You have to realize when Elvis went on TV, the country practically shut down. More than 80% of the TV's in America were turned onto Elvis when he was on TV in the 50's. Every time he was on TV, it set ratings records. His 1973 Aloha From Hawaii Special was the first satellite concert and watched by over one billion people.
More people watch him than the moon la ding,and when one of the presidents interrupted his live TV show for some stupid presidential urgent message the president had to apologize.
Let's see... was EP a sex symbol? You bet he was. He was gorgeous, talented, smooth like velvet, charismatic, sweet, a voice like no other. He could sing heavenly love songs, or growling fierce rock, blues, gospel, etc. He is in 23+ Halls of Fame. He was an enigma to many as he was very masculine, but also in touch with his feminine side. He loved women and we all loved him right back. He was generous, humble, polite and like a prince from another planet. Love your reactions!! ❤️❤️❤️
From a third generation Elvis fan thank you for keeping Elvis alive. He changed history more than most people will ever know. Can't wait for you next reaction
Welcome To Elvis World, Enjoying Your Reactions !! Elvis was born into Poverty on January 8, 1935 he was 1/2 of Identical Twins, his Brother Died at Birth. His Family lived East Tupelo Mississippi, just across from Shakerag, one of the poorest Ghetto's in America, during the time of Segragation and the Great Depression. They were one of only 4 White Families in a Predominatly Black Community, so growing up, many of his friends were black. There were times when his family had to depend on the kindness of their black neighbors just for enough food to eat. Elvis was drawn to the Gritty Blues of Shakerag, He also enjoyed Country Music and Sang Gospel in both Black and White Church's but his favorite Music was what he called Colored Spirituals, that was the music of his soul. In 1948 when Elvis was 13 his Family moved to the Projects of Memphis Tennessee where he Discovered Beale Street, and the Memphis Sound and often Jammed with his Contemporaries, Greats like BB King, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Big Mama Thorton, James Brown and Jackie Wilson just to name a few. So Elvis was different, he had a different sound and a different way of thinking than most other Whites in the South at that time, he never saw Color. Elvis had a Dream that Someday he could lift his Parents out of Poverty by Singing. He could never have imagined where that Dream would lead. Elvis Presley's first hit Regionally was on July 19,1954 with the release of "That's Allright" at the age of 19. He became a National and International Super Star Phenominon in 1956 (The First Ever) with the release of Heartbreak Hotel. Not only did Elvis's Singing Career take off, he also Stared 4 Motion Pictures before being Drafted into the Army from 1958 - 1960. When he returned from his two year Tour of Duty in Germany (and while Completing his 2 year Reserve Duty after returning home 1960 - 1962), he Focused on his Movie Career, Starring in a Total of 31 Motion Pictures (many of which were Light hearted musical comedies that Teens Loved, but not all, some had more serious subject matter) and 2 Concert Documentary Films, until 1968 when he Re Launched his Music Career with the "68 Comeback Special" and Returning to Sold Out Live Stage Audience's in Vegas and Concert Tours Across the Country of which the Crowing Jewel was the Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii Concert in 1973 which was Broadcast Live Via Satellite (First Of It's Kind) to 40 Countries around the World 🌎 and was Viewed by 1.5 BILLION People. He Continued Recording and Touring until his Untimely Passing from a Heartattack at the age of only 42 in 1977. ELVIS WAS INDUCTED INTO THE: R&R Hall Of Fame R&B Hall Of Fame Rock-a-Billy Hall Of Fame Country Hall Of Fame Gospel Hall Of Fame Pop Hall of Fame AND MANY OTHER'S He Received 4 Grammy's 3 for Gospel and 1 Honoring His Lifetime Achievement and Scores of Gold and Platinum Records that Line the Walls of Graceland, his Memphis Home. Graceland where Elvis is Burried, is the 2nd most visited home in America after the Whitehouse. ELVIS is Still To This Day, the Top Selling SOLO Artist of All Time According to the Guinness Book of World Records 🌎 with 1.5 Billion Records (Vinal, 8 Trac, Cassette, CD & Digital etc.) Sold World Wide 🌎 ALL...Musicians are inspired by those that went before them but then they borrow from what they grew up with, what they have heard, make it their own, build on it, add their own unique style & influences to it. That's what music and dance has always been, an eclectic melting pot of rythems and cultures, ever changing, ever evolving. Most of All, Music is the Great Unifier, It's meant to be Shared. So by Elvis Singing the music of his soul, the Music he grew up with and Loved and Sharing it with (what they would have called at that time) Main Stream Audiances, he broke down the cultural, political and racial barriers and by the mid 1960's Motown was wildly popular among teenagers of all races and cultures and the country began to turned a corner. Most Youth of that time were very much for the Civil Rights Movement.
Soooo you're going down the Elvis Rabbit Hole - Love it! When Elvis hit the scene in the 50s there was nobody else like him. The popular entertainers back then were crooners, like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Elvis showed up right when televisions were popping up in people's homes. He was the complete package - he had the talent, the looks, the charisma, the charm, the manners... there was nobody else on earth who could compare to him then, and even now. My mom talks about seeing him on the Ed Sullivan Show and what a huge deal it was when he was going to make an appearance on tv. Because of the way he moved tv shows started showing him only from the waist up because so many people back then complained that he was being "lewd". Elvis is known as the King of Rock & Roll for a reason. What he did for music and the impact he created that is still felt today is undeniable. Many people rejected him in the 50s because they said he was copying from black artists, and white people didn't want any "music mixing". Truth is, he was a good friend to many black artist and did copy their style and songs. Elvis has been copied as well. Watch his dance moves in the video for Jailhouse Rock and then watch a Michael Jackson video. Michael was a huge Elvis fan (His daughter, Lisa Marie, was even married briefly to Michael Jackson) and got some of his signature moves from Elvis. You should watch the Elvis movie released in 2022. It's a great movie and does a good job showing his life, from how he got started to how it all ended. I was 8 years old in August of 1977 when Elvis died. It was one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard the news. My parents had tickets to see him at what would have been his next concert. Instead of returning their tickets for a refund they opted to keep them & gave one to me. I have it on my dresser to this day. The cost of the ticket was $7.50!! Something interesting about when he died is women would go to "crying parties" over him. Everyone would bring a dish & they'd talk about Elvis, eat and cry. My best friend's mom went to one just about every weekend. If you want to witness the power Elvis had over women in his audiences, watch the video Love Me Tender from Las Vegas - ruclips.net/video/BeTurYZuY4A/видео.html And you have to watch one of his greatest Vegas performances of Suspicious Minds - ruclips.net/video/T1g5tVGZhfk/видео.html
It was the MOVEMENT that was ticking everyone off. Musicians STOOD AT THE MIC AND SANG. Period. Elvis was CLEARLY expressing sexual energy and that was BEYOND TABOO back then. Older people LOST THEIR MINDS and protested restaurants and clubs that would play his music ... and younger people LOST THEIR MINDS because they LOVED what they saw and felt :) It was THE VIBE too.. Elvis was a VIBE, the world's 1st teen sex symbol anywhere NEAR that level. Even MJ who garnered a LOT of girl screams couldnt get CLOSE to the HEAT that Elvis got. Girls absolutely lost their G'Dang minds!!!! ;)
Elvis was a very respectful and humble guy. He rocketed to fame in the space of weeks after the release of his first record” That’s alright Mama” when he was only 18. He was from a very poor background having grown up in a ghetto in Tupelo, he always said he could never earn enough money to forget what it was like to be dirt poor! He did have many girlfriends, served 2 years in the US Army and did marry in 1967. Love your reaction. More Elvis please👌💕🕺
Love your reactions to Elvis! I've loved Elvis since i was 12 and I'm now 76 yrs old. Check out "Elvis in Gold jacket 1957 in Tupelo. Youll see how much we loved him!
Love Elvis in the 50's. He was a phenomenon!! He sang rock and roll, gospel, country and made every song his own. React to the 68 Special and his ballads in the 70's An American Trilogy, Steamroller Blues, Never Been to Spain. Watch Elvis and the Black Community. Elvis was gorgeous and sexy
See, TV was brand new in the 1950s. It was the next big thing. It felt like a whole movie theater in their home. Previously radio was the main method of entertainment. Old people had no idea what to do with TV but YOUNG PEOPLE ... they LOVED IT. And Elvis came out right smack in the middle of the TV boom AT THE SAME TIME as the youth revolution against old people. So the nation was pitting itself against each other. YOUNGvsOLD, BLACKvsWHITE, MENvsWOMAN, NORTHvsSOUTH... etc. and young people were kinda just trying to FIND A NEW WAY. Elvis comes onto the scene when YOUNG PEOPLE were looking for a new sound, and he captured EVERYONE of the YOUNG PEOPLE in those groups. The older people were VERY UPSET with Elvis. Wanted him arrested in some places and he was threatened with his life until the day he died. So Elvis was a cultural revolution that transcended both the youth movement AND the civil rights movement. Elvis was merging music genres and styles and cultures to bring everyone together. He may not of got EVERYONE, but he sure as hell got his point across and became the greatest-selling music artist in recorded history based on his immense talent and persona, a that's why he is STILL a legend.
When you’re nearly 80 years old and grew up with Elvis from the beginning it’s a little bemusing to see the current and maybe even the past generation reacting with amazement to the talent of the GOAT.
I'm your age, been there from the beginning, and it's so much fun watching these young ones watching w/their mouths dropping. Yup our culture has sure changed. And yes, we girls went absolutely crazy over Elvis (and many of us still do).
I LOVE you joy and enthusiasm ... And SO innocent. Of COURSE he as a sx symbol. At one point on theSullivan Show he could only be filmed from the waist up. I saw him twice in concert and he simply is indescribable in his effect on an audience. You need to read a little about him. He grew up in the black neighborhood and attendd black churches. He sold over a billion records in his 20 year career. Died at 42. Check out his "Love Me Tender" in Las Vegas 1970 where he jumps into the audience.
You're right. The ladies went crazy. I was 3 when this song came out. My aunt was 15. She owned the record and while she was at school during the day, my grandmother and I danced to this song. Three generations, and we all loved him.
Elvis was 21 years old when this was on TV. He was born in January of 1935. He was married and later divorced. He was 42 years old when he died of an apparent heart attack.
The performance of Hound Dog that shocked the world was on June 5, 1956 before Ed Sullivan. This was the first time we ever saw a white man sing and move to the music. In those day everyone just swung their arm for sawed their body, but they didn’t move their feet or hips. Elvis also sung with such passion and energy. He really wasn’t a trained dancer per say he just moved his body to the music. That was unheard of then. The following link is the unedited version; you might be interested in. ruclips.net/video/UKCMm8lIlgM/видео.html
The link you show above got quite the reaction. Milton Berle is in a video telling the story that the performance above on his show got 400,000 negative letters. Berle loved Elvis, said he wasn't worried about his ratings, & that Elvis was going to be a huge star. Of course he was right.
hey there,,, Check out Elvis singing hounddog on the Milton Berle show 1956. you can see the Elvis moves better…. and you see where Michael Jackson got his tippytoe move from. Elvis was actually only filmed from the wsist down after his first few appearances on tv. he was also ordered by a judge not to move in a sexual way or be put in jail…. there s si much to find out about Elvis. He definetely was charismatic and very good looking. Everyone who knew him personally said that he was even better looking than on all the fotographs and videos. i also love Elvis for bring a trendsetter, the first megastar, first Influencer and style icon. wearing pink clothes and mascara in the 50 s and dxing his hair black( initially with shoepolish cause he grew up very very poor)
Watch Elvis and the Black Community! It will give you a whole new perspective Of what it was like back then . How Elvis grew up and what he was up against from the very beginning of his career.
Elvis was the first Rock and Roll superstar and definitely a sex symbol. He was only 21 at this time and the first singer to move around the stage like that. He drove the girls wild. They never saw anything like his movements before.
Elvis was a beast compared to other singers at the time. Most artists would just stand there and sing and barely move until Elvis came along. He started movin, shakin, wigglin and just awakened something in women.
I’m so excited for you discovering Elvis. You are in for a great ride. Elvis is the best. I was 2 when he passed so don’t remember him and I feel cheated. If only time machines were real. I shall enjoy watching you watching Elvis, the greatest entertainer of all time. He was the first worldwide icon. You have so many amazing clips to view. Can’t wait for you to see …….. nah, my list is too long 🤣 Just enjoy !!
I go crazy over Elvis every time and I'm born 1978😊 He's been the constant in my life since I was 8 years old. I'll always love Elvis with all my heart ❤
Yes, definitely he was THE sex symbol for sure. He was tall, handsome, amazing voice and unbeatable charisma. There is nobody like him and never going to be. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great reaction on Elvis! Thank you for keeping Elvis alive…Yes indeed Elvis was a sex symbol! 🔥🔥 Please react to *( Elvis and the black community part 1&2 that echo will never die ) it will answer some of your questions and you’ll learn what Elvis went through You won’t regret it!! To see all of Elvis’s charisma check out *1970 live in Las Vegas ( Suspicious Minds 6:19 ), ( Polk Salad Annie 4:51 ), ( Love Me Tender 4:36 ) kissing all the girls 🥰 Elvis loved his fans and we loved him the girls wanted him and the men wanted to be him Lol sit back and enjoy this one 🤣😂
Now that you have seen this from late in 1956 when he was 21 as you correctly guessed, check out his performance earlier that year and I want to say it's in June, from the Milton Berle variety show, not quite on the same level as Ed Sullivan but Milton burrow was an older comedian and he loved Elvis Presley along with all the younger people. And so Elvis was on his show and did the same song but surprising the band and the host and the producers and everything, it was just supposed to be a short excerpt, and when hound dog came to an end, Elvis kept it going but it half Tempo. So it kind of turned into a burlesque. It's set off this racist and religious firestorm and Frank Sinatra disapproved of it and Ed Sullivan said he would never have something as vulgar as that on one of his shows and yet fast forward several months and they both were doing that, it's Sullivan first and then Frank Sinatra couple years later after Elvis got out of the army.
This performance was the Ed Sullivan show from 56 and this was a great and mandatory reaction. But your title says 3 song medley including Heartbreak Hotel and Hound Dog. That performance comes from his Comeback Special from 68 where he sings some classic songs dressed in black leather; that too is mandatory.
He had a sweet and innocent smile but his shaking and twitching promised more. Singers before him just stood and sang, he felt the music and his movements let us know it was okay to feel and enjoy ourselves. He freed us from mediocrity . Loved him then, love him now. 👑🔥💖
Hey whats up dude! I am Daniel from Czch Republic (used to be Czechoslovakia ) in Europa.......Man, until Elvis came on stage, no one moved like Elvis at the microphone. Plus his hairstyle was always perfect and extravagant for the time. And also his clothes were also very eccentric for the time. So - clothes, hairstyle, movements at the microphone and especially his voice and since he was young he only listened to Rhythm and Blues music - all this made him the King of Rock and Roll
Fun fact Michael jackson who was a big fan of elvis got some of his moves from elvis. One of the most notable is the standing on his toes . Youll see michael do it in his iconic live Billy Jean perfromance.
Yea and even here elvis was keeping it tame for the ed sullivan show, in live shows his dancing had a lot more hip movement so much to the point the conservative radio stations were breaking rock and roll records and many stopped playing rock and roll records due to public outcry from conservative groups churches etc. because no one had ever seen anyone perform like he did - its been said that elvis induction into the army was to get him out of public view, but thats never been proven.
Yes Elvis got married & had a beautiful little girl who he adored. Sadly, his marriage ended in divorce. Elvis was 21 here, so you are totally correct. He was actually a deeply spiritual young man, who had been raised in the Southern Babtist Church, & his most favourite style of singing was Gospel. The three Grammy Awards Elvis won, were for his three Gospel Albums. He loved his mother very much, & when he lost her when she was 46 & he was 22, he never got over it. He was close to his father, but his bond with his mother had been very close.
"A little bit like a sex symbol"??? He started the freaking sexual revolution. He freed young people. Finally, they had something of their own. All singers before him stood on stage and in front of the camera like sticks. Young people had no youtube, most of them didn`t even have a record player. All they had was the radio. They had to wait for the songs to be played on the radio. And then imagine sitting in the audience for the first time and seeing him live... Of course, they went nuts.
The greatest of all time!!!!! Magnificent voice, absolutely sexy, the most beautiful in the world !!!!!!!Charismatic and incredible magnetism!!!!nice, funny, kind, his laugh and humor!!!!! A monster on stage!!!!!!! Unique!!!!!!!!!!!
You gotta watch the "Hound dog" version from the Milton Bearle show, this was really the performance thst started all the critizism of him. He performer without a guitar and goes so crazy it even took hus musicians by surprise.
I’m 27 and been an elvis fans for most of my life, elvis still has women screaming over him lol 😂 Elvis’s impact on the world is insane to think about. We have elvis to thank for so much stuff.
Elvis & Marilyn Monroe set the standard for sex symbols. I consider them THE sex symbols. I can't even think of other sex symbols that are in the same category.
You would have to understand and go back and see some some of his concerts prior to his being drafted in the Army. This was tame. They used to only film him from the waist up.
Elvis was definitely a sex symbol throughout his career. During his early days, there are many stories, even before he became nationally famous, about how busy the back seat of their Cadillac was. In this early Sullivan video you shared, I feel he is still trying figure out his fame. He seems pretty bemused with the crowd’s reaction. Thank you for sharing!
No not a bit of a sex symbol but the first great symbol period! The crowd went wild every time because no one had ever heard or seen anything or anyone like him before. He was multi-talented and free-spirited and free 🔥 Elvis married once to Pricilla and they had a daughter named Lisa Marie who was married to Michael Jackson The King of pop. She was a singer in her 50’s and just recently passed away. She made a music video with Michael when they were married.
Elvis was, and still is, the ultimate sex symbol. As you said, the women wanted him and the men wanted to be him. Back then all young adults were expected to be like their parents. They had to dress the same as their parents and like the same music. They didn't have any way of expressing themselves. Then Elvis came along and they went wild for him. He was seen as the rebel that they wanted to be. Their parents hated him, which just made him even more attractive as he was then 'forbidden fruit'. Autotune didn't exist in Elvis' time. So, everything you hear from Elvis, be it on a recording or live on stage, was just pure talent and his amazing voice. He had an impressive range to his voice as well. Thank you for another great reaction. Keep them coming 😊
Yes, he married Pricilla in the late 60's. They had their daughter, Lisa Marie, 9 months later. Priscilla is still alive, but Lisa Marie passed away in February of this year.
My Dad told me it was impossible to hear any Elvis movie because the girls screamed the whole movie! Lol. So..Yes I would say he was a huge sex symbol!!! Elvis was the first artist to do movements like that while performing! It was considered vulgar & obscene by the older people. Radio stations refused to play his records.... Committees were formed in protest of this vulgar...animalistic music! Lol.
Watch Elvis and the Black Community , they were banning his music ! The performances he did on this Ed Sullivan he was the highest paid guest on the show .
Yes he married Priscilla he met her in Germany when he was in the army theres a video woth Priscilla and his daughter Lisa marie the video is always on my mind,by elvis.
68 yr. Old White MARINE here. You're intelligent review is spot on. Try live version of SUSPICIOUS MINDS where Sissy Houston is a background singer. Whitney's mom. Peace and love. Bruce
Women bawled their eyes out when he got married. When he did the "Aloha From Hawaii concert, it was broadcast all around the world and a quarter of the earth's population was in front of their TVs to watch. He ws the biggest woman's man of all time. A household name for years.
We can see the full body performances but when elvis performances initially aired in the 50's they only showed him from the waist up as his moves were considered vulgar. This is one of his more subdued performances
Loved this Elvis reaction. Can’t wait to go down this rabbit hole with you. Elvis a sex symbol then and now. ❤ he exudes sex and with a smile like that will have women and some men of course a puddle on the floor
Yes us girls loved elvis.
He was the man back then and he is still the man even in 2023.
Of course. kid had it all. the presence
Welcome to the Elvisfamily..It is filled with LOVE and FUN❤️😉
Elvis had a great sense of humor. He loved to play with the audience.
Women wanted him and men wanted to be him. He is the GOAT. A loving n giving person that everyone loved
Elvis had that special something .God given talent and charisma .South Charm . Oh ya he can Sing !
Absolutely! Gorgeous and could sing! 💖💖💖💖
When Elvis twitched his knee's history was made. RIP to the GOAT ❤❤❤❤❤.
Just watching & listening to perform him many years on video we still do. years.
Absolutely he was.. women went totally insane over him and did until the day he passed away and beyond.
You have to realize when Elvis went on TV, the country practically shut down. More than 80% of the TV's in America were turned onto Elvis when he was on TV in the 50's. Every time he was on TV, it set ratings records. His 1973 Aloha From Hawaii Special was the first satellite concert and watched by over one billion people.
More people watch him than the moon la ding,and when one of the presidents interrupted his live TV show for some stupid presidential urgent message the president had to apologize.
Elvis and his movements were about feeling the music and having fun.
Let's see... was EP a sex symbol? You bet he was. He was gorgeous, talented, smooth like velvet, charismatic, sweet, a voice like no other. He could sing heavenly love songs, or growling fierce rock, blues, gospel, etc. He is in 23+ Halls of Fame. He was an enigma to many as he was very masculine, but also in touch with his feminine side. He loved women and we all loved him right back. He was generous, humble, polite and like a prince from another planet. Love your reactions!! ❤️❤️❤️
Was??? Still is to this very day ,There will never be another ELVIS❤❤❤👑👑👑👑👑❤️
Well said! ❤
He Was an EVERYMAN!!.. The Boy Nextdoor..Your Fantasy.. America + Apple Pie
Elvis had it all and will always be The King ❤
From a third generation Elvis fan thank you for keeping Elvis alive. He changed history more than most people will ever know. Can't wait for you next reaction
He was fantastic as a singer and entertainer ❤🎉
Welcome To Elvis World, Enjoying Your Reactions !!
Elvis was born into Poverty on January 8, 1935 he was 1/2 of Identical Twins, his Brother Died at Birth. His Family lived East Tupelo Mississippi, just across from Shakerag, one of the poorest Ghetto's in America, during the time of Segragation and the Great Depression. They were one of only 4 White Families in a Predominatly Black Community, so growing up, many of his friends were black. There were times when his family had to depend on the kindness of their black neighbors just for enough food to eat. Elvis was drawn to the Gritty Blues of Shakerag, He also enjoyed Country Music and Sang Gospel in both Black and White Church's but his favorite Music was what he called Colored Spirituals, that was the music of his soul.
In 1948 when Elvis was 13 his Family moved to the Projects of Memphis Tennessee where he Discovered Beale Street, and the Memphis Sound and often Jammed with his Contemporaries, Greats like BB King, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Big Mama Thorton, James Brown and Jackie Wilson just to name a few. So Elvis was different, he had a different sound and a different way of thinking than most other Whites in the South at that time, he never saw Color.
Elvis had a Dream that Someday he could lift his Parents out of Poverty by Singing. He could never have imagined where that Dream would lead.
Elvis Presley's first hit Regionally was on July 19,1954 with the release of "That's Allright" at the age of 19.
He became a National and International Super Star Phenominon in 1956 (The First Ever) with the release of Heartbreak Hotel. Not only did Elvis's Singing Career take off, he also Stared 4 Motion Pictures before being Drafted into the Army from 1958 - 1960. When he returned from his two year Tour of Duty in Germany (and while Completing his 2 year Reserve Duty after returning home 1960 - 1962), he Focused on his Movie Career, Starring in a Total of 31 Motion Pictures (many of which were Light hearted musical comedies that Teens Loved, but not all, some had more serious subject matter) and 2 Concert Documentary Films, until 1968 when he Re Launched his Music Career with the "68 Comeback Special" and Returning to Sold Out Live Stage Audience's in Vegas and Concert Tours Across the Country of which the Crowing Jewel was the Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii Concert in 1973 which was Broadcast Live Via Satellite (First Of It's Kind) to 40 Countries around the World 🌎 and was Viewed by 1.5 BILLION People. He Continued Recording and Touring until his Untimely Passing from a Heartattack at the age of only 42 in 1977.
ELVIS WAS INDUCTED INTO THE:
R&R Hall Of Fame
R&B Hall Of Fame
Rock-a-Billy Hall Of Fame
Country Hall Of Fame
Gospel Hall Of Fame
Pop Hall of Fame
AND MANY OTHER'S
He Received 4 Grammy's 3 for Gospel and 1 Honoring His Lifetime Achievement and Scores of Gold and Platinum Records that Line the Walls of Graceland, his Memphis Home. Graceland where Elvis is Burried, is the 2nd most visited home in America after the Whitehouse.
ELVIS is Still To This Day, the Top Selling SOLO Artist of All Time According to the Guinness Book of World Records 🌎 with 1.5 Billion Records (Vinal, 8 Trac, Cassette, CD & Digital etc.) Sold World Wide 🌎
ALL...Musicians are inspired by those that went before them but then they borrow from what they grew up with, what they have heard, make it their own, build on it, add their own unique style & influences to it. That's what music and dance has always been, an eclectic melting pot of rythems and cultures, ever changing, ever evolving. Most of All, Music is the Great Unifier, It's meant to be Shared. So by Elvis Singing the music of his soul, the Music he grew up with and Loved and Sharing it with (what they would have called at that time) Main Stream Audiances, he broke down the cultural, political and racial barriers and by the mid 1960's Motown was wildly popular among teenagers of all races and cultures and the country began to turned a corner. Most Youth of that time were very much for the Civil Rights Movement.
Soooo you're going down the Elvis Rabbit Hole - Love it! When Elvis hit the scene in the 50s there was nobody else like him. The popular entertainers back then were crooners, like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Elvis showed up right when televisions were popping up in people's homes. He was the complete package - he had the talent, the looks, the charisma, the charm, the manners... there was nobody else on earth who could compare to him then, and even now. My mom talks about seeing him on the Ed Sullivan Show and what a huge deal it was when he was going to make an appearance on tv. Because of the way he moved tv shows started showing him only from the waist up because so many people back then complained that he was being "lewd".
Elvis is known as the King of Rock & Roll for a reason. What he did for music and the impact he created that is still felt today is undeniable. Many people rejected him in the 50s because they said he was copying from black artists, and white people didn't want any "music mixing". Truth is, he was a good friend to many black artist and did copy their style and songs. Elvis has been copied as well. Watch his dance moves in the video for Jailhouse Rock and then watch a Michael Jackson video. Michael was a huge Elvis fan (His daughter, Lisa Marie, was even married briefly to Michael Jackson) and got some of his signature moves from Elvis.
You should watch the Elvis movie released in 2022. It's a great movie and does a good job showing his life, from how he got started to how it all ended.
I was 8 years old in August of 1977 when Elvis died. It was one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard the news. My parents had tickets to see him at what would have been his next concert. Instead of returning their tickets for a refund they opted to keep them & gave one to me. I have it on my dresser to this day. The cost of the ticket was $7.50!! Something interesting about when he died is women would go to "crying parties" over him. Everyone would bring a dish & they'd talk about Elvis, eat and cry. My best friend's mom went to one just about every weekend.
If you want to witness the power Elvis had over women in his audiences, watch the video Love Me Tender from Las Vegas - ruclips.net/video/BeTurYZuY4A/видео.html
And you have to watch one of his greatest Vegas performances of Suspicious Minds - ruclips.net/video/T1g5tVGZhfk/видео.html
He got the title from the press Elvis the pelvis they thought what he did was vulgar. But that didn't stop him and I'm glad.
Great Elvis reactions, more more Elvis.
Loved your reaction! Reminds me of the clip from the 68 Comeback where Elvis was told in Florida by the judge - boy you gonna get arrested!
It was the MOVEMENT that was ticking everyone off. Musicians STOOD AT THE MIC AND SANG. Period. Elvis was CLEARLY expressing sexual energy and that was BEYOND TABOO back then. Older people LOST THEIR MINDS and protested restaurants and clubs that would play his music ... and younger people LOST THEIR MINDS because they LOVED what they saw and felt :) It was THE VIBE too.. Elvis was a VIBE, the world's 1st teen sex symbol anywhere NEAR that level. Even MJ who garnered a LOT of girl screams couldnt get CLOSE to the HEAT that Elvis got. Girls absolutely lost their G'Dang minds!!!! ;)
Elvis was a very respectful and humble guy. He rocketed to fame in the space of weeks after the release of his first record” That’s alright Mama” when he was only 18. He was from a very poor background having grown up in a ghetto in Tupelo, he always said he could never earn enough money to forget what it was like to be dirt poor! He did have many girlfriends, served 2 years in the US Army and did marry in 1967. Love your reaction. More Elvis please👌💕🕺
Elvis was absolutely a sex symbol, he had everything. personality, looks, talent, voice. He was the man i love your reaction thank you.
Awesome reaction !!
When his first song came out on t h e radio they went nuts. When they saw him they absolutely fell head over heels for elvis
EP was and still is the MAN 🙌🏼💯⚡❤
Love your reactions to Elvis! I've loved Elvis since i was 12 and I'm now 76 yrs old. Check out "Elvis in Gold jacket 1957 in Tupelo. Youll see how much we loved him!
Elvis Presley, the king of rock ‘n’ roll 👍🏼🙏
They tried to "Cancel" Elvis....Fans did not allow them.
And some idiots are trying to cancel him today they didn't succeed then they won't succeed now they won't succeed ever
YOU BET SWEET BOTTOM❤ IT WILL ALWAYS BE NOW AND ALWAYS BE FOREVER.
Love Elvis in the 50's. He was a phenomenon!! He sang rock and roll, gospel, country and made every song his own. React to the 68 Special and his ballads in the 70's An American Trilogy, Steamroller Blues, Never Been to Spain. Watch Elvis and the Black Community. Elvis was gorgeous and sexy
See, TV was brand new in the 1950s. It was the next big thing. It felt like a whole movie theater in their home. Previously radio was the main method of entertainment. Old people had no idea what to do with TV but YOUNG PEOPLE ... they LOVED IT. And Elvis came out right smack in the middle of the TV boom AT THE SAME TIME as the youth revolution against old people. So the nation was pitting itself against each other. YOUNGvsOLD, BLACKvsWHITE, MENvsWOMAN, NORTHvsSOUTH... etc. and young people were kinda just trying to FIND A NEW WAY. Elvis comes onto the scene when YOUNG PEOPLE were looking for a new sound, and he captured EVERYONE of the YOUNG PEOPLE in those groups. The older people were VERY UPSET with Elvis. Wanted him arrested in some places and he was threatened with his life until the day he died. So Elvis was a cultural revolution that transcended both the youth movement AND the civil rights movement.
Elvis was merging music genres and styles and cultures to bring everyone together. He may not of got EVERYONE, but he sure as hell got his point across and became the greatest-selling music artist in recorded history based on his immense talent and persona, a that's why he is STILL a legend.
Very well said, Steven 👏😊
When you’re nearly 80 years old and grew up with Elvis from the beginning it’s a little bemusing to see the current and maybe even the past generation reacting with amazement to the talent of the GOAT.
I'm your age, been there from the beginning, and it's so much fun watching these young ones watching w/their mouths dropping. Yup our culture has sure changed. And yes, we girls went absolutely crazy over Elvis (and many of us still do).
He was gorgeous, and the total package!
I LOVE you joy and enthusiasm ... And SO innocent. Of COURSE he as a sx symbol. At one point on theSullivan Show he could only be filmed from the waist up. I saw him twice in concert and he simply is indescribable in his effect on an audience. You need to read a little about him. He grew up in the black neighborhood and attendd black churches. He sold over a billion records in his 20 year career. Died at 42.
Check out his "Love Me Tender" in Las Vegas 1970 where he jumps into the audience.
You're right. The ladies went crazy. I was 3 when this song came out. My aunt was 15. She owned the record and while she was at school during the day, my grandmother and I danced to this song. Three generations, and we all loved him.
Elvis was 21 years old when this was on TV. He was born in January of 1935. He was married and later divorced. He was 42 years old when he died of an apparent heart attack.
The performance of Hound Dog that shocked the world was on June 5, 1956 before Ed Sullivan. This was the first time we ever saw a white man sing and move to the music. In those day everyone just swung their arm for sawed their body, but they didn’t move their feet or hips. Elvis also sung with such passion and energy. He really wasn’t a trained dancer per say he just moved his body to the music. That was unheard of then.
The following link is the unedited version; you might be interested in.
ruclips.net/video/UKCMm8lIlgM/видео.html
The link you show above got quite the reaction. Milton Berle is in a video telling the story that the performance above on his show got 400,000 negative letters. Berle loved Elvis, said he wasn't worried about his ratings, & that Elvis was going to be a huge star. Of course he was right.
I love your reactions!!
hey there,,, Check out Elvis singing hounddog on the Milton Berle show 1956. you can see the Elvis moves better…. and you see where Michael Jackson got his tippytoe move from. Elvis was actually only filmed from the wsist down after his first few appearances on tv. he was also ordered by a judge not to move in a sexual way or be put in jail…. there s si much to find out about Elvis. He definetely was charismatic and very good looking. Everyone who knew him personally said that he was even better looking than on all the fotographs and videos. i also love Elvis for bring a trendsetter, the first megastar, first Influencer and style icon. wearing pink clothes and mascara in the 50 s and dxing his hair black( initially with shoepolish cause he grew up very very poor)
Watch Elvis and the Black Community! It will give you a whole new perspective Of what it was like back then . How Elvis grew up and what he was up against from the very beginning of his career.
Elvis was the first Rock and Roll superstar and definitely a sex symbol. He was only 21 at this time and the first singer to move around the stage like that. He drove the girls wild. They never saw anything like his movements before.
The Goat! So entertaining! and hot!
Elvis was a beast compared to other singers at the time. Most artists would just stand there and sing and barely move until Elvis came along. He started movin, shakin, wigglin and just awakened something in women.
I’m so excited for you discovering Elvis. You are in for a great ride. Elvis is the best. I was 2 when he passed so don’t remember him and I feel cheated. If only time machines were real. I shall enjoy watching you watching Elvis, the greatest entertainer of all time. He was the first worldwide icon. You have so many amazing clips to view. Can’t wait for you to see …….. nah, my list is too long 🤣 Just enjoy !!
Watch elvis sing and perform " fever" in Hawaii 1973
I go crazy over Elvis every time and I'm born 1978😊 He's been the constant in my life since I was 8 years old. I'll always love Elvis with all my heart ❤
He was such a tease and we girls loved it!
You need to watch love me tender
Yes please love me tender live 1970 please
Yes, definitely he was THE sex symbol for sure. He was tall, handsome, amazing voice and unbeatable charisma. There is nobody like him and never going to be. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great reaction on Elvis! Thank you for keeping Elvis alive…Yes indeed Elvis was a sex symbol! 🔥🔥 Please react to *( Elvis and the black community part 1&2 that echo will never die ) it will answer some of your questions and you’ll learn what Elvis went through You won’t regret it!!
To see all of Elvis’s charisma check out *1970 live in Las Vegas ( Suspicious Minds 6:19 ), ( Polk Salad Annie 4:51 ), ( Love Me Tender 4:36 ) kissing all the girls 🥰 Elvis loved his fans and we loved him the girls wanted him and the men wanted to be him Lol sit back and enjoy this one 🤣😂
From 18 Elvis was the Man lols. The first Super Star. Handsome, and good at singing, what more a girl wants lols.
He was absolutely a sex symbol. Girls, women, grandmothers LOVED him. to Trying To Get To You from his 68 special. So good.
Little girls too wanted to grow up and marry Elvis.He captured every age groups' hearts.
He would get hurt by fans at times like clothes ripped, cut, and scratched but he never let them down and kept close to his fans
Now that you have seen this from late in 1956 when he was 21 as you correctly guessed, check out his performance earlier that year and I want to say it's in June, from the Milton Berle variety show, not quite on the same level as Ed Sullivan but Milton burrow was an older comedian and he loved Elvis Presley along with all the younger people. And so Elvis was on his show and did the same song but surprising the band and the host and the producers and everything, it was just supposed to be a short excerpt, and when hound dog came to an end, Elvis kept it going but it half Tempo. So it kind of turned into a burlesque.
It's set off this racist and religious firestorm and Frank Sinatra disapproved of it and Ed Sullivan said he would never have something as vulgar as that on one of his shows and yet fast forward several months and they both were doing that, it's Sullivan first and then Frank Sinatra couple years later after Elvis got out of the army.
This performance was the Ed Sullivan show from 56 and this was a great and mandatory reaction. But your title says 3 song medley including Heartbreak Hotel and Hound Dog. That performance comes from his Comeback Special from 68 where he sings some classic songs dressed in black leather; that too is mandatory.
He had a sweet and innocent smile but his shaking and twitching promised more. Singers before him just stood and sang, he felt the music and his movements let us know it was okay to feel and enjoy ourselves. He freed us from mediocrity . Loved him then, love him now. 👑🔥💖
Es el hombre mas hermoso que veran mis ojos y su sensualidad es insuperable.
Por eso es el rey.
Hey whats up dude! I am Daniel from Czch Republic (used to be Czechoslovakia ) in Europa.......Man, until Elvis came on stage, no one moved like Elvis at the microphone. Plus his hairstyle was always perfect and extravagant for the time. And also his clothes were also very eccentric for the time. So - clothes, hairstyle, movements at the microphone and especially his voice and since he was young he only listened to Rhythm and Blues music - all this made him the King of Rock and Roll
Fun fact Michael jackson who was a big fan of elvis got some of his moves from elvis. One of the most notable is the standing on his toes .
Youll see michael do it in his iconic live Billy Jean perfromance.
Yea and even here elvis was keeping it tame for the ed sullivan show, in live shows his dancing had a lot more hip movement so much to the point the conservative radio stations were breaking rock and roll records and many stopped playing rock and roll records due to public outcry from conservative groups churches etc. because no one had ever seen anyone perform like he did - its been said that elvis induction into the army was to get him out of public view, but thats never been proven.
This says it all: John Lennon of the Beatles said, "Before Elvis, there was nothing." So that is why he was known as the King of Rock and Roll.
In no way he ever tried to be exploiting sexual intentions he was a god fearing man who said he loved moving to music listen to his gospel
Yes Elvis got married & had a beautiful little girl who he adored. Sadly, his marriage ended in divorce. Elvis was 21 here, so you are totally correct. He was actually a deeply spiritual young man, who had been raised in the Southern Babtist Church, & his most favourite style of singing was Gospel. The three Grammy Awards Elvis won, were for his three Gospel Albums. He loved his mother very much, & when he lost her when she was 46 & he was 22, he never got over it. He was close to his father, but his bond with his mother had been very close.
They don't call him the King for nothing! ;-)
"A little bit like a sex symbol"???
He started the freaking sexual revolution.
He freed young people. Finally, they had something of their own.
All singers before him stood on stage and in front of the camera like sticks.
Young people had no youtube, most of them didn`t even have a record player.
All they had was the radio. They had to wait for the songs to be played on the radio. And then imagine sitting in the audience for the first time and seeing him live... Of course, they went nuts.
The greatest of all time!!!!! Magnificent voice, absolutely sexy, the most beautiful in the world !!!!!!!Charismatic and incredible magnetism!!!!nice, funny, kind, his laugh and humor!!!!!
A monster on stage!!!!!!!
Unique!!!!!!!!!!!
You gotta watch the "Hound dog" version from the Milton Bearle show, this was really the performance thst started all the critizism of him. He performer without a guitar and goes so crazy it even took hus musicians by surprise.
Turning point in history ❤😊
I’m 27 and been an elvis fans for most of my life, elvis still has women screaming over him lol 😂 Elvis’s impact on the world is insane to think about. We have elvis to thank for so much stuff.
Elvis & Marilyn Monroe set the standard for sex symbols. I consider them THE sex symbols. I can't even think of other sex symbols that are in the same category.
You would have to understand and go back and see some some of his concerts prior to his being drafted in the Army. This was tame. They used to only film him from the waist up.
Elvis was definitely a sex symbol throughout his career. During his early days, there are many stories, even before he became nationally famous, about how busy the back seat of their Cadillac was. In this early Sullivan video you shared, I feel he is still trying figure out his fame. He seems pretty bemused with the crowd’s reaction. Thank you for sharing!
No not a bit of a sex symbol but the first great symbol period!
The crowd went wild every time because no one had ever heard or seen anything or anyone like him before. He was multi-talented and free-spirited and free 🔥
Elvis married once to Pricilla and they had a daughter named Lisa Marie who was married to Michael Jackson The King of pop. She was a singer in her 50’s and just recently passed away. She made a music video with Michael when they were married.
Elvis was, and still is, the ultimate sex symbol. As you said, the women wanted him and the men wanted to be him.
Back then all young adults were expected to be like their parents. They had to dress the same as their parents and like the same music. They didn't have any way of expressing themselves. Then Elvis came along and they went wild for him. He was seen as the rebel that they wanted to be. Their parents hated him, which just made him even more attractive as he was then 'forbidden fruit'.
Autotune didn't exist in Elvis' time. So, everything you hear from Elvis, be it on a recording or live on stage, was just pure talent and his amazing voice. He had an impressive range to his voice as well.
Thank you for another great reaction. Keep them coming 😊
Yes, he married Pricilla in the late 60's. They had their daughter, Lisa Marie, 9 months later. Priscilla is still alive, but Lisa Marie passed away in February of this year.
My Dad told me it was impossible to hear any Elvis movie because the girls screamed the whole movie! Lol. So..Yes I would say he was a huge sex symbol!!! Elvis was the first artist to do movements like that while performing! It was considered vulgar & obscene by the older people. Radio stations refused to play his records.... Committees were formed in protest of this vulgar...animalistic music! Lol.
Watch Elvis and the Black Community , they were banning his music ! The performances he did on this Ed Sullivan he was the highest paid guest on the show .
Yes he married Priscilla he met her in Germany when he was in the army theres a video woth Priscilla and his daughter Lisa marie the video is always on my mind,by elvis.
Yes he was. And he always keep his clothes on.
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You should watch Unchained Melody, I believe last performance before he died.
Elvis was a sex symbol all the way with a great voice and personality.
68 yr. Old White MARINE here. You're intelligent review is spot on. Try live version of SUSPICIOUS MINDS where Sissy Houston is a background singer. Whitney's mom. Peace and love. Bruce
Women bawled their eyes out when he got married. When he did the "Aloha From Hawaii concert, it was broadcast all around the world and a quarter of the earth's population was in front of their TVs to watch. He ws the biggest woman's man of all time. A household name for years.
o yes
Michael Jackson picked that move up
THE WAS THE MOST TALENTED SEXY MAN ON EARTH
You have to react to suspicious minds live in Las Vegas
We can see the full body performances but when elvis performances initially aired in the 50's they only showed him from the waist up as his moves were considered vulgar. This is one of his more subdued performances
Elvis was sexy as hell.
😮 yes, Elvis got married & his daughter was in a relationship with Michael Jackson. Her name is Lisa Marie Presley
The first one to troll lol
Yes to sex symbol wasn’t just the knees it was his looks and charisma
FYI ... Elvis had one child, a daughter named Lisa Marie, who was married to Michael Jackson the King of Pop.
Loved this Elvis reaction. Can’t wait to go down this rabbit hole with you. Elvis a sex symbol then and now. ❤ he exudes sex and with a smile like that will have women and some men of course a puddle on the floor
They wanted to arrest him for moving like that
That’s wild to me especially with how much society has changed today.
@@IamKingReactsmy mum was a massive fan fantastic choice
Thank you😊
He was very risqué for the time 🤭😅🤷♀️