him a star” that he basically let the con artist run his affairs and take 1/2 of what Elvis earned. He wanted to be in the original A Star Is Born with Barbara Streisand and Barbara lobbied heavily for Elvis, but the Colonel said no and threatened to sue Elvis if he tried anything legally. At least he got to sing If I Can Dream. Parker called it a “pinko-commie” song. Elvis insisted and won. It was his biggest moment, belting it out in eulogy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr and RFK Sr, 2 of his biggest heroes.
@Chris Thornycroft * I agree with your statements except the one about Elvis being "undereducated". He was a high school graduate just as I am, and I am quite intelligent and had a very successful professional career before retiring a few years ago. I don't consider myself "undereducated" because I didn't attend college, and neither should Elvis.
The Colonel Did NOT get half of what Elvis earned..It was 25% from 1955 to 1973. In 1973, he started getting 50% recordings and then in 1976, less than a year before Elvis passed, it was 50% of all entertainment. 18 years out of 22 Colonel only received 25%......Your comments regarding A Star is born, The colonel suing and If I can dream are over inflated and never happened that way.....That is Tabloid fodder
"Why give a manager so much power?" Artists even now still don't know AS MUCH as an experience agent, and they all want an experienced agent! Colonel Tom grew up seeing what the Hollywood Studio System worked and could screw over world-famous actors. He figured he was taking a chance on this Nobody, so his "entitlement" ran very high, and as he was woo'ing Mom & Dad too with pink cadillacs, Elvis kept signing papers that eroding his abilities. Elvis lived in such a small world before Fame, and preferred keeping few contacts - lessening his experienced education, therefore. Colonel Tom remains somewhere between felonious parasite and outright criminal.
By the way, I believe Elvis died just after this song's recording - sometime in 1960. He sang along to the good SUSPICIOUS MINDS, but for me, he never produced a decent listening experience since 1960, and certainly was dead for all of those awful films.
Loyalty, that's why he stayed with Col. Parker. Type of man he was. COL. Started with him, I think you would enjoy "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE " Movie. Sound track all Beatles music, filmed in 60s. Puts a story their music. Fantastic movie You'll see Joplin, Hendricks, and many more pertrade.
It would be enlightening for you to listen to Bill Monroe's version of "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (ruclips.net/video/xtpiqdN2lJk/видео.html) and then listen to Elvis's cover of the song (ruclips.net/video/Ggi5Tq3XDRI/видео.html), which got him banned from the Grand Ole Opry. It illustrates just how he revolutionized the airwaves.
Elvis was not banned from the Opry..the Opry Manager insulted him by telling him to go back to Memphis and back to driving a Truck.This was before he was a national Hit 5 months after his 1st Recording. Elvis swore to never play there again even though the crowd gave him a nice reception..They asked a few times in 55 and 56 and he refused..
Absolutely! LOL From my point of view (as a women), i would say yes. He mostly was better looking than his gilfriends. Maybe apart from his wife and Ann Margret. They were beauties imo!
You obviously have very little knowledge about Elvis, just because he didn't play any screaming guitar solos he was indeed a musician and will always be one of the greatest artists of all time. Elvis had an amazing ear for music and could play any instrument he picked up, he totally "understood music" but he chose to concentrate on developing his finest instrument, his voice. Elvis was a great rhythm guitarist(noted by J.Cash who toured with him in the early days) and he played throughout the 50s on his music, he also played piano, on stage, and in the studio when he wanted to, along with laying down the bass on numerous of his songs. Elvis also produced all his own music when he signed for RCA. The facts are, Elvis played instruments to a level he wanted and needed to accompany his amazing and unique voice (as seen in 68 Comeback Special), which was close to pitch-perfect, had great range, and stylistically was more versatile than anyone. No one can sing rock, blues, gospel, country, and pop with the soul, passion, and authenticity Elvis did and no one connected more with an audience than Elvis when performing live on a stage, with that amazing voice, mesmerizing charisma, and electrifying energy. Elvis would not call himself a dancer, he had a natural rhythm and used to say he just moved to what he felt. He was a good actor according to some of the best directors and actors of the day, he showed great potential in his early, good movies and could have become a great actor had he been given the chance to do better scripts with more demanding roles. Unfortunately, he was hampered by his controlling manager in both his music and acting career, however, Elvis will always be remembered as a very talented and influential Legend!👑🐐
In the 50s Elvis took all the different musical cultures that he grew up with (r&b, country , and gospel ) and fused them into a new style of music. He also moved in an exciting way that no mainstream artist had ever done. Add to that his style, his different vocal manifestations, his talent for musical interpretation, and you have the reason why he was the big bang for how big rock music became in the beginning and why he was the dominant force for cultural change in the 50s and became the biggest influence for the stars of the future. Both Lennon and Dylan said Presley was the main reason they did what they did.
"Elvis is the greatest cultural force of the 20th century. He introduced the beat to everything and he changed everything. Music, language, clothes. It's a whole new social revolution"! Leonard Bernstein "Elvis is all that there is. Everything starts and ends with Elvis"! Bruce Springsteen "He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be"! Chuck Berry
@@alameas6358 Look, I don't want to be rude... But The Beatles are, by far, ahead on music, clothes and language. I won't deny his popularity. But this fascination about him is... Let say... Not deserved. He never wrote a song, he can barely play 3 notes on piano or guitar. In fact, he's better with his movies than his 'music'. He has a great voice, he dances well, he's a good showman... But not much more than this. He's not a musician. That's all i'm saying.
@@stevelalancette6988 You are not rude, don't worry. And you absolutely have the right to your own opinion. But as already said, it seems that your knowledge about Elvis is very little. I actually don't like this quote of John Lennon....... 'Before Elvis there was nothing". But without Elvis, no Beatles.... .that's no secret! It's obvious that you never saw Elvis playing the piano. And i doubt that you ever saw him playing the guitar. '68 Comeback Special...... during the whole sit down sequence he was playing the guitar. Vegas'70 he was playing the guitar, singing his hit song 'Little Sister" and "Get Back" from the Beatles. I'm from Germany and you surely know that he was stationed here for two years. And i met two guys who told me that he insisted on a house with a piano! He always played the piano when he sang gospel songs with his band or private. What about Sinatra, Dean Martin or Whitney Houston. They never wrote a song, they couldn't play any instruments. Are they no musicans because of that? Then my definition of 'musican' is different to yours! PS sorry for my english!
He still gives me chills.
ELVIS PRESLEY "KENTUCKY RAIN"...AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC.
he's the most perfect specimen of a man
He was beautiful both inside and out. He will always bee The King.
Elvis is mimicing Jackie Wilson's dance moves to honor him..Jackie was on the set sitting in the front..he stands up and claps at the end. Elvis nods toward Jackie a few times
If you haven’t noticed, Elvis never toured the world. Instead he toured the U.S. only and made movies in between. He then just stayed in Las Vegas so people came to him. You see the Colonel was an “illegal alien”. He never told Elvis he was from Holland.
"Return To Sender" is a term that people (at least in the USA) use when receiving postal mail from someone they don't want to get mail from. The mail is then returned to the sender as undeliverable. Elvis was loyal to a fault, and that's why he kept Parker as his manager long after he should have fired him. At least there were a few occasions when Elvis went against Parker, most notably the 1968 TV special, which Parker wanted him to do nothing but Christmas songs. Elvis had no say at all in his movie scripts, which is why he finally just said he wouldn't do movies anymore. His 50s movies were excellent, as were a handful of the 60s movies, but then they just all became formula films, with the same storyline but different songs and co-stars. The producers would never let him branch out and show how good of an actor he was (and he actually really was a good actor as seen in films like King Creole). BTW, the name of the movie was NOT Return To Sender, it was Girls! Girls! Girls! And most songs from that era were very short because radio stations would not play any song that was over three minutes long.
Amazing! I love this song, i love ELVIS! He was and is the most beautiful and sexiest man with the most beautiful voice of all time! Thank you so much!
Yes, this is it with Elvis you can get a bit of every kind of artist and singing, dancing. moves. You never get the same thing all the time. Thank you sir for your review. 👍.
the best singer ever
He did a comeback show really great. The song working my way back to you.
One of my very favorite clips from his movies. The man is in his prime good looks here and looking very tall, cool and swag in that black outfit! And I love this song!
He really did have that Star charisma!
I love The Jordanaires in the background. They were one of the best male backup groups of the time. Elvis used them regularly.
So much charisma.
Elvis Presley "The King" what a fabulous singer and performer.. Greetings Harri.
The king is amazing ! he is the best addiction in the world! please react to more Elvis songs. thanks!
The movie was called Girls girls girls it was down to his manager Parker he looked fantastic smooth I love both because you can't always get live from him it's a joy just listening to him he was a really good actor as well under rated thank you Harri safe 😷😎👍
Harri, thanks for doing this reaction! Also, Just FYI, the movie was "Girls, Girls, Girls" (1962)
Oh thanks for the correction
Even the Beatles wanted the Colonel to manage them.He made Elvis a movie star and a rich man..more money than concerts make.
That was beautiful my friend
Harribest, Brilliant reaction my good man! 10⭐️s. Stay safe and healthy.
With Elvis it doesn't matter. He's just as good live as he is recorded. I'd recommend steamroller blues from aloha from Hawaii concert
Elvis was under contract for thirty one movies.. he had to do them.
Elvis did do serious drama. The main example was Flaming Star. That was a movie about racial conflict on the frontier of the 1800s. The movie was well directed and Elvis was lauded for a well done acting job. But it was a film with a lot of death and brutality. It told a truth in a nakedly painful way that compared to the joyous musical romp that was Blue Hawaii, it wasn't nearly as popular to the Presley fans. There's many of them who fawn over Clambake( his worst movie) but recoiled from the painful realities Flaming Star artfully displayed. Still, most of Elvis's films, especially those in the 50s, and mid and late 60s were still good to good enough for all but the determined cynic to enjoy time with them.
Power of my love take one
Fun fact: Both Elvis and Stella Stevens (the blonde smoking the cigarette in the first part of video) were both natives of Mississippi and both grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis was born in Tupelo, Stella was born in Yazoo City. Stella was also the January 1960 Playmate in Playboy magazine.
Elvis! Thanks Harri
Thanks R R and thanks for becoming a patreon
@@HarriBestReactions You're welcome Harri. You make my day better. I appreciate you
the men loved him too
If you haven't heard it, please check out Kentucky Rain. I get teary eyed.
Harri, I remember you did a great reaction last month on Elvis' "Trying To Get To You" during his live '68 Special. You might try doing a reaction to the audio version of his record from 1956.
The Postal service use to be pretty damn reliable. Great song and reaction
Elvis was being loyal over a handshake agreement . Elvis eventually realized , in a way, the colonel was holding him back. After his last tour , Elvis planned on getting rid of him. You know Elvis wanted to tour Europe but he couldn't because the colonel wasn't allowed to leave the country.
The colonel could leave the country, the problem he thought he'd have was getting back in.
It wasn't a handshake agreement..It was a written contract in 1955 when he was 20 and his parents had to also sign.Then in 1956 they re did the contract (Same Terms) with just Elvis signing Which stayed in effect until 1973 with a few changes and then again in 1976
@@RJsStudio131 I did read that the original agreement between Elvis and the colonel was a handshake, this was right around Elvis death so I could have got wrong information a lot untrue stories were floating around back then. I knew eventually Elvis would have had something in paper, he deffinitely wasn't stupid except for agreeing to a 50-50 split with Parker.
@@natlee8947 His parents would not have let him go by handshake since they had to sign for him in 1955. The contract was to run as long as he was with RCA and Parker got 25% of all his Gross. 10-15% was standard. There was always an out in the contract too. Parker would get 50% of all the merchandising he put together. Colonel earned his pay in the beginning. It was in 1976 that the contract was rewritten for 50 % of all. Only lasted a year. In 73 they had added records at 50% and then went all out in 76. So for 18 years Colonel got 25% of gross entertainment.
I would vote for the studio version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight".
His first few movies in the late 50's and early 60's showed promise and showed his acting potential. "Love Me Tender", "Loving You", "King Creole", Jail House Rock" etc...But then the scripts started to devolve from there throughout the rest of the 60's
He probably had a long-term contract with Parker that made it hard to change things. I know Col. Parker wanted him to do those movies.
He tried to get out of it, but he had a contract and they said they wouldnt let ever perform again and would wreck his career if he didnt do it!
Hes the best , check out Little Sister by Elvis , excellent 😃
Anytime you have a good live performance of a number by Elvis or a music video as seductively charismatic as this one you should show it. But Elvis had many more great recordings that didn't have an accompanying stage performance. To do justice to his talent and educate people on just his musical artistry, those should be displayed as well. For example, From Elvis in Memphis, may be Presley's best album. But almost none of the tracks were performed onstage. Songs from that disc should be played for all to hear. Good cuts would include Only the Strong Surive, Long Black Limousine, True Love Travels On a Gravel Road, and Any Day Now. Other deserving music from earlier and later albums include Soldier Boy, How the Web Was Woven, and In the Heart of Rome.
Just think how big Elvis could have been if it weren't for that Colonel guy. Could have been a star. : )
Hahahaha could have been a star indeed.Its amazing how the guy was the biggest star on the planet and could have even been bigger! Crazy
Hello Harri , how are you , Happy 4th of July , this is killer lol
Oh, this brought back fun memories.,..Everytime we would get wrong mail when I was little, sister and I would sing a few lines of this. LOL. PS. Regarding the acting, the acting contracts were brutal back in those days. Marilyn Monroe wanted to do more serious roles than just "the sexy dumb blonde".....but the studio had her under their thumb. Oh, and live videos of Elvis preferred!!! Peace and blessings, Harri 💕
NICE REACTION TO THE KING! 🤴THANK YOU! COULD YOU PLEASE REACT TO: STRANGER IN THE CROWD? THE UNRELEASED REHEARSAL HIS REHEARSALS ARE EQUALLY GREAT WTH HIS LIVE PEEFORMANCES.
🔥♥️💃💃💃💃🇫🇷 Elvis le Roi 👑
Elvis actually thought the manager was supposed to be the boss much like they are when you’re an employee in retail. And thought the boss was supposed to get the bigger cut. He didn’t realize that his manager was supposed to work for him. Elvis ended up being forced to do a lot of movies and some songs he didn’t want to do because of giving his manager 51%.
Elvis did not give his manager 51%..EVER!!! Parker only got 25% of Elvis Gross from 1955-1976...21 years....In 73 he did negotiate to receive 50% of record sales and then 50% total for the last year of his life...
Elvis paid Jackie Wilson's medical bills when he went into hospital, I believe he had a massive stroke and never came out of it, the colnel looked after the business side of things, but elvis did the technical side like his music and the like, if the colnel would have had a say Elvis would have gone down the tubes years before the end. Did you know when Elvis died the IRS lost so much money they worried about the loss of revenue, Elvis always paid every penny he owned in taxes he always said all the fans pay there does then so shall I he could have got a smart lawyer to reduce it but he wouldn't
I guess he trusted Col. Parker because he made him a superstar. For someone that didn't write a lot of his hits - he was beloved by a largely white audience. He did have a great voice, but he went from unknown to megastar. He eventually was offered some interesting film roles, but Col Parker thought they'd be too controversial for him. He supposedly turned down roles in Being There, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Godfather, Midnight Cowboy, A Star is Born, etc.
Elvis was an undereducated guy from Memphis by way of Tupelo, Mississippi. Yeah, THAT Mississippi. To him, his word was everything and he was so grateful to the Colonel for “making him a star” that he basically let the con artist run his affairs and take 1/2 of what Elvis earned. He wanted to be in the original A Star Is Born with Barbara Streisand and Barbara lobbied heavily for Elvis, but the Colonel said no and threatened to sue Elvis if he tried anything legally. At least he got to sing If I Can Dream. Parker called it a “pinko-commie” song. Elvis insisted and won. It was his biggest moment, belting it out in eulogy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr and RFK Sr, 2 of his biggest heroes.
@Chris Thornycroft * I agree with your statements except the one about Elvis being "undereducated". He was a high school graduate just as I am, and I am quite intelligent and had a very successful professional career before retiring a few years ago. I don't consider myself "undereducated" because I didn't attend college, and neither should Elvis.
The Colonel Did NOT get half of what Elvis earned..It was 25% from 1955 to 1973. In 1973, he started getting 50% recordings and then in 1976, less than a year before Elvis passed, it was 50% of all entertainment. 18 years out of 22 Colonel only received 25%......Your comments regarding A Star is born, The colonel suing and If I can dream are over inflated and never happened that way.....That is Tabloid fodder
"Why give a manager so much power?" Artists even now still don't know AS MUCH as an experience agent, and they all want an experienced agent! Colonel Tom grew up seeing what the Hollywood Studio System worked and could screw over world-famous actors. He figured he was taking a chance on this Nobody, so his "entitlement" ran very high, and as he was woo'ing Mom & Dad too with pink cadillacs, Elvis kept signing papers that eroding his abilities. Elvis lived in such a small world before Fame, and preferred keeping few contacts - lessening his experienced education, therefore. Colonel Tom remains somewhere between felonious parasite and outright criminal.
By the way, I believe Elvis died just after this song's recording - sometime in 1960. He sang along to the good SUSPICIOUS MINDS, but for me, he never produced a decent listening experience since 1960, and certainly was dead for all of those awful films.
Loyalty, that's why he stayed with Col. Parker. Type of man he was. COL. Started with him,
I think you would enjoy "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE " Movie. Sound track all Beatles music, filmed in 60s. Puts a story their music. Fantastic movie
You'll see Joplin, Hendricks, and many more pertrade.
I will make sure I skip this Beatle movie.They have no big screen image..they are not leading actor, romantic lead material.
It would be enlightening for you to listen to Bill Monroe's version of "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (ruclips.net/video/xtpiqdN2lJk/видео.html) and then listen to Elvis's cover of the song (ruclips.net/video/Ggi5Tq3XDRI/видео.html), which got him banned from the Grand Ole Opry. It illustrates just how he revolutionized the airwaves.
Elvis was not banned from the Opry..the Opry Manager insulted him by telling him to go back to Memphis and back to driving a Truck.This was before he was a national Hit 5 months after his 1st Recording. Elvis swore to never play there again even though the crowd gave him a nice reception..They asked a few times in 55 and 56 and he refused..
i think that the colonel had way too much power over Elvis
Harry...is just me or was always better looking then his girlfriends..
Just a thought.....
Absolutely! LOL
From my point of view (as a women), i would say yes.
He mostly was better looking than his gilfriends.
Maybe apart from his wife and Ann Margret.
They were beauties imo!
I'm glad you agreed....
He is, maybe, a star... But not a musician.
I don't understand this fascination about him and Céline Dion.
They're just singer... And 'dancer'.
You obviously have very little knowledge about Elvis, just because he didn't play any screaming guitar solos he was indeed a musician and will always be one of the greatest artists of all time. Elvis had an amazing ear for music and could play any instrument he picked up, he totally "understood music" but he chose to concentrate on developing his finest instrument, his voice. Elvis was a great rhythm guitarist(noted by J.Cash who toured with him in the early days) and he played throughout the 50s on his music, he also played piano, on stage, and in the studio when he wanted to, along with laying down the bass on numerous of his songs. Elvis also produced all his own music when he signed for RCA. The facts are, Elvis played instruments to a level he wanted and needed to accompany his amazing and unique voice (as seen in 68 Comeback Special), which was close to pitch-perfect, had great range, and stylistically was more versatile than anyone. No one can sing rock, blues, gospel, country, and pop with the soul, passion, and authenticity Elvis did and no one connected more with an audience than Elvis when performing live on a stage, with that amazing voice, mesmerizing charisma, and electrifying energy. Elvis would not call himself a dancer, he had a natural rhythm and used to say he just moved to what he felt. He was a good actor according to some of the best directors and actors of the day, he showed great potential in his early, good movies and could have become a great actor had he been given the chance to do better scripts with more demanding roles. Unfortunately, he was hampered by his controlling manager in both his music and acting career, however, Elvis will always be remembered as a very talented and influential Legend!👑🐐
In the 50s Elvis took all the different musical cultures that he grew up with (r&b, country , and gospel ) and fused them into a new style of music. He also moved in an exciting way that no mainstream artist had ever done. Add to that his style, his different vocal manifestations, his talent for musical interpretation, and you have the reason why he was the big bang for how big rock music became in the beginning and why he was the dominant force for cultural change in the 50s and became the biggest influence for the stars of the future. Both Lennon and Dylan said Presley was the main reason they did what they did.
"Elvis is the greatest cultural force of the 20th century. He introduced the beat to everything and he changed everything. Music, language, clothes.
It's a whole new social revolution"!
Leonard Bernstein
"Elvis is all that there is. Everything starts and ends with Elvis"!
Bruce Springsteen
"He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be"!
Chuck Berry
@@alameas6358 Look, I don't want to be rude... But The Beatles are, by far, ahead on music, clothes and language. I won't deny his popularity. But this fascination about him is... Let say... Not deserved. He never wrote a song, he can barely play 3 notes on piano or guitar. In fact, he's better with his movies than his 'music'. He has a great voice, he dances well, he's a good showman... But not much more than this. He's not a musician. That's all i'm saying.
@@stevelalancette6988
You are not rude,
don't worry.
And you absolutely
have the right
to your own opinion.
But as already said, it seems that your knowledge about Elvis is very little.
I actually don't like this quote of John Lennon.......
'Before Elvis there was nothing".
But without Elvis, no Beatles.... .that's no secret!
It's obvious that you never saw Elvis playing the piano.
And i doubt that you ever saw him playing the guitar.
'68 Comeback Special......
during the whole sit down sequence he was playing the guitar.
Vegas'70 he was playing the guitar, singing his hit song 'Little Sister" and "Get Back" from the Beatles.
I'm from Germany and you surely know that he was stationed here for two years. And i met two guys who told me that he insisted on a house with a piano! He always played the piano when he sang gospel songs with his band or private.
What about Sinatra, Dean Martin or Whitney Houston.
They never wrote a song, they couldn't play any instruments.
Are they no musicans because of that?
Then my definition of 'musican' is different to yours!
PS sorry for my english!