Elvis & African Americans Race - www.ElvisInTheGhetto.com
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- Опубликовано: 23 июн 2009
- This video clip is about Elvis and his relationship with Black Music and African Americans. The clip is from the web site
www.ElvisInTheGhetto.com
The web site puts to rest any urban legends on Elvis and provides facts that Elvis was actualy one of the first southern civil righst advocates. 
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"Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know." -- Muhammad Ali
"[Elvis was] a really good friend of mine.... He was the king." -- John Lee Hooker
"Elvis... was such a beautiful man. I don't care what nobody say, I knew Elvis." -- James Brown
This document was done with fair attitude and with respect to Elvis Presley he deserves.
Love this...we now know the man Elvis Presley through their testimonies all that knew him black or white...Elvis we miss you...you'll always be remembered as the greatest entertainer of all time loved by millions and a good man!
B. B. King: When he came to the Goodwill Revue, a yearly benefit for needy black kids sponsored by WDIA, he did himself proud. The Goodwill Revues were important. The entire black community turned out....When Elvis appeared that year, he was already a big, big star. Remember, this was the fifties, so for a young white boy to show up at an all-black function took guts. I believe he was showing his roots. After the show he made a point of posing for pictures with me, treating me like royalty.
Thank you for your comment bc some bad white folks always bring up the fact that there were never any African Americans @ his concerts! BTW,I’m white!
You are totally right on this ..Mary Jenkins was one of Elvis' house staff ..Elvis bought Mary a house and a car ..Mary lived in that house until she passed a way a few years ago..Elvis loved all people,never ever turned down a requst for an autograph, the sory goes he saw a black lady looking in a car show room window ..Elvis asked her which color did she like ..she said the blue one..elvis says 'merry christmas! ' and he told the salesman to stick it on his tab..Elvis was a true gent
great story! 🆒 TCB⚡
The real "Black" entertainers loved Elvis as Elvis loved them. Elvis grew up in the ghetto of Mississippi and for most of his childhood in Memphis until around 1955. Elvis actually knocked down the black and white barriers and made it okay to enjoy rythym and blues music. Long live the King.
❤
White savior complex much?
@@gabrielmateus6914 now now don't be such a radist
Elvis stole and emulated black music and became famous. He stole dance moves from Chuck Berry and Little Richard. He made whyte people listen to the genre of music that they otherwise would not be listening to. He was the Vanilla Ice of his time.
@@gabrielmateus6914 🥱 don’t you get tired? Lose the hate, you’ll be happier 🙃
I ran across a channel on cable airing "This is Elvis". You know..I never gave much thought to the "rumor" regarding the derogatory and narrow minded remark that was , what I think , erroneously attributed to Elvis. I liked his movies. In watching his interviews his charm was apparent. For the first time, though, I see how handsome he was. He had a pretty smile. I can say that now after researching a bit , seeing this special and seeing/hearing what Black entertainers favorably said about him.
Tricia Star, thank you for your comment, I enjoyed reading it. God bless you.
He said he'd never let a black man shine his shoes (and they usually cut it off right there but he kept going) - he said never let them shine his shoes because he saw firsthand what black Americans in the south went through during that era and basically having a black man shine his shoes would make him a part of that. He didn't want it. Elvis was one of those rare humans who really don't care what color anybody is - he just wanna play his music and have them enjoy it. Sleep in peace Elvis.
Thank you, I was of the thought ,that he didn't like black people, but this video has put that straight.
In Texas,of course,Elvis was supposed to drive in a convertible in the stadium he was to perform! They told Elvis the Sweet Inspirations couldn’t ride with him bc they were black! Elvis said,they either ride with me or I will cancel my performance! I was there! Guess what? They ride by his side!
Love Elvis Avery good man 💕
Mannnnnnnnnn!! The whole country needs to see this. And I am sooooooooo Glad that some of us have grown out of that stupidity.
Not nearly enough.
@@oliveredwards7754 Kareem Abdul Jabbar said that he was disappointed with the making of this film.
@Dwight Love which film? Elvis?
I agree with Sammy Davis Jr. completely. 💖
CELESTE YARNALL (film co-star & friend) said that Elvis was "devasted...really,really upset and struck quite bad" by Martin Luther King's assassination. She said "Elvis had a very powerful connection to the black community-he owed them everything as far as accepting him. His mentors,inspiration & his music all came from the black community and he very much felt a part of it; he felt he was their brother."..She and Elvis watched Dr. King's funeral together and Elvis actually sobbed in her arms.
And he wanted to attend the funeral but the fat boy Colonel told him to keep his nose out of politics.
this is what Elvis had to go through imagine, He truly oped the doors to all the others, know one can touch him and what he gave and started.
He literally stole music from black ppl like what
@@benhead679 nope!
@ben head he didn’t though man. He took just as much influence from country and western music as he did from the blues. And this is not coming from a huge Elvis fan. I much prefer Little Richard and Chuck Berry (who came after Elvis) and Buddy Holly (also after) to Elvis. But you can’t find me one other singer before Elvis who sounded like him
No he didn’t
@@mikemccool7575 no little Richard and Chuck berry was before Elvis don't get it twisted
Thanks To Elvis I Got To Listen To Black Music Elvis Is A GIANT Will Always Have Two Bit Cynics What Ever He's Done It's Called JEALOUSY
B. B. King: I remember Elvis distinctly because he was handsome and quiet and polite to a fault. Spoke with his thick molasses Southern accent and always called me "sir". I liked that. When I went home to Memphis in 1956, Elvis had gone through the roof. He'd switched over from Sun Records to RCA and scored with "Heartbreak Hotel," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Hound Dog." I liked the new stuff, and I liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity.
He'd tell people I was one of his influences. I doubt whether that's true, but I liked hearing Elvis give Memphis credit for his musical upbringing.
I hold no grudges. Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on. Same was true for me, the same's true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity." --B. B. King
The media made him look like the King of Rock Music inspite of the fact that they were lying.
B. B. King: "I felt good recording over at Sun Studios, owned by Sam Phillips. Jules [Bihari] told Sam to give me time whenever I came up with material. In the early fifties I'd work there often. Sam served as engineer. A little later, he'd be busy with Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley. I saw all of them, but they didn't have much to say. It wasn't anything personal, but I might feel a little chill between them and me. But Elvis was different. He was friendly.
thanks for posting this awesome video!!! Love elvis and blues music. Peace to the world!
i'm so glad you uploaded these videos,,,,too cool,,i've been a fan 4ever,,i think i became a fan at age6 or 7,,and was so hurt when he died,,,,
For me the "holy trinity" of rock n roll will always be Little Richard, Elvis and Chuck Berry in any order you wish - just play their music for me.
💯💢💥
Orson Blackwell wrote some of his greatest hits and was forced to share co-writing credit with Elvis for the privilege.
@@BxlxuxexyxYeah but when Elvis found out about it he stopped it. Back then if you changed one line you got credit. It’s crazy but that’s how it was done back then .
@@werwergtgtg Is that documented in a book? Which one?
@@Bxlxuxexyx There are several books but what stands out is Last Train to Memphis and Elvis and The Colonial. Also there were only 7 songs that Elvis’ name appeared as a writing credit. Otis Blackwell wrote a total of 8 songs for Elvis but only 3 songs had Elvis as a co-writer: Don’t Be Cruel, All Shock Up and Paralyzed. The other 4 songs were from white writers; Heartbreak Hotel, Poor Boy, You’ll Be Gone and That’s Someone You’ll Never Forget.
"I saw on tv one time that he was a big fan of Muhammad Ali" They were friends and would drive around messing around. The last appearance Elvis ever made at a small venue was at a random bar because Muhammad dared him to go in and do it.
Brazilian Atlantis They were friends and had mutual respect. The small venue bar story never happened.
Used to listen to Public Enemy back in the i0s.. hated the line in fear of a black planet saying “Elvis was a hero to most but he didn’t mean &^%$to me, he was straight up racist” no he wasn’t. Chuck D should have apologized for that. Elvis loved everyone and brought people of all backgrounds together.
me too man..i feel you..but fortunatly..he apologized..and said..elvis was a brilliant artist..he repected black music..so there you go
@@goranhrastovik5364 people who aplogize
Do so because they feel the Wrath of elvispresleys devotes
And sponsor s do get mail up the yin yang
Public opinion means everything when you want to sell yourself
I have watched several back pedal and try to back that truck up
@@dabdella1460 nah..chuck is a smart man..smart man realize when they were wrong..guess he was young and rebelious..wasn't thinking at the moment..i forgive him ;)
D1agram I really loved PE too and I have to say that line hurt me to hear. I really felt bad... but that's what happens when your given information that's ten to twenty times removed from the truth...
Ok let's. Put our big grown folk panties on. We see how long. Public enemy lasted. And elvis lives forever. Back then. The right thing came out. People were trying. Black people. I can say that. Were tired of the rodney king beatings and south central la. And bull. So it's ok. Next
Those black artists that actually met him like BB King, James Brown or Sammy Davis Jr swear he wasn’t racist. Those that never met him like Quincy Jones for example say he was. Everything was based on the “shine my shoes” “quote” that nobody knows where it was heard or who heard it. I’d rather believe someone that actually met him.
Racist? He grew.up in the hood in Mississippi and Memphis he was the real slim shady lol
@@leahflower9924 you can't be racist because you grew up in the hood? And the guys that was listed didn't get there songs stole from him
Then, of course, there was what Ray Charles thought of Elvis (hint: it wasn't good): ruclips.net/video/hviUOCHKVVw/видео.html
@@HEAVYCHEVY409 he was not a racist. He supported dr King, gave a lot of money to charity (also within the black community) I don’t think a racist would do that.
@@carltonhargro9081 Ray Charles couldn't even see
wish Elvis and Sammie had done something together
I heard that the defiant ones the black and white drama in 1958 they wanted Elvis Presley and Sammy Davis chain together when they escape prison instead of Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis that would have been interesting
I think Elvis did something with Fats Domino where they performed each other's songs. That's who inspired him.
I wouldn't say most people dislike him. Most people are jealous of him, but nobody dislikes Elvis. He's the greatest selling artist of all time. He's set more records than anyone else.
Elvis grew up around the blacks in Memphis thats why he was so dynamic !
This video gave me some perspective on the most polarizing entertainer in music, Elvis.
this is very much fact if there was no elvis there would not have been the beetles
Not true lol
@@carnal61 I think John Lennon even said that
Beatles :)
@@carnal61 someone is uneducated Lol
Good info on Elvis
"It's shocking, I saw him Gyrate his leg and swivel his hips" fucken hilarious
They tried to silence him and for years his fans pushed back even harder-
Elvis embraced his southern (gospel) roots but this did not include a ‘white’ supremacist order who sought to demoralize his persona based on their prejudices.
The harder the push back, the more his fans adored him. ..that’s the nature of love.
He literally stole records from blacks plz stfu
Thanks for keeping Elvis's name clear. There are so many lies out there. Thanks
thanks for uploading this video and helping debunk rumors which have been circulating around for years. I know Chuck D and Mary J Blige have made inaccurate comments about Elvis over the years. Until they sell 1 billion records like elvis has, who are they to criticize?
MMAFighter38 I have a friend who knew Elvis personally and Elvis was no Racist . Its was all said because some one made a lie up and tried to destroy him . But the truth Is there Elvis lived loved all mankind . He had so many friends of all race and he never once thought he was special . He loved Black gospel that was his favorite music God s music and he stood for what was right . And he was a great humanitarian gave millions to less fortunate than him never wrote it off or ask for publicity or a tax write off only thier smile !
He literally stole money from black music 🥴
@@benhead679 troll…
@@benhead679 and from the sound of it , he tried to give back as much as he took
@@007ndc you sound dumb whatttt ?
You are a fair minded and sincere person, everyone has their favourites, and it's refreshing to read a fair minded fan, as we all should be, as Music is what United us, who ever that is that's Uniting us should be celebrated.
Again, it's good to see one as yourself who can explain their feelings without peddling bullshit.. thankyou and cheers from Downunder...
People forget or are totally unaware of the hell Elvis caught because of his music&live performances,etc.They forget the bonfires to burn his records blamed for juvenile delinquency, the boycotts, the death threats he received, etc. Elvis broke through at a time when much of the US was segregated. In actuality, Elvis was a polite guy who never sang vulgar songs or cursed. Today's wannabe "rock stars" resort to vulgarity because they have little else to offer. Elvis was just pure energy & soul.
"People who know Rock and Roll realize where the roots of the music came from. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino all became very successful-earning fame and wealth and are given credit." Most people who are interested in the rock and roll sound don't know that ALL the known recordings of it from before mid-1949, such as "Hole In The Wall" by Albennie Jones and "Rock The Joint" by Jimmy Preston, are by black musicians.
@bronson1921 Celeste Yarnall said "Elvis was so devasted that he coudnt be there for the funeral because he would have liked to have sung or paid tribute, and in the middle of the funeral during the eulogy he stood up in the dressing room and started to sing Amazing Grace, accappela. "
I think this very valid recollection from Celeste Yarnall truely sums up, in essence, Elvis's connection and relationship to African Americans without a doubt and his respect for Dr Martin Luther King.
Why didn't Elvis go? I think that it would possibly have helped bridge the racial divide at such a pivotal and tragic time. Just my two cents
@@007ndc Most likely because of previous commitment.
@@ritaanderson4855 It was said in the film that Tom Parker did not want him to attend the funeral.
@@007ndcpara não atrapalhar as cerimônias, pois, naquele tempo Elvis não poderia aparecer em público pois logo uma multidão aparecia em torno dele, distorcendo qq evento, ele não foi a esse funeral e nem a nenhum outro de seus amigos por esse motivo, inclusive, da atriz principal do seu terceiro filme que morreu logo após o término das filmagens em um desastre de carro e ele gravou e cantou uma música sensacional em homenagem a ela, Judy.
Total truth bronson1921......thanks for posting it
this was excellent...thanks...
Thank you, Mr. Davis, and thank you Mr. ❤ 😍 💖
I love Rufus Thomas TAKE on Elvis; very honest and true. "Elvis had a style of his own that was as unique as ELVIS is"!
There u go people who think Elvis racist BS,he opened doors,and people watching new Elvis trailer seeing him going into a tent with gospel think he stole,stole what he was inspired!
Thank u Sammy!
Great film!
Ike Turner also had a great influence on Rock & Roll.
We're all human, talent comes from God .
Oh Elvis stole the Black man's music...guess when he sang It's Now or Never (O Solo Mio) & Surrender (Sorrento) he was stealing Italian songs too. If a white boy grows up in the south, listens to blacks sing do you think he may be influenced? Hell, black boys were influenced too. Elvis BROUGHT black music to the masses & HELPED legitimized it. It's the very reason you could listen to rap today in the comfort of your home. James Brown even loved him. Stop the racist crap.
THANK YOU !!! Elvis BROKE DOWN THE DOOR FOR EVERYONE !! Esp. people /artist of color !!
John LaStrada correct. Funny how Chuck D never took a shot at Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee or Bill Haley. It was his success that upset people not his ‘stealing’ of black music. Elvis was a genius. An instinctive innovator and interpreter who was woke 60 years before the word existed.
@Dad Man - You have an issue with comprehension? The tag line & video says "This video clip is about Elvis and his relationship with Black Music and African Americans." That's what I addressed.
I wasn't writing an essay about how people treat other people in America & throughout the world. I didn't ignore anything. Many people have been "wronged" in this world. Not just Blacks.
And I wasn't going to write off-topic. There were no lies in my post. The topic was not about "blatant racial violence, economic sabotage, and hatred against black people by white America." It was about Elvis & his relationship with Black Music & African Americans.
Move on to a post that addresses the irritation you have -- maybe you'll get satisfaction there.
And as far as I'm concerned this issue -- true as some of it actually is, is starting to lose momentum since it now gets embellished & blown out of proportion. Lies through omission? What would you like from me a freaking essay on what the post is not about?
Personally? I'd be really pissed off at the Blacks who sold the original blacks as slaves to the shipping companies who came to Africa in the first place. Because the availability of those people was advertised. What did they get paid? Everyone likes to skip over that fact. Those are the people who should be paying restitution to those poor souls.
But you know what? They probably had a better go at in America than staying behind with those deviants in their native country. Few ever returned even when they became "free people."
Lots of questions never asked. Never asked because they wouldn't like the answers. And no, I'm not a racist. But I also don't judge another era, another generation, I wasn't alive when they made their poor decisions. Probably based on their needs. There was no industrial revolution yet. No machines. I have seen pictures taken in the 1800s of "slaves" in the cotton fields but I also saw whites in the fields with them. Who were they? Oops, I guess they didn't delete those pictures yet.
Believe me, 100-200 years from now we're going to be judged by another generation. I'm sure they'll find many things we do today as deplorable.
I'm Italian, Dad Man -- my family never had slaves. So, I'm paying no restitution. Should we address the Christians being thrown to the lions now? How about all the slaves who built the pyramids? America had nothing to do with that. I'm not angry at you.
Think about this small example -- with all the notable, respectable Blacks who knew & admired Elvis, & they're all in that video -- there are still Blacks who think he was a racist. I guess they don't trust the word of their own kind. There were many, many whites who protected Blacks in the days of slavery. Not all of the slave owners were detestable people. But that's what they'd like you to believe.
And back in those days, they had something else seldom brought up: Bonds women. Almost slavery. Girls who were sold (like indentured servants) to farmers etc. If a farmer has children & his wife passed away he needed a mother for his children, cook for him, take care of the house, & school the children. Where else would he meet a woman? There were no nightclubs, dancehalls in the wilderness at that time. He was watched closely by the church. No abuse was tolerated, she didn't have to submit sexually, but she had to marry him. Like it or not. She was sold because her poor family needed the money.
But her rights -- basically similar to slavery. And what color were these people? White. They seldom talk about this group of people.
If you ever watch the film "Rachel & the Stranger," that's what the film was about. I'm not angry at you. But there is more to the story. We -- you and I -- can't judge another era. Bad, cruel & unjust things happen to people all the time -- they still happen. I'm a white American mister -- and I have never treated a Black person, or any person for that matter, with disrespect. So I take exception to your generalized accusation. My German friends are not Nazis. My Native American friends are not Indians.
And I don't hate you for not understanding me.
I don't care who invented or startet it All , one thing is for sure Elvis did it best !!
+Alan Falk no, he did it the whitest, so the white people liked it the most cause they can relate cuturally to the way he does it better. That doesn't mean "best"
+Elizabeth Endara Actually when he was first heard on radio many people both Whites and black, thought he was black, so I don't think it has anything to do with whitest!
na im am black and bro in most not all but in most he did it best for sure.....
in some cases much much better......reality is reality however fucked up it is......
chuck be- but yes, that's your opinion and I respect that.
I beg to differ. Think again
Sadly these attitudes will always exist as long as humans cannot accept we are all the same and are connected. Fight against the darkness, people! Elvis was a godsend and a legend forever more.
If Chuck Berry the Godfather of rock ‘n’ roll is OK with Elvis I think we should all lay the racist BS aside already
Thank you!
THIS!!!!
Elvis did a lot for the Blues and gospel as sung by Blacks, creating rock N Roll, influencing every other rock group to come from The Beatles, Stones, to Henley of the Eagles. Every hollywood star from C Grant, to Sinatra wanted to speak with him. Just a poor country boy who remained a nice guy even with who he was and his many Demons of fame . Elvis was and will always be the King.
"Created rock and roll" 🤣😁🤣🤣😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣
He didn’t create Rock N Roll. Little Richard, Chuck Berry and other Black artists did. He wasn’t even the first White guy to play Rock N Roll. One of Elvis’s first commercial hits was “Blue Suede Shoes”. Which was written and performed by Carl Perkins. And it was a hit for Carl Perkins before it was for Elvis. Elvis was just the first phenomenally famous Rock and Roll performer.
@katrina Olsen I agree except Chuck Berry came after Elvis
@@mikemccool7575 No, Chuck Berry was born in 1926. He was 9 years older than Elvis. Chuck Berry was touring in 1955 with the DJ Alan Freed’s sponsored Rock and Roll tour. With other Rock and Roll artists. In 1955, Elvis was in a tour with acts from the Grande Ole Opry. Which is country music. Also Chuck Berry wrote his own songs. He did covers too, but he mostly did original music. Elvis did not write his own music. He publicly stated he wasn’t a song writer. Elvis is known as “the King of Rock and Roll”. Chuck Berry is known as the “Father of Rock and Roll”.
@katrina Olsen I didn’t say he was older than Chuck. Elvis was famous at 19. Chuck was much older. Elvis got signed and first recorded in 1953. Elvis loved Chuck Berry and vice versa. Of course Elvis was influenced by black rock and roll artists, he’d have to be deaf not to. I’m just saying that Elvis had his own hybrid style that was well established by the early-mid 50’s. He wasn’t a rip-off artist. Again, find me another singer who sounds like Elvis. People thought Elvis was black and they thought Chuck Berry was white.
Glad to see the record set straight, here and other places. Quincy was all wet.
Where elvis presley grew up is what he knew
His boyhood friend shared what was known to him as theirs
To bad mouth elvis as stealing from his own community is just wrong , that's putting him down cause the boy was poor and white
Its kinda sad that there isn't really any black rock anymore (Lenny Kravitz might be the exception). But, during the golden age of Rock, there was a strong black presence. For example Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Chambers Brothers, and so on.
kev3d coasters ,drifters ,little Richard ,imperials so any great black rock groups
There are Black bands. Lots of punk rock and hardcore bands exist.
@@billywalker8375 there are as of the year 2022 ..they just not as popular and difficult to find if you not searching in the right places...
Check out Gary Clark Jr
"Black" rock??? Will you brainwashed white supremacists FINALLY give us all a break?? EVERYTHING IS NOT LOOKED AT, THROUGH, BY, BECAUSE OF, WHITE PEOPLE. Rock as a music genre is/was invented by "Black" people. If anything what you listen to, INCLUDING Elvis, is "White" rock.
Very interesting and enlightening.
Some film I have never seen before such as the Stevie Wonder.
VERY INTERESTING INDEED!
Yey! The universe takes it's own form and sends out positive energy
"Took off like a late freight"...gotta remember that one..
Ya know, each of the greats speaking in this video have a powerful voice, but of all of them, the one with probably the highest credibility (when it comes to his outspokenness over the years regarding humanity and Injustice) is the words that came from #ReverendHerbertBrewster.
Many people focus on just the other artists are singers taking here, but I don't think many people really realize just who Herbert Brewster was, or why his words matter as much as anyone's.
Rev Brewster was not only one of most respected Gospel composers of his era, but he was a powerful voice for Injustice and EXTREMELY outspoken during Civil Rights era.
It really puts into context the stature of people that went to bat for Elvis.
Same thing with Martin Luther King's partner throughout the Civil Rights Movement, Andrew Young speaking up for Elvis... (although Mr. Youngs quote not in this video)
Herbert Brewster was the type of Activist that when other leaders were telling him to calm down, or don't push the racist powers that-be too hard, he'd say "Step out the way and watch this"
😂 haha.
I've always loved that dude.
But I don't know if it's fully understood just what it means that a man like Rev. Brewster has spoke up for Elvis dozens of times over the years in many different interviews.
Activist around the country highly respected that man
His voice matters when he says something
Here's more from Reverend Brewster not on video.
A banger quote from Reverend Brewster ... and keep in mind this is coming from Brewster, one of the most highly respected Gospel icons coming from his era.. giving Elvis legitimate props for his singing... as well as for his Humanity
~ "Some of the best Gospel I ever heard anyone sing was when Elvis Presley sang 'Peace In The Valley'. It was evidenced in the rhythm, and there were certain plaintive lines and slurs that were characteristic of early gospel music"
"When this young fellow sang these gospel songs, there was something about it that was most spiritual. Something about it that was most heartwarming and had a meaningfulness. He personalized it and made it his own testimony; and that in itself I think is one of the highest points, in his impact on gospel singing and gospel songs."
"He also made it stick because of his friendliness, his good-heartedness, also his lavish extravagances and giving to people, irrespective of Color, Race or Creed"
"It was a very sad day when that young fellow Elvis passed away. It was as if the clouds themselves opened up and wept"
~ Quotes above from Reverend Herberet W. Brewster (2 seperate Interviews, April 1983, Author James Cosby, and also by authors Neil & Janice Gregory published 1992 )
Wow! Can I copy and share this?
@@LM-hb6yn Hey thank you for asking. No problem at all. Please feel free to share anywhere you wish
Yes! I agree His voice is the most powerful one in this video
Great Stuff Italian Stallion...Thank you, DFM
"record breaking week" = BOOK BURNING IGNORANCE !
Thank God for Elvis Presley & Rock & Roll !!!!
ELVIS THE KING. EVERYONE LOVES THE KING.
Not everyone!
Sad but true!
It should be called:
Everyone should love him!
"The King is gone but he's not forgotten...."
@@alameas6358 that's your opinion but there was other great music kings too
@@courtneywhite6036
You are so right,
it IS my opinion!
@@alameas6358 Well you're opinion sucks, Because there's plenty black performers can rock a stage better than Elvis, But with the racism back in the day Elvis didn't go thru what black ppl had to go thru so he had it easy
And thats the name of that tune folks!
RIP to Elvis & all the other greats from his era that are no longer with us! Here's a link below to a Facebook group that discusses this topic and honors not only Elvis, but also many of the black icons from his era.
Please feel welcome to come send request to join this Facebook Group if on Facebook.
facebook.com/groups/197327014069344/
Elvis Presley was never a racist he grew up w black folks had them in his band a as cooks at Graceland. Elvis Presley was the one who stood up for black singers a told them to sing a chase their dreams Elvis believed that was room enough for everybody a he also believe we are all God's children a that Everything Good comes from God ELVIS Presley was a very caring a concerate man a Love to sing a make People Happy he gave so much of himself to his fans charities a was a humble God forgiving loving man.
Wow. What dumb ass wrote this.
this video was VERY interesting but if not for the terrible editing and all the cut off interviews it could have been a Great video. This should be remade with all the parts that were cut off restored. It would be a hell of a historic video...
I think this is a compilation of a bunch of separate interviews. I think if they left what they cut out it would probably just be the news
Very true!
I love singing Elvis Presley songs
Yes very true...I think there is a video on youtube about that. Also Ali talks about when Elvis called him etc... Elvis did vsisit Ali at his Deer Lake training site in mid 70's. Im not to far from there and checked it out
I been a fan since I was born
thank u!!! much respect to jtthe italianstallion
Rip Elvis 👑of music.u ❤everybody. thanks for.being u❤💯amen,🎸⚡ TCBTLC ⚡ 🇺🇸⭐💎
A white man with a black African soul.
You all seeing here for your own selves....who and why Elvis was penalized....and even dragged into the army....it is because of his association with black people and their music....so if wasn't for this association.... Elvis wouldn't have never been King....then Michael comes along and he was black, then he too became King.... what i am saying that once you associate with the black culture. It looks like you are becoming a king e.g Bob Marley king of Reggae, Sparrow King of Calypso, Machel montano, king of soca, Tina Tuner Queen of rock n roll, Aretha Franklin, Queen of soul, Mary j Blige, Queen of R n B, and they are all blacks, except for Elvis but he was connected to us this is why he became king, so black people rules the music world....I am not saying this because of racism. because i hate that nonsense....I can never be a racist...but I'm saying we all need each other black and white in this world to share cultures of the races and to get along well..... because we are all God children.
Raymond Charles...very nicely said, I hear & respect your words. Elvis believed in his heart that he had been blessed by God thru the Soul of Black folks. Mary Jenkins, his (black) caretaker, stated this in her book, Elvis used to say to her, "If it wasn't for black people and the Lord, I wouldn't be living today, I would have starved." Of course Elvis was connected to Black folk/culture, that is primarily from where the source of his inspirations and blessings stemmed. He was thankful for all his blessings.
Elvis took black music and made it popular among white people Tiger woods took Golf a white sport and made it popular for black people. Amazing Men .
That's pure conjecture for the most part. It is like saying which came first the chicken or the egg.
I lived through this Period, who said Blacks and Elvis was not friends on and off Stage
Jackie Wilson was one of his Best friends.
elvis was cut down for havin a black sound chuck berry was cut down for having a white sound
@KellenGuest Also google "The Native American Encyclopedia" in which Elvis is granted an entry (apparently on the basis of him having a part-Native American heritage) and this is regardless of the negative viewpoint you may have of him and "his so-called people"
YES! LOL! I definitely consider Elvis "one of us". He was always more black than he was white.
Yes !
He was, a white man with a black soul.
@awesome1990s
The movie is "This Is Elvis". Great movie.
In my humble opinion he was still handsome even in his 30s.If he did start losing his looks it was essentially towards the end, the last 3 or so years of his life...Yes, prescription drugs contributed towards his physical decline but this was compounded and triggered by his divorce, and issues concerning his health, lifestyle & his management.
bronson1921 he had a twisted colon that caused him to gain weight and swell up. He did not now what was wrong . He was a private man who had to live up to a image . and I have a personal friend who meet him and stayed friend s till the end of his life .He told me Elvis was so sick he had a form of bone Cancer . he never told anyone and his heart was enlarged hereditary from his mothers side . He loved all mankind was but one thing the Greatest singer and he was so humble . Elvis you are in heaven with BB King and all of the greats TCB
Most people dislike Elvis nowadays don't they? He gets ridiculed because of the way he died, he gets called a thief, a plagiarist and a copy-cat, he gets criticized for not being a song writer and numerous other things that i won't go into. So if anyone hates him that much they should be happy about these things. Oh, and he died quite young as well so that should make them smile.
Elvis, i like you. Always have, *clicks fingers and points* always will. RIP
@TheLisa03 Yes you are so right! And yes this is such a Great Video!!!!
"This is Elvis"
The logic of a few on here is inane, so if an Art teacher teaches me to paint, then i paint a Mona Lisa is he then going to say 'that's mine as i taught you'? I mean that's the level of the debate at times, petty, inane and born from ENVY...
Rufus Thomas 'Elvis came out with a STYLE of his own' people should just chill and admire somebody who was ahead of his time and the complete package...
2:45 😭😂😂😂. We've come so far. Holy shit. So far yet not too long ago
the sad part about it is their are people who still think like this, its sad i know but its not going anywhere.
Most of the folks who fought against Elvis is now Dead and gone while Even in Death Presley is still wearing his Crown.
Awesome video but,the volume is atrociously low!
My dad grew up in our town in the black neighborhood so to speak. It was called mud flat.. nothing but dirt that would turn to mud when it rained and some one room wooden shacks lining it
I wish the current elvis movie portrayed the blues artist the way that little scene did here.
Yo when the old man start hitting his guitar with his elbow right then and there I knew he go hard as fuck
Interviewer : "Have you learned anything from the criticism that's been leveled at you " ? Elvis : "No, I haven't". In other words , they're not saying anything that's worth paying attention to
Hy Gardner....shut the fuck up !!
Why was Elvis styles was said to be illicit?...is because rock and roll was black people's creation and Elvis was white associated with it....his own kind was against him.....but he still became the king....well that is something to always remember.
It was Sam phillips who was trying to find a white singer who could sing like the black artists he had been recording up until that time. it was the feeling he wanted. Elvis would probably have been happy to keep singing country ballads and pop songs but he went with it and it was what the world needed at that time .Elvis never wanted to be just a rock n roll singer, he craved other things. But he and rock n roll just grew together in the world. His later albums showed where his heart was.
Who the heck gave a thumbs down to this?
Anyone know where the film is originally from?
Also you mention about techno music, but did you know that techno as African-American music influences as well.
That first dude was Cedric the Entertainer's pops
Elvissssssssssssssss
The...king.forever
What is that movie clip ? name
If u r a black person n whether u like Elvis or not , be real he was not a racist. Ask all the black entertainers that worked for him. Elvis was a great man in everyway, he loved all people. So some people call him a racist in my opinion because of jealously. Plain stupidly