My folks saw B.B. King perform a few years before he passed. King said something at that show that really emphasizes why we love performers. He said “the world isnt perfect & its chaotic. But lets forget about that for a few hours” and he played. Infinite respect for the man.
Mad respect for BB. One of the great blues men! How awesome would that have been? Walk into Sun in 1954 -55 and see BB, Elvis, Ike Turner, Perkins, Jerry Lee and Cash among others. Good Lord. Absolute legends before they were huge. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall.
But then what? A housefly lives an extremely short life and it’s hearing is highly questionable, so even if you DID manage to soak up something....who would you tell? Another fly? A sad existence, I would think. At least in your current form, you can watch RUclips videos.
There will never be another Legend like Elvis. Even to this day "42 yrs" later, newcomers, be it fans, artists, etc...recognize him as the "ICON" that he was...AND STILL IS!!! He set the stage for others to "try and follow"...CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR!!!
@@KDashSix Elvis didn’t “steal” Black music and those that think he did, because they want to think and have others think that Elvis was a Racist. Elvis was the opposite of a Racist Human Being. Elvis grew up in the Mississippi Delta and in the poor side of town in the Black Communities and with that he was drawn to the music in Black Churches and from the area he grew up in. Elvis loved the Blues and that’s what the Black people and especially in the Mississippi Delta and Memphis area were singing. Included with the Blues was Gospel, being sang in both the Black and White Churches, with the Black Gospel being more of down to earth, but yet, upbeat blues. Elvis combined The Blues, Gospel, Black music, which was Rock A Billy and then Rock N Roll. As several Black artist and musicians, they phrased Elvis and have stated many times, that Elvis alone helped their music to become MainStream. Elvis was drawn to the so called Rawness of Black music such as B.B. King and many others. At that time, in Elvis’s early beginnings p, a White singer/musician had NOT displayed or was drawn into the Black Blues Gospel as Elvis had, as he sang the way he felt the music in his soul. That does NOT make Elvis a thief or a racist. Elvis went on to do the same with White singers music as well, take Frank’s version of May Way, Simon and Garfunkel’s version of A Bridge Over Troubled Water, as Elvis was also drawn to Opera music as well. Elvis was one of the best, if not the best of arranging music and he more than likely had the best “ear” for music. People need to take a minute and play the RUclips video of some of the best Black singers and entertainers, stating how they lived Elvis, the man and how he did more for their music than anyone else. Then take the time to learn what Elvis personally did for Jackie Wilson. If you don’t know after Jackie Wilson had a heart attack on stage, and was in a long term medical facility, go research what Elvis did for his FRIEND, Jackie Wilson. They were “true” friends. Then read about Elvis and his Black female backup singers, before he would take the stage in the Houston Astrodome. Again, Elvis didn’t “steal” from any one or any group of people, he Gave what he had within his soul.
BB a great man well spoken and up to him passing he was still playing umpteen show's a year my only regret is not seeing him play , I've always been fascinated by his guitar playing and Voice and the fact that success has never gone too his head 🎸🎤🇬🇧
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@@ikant312 captain obvious.. albert king another great blues total legend. says SRV was his white son. and also. the best ever...... stfu you stated the obvious... for your own reasons./ not for clarity
idk guys, I'm polish but I don't write comments in polish under videos meant for an international public. I can read Portuguese, but not everybody can.
THE LEGEND Mr BB KING spent A LOT OF TIME WITH ELVIS: 'Before Elvis we had Little Black Sambo, separate black restrooms and water fountains, and colored events that kept us away from the whites', BB King noted as he mention that Presley would attend events especially designated just for African-Americans. In June 1956, Presley ignored Memphis's segregation ordinances by attending 'Colored Night' at the local fairgrounds amusement park. The following December, King was there as Presley opened up almost unbreakable racial barriers by attending and supporting the segregated WDIA black radio station's annual fund-raising event for 'needy black children' at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. King wrote in his autobiography that he 'liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity. When he came to the Goodwill Review (the event WDIA fund raisers of 1956 and 1957), he did himself proud'. 'The Goodwill Revues were important', he wrote. 'The entire black community turned out. All the DJs carried on, putting on skits and presenting good music'. In his autobiography, King said he held no grudges because 'Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity'. BB KING: 'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist', charged B.B. King in the 2010 interview. 'Then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. 'Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite', King stated. 'I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing'. 'I'll tell you a secret', King winked and laughed. 'We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them." 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'.
I'm very pleased that finally, someone like BB KING made the distinction of rockabilly as the genre of music Elvis played. Rockabilly is a distorted up-tempo mixture of Honky-tonk/country. This musical distinction is key to argument against Elvis as a thief of rhythm/blues.
Old BB got his first statement DEAD WRONG... Sam Philips and Dewey Phillips were NOT brothers....or even related...but..maybe that is what he thought throughout his life. I wanted to hear how Elvis hung out on Beal street.....way before entering the Memphis Recording Studio. Now....this period is so important...how Elvis absorbed the styling ( singing, performing...and of course...the clothing) of the bluesmen on Beal Street in the early 50's.
When Jerry Reed met Elvis in person he was stunned by his looks and his presence. He told Elvis "don't take this the wrong way but you're just about the prettiest thing I've ever seen". LOL!
@@simonvanderheijden432 Jerry Reed was absolutely mind-blowing on guitar, had one of the best voices, and was hilarious on stage and on screen. I must say that for me, Jerry Reed was the single most talented performer of all time.
@@stringtheoryguitars4952 I first knew him as an actor from the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Later i became a guitarplayer and just about ten years ago ( I used to be into van halen and that kinda stuff..) i discovered that Jerry Reed was also one of the best guitarplayers ever. And like you said, great singer, entertainer and a very naturally funny guy.
BB King was a musical genius and a gentlemen. His music was a gift to all and will always be remembered. RIP Mr. King. Thank you for all your wonderful music!
I have all his 50's recodings and all original 60's albums. Terrific music and I love it so much but when the 'Thrill is Gone' was released..well, then my thrill was gone. Awfull crap IMO. What most people never think about is that his voice was as good as his gtr playing.
"He had everything...." is what the great B.B. KIng said twice on Charlie's show. What other endorsement does Elvis need after that? Damn...what a sentence by one of the greats.
And BB King was just talking about another person as just that: a person. He didn't bring skin color into the discussion. Rose had to, for whatever uncontrollable reason, add skin color into the discussion.
@@NoSpinster0909 - I totally forgot to mention how he was good friends with BB King back in a time in the Deep South where you’d be ostracized for such a thing. He didn’t care, he looked up to him, and he was an inspiration to him. That was supposed to be my main point. I must have posted this while I was dozing off.
I’ve never heard a legend like BB king praise another legend with so few words. He even paused to search for words more than ‘he had everything’ and realised there aren’t any. He had the greatest of respect for Elvis.
Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie.. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
It's funny how there's a strand of know-it-all snobs pretending that Elvis was nothing special and that he stole everything from black people. Meanwhile contemporary black artist thought he was great. No music belong to any one group. We all make each other better.
Totally agree. I have BB King's autobiography, and in it he says this: ‘Elvis didn’t steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he’d grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity’.
To all the people that say Elvis stole black music, BB King just said Elvis didn't impress him until he started doing his own thing. Elvis may have been inspired by gospel music and the blues, like a lot of people in the 50s and 60s, but he definitely had his own sound
I'm not saying that he "stole" black music and BB King said that he wasn't impressed with Elvis at first, BUT other people begged to differ... that's why Elvis was discovered in the first place.
People are such haters. He was inspired by black singers and grew up surrounded by black folks in the south. He shares these influences with his art and people turn it to hate.
@@StevenRayGarcia Nobody turns it into hate it just sucks that he gets more credit and the title of King of a Genre that white people really didn't give the time of day when black people was doing it he was like the Original Eminem some people think that he's the best too ever do it because he's white, not that Eminem and Elvis aren't talented but you can see they've had more success with white crowds than their Colored Counterparts, Em at least however put a ton of black artists on Elvis could've been a civil rights hero had he Brought all his inspirations on tour with him especially when he was playing shows for white people
Men don't fear it. When people are great and look great then they deserve the accolades. When people are great but don't look great they still get the accolades. Elvis worked very hard to increase his talents. He deserves the accolades. GOATS are generally obsessive about what they do and Elvis was like that. Love the King.
Yeah, that racist bit never really set well with me- as no real proof has ever been put forth. A white racist would never sing and dance (emulate) black musicians in the 1950s if he was that much of a racist. As a matter of fact- there were racist things said about Elvis’s music and early Rock and Roll.
Elvis also said if there was real ‘king’ of rock n roll it should be Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Buddy Holly. Elvis always thought of himself as soul/gospel singer in service of JC. The King of Rock n Roll moniker was a marketing tactic used by the record labels. Elvis was actually very shy and humble despite the larger than life stage presence
@@gajayjay EP grew up dirt poor with folks in the ghetto ...He was blacker than Eminem ,a wanna be who think he legendary for memorizing the dictionary but let him walk through my hood & watch him act all scary lol
Two great legends...One King was born with it and one was proclaimed King...Both kings in their own right and still humble as ever...which in my book makes them even greater human beings!
@@AC-mp7cx While MJ was born in a different era, one where technology was much more advanced, he definitely had the edge over BB King and Elvis, however as Eddie Murphy best said it...Elvis had a presence and energy like none other and while MJ was dynamite on stage, he could not hold peoples attention like the way Elvis did.
@@wendellcreado first of all when Mike hit big it wasn't a technology era it was the Early 70s also Mike Jackson performed and sold out much larger venues all over the world Elvis just ended up doing Vegas residencies so how in the hell that Mike couldn't capture an audience like Elvis what a dumb comment
@@anthonytaylor7928 well MJs first solo album was 1979 not early 70s. I don't dispute the fact that he performed all over the world or packed stadiums and like I already mentioned he was dynamite on stage...however as individuals their personalities are different and while MJs promotional team ensured the world knew who he was, Elvis manager Col Parker exploited him and ensured his promotion was very controlled for self gain. When I speak of capturing or captivating an audience, I am not just talking about on stage... His ability to yet have a huge fan following 45 years later bears testimony to my claim.
@@wendellcreadofirst of all when he was with the j 5 they were on beatles type status second what about the the got to be there album in 1972 and being on the Ben soundtrack as a Solo artists and as u already know like a ton of other people Mike Jackson has fans that wasn't even born when he hit big but are fans today I remember when he died I was in a vintage record store and three little white girls probably only 8 or 9 years old were asking for his music it's young folks today can't even name three songs by Elvis before this movie u know dam well I'm right but it's ok I'm a Elvis fan too I visited Graceland and seen his movies as a kid and know the songs but that comment u made about Elvis having more of an impact more than mike Jackson is frickin hilarious and ridiculous
Sun Studios is where the Blues met Country, and Rock & Roll was born. Memphis leadership really missed the boat by not founding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame there. Crazy.
@@swinde Cleveland was chosen because Alan Freed was a disc jockey from that city and he was the first to really promote Rock N' Roll records in radio at the time. Still, I agree the museum should have been in Memphis.
These comments are giving all the glory to rock'n'roll and ignoring rockabilly. Rockabilly is what the Sun artists created. Rockabilly is what transformed the South to the point the ignored black country artists finally got recognition. Once the Louisiana Hayride accepted the rockabilly artists a trail was blazed and it was only a matter of time till the black musicians who influenced them would have to be acknowledged - the all-white lineup at the Grand Ol' Opry was doomed.
I worked with him 3 times and he was a pure pleasure. No ego issues, no temperamental garbage, as decent as a person can be. And then there was that talent...
Why doesn't the interviewer allow BB to talk? He keeps finishing King's sentences and interjecting his own thoughts. He's really bad at interviews. Let the guest answer questions.
Alaudeen Umar how did Elvis steal black you uneducated moron he made the world have a look at the blues and black music thru his music he open doors for black music
if case many havent noticed "rappers" have tried to re-brand elvis as being a racist. b.b. king was live there in person, at the beginning- and as a contemporary, a fellow musician, and most especially a black man in the south. b.b. king just dispelled what rappers have been messaging- as lies. puros mentiras~ lil bro
BB KING never said he know him up and down , he only said what he noticed said the short moment he saw him , the 50s and 60s in America were bloodily racist , don’t get me started
@@jackthegod9988 you people so badly want to be victims it’s pathetic. You just want to cry racism every chance you get so you can continue to use it as an excuse as to why you’re doing so poorly in life. Grow up, this is why people look down on you so much. It has nothing to do with skin color and everything to do with your incessant bitching and moaning and never doing anything positive in life without blaming everyone else
I was lucky to see B.B. play in the early 2000’s. OMG he played with such soul and feeling. Never seen another player capture the blues like he did. His note placement and texture made his guitar speak. RIP.
thefool2007: I think he should have been wider known for his sheer brilliance as the others, some of whom were overrated and built their reputation on hype and opportunism.
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A true, genuine friend always has your back, both in life and in death. Great words from Mr King about Mr Presley. Elvis was probably looking down smiling on BB, saying, "BB, thank you, man". RIP, Elvis and BB. Thank you for your musical geniuses.
If BB King says it, believe it. And what I like is he gives the man credit for having it all. And if he didn't tell nobody he still knows it. I love to see that kind of respect from one great person toward another. All haters are fools with different names.
Thank you,and anybody that is a Elvis fan. I recommend that you get this biography that is written by his step brother It has a zillion pictures and details it all. And what I like is it lets Elvis speak for himself by the presentation. It was the Colonel or drugs that got Elvis. It was the service gig and his mom dying and he wasn't home. He never really recovered. Elvis did was make women admit a talented good looking man can make them melt.Before Elvis they were pretending that a man had to have money to make them jump. But Elvis turned it around and said if I jump you will give me your money and other stuff too.The KING!
What struck me is that B.B. King admits he didn't see great talent at first. It reminds me of the stories of the great Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson who didn't impress fellow musicians but showed up later singing, playing and writing like no one else.
Not only that but he came off as one cool mofo in this interview. I also like how he said Elvis grew into that greatness as it wasnt always there at least not to him in the beginning. He said "Elvis would watch". Hes too humble to say it but Elvis was smart enough to shut his mouth and learn something. Two great talents. Im not an Elvis man as he is long before my time but seeing some of his live performances his stage presence is unmatched. Not even by the incredible Micheal Jackson.
I met BB King at a booth during a main street Blues festival in downtown Memphis in the the 70s or 80s. He had Lucille with him and sang a few bars. He is an absolute legend.
Music is a language. And like any language, the one you "spoke" as a child forms the basis of the languages you speak as an adult. Elvis learned the blues and spirituals as a child in Tupelo: it was the foundation inside him of everything else he later did. Which means, simply, he came by it honest.
@@Imissyoulou Aw come on give it a rest. Im sure that was part of his influence but to reduce the greatness of the man to "if he didn't listen to black artists he was nothing" is really unfair and disrespectful. All artists derive their abilities from a lifetime of multiple experience. Trying to pinpoint it to one thing so you can have an "aha" moment is sad.
Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
Elvis The King and B.B.the King ! two Legends who paid there dues. The youth today are so lost they listen to crap. And there is no soul. You don't even have to have a voice now sad sad sad . Elvis and B.B. need to come back and show these rookies how to do it right . love the video thanks for sharing .👍👍
@Trevon Womack and how does one steal black music...is that the same as saying Micheal Jordan stole from a white sport like basketball? (For those before you answer)....anyone can sing, act, play a sport, etc....and if you are good/great enough you succeed. He might not be your King....but he didn't steal anything. You're wrong!
Just my take on a certain controversial topic. There's no such thing as black music, or white music, Japanese music, or Mexican music. Styles and genres may have originated by certain races and in certain parts of the world, but there's only music. Music is for anyone and everyone to to listen to, enjoy, sing, or play. There's only music.
Lies, if Elvis and Eminem didn't exist you white people will thesame one to call those music Nigga music 🙄 smh now it's called music cause you saw a white guy do it, back in the day nobody gave a shit about Rock and roll all you people saw was niggas making nigga music, if Elvis was black we won't be having this conversation right now, cause white people will probably be saying "yeah I don't like that, that music is not good for my ears", is soon as Elvis starts doing Same thing, same folks started calling him King of Rock and roll and shit 😒
What is sad is that the black generation that Met Elvis soon will pass, and they won't be around to correct the new generation that think Elvis is a racists. What a slap in the face.
All the greats have endorsed Elvis and even considered him a friend, be it sammy Davis jr., jackie Wilson, al green,BB King, Elvis was great friends with james brown and he considered Elvis a soul brother, I don't believe anyone at anytime in future history could consider Elvis a racist there is far too much documented evidence by black people about Elvis's character and how he related to them, really only a fool would consider Elvis a racist.
@@keithorleans Elvis never said that. He understood the history of the music with which he grew up. And he never claimed to be "color blind." He always knew where the music came from, and he said so. If people didn't carry art further into new incarnations, all we'd have are cave paintings. Music or any art must grow and change.
@Dave Byrne I feel the "colorless" idea had to be addressed. NOTHING in America is colorless. Absolutely nothing. Still, in the 21st century, in the courts, innocent black lives do not matter as they should. Perhaps it's hard to understand in other countries, but Elvis understood the importance of what he was doing and the heat he'd experience for doing it. It wasn't at all colorless. He brought Rhythm & Blues out of the shadows and on to TV and Hollywood movies. African Americans had opportunities in the entertainment field they didn't have before. Elvis kicked open the doors and got hit with a brutal backlash when he was barely 21 years old. He was attacked from every angle, especially by the the aged TV critics in the NY newspapers, one of whom compared his stage moves "to an aborigine's mating dance." Which was using more words than necessary to call Elvis the n-word, which he was directly called backstage on the road the previous year by a country singer. His moves, moreover, were equated "with the repertoire of the blonde bombshell of the burlesque runaway" thus indulging their rampant, unchecked homophobia as well. He took it, it burned, and when asked if he would change due to the criticism, he sad "no." He knew he was doing nothing wrong. And he knew that the people he idolized, mostly African Americans, were doing nothing wrong and more than deserved their chance to be heard and seen by everyone.
I’ve been playing guitar since I was around 8 and took lessons to age 19. I’m 28. I was playing once in a shop. This older black gentleman came up and said you can really play the blues man. We started talking. Then he told me his father was BB king. King allegedly had 15 kids and paid for all their colleges and fed and clothed them. Didn’t deny any of them.
Get your facts straight. It was alledge that some of those kids were not his, but he took care of anyway. Additionally, his oldest daughter plays the blues and sings. All of his kids did not go to college. A few went to prison but he would visit when he could.
@@ChrisDan94_ Do you know the son, that lives in Chicago on the Northside? He has a building that his father bought him. Also, did you know his oldest daughter that is an entertainer? I've heard her speak of her father several times. She was writing a book but I don't know if it was ever published.
jenna jackson you need to try again with that lame old crap.. he didn’t like “14 year olds” they were friends and she didn’t marry him until she was 23 get your facts straight.
@@justiceforall6412 Exactly, nothing but Elvis bias and lies. lol found you out real quick with your bs, a thief begets another thief and only another thief can approve of another thief. Now be gone thief, no one likes your kind
He was watching and not asking questions. He was one of those guys who just absorb everything around them that they find important, process it and then do something productive with what they absorb.
Charlotte TheQCFinest I’d bet you’re about to play your race card. So then, Michael Jackson, copied from Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Shields and Yarnell. BB copied from Muddy and Sonny Boy Williams, T Bone, as did Buddy Guy. Presley grew up steeped in music. Did you want him to sing fucking opera?
Elvis said the King was Jesus and the King Of Rock And Roll was Fats Domino. "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
Patsy Crime Elvis never called himself King, in fact he never accepted that Kingship he was too religious and always said that God is the only King, plus he was too much humble so he never called himself "I'm the Best, I'm The King" like Michael Jackson did.Even though he was one of the best Entertainers he never accepted that.That's why Elvis will always be remembered ,because he never forget from where he came he was not full of himself like Stars of Today..
Was on a live show of BB king on his 84th birthday. I never saw a man so natural and talented with a guitar being able to get such soul and sound not only in your ears but straight into your blood and senses with just the few moves of his fingers. I have come to the conclusion that despite having great guitar players in completely different genres, there will never and has never been a guitar player as insanely talented yet humble and approachable as the legend that is BB King. The only one i can think of that comes close is Prince, but prince has had entirely different surroundings and is more of a 'pop' icon legend. but for me, BB King is the greatest guitar player ever, and he can even sing with it. Absolute Legend.
When he said that they thought Elvis was black until he met him.. Wow that straight reminded me of eminems story too.. Dre thought em was black until he called him to meet dre at the interscope office. And was surprised that he was the whitest dude with bleached hair...
Blues started in native american reservations since natives were not allowed to play drums. They were given guitars instead. Please watch documentary “ rumble - the indians who rocked the world.
I saw BB in concert a few times. He was great. Both performances he took time in the Middle of the show to talk about Elvis. He said he was a good friend. BB said he opened the door for everyone. He had more to say than just that but it was all positive about Elvis. Elvis started with just was much Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel as he did with R&B... mixing everything he liked. A lot of his big hits were written by two jewish guys L & S. It's still crazy to see uninformed people comment about Elvis saying he wanted to be black and ripped off this and that. Elvis just wanted to be whatever he thought was great. That included Black culture just as much as Country, Southern etc. How can you argue BB King? I guess people who don't know anything about him or ever knew him like to spread their negativity. Love or hate Elvis but he was a kind, loving and giving person to everyone. I hope people stop with the divisions of race, religion and political stance. That's how Elvis TCB.
Once you hear Roy Hamilton's voice and singing style you'll understand why people would be upset. He died poor with zero recognition or respect. There is no Elvis Presley the so called King of Rocking Roll without Roy Hamilton.
@@Omar-kt6in I know all about Roy Hamilton and I like him and Elvis did as well. Roy released his first song in 1954. Elvis had already started releasing his first songs in 1954. Elvis had already set his start before Roy was ever known to Elvis. Once Elvis heard him Elvis recognized him and praised him and drew some of his influences along with everything he liked until the end. Roy was influenced by Elvis as well. Look at the time lines and notice Jailhouse rock was made in 1957 and see when Roy did some videos in 1958 that were greatly influenced by some videos from that movie. Elvis gave him respect on many interviews and other Artists black, white and everyone he was into. Elvis also gave most of his money away to strangers of all walks of life. Color was not a factor. I don't understand the division of color, race and religion. Why not respect everyone that was a giving. loving soul? I hope someday everyone would be kind to each other and give respect. I wish someday there will be no divisions for people.
@@marc8vino ...Thats not true...its well documented that Roy Hamilton was Elvis childhood idol. As BB-King just stated the young Elvis Presley had no voice or singing style and was still being coached. And its not OK for someone to copy another person's trade...skill...style or swagg and profit from it while the black artist he copied receives no money..fame or even recognition for they're work. His first release.... "Hound Dog" was already a published record by Big Mama T. But nobody knows the artists Big Mama Thornton or the Roy Hamilton's and many more just like them. While Elvis Presley got all the reward and the title King Of Rock Roll
@@Omar-kt6in You are using bits or truth to form your Narative. Here are some facts. Please inform yourself before speaking I don't have time to keep responding.... In mid-1953, Hamilton was discovered singing in a Newark, New Jersey night club, The Caravan, by Bill Cook, who became his manager.[8] Cook was the first African American radio disc jockey and television personality on the East Coast.[9] Cook made a demo tape of Hamilton's singing and brought it to the attention of Columbia Records. He did not sing rock n roll of any style yet. Columbia was impressed enough to sign Hamilton to their rhythm and blues subsidiary, Okeh Records.[5] On November 11, 1953, Hamilton made his first recordings for the label in New York City. The session produced Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone" a gospel song from the musical Carousel.[10] The tune, one of the few secular numbers that Hamilton knew at the time, had been his live-performance specialty since 1947.[9] But before it was released, Columbia had second thoughts and placed Hamilton with their newly-launched "pop" subsidiary label Epic.[8] In the early 1950s, there were only two black male singers who were widely accepted by white audiences as mainstream pop stars: Nat King Cole and Billy Eckstine neither sang rock and roll at this time.[11] Epic saw that same kind of "crossover" star potential in Hamilton,[5] placing a nearly full-page ad in the January 23, 1954 edition of Billboard magazine which read, "a great new voice makes news with a great song! Roy Hamilton, You’ll Never Walk Alone…"[12] In spite of poor musical backing, Hamilton's performance on "Walk Alone" is sensational[13] and is the primary reason why it topped the Billboard R&B chart for eight weeks and became a national US Top-30 hit.[14] His follow-up single, "If I Loved You", was another Rodgers and Hammerstein (2 white guys) tune from Carousel. Although not as big a hit for Hamilton as "Walk Alone", it still reached number four on the US R&B chart.[14] On the evening of July 24, 1954, Hamilton appeared on the bill of "Star Night etc...
How many artists back then & now , don't write the music they perform ? LOTS .. Elvis was the best interpreter of music is what Keith Richards said ..he may have not written much but he played it better than most could dream & put on a performance of a lifetime ..people are simply jealous with hate in their heart if they hate him ..he came from the ghetto and became a superstar .. and here you are reading about him today ..here on the internet ~
My folks saw B.B. King perform a few years before he passed. King said something at that show that really emphasizes why we love performers. He said “the world isnt perfect & its chaotic. But lets forget about that for a few hours” and he played. Infinite respect for the man.
I was there. It was amazing!
That should be the story of life.
I was blessed to see BB King perform in person also!
Wow cool story
@@kellykersten8828 cool
Mad respect for BB. One of the great blues men! How awesome would that have been? Walk into Sun in 1954 -55 and see BB, Elvis, Ike Turner, Perkins, Jerry Lee and Cash among others. Good Lord. Absolute legends before they were huge. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall.
But then what? A housefly lives an extremely short life and it’s hearing is highly questionable, so even if you DID manage to soak up something....who would you tell? Another fly?
A sad existence, I would think.
At least in your current form, you can watch RUclips videos.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
@@itscork i like like ice cream
@@itscork dont give up your day job corky
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This IS my day job.
From what I've seen B.B. was super humble. Great comments too
B.B. and Elvis treated the people around them with respect and they both made it. Probably a lesson there somewhere...
High praise coming from BB. Glad he mentioned that Elvis started in Rockabilly. Saw BB in concert in Denver years ago. Amazing show. RIP big man.
Don't know if Elvis knew he was playing rockabilly. The term got popularize after his death
There will never be another Legend like Elvis. Even to this day "42 yrs" later, newcomers, be it fans, artists, etc...recognize him as the "ICON" that he was...AND STILL IS!!! He set the stage for others to "try and follow"...CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR!!!
He copied black music, he wasn't original.
@@tkk3852 BS!
@@candybailes2044 Even Elvis said it himself…
@@KDashSix Elvis didn’t “steal” Black music and those that think he did, because they want to think and have others think that Elvis was a Racist. Elvis was the opposite of a Racist Human Being. Elvis grew up in the Mississippi Delta and in the poor side of town in the Black Communities and with that he was drawn to the music in Black Churches and from the area he grew up in. Elvis loved the Blues and that’s what the Black people and especially in the Mississippi Delta and Memphis area were singing. Included with the Blues was Gospel, being sang in both the Black and White Churches, with the Black Gospel being more of down to earth, but yet, upbeat blues. Elvis combined The Blues, Gospel, Black music, which was Rock A Billy and then Rock N Roll. As several Black artist and musicians, they phrased Elvis and have stated many times, that Elvis alone helped their music to become MainStream. Elvis was drawn to the so called Rawness of Black music such as B.B. King and many others. At that time, in Elvis’s early beginnings p, a White singer/musician had NOT displayed or was drawn into the Black Blues Gospel as Elvis had, as he sang the way he felt the music in his soul. That does NOT make Elvis a thief or a racist. Elvis went on to do the same with White singers music as well, take Frank’s version of May Way, Simon and Garfunkel’s version of A Bridge Over Troubled Water, as Elvis was also drawn to Opera music as well. Elvis was one of the best, if not the best of arranging music and he more than likely had the best “ear” for music. People need to take a minute and play the RUclips video of some of the best Black singers and entertainers, stating how they lived Elvis, the man and how he did more for their music than anyone else. Then take the time to learn what Elvis personally did for Jackie Wilson. If you don’t know after Jackie Wilson had a heart attack on stage, and was in a long term medical facility, go research what Elvis did for his FRIEND, Jackie Wilson. They were “true” friends. Then read about Elvis and his Black female backup singers, before he would take the stage in the Houston Astrodome. Again, Elvis didn’t “steal” from any one or any group of people, he Gave what he had within his soul.
@@tkk3852 wow. Stop being so angry.
BB a great man well spoken and up to him passing he was still playing umpteen show's a year my only regret is not seeing him play , I've always been fascinated by his guitar playing and Voice and the fact that success has never gone too his head 🎸🎤🇬🇧
There is a comment above from a person who has stolen the identity of a dead man and claiming it as his own. The name he is using is Depper. The real Depper died more than 2 years a go and was a friend of mine. If you know who this person is that is using his name illegally, please let me know.
This its iconic. Met B.B. King at a city rehearsal. Man! great musician, totally down to earth!
BB King saying of Stevie Ray Vaughan "I don't have it, Stevie had it." High praise from the King of the Blues.
BB was being modest. There would not have been a Stevie Ray Vaughan without the likes of BB King and many others. .
@@ikant312 captain obvious.. albert king another great blues total legend. says SRV was his white son. and also. the best ever...... stfu you stated the obvious... for your own reasons./ not for clarity
@@ikant312 THANK YOU.
B.B king another legend himself. May he Rest in peace 🕊️✝️
It;s nice to be nice...... Peace to you where ever yo may be ! an thanks for the music BB
The KING Baby. Thank you thank you very muuuuch.
The trailer trash king of plagiarism..you'd d well to remember that! Stupid MF!
Elvis sempre estará vivo em nossos corações
Elvis Crespo
idk guys, I'm polish but I don't write comments in polish under videos meant for an international public.
I can read Portuguese, but not everybody can.
I can't wait for the B.B. King bio pic!!!
Pretty darn good interview. BB is.a standup guy too!
I saw Elvis perform in 1955. He was good, but, nothing like what he evolved into later.
THE LEGEND Mr BB KING spent A LOT OF TIME WITH ELVIS: 'Before Elvis we had Little Black Sambo, separate black restrooms and water fountains, and colored events that kept us away from the whites', BB King noted as he mention that Presley would attend events especially designated just for African-Americans.
In June 1956, Presley ignored Memphis's segregation ordinances by attending 'Colored Night' at the local fairgrounds amusement park. The following December, King was there as Presley opened up almost unbreakable racial barriers by attending and supporting the segregated WDIA black radio station's annual fund-raising event for 'needy black children' at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. King wrote in his autobiography that he 'liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity.
When he came to the Goodwill Review (the event WDIA fund raisers of 1956 and 1957), he did himself proud'. 'The Goodwill Revues were important', he wrote. 'The entire black community turned out. All the DJs carried on, putting on skits and presenting good music'. In his autobiography, King said he held no grudges because 'Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity'.
BB KING: 'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist', charged B.B. King in the 2010 interview. 'Then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. 'Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite', King stated. 'I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing'. 'I'll tell you a secret', King winked and laughed. 'We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them."
'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'.
Col didn’t like Black people, Elvis does..The stereo type rumor almost made me not watch the movie.. so glad I did
Elvis had " the spirit ".
I've seen BBKING in concert. Amazing show.
Two greats , RIP
RIP LEGEND
My daughter’s great aunt knew Elvis and B.B. There are pictures online with all three of them together. She was a singer back then, Claudia Ivy. 😊
Love bb king, the nicest man
From one King to the other
Elvis will always be the only American King.
B.B. must have or be close to the record for performances. He was relentless.
Bb has to be top 5 coolest dudes ever
Elvis might be the King, but B.B. is the GOAT 🐐🐐
😍
I'm very pleased that finally, someone like BB KING made the distinction of rockabilly as the genre of music Elvis played. Rockabilly is a distorted up-tempo mixture of Honky-tonk/country. This musical distinction is key to argument against Elvis as a thief of rhythm/blues.
Real recognizes real.
Feels like rain w/Bonnie Raitt top shelf
Common misconception, Sam and Dewey Phillips we're not related
Old BB got his first statement DEAD WRONG...
Sam Philips and Dewey Phillips were NOT brothers....or even related...but..maybe that is what he thought throughout his life.
I wanted to hear how Elvis hung out on Beal street.....way before entering the Memphis Recording Studio.
Now....this period is so important...how Elvis absorbed the styling ( singing, performing...and of course...the clothing) of the bluesmen on Beal Street in the early 50's.
When Jerry Reed met Elvis in person he was stunned by his looks and his presence. He told Elvis "don't take this the wrong way but you're just about the prettiest thing I've ever seen". LOL!
To me Jerry Reed is The King
@@simonvanderheijden432 Jerry Reed was absolutely mind-blowing on guitar, had one of the best voices, and was hilarious on stage and on screen. I must say that for me, Jerry Reed was the single most talented performer of all time.
@@stringtheoryguitars4952 I first knew him as an actor from the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Later i became a guitarplayer and just about ten years ago ( I used to be into van halen and that kinda stuff..) i discovered that Jerry Reed was also one of the best guitarplayers ever. And like you said, great singer, entertainer and a very naturally funny guy.
Wasn’t that a line from ‘Deliverance?’ 😁
He was good looking and l only like good looking men I wouldnt of said no to elvis
BB King was a musical genius and a gentlemen. His music was a gift to all and will always be remembered. RIP Mr. King. Thank you for all your wonderful music!
Andromeda 1 Luckily his music is still here.
Andromeda 1 And 15 kids from 15 women. Quite the gentleman . Hahahaha
Ok bro thanks for info
how many artists today don't write their own music ? ...sit down & make a list,..it's gonna take a while
I have all his 50's recodings and all original 60's albums. Terrific music and I love it so much but when the 'Thrill is Gone' was released..well, then my thrill was gone. Awfull crap IMO. What most people never think about is that his voice was as good as his gtr playing.
A legend complementing another legend. This talks volumes of both artists!
Elvis is not a legend .. he is a hack... stop the bs
A legend complimenting a culture vulture*
Nah he just did the same stuff black people did but got accepted
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@@dontshootimfri3ndly853 that’s ironic considering Elvis played with minors too.
BB and Elivis are pure American legends! God bless the USA 🇺🇸
"He had everything...." is what the great B.B. KIng said twice on Charlie's show. What other endorsement does Elvis need after that? Damn...what a sentence by one of the greats.
An "handsome" he said about ten times, lol
And BB King was just talking about another person as just that: a person. He didn't bring skin color into the discussion. Rose had to, for whatever uncontrollable reason, add skin color into the discussion.
Saying white or black is better at singing is just ignorant racist nonsense.
Ignorant racist foolishness. Any talent is within the person. Duh! lol
He only told the truth. Not being racist. People really thought Elvis was black.
When B.B. King says he had everything, that's all you need to know.
Go watch the new Elvis movie. He didn’t steal black music, he helped bring it to the world. Elvis didn’t have a racist bone in his body.
The trailer trash king of plagiarism..you'd d well to remember that! Stupid MF!
It’s a movie about Elvis what else is it going to portray
@@NoSpinster0909 - I totally forgot to mention how he was good friends with BB King back in a time in the Deep South where you’d be ostracized for such a thing. He didn’t care, he looked up to him, and he was an inspiration to him. That was supposed to be my main point. I must have posted this while I was dozing off.
I’ve never heard a legend like BB king praise another legend with so few words. He even paused to search for words more than ‘he had everything’ and realised there aren’t any. He had the greatest of respect for Elvis.
couldn't write a song though.
@@cody8860 who couldn’t write a song?
@@Pulsonar Elvis. He sang everyone else's songs. But maybe he could write, I dont know.
Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie.. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
@@kbanghart Of course he could write, just because he sang great recordings from Big Mama Thornton and her peers doesn’t mean he couldn’t write.
And we still Talk about elvis.this man was out of this world
we still talk about Adolpf too, so he is in good company.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425ohhhhh Yes and we still Talk about pædofile Michael Jackson too😅
Elvis was born to be Elvis.
It's funny how there's a strand of know-it-all snobs pretending that Elvis was nothing special and that he stole everything from black people. Meanwhile contemporary black artist thought he was great.
No music belong to any one group. We all make each other better.
Totally agree. I have BB King's autobiography, and in it he says this: ‘Elvis didn’t steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he’d grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity’.
To all the people that say Elvis stole black music, BB King just said Elvis didn't impress him until he started doing his own thing. Elvis may have been inspired by gospel music and the blues, like a lot of people in the 50s and 60s, but he definitely had his own sound
Everything done now has been done before and will be done again. Elvis was inspired by blues but his passion was his own! You can't steal passion.
I'm not saying that he "stole" black music and BB King said that he wasn't impressed with Elvis at first, BUT other people begged to differ... that's why Elvis was discovered in the first place.
Ray Charles said Elvis was trash
People are such haters. He was inspired by black singers and grew up surrounded by black folks in the south.
He shares these influences with his art and people turn it to hate.
@@StevenRayGarcia Nobody turns it into hate it just sucks that he gets more credit and the title of King of a Genre that white people really didn't give the time of day when black people was doing it he was like the Original Eminem some people think that he's the best too ever do it because he's white, not that Eminem and Elvis aren't talented but you can see they've had more success with white crowds than their Colored Counterparts, Em at least however put a ton of black artists on Elvis could've been a civil rights hero had he Brought all his inspirations on tour with him especially when he was playing shows for white people
Elvis had to look that women loved and men feared...there will never be another Elvis Presley
Well I think that the men wished that they look at least as good as he did.
@Shon East doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing Elvis couldn't help it if he was that handsome God gave him that look
My dad had the long sideburns in the late 60s/early 70s that Elvis had.
@@joelteague8032 @ Jim Morrison was better looking.
Men don't fear it. When people are great and look great then they deserve the accolades. When people are great but don't look great they still get the accolades. Elvis worked very hard to increase his talents. He deserves the accolades. GOATS are generally obsessive about what they do and Elvis was like that. Love the King.
sad the newer generation call Elvis racist! wont do research to find out wasn´t true..
Yeah, that racist bit never really set well with me- as no real proof has ever been put forth. A white racist would never sing and dance (emulate) black musicians in the 1950s if he was that much of a racist. As a matter of fact- there were racist things said about Elvis’s music and early Rock and Roll.
That’s because those types in the New Generation ARE actual Racists
Elvis didnt steal nobodys style he had his own style might of been influenced by other genres but he had his own swag
He stole a guys whole voice and swag so some research
@@brandonbunchsr.4101 how hes gonna steal somebodys voice we know he was influenced by blues and other genres but he created his own style
@@mendezantonio9562lies blacks are the king and queens of music
Elvis stole the music from African American . Watch the 🎥 movie
Oh my… race baiters everywhere…
Ellis didn't sound white he didn't sound black . Elvis sounded like Elvis
From one King to another... Respect!
Elvis said that JC was the only King ..the people called him king ..not he himself .
@@redskywalker3374 who is JC?
@@ja2415 Jesus Christ ..the living word of my Creator
Elvis also said if there was real ‘king’ of rock n roll it should be Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Buddy Holly.
Elvis always thought of himself as soul/gospel singer in service of JC. The King of Rock n Roll moniker was a marketing tactic used by the record labels. Elvis was actually very shy and humble despite the larger than life stage presence
@@gajayjay EP grew up dirt poor with folks in the ghetto ...He was blacker than Eminem ,a wanna be who think he legendary for memorizing the dictionary but let him walk through my hood & watch him act all scary lol
BB King had it all as well. True legend in every way. Rest In Peace sir
James Brown also liked Elvis. James was on the tonight show once and he said Elvis had soul.
Two great legends...One King was born with it and one was proclaimed King...Both kings in their own right and still humble as ever...which in my book makes them even greater human beings!
MJ surpassed both
@@AC-mp7cx While MJ was born in a different era, one where technology was much more advanced, he definitely had the edge over BB King and Elvis, however as Eddie Murphy best said it...Elvis had a presence and energy like none other and while MJ was dynamite on stage, he could not hold peoples attention like the way Elvis did.
@@wendellcreado first of all when Mike hit big it wasn't a technology era it was the Early 70s also Mike Jackson performed and sold out much larger venues all over the world Elvis just ended up doing Vegas residencies so how in the hell that Mike couldn't capture an audience like Elvis what a dumb comment
@@anthonytaylor7928 well MJs first solo album was 1979 not early 70s. I don't dispute the fact that he performed all over the world or packed stadiums and like I already mentioned he was dynamite on stage...however as individuals their personalities are different and while MJs promotional team ensured the world knew who he was, Elvis manager Col Parker exploited him and ensured his promotion was very controlled for self gain. When I speak of capturing or captivating an audience, I am not just talking about on stage... His ability to yet have a huge fan following 45 years later bears testimony to my claim.
@@wendellcreadofirst of all when he was with the j 5 they were on beatles type status second what about the the got to be there album in 1972 and being on the Ben soundtrack as a Solo artists and as u already know like a ton of other people Mike Jackson has fans that wasn't even born when he hit big but are fans today I remember when he died I was in a vintage record store and three little white girls probably only 8 or 9 years old were asking for his music it's young folks today can't even name three songs by Elvis before this movie u know dam well I'm right but it's ok I'm a Elvis fan too I visited Graceland and seen his movies as a kid and know the songs but that comment u made about Elvis having more of an impact more than mike Jackson is frickin hilarious and ridiculous
AND, one small detail Mr.King forgot to mention was,they both were from the state of Mississippi.
But he didn't know him there
jimmy baker my grandfather grew up with bb king
bb was from the black part (Yazoo Delta) and Pelvis was from the hills.
"he didn't know him there" They did know each other in Memphis. Elvis was born in Tupelo but his family moved to Memphis when he was 13.
Sun Studios is where the Blues met Country, and Rock & Roll was born. Memphis leadership really missed the boat by not founding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame there. Crazy.
Memphis was one of the cities in the running. How Cleveland was chosen is beyond my understanding.
Memphis does have the Stax museum however.
Yes sure! I am from Memphis and as a person who loves music from Motown to Beatles to U2 and beyond....you sir are hitting the nail on the head.
@@swinde Cleveland was chosen because Alan Freed was a disc jockey from that city and he was the first to really promote Rock N' Roll records in radio at the time. Still, I agree the museum should have been in Memphis.
These comments are giving all the glory to rock'n'roll and ignoring rockabilly. Rockabilly is what the Sun artists created. Rockabilly is what transformed the South to the point the ignored black country artists finally got recognition. Once the Louisiana Hayride accepted the rockabilly artists a trail was blazed and it was only a matter of time till the black musicians who influenced them would have to be acknowledged - the all-white lineup at the Grand Ol' Opry was doomed.
That so true!
Gotta love B.B. He was a down to earth, great human being.
I worked with him 3 times and he was a pure pleasure. No ego issues, no temperamental garbage, as decent as a person can be. And then there was that talent...
BB King was ultimate professional and developed his talent to legend status - above all BB King was a true gentleman
Why doesn't the interviewer allow BB to talk? He keeps finishing King's sentences and interjecting his own thoughts. He's really bad at interviews. Let the guest answer questions.
Elvis 🕺 liked Black music,
Everyone likes black music!
george ahmet Yep! We all borrow something from everyone’s culture! That’s what makes the world 🌎 go round!
Stole* black music actually
Alaudeen Umar how did Elvis steal black you uneducated moron he made the world have a look at the blues and black music thru his music he open doors for black music
Kreddy Frueger Correct
B.B. King was right about Elvis Presley.
the king talks about the king,
if case many havent noticed "rappers" have tried to re-brand elvis as being a racist. b.b. king was live there in person, at the beginning- and as a contemporary, a fellow musician, and most especially a black man in the south. b.b. king just dispelled what rappers have been messaging- as lies. puros mentiras~ lil bro
The trailer trash king of plagiarism..you'd d well to remember that! Stupid MF!
BB KING never said he know him up and down , he only said what he noticed said the short moment he saw him , the 50s and 60s in America were bloodily racist , don’t get me started
@@jackthegod9988 so that makes Elvis racist? Your logic is astounding...lol 🙄 “bloodily” I take it you’re from over the pond, don’t get me started....
@@jackthegod9988 Shut up. Elvis didn't have a racist Bone in his body.
@@jackthegod9988 you people so badly want to be victims it’s pathetic. You just want to cry racism every chance you get so you can continue to use it as an excuse as to why you’re doing so poorly in life. Grow up, this is why people look down on you so much. It has nothing to do with skin color and everything to do with your incessant bitching and moaning and never doing anything positive in life without blaming everyone else
I was lucky to see B.B. play in the early 2000’s. OMG he played with such soul and feeling. Never seen another player capture the blues like he did. His note placement and texture made his guitar speak. RIP.
thefool2007: I think he should have been wider known for his sheer brilliance as the others, some of whom were overrated and built their reputation on hype and opportunism.
It’s really interesting hearing BB compliment his playing twice.
There is a comment above from a person who has stolen the identity of a dead man and claiming it as his own. The name he is using is Depper. The real Depper died more than 2 years a go and was a friend of mine. If you know who this person is that is using his name illegally, please let me know.
A true, genuine friend always has your back, both in life and in death. Great words from Mr King about Mr Presley. Elvis was probably looking down smiling on BB, saying, "BB, thank you, man". RIP, Elvis and BB. Thank you for your musical geniuses.
If BB King says it, believe it. And what I like is he gives the man credit for having it all. And if he didn't tell nobody he still knows it. I love to see that kind of respect from one great person toward another. All haters are fools with different names.
@Kenneth Bailey Bro, what a smart comment! A lot said in just a few words! THANK YOU, from one of Minnesota's biggest ELVIS Fans!
Thank you,and anybody that is a Elvis fan. I recommend that you get this biography that is written by his step brother It has a zillion pictures and details it all. And what I like is it lets Elvis speak for himself by the presentation. It was the Colonel or drugs that got Elvis. It was the service gig and his mom dying and he wasn't home. He never really recovered. Elvis did was make women admit a talented good looking man can make them melt.Before Elvis they were pretending that a man had to have money to make them jump. But Elvis turned it around and said if I jump you will give me your money and other stuff too.The KING!
The movie lied about their friendship its fake in the movie even the clothes store together and night club
What struck me is that B.B. King admits he didn't see great talent at first. It reminds me of the stories of the great Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson who didn't impress fellow musicians but showed up later singing, playing and writing like no one else.
At that time BB King had to say positive things about Elvis, otherwise he would have lost his record deal.
I have a lot of respect for B. B. King not ripping Elvis since many do out of pure envy.
King showed a lot of class toward the King.
Gaetana Nelson I genuinely feel like BB was holding back and I respect that.
BB will always be my only King
@@joetrosclair8434 no dipshit, Elvis will ALWAYS be the King. Don't you forget it, idiot.
Gaetana Nelson - you are full of it. Many people NEVER ripped Elvis, many people respected him.
Not only that but he came off as one cool mofo in this interview. I also like how he said Elvis grew into that greatness as it wasnt always there at least not to him in the beginning. He said "Elvis would watch". Hes too humble to say it but Elvis was smart enough to shut his mouth and learn something. Two great talents. Im not an Elvis man as he is long before my time but seeing some of his live performances his stage presence is unmatched. Not even by the incredible Micheal Jackson.
@@invaliduser9397 I've never heard any say anything but he was always very polite and respectful.
BB King, a LEGEND, gentleman, great soul. Just like Elvis! They can´t imagine how Great each one is. RIP both.
I met BB King at a booth during a main street Blues festival in downtown Memphis in the the 70s or 80s. He had Lucille with him and sang a few bars. He is an absolute legend.
Did you know BB King lived up the block from Elvis. Elvis lived in the first Project.
Dewey and Sam were not brothers. They weren't related.
yes they were
@@cjgonzalez9181 : Sisters....?
This is the first time I've heard anyone say Sam and dewey Phillips were related. I think BB is mistaken.
Correct they weren’t related
Yes unbelievable that BB King would make that mistake.. He was there and seen it all.. We wasn't but even we know they want related 🤦♂️
What a gentleman bb king was 👍
Quincy Jones take note
Music is a language. And like any language, the one you "spoke" as a child forms the basis of the languages you speak as an adult. Elvis learned the blues and spirituals as a child in Tupelo: it was the foundation inside him of everything else he later did.
Which means, simply, he came by it honest.
That’s the most important statement I’ve read about Elvis regarding his legitimacy. (“…he came by it honest”)
@@District.24 Yes, after looking at other Black artists.
@@Imissyoulou you are racist
@@Imissyoulou Aw come on give it a rest. Im sure that was part of his influence but to reduce the greatness of the man to "if he didn't listen to black artists he was nothing" is really unfair and disrespectful. All artists derive their abilities from a lifetime of multiple experience. Trying to pinpoint it to one thing so you can have an "aha" moment is sad.
@@JOECANDELA22 but we'e talking about Elvis
The nicest compliment I ever heard about Elvis was that he was “pathologically polite”. Seems that’s a legacy well worth having. .
BB King Elvis Presley
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Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
Elvis The King and B.B.the King ! two Legends who paid there dues. The youth today are so lost they listen to crap. And there is no soul. You don't even have to have a voice now sad sad sad . Elvis and B.B. need to come back and show these rookies how to do it right . love the video thanks for sharing .👍👍
Ray dickens There are many people in our generation( including me and my friends) who listen to good old music!
Actually.... Chuck berry is the king of Rock and Roll Elvis stole styles didn't write none of his Music
@@quatillbanks2020 it took elvis to break the color barrier give elvis that at least
Describe Elvis Presley? He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be.
Chuck Berry
@Trevon Womack and how does one steal black music...is that the same as saying Micheal Jordan stole from a white sport like basketball? (For those before you answer)....anyone can sing, act, play a sport, etc....and if you are good/great enough you succeed. He might not be your King....but he didn't steal anything. You're wrong!
When I visited Memphis a few years ago I was very impressed to see that Elvis embraced the black community back in the '50s.......good stuff!!
Just my take on a certain controversial topic. There's no such thing as black music, or white music, Japanese music, or Mexican music. Styles and genres may have originated by certain races and in certain parts of the world, but there's only music. Music is for anyone and everyone to to listen to, enjoy, sing, or play. There's only music.
Lies, if Elvis and Eminem didn't exist you white people will thesame one to call those music Nigga music 🙄 smh now it's called music cause you saw a white guy do it, back in the day nobody gave a shit about Rock and roll all you people saw was niggas making nigga music, if Elvis was black we won't be having this conversation right now, cause white people will probably be saying "yeah I don't like that, that music is not good for my ears", is soon as Elvis starts doing Same thing, same folks started calling him King of Rock and roll and shit 😒
I had the distinct pleasure of watching BB in his Las Vegas lounge act. Ooohwee, did he make that guitar sing. Loved him A great hour of my life..
B.B. King. If a hero like that says you're good, you're good. Elvis was king. B.B. was president!!
YES
B.B. was King. His name says so.
What is sad is that the black generation that Met Elvis soon will pass, and they won't be around to correct the new generation that think Elvis is a racists. What a slap in the face.
Sad.
ashzole he’s a racist
All the greats have endorsed Elvis and even considered him a friend, be it sammy Davis jr., jackie Wilson, al green,BB King, Elvis was great friends with james brown and he considered Elvis a soul brother, I don't believe anyone at anytime in future history could consider Elvis a racist there is far too much documented evidence by black people about Elvis's character and how he related to them, really only a fool would consider Elvis a racist.
@@dannyanime3468 and the evidence for this is what?
Elvis was an unusual talent. I look at some of his performances today and it is still good.
God bless you BB Rip.thank you very much about Elvis,❤
Music is colorless. ELVIS was a student,,,then THE MASTER. Poor Kid from TUPELO,,,,became the whole damn galaxy. Not a Star
Virgil Johnson a pitty the United Klans of AmeriKkKa wasn't colourless and colourblind
music is not colorless.. that what ppl say after they steal from others
@@keithorleans Elvis never said that. He understood the history of the music with which he grew up. And he never claimed to be "color blind." He always knew where the music came from, and he said so.
If people didn't carry art further into new incarnations, all we'd have are cave paintings. Music or any art must grow and change.
Well put I agree
@Dave Byrne I feel the "colorless" idea had to be addressed. NOTHING in America is colorless. Absolutely nothing. Still, in the 21st century, in the courts, innocent black lives do not matter as they should.
Perhaps it's hard to understand in other countries, but Elvis understood the importance of what he was doing and the heat he'd experience for doing it. It wasn't at all colorless. He brought Rhythm & Blues out of the shadows and on to TV and Hollywood movies. African Americans had opportunities in the entertainment field they didn't have before.
Elvis kicked open the doors and got hit with a brutal backlash when he was barely 21 years old. He was attacked from every angle, especially by the the aged TV critics in the NY newspapers, one of whom compared his stage moves "to an aborigine's mating dance." Which was using more words than necessary to call Elvis the n-word, which he was directly called backstage on the road the previous year by a country singer. His moves, moreover, were equated "with the repertoire of the blonde bombshell of the burlesque runaway" thus indulging their rampant, unchecked homophobia as well.
He took it, it burned, and when asked if he would change due to the criticism, he sad "no." He knew he was doing nothing wrong. And he knew that the people he idolized, mostly African Americans, were doing nothing wrong and more than deserved their chance to be heard and seen by everyone.
I’ve been playing guitar since I was around 8 and took lessons to age 19. I’m 28. I was playing once in a shop. This older black gentleman came up and said you can really play the blues man. We started talking.
Then he told me his father was BB king. King allegedly had 15 kids and paid for all their colleges and fed and clothed them. Didn’t deny any of them.
Now that's the true testament of manhood. Very impressive indeed
Get your facts straight. It was alledge that some of those kids were not his, but he took care of anyway. Additionally, his oldest daughter plays the blues and sings. All of his kids did not go to college. A few went to prison but he would visit when he could.
@@Imissyoulou so you know his family personally? Because I did
@@ChrisDan94_ Do you know the son, that lives in Chicago on the Northside? He has a building that his father bought him. Also, did you know his oldest daughter that is an entertainer? I've heard her speak of her father several times. She was writing a book but I don't know if it was ever published.
Elvis Presley was a great, great talent. He also seemed like a very decent human being.
He had it all honey
jenna jackson you need to try again with that lame old crap.. he didn’t like “14 year olds” they were friends and she didn’t marry him until she was 23 get your facts straight.
until you find out he never wrote his own music and most of his songs were stolen from black musicians from where he used to practice and grew up
@@justiceforall6412 I'm older than you and you are just defending him because either youre a fan or due to tribalism (race). Now go away
@@justiceforall6412 Exactly, nothing but Elvis bias and lies. lol found you out real quick with your bs, a thief begets another thief and only another thief can approve of another thief. Now be gone thief, no one likes your kind
He was watching and not asking questions. He was one of those guys who just absorb everything around them that they find important, process it and then do something productive with what they absorb.
Yes true.
That's called copying
@@charlottetheqcfinest1772 it's called being influenced, every musician does it.
Charlotte TheQCFinest I’d bet you’re about to play your race card. So then, Michael Jackson, copied from Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Shields and Yarnell. BB copied from Muddy and Sonny Boy Williams, T Bone, as did Buddy Guy. Presley grew up steeped in music. Did you want him to sing fucking opera?
Wow..he called himself The King after you? Elvis loved all kinds of Memphis Sound. He had everything but true love. I miss him.
Elvis said the King was Jesus and the King Of Rock And Roll was Fats Domino.
"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
+Joseph Scott im glad some people tell the truth about a person.Now dnt forget about Jackie Wilson was a friend of his too
Patsy Crime Elvis never called himself King, in fact he never accepted that Kingship he was too religious and always said that God is the only King, plus he was too much humble so he never called himself "I'm the Best, I'm The King" like Michael Jackson did.Even though he was one of the best Entertainers he never accepted that.That's why Elvis will always be remembered ,because he never forget from where he came he was not full of himself like Stars of Today..
Elvis disliked the title "The King" It was given him by the papers.
@@thebrazilianatlantis165 did Elvis really call Fats domino the king, I've never heard that before.
Was on a live show of BB king on his 84th birthday. I never saw a man so natural and talented with a guitar being able to get such soul and sound not only in your ears but straight into your blood and senses with just the few moves of his fingers. I have come to the conclusion that despite having great guitar players in completely different genres, there will never and has never been a guitar player as insanely talented yet humble and approachable as the legend that is BB King. The only one i can think of that comes close is Prince, but prince has had entirely different surroundings and is more of a 'pop' icon legend.
but for me, BB King is the greatest guitar player ever, and he can even sing with it. Absolute Legend.
BB King, was a GIANT. None can compare. Albert King, was GREAT but he never got his just due. (I'll play the Blues for you.) Check it out.
ONE OF THE GREATS, TAKING ABOUT THE GREATEST E.A.P. 👑
Elvis will always be the greatest
When he said that they thought Elvis was black until he met him.. Wow that straight reminded me of eminems story too.. Dre thought em was black until he called him to meet dre at the interscope office. And was surprised that he was the whitest dude with bleached hair...
It doesn’t get any better, truly it doesn’t, than BB King saying “He had everything - everything”!
Blues started in native american reservations since natives were not allowed to play drums. They were given guitars instead. Please watch documentary “ rumble - the indians who rocked the world.
No, the blues has its origin in African Americans and old spirituals and work songs sung by slaves.
@@ikant312 watch the video sir thanks
I saw BB in concert a few times. He was great. Both performances he took time in the Middle of the show to talk about Elvis. He said he was a good friend. BB said he opened the door for everyone. He had more to say than just that but it was all positive about Elvis. Elvis started with just was much Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel as he did with R&B... mixing everything he liked. A lot of his big hits were written by two jewish guys L & S. It's still crazy to see uninformed people comment about Elvis saying he wanted to be black and ripped off this and that. Elvis just wanted to be whatever he thought was great. That included Black culture just as much as Country, Southern etc. How can you argue BB King? I guess people who don't know anything about him or ever knew him like to spread their negativity. Love or hate Elvis but he was a kind, loving and giving person to everyone. I hope people stop with the divisions of race, religion and political stance. That's how Elvis TCB.
Once you hear Roy Hamilton's voice and singing style you'll understand why people would be upset. He died poor with zero recognition or respect. There is no Elvis Presley the so called King of Rocking Roll without Roy Hamilton.
@@Omar-kt6in I know all about Roy Hamilton and I like him and Elvis did as well. Roy released his first song in 1954. Elvis had already started releasing his first songs in 1954. Elvis had already set his start before Roy was ever known to Elvis. Once Elvis heard him Elvis recognized him and praised him and drew some of his influences along with everything he liked until the end. Roy was influenced by Elvis as well. Look at the time lines and notice Jailhouse rock was made in 1957 and see when Roy did some videos in 1958 that were greatly influenced by some videos from that movie. Elvis gave him respect on many interviews and other Artists black, white and everyone he was into. Elvis also gave most of his money away to strangers of all walks of life. Color was not a factor. I don't understand the division of color, race and religion. Why not respect everyone that was a giving. loving soul? I hope someday everyone would be kind to each other and give respect. I wish someday there will be no divisions for people.
@@marc8vino ...Thats not true...its well documented that Roy Hamilton was Elvis childhood idol. As BB-King just stated the young Elvis Presley had no voice or singing style and was still being coached.
And its not OK for someone to copy another person's trade...skill...style or swagg and profit from it while the black artist he copied receives no money..fame or even recognition for they're work.
His first release.... "Hound Dog" was already a published record by Big Mama T. But nobody knows the artists Big Mama Thornton or the Roy Hamilton's and many more just like them.
While Elvis Presley got all the reward and the title King Of Rock Roll
@@Omar-kt6in You are using bits or truth to form your Narative. Here are some facts. Please inform yourself before speaking I don't have time to keep responding.... In mid-1953, Hamilton was discovered singing in a Newark, New Jersey night club, The Caravan, by Bill Cook, who became his manager.[8] Cook was the first African American radio disc jockey and television personality on the East Coast.[9] Cook made a demo tape of Hamilton's singing and brought it to the attention of Columbia Records. He did not sing rock n roll of any style yet. Columbia was impressed enough to sign Hamilton to their rhythm and blues subsidiary, Okeh Records.[5] On November 11, 1953, Hamilton made his first recordings for the label in New York City. The session produced Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone" a gospel song from the musical Carousel.[10] The tune, one of the few secular numbers that Hamilton knew at the time, had been his live-performance specialty since 1947.[9] But before it was released, Columbia had second thoughts and placed Hamilton with their newly-launched "pop" subsidiary label Epic.[8] In the early 1950s, there were only two black male singers who were widely accepted by white audiences as mainstream pop stars: Nat King Cole and Billy Eckstine neither sang rock and roll at this time.[11] Epic saw that same kind of "crossover" star potential in Hamilton,[5] placing a nearly full-page ad in the January 23, 1954 edition of Billboard magazine which read, "a great new voice makes news with a great song! Roy Hamilton, You’ll Never Walk Alone…"[12] In spite of poor musical backing, Hamilton's performance on "Walk Alone" is sensational[13] and is the primary reason why it topped the Billboard R&B chart for eight weeks and became a national US Top-30 hit.[14] His follow-up single, "If I Loved You", was another Rodgers and Hammerstein (2 white guys) tune from Carousel. Although not as big a hit for Hamilton as "Walk Alone", it still reached number four on the US R&B chart.[14]
On the evening of July 24, 1954, Hamilton appeared on the bill of "Star Night etc...
Hound dog was not his first release...far from it. You are really mixing up the truth. WOW! Good luck. Elvis had it all. You can't argue with BB King.
King talks about a king
I think he means, "Had I been white like that." I love the interviewer by the way.
How many artists back then & now , don't write the music they perform ? LOTS .. Elvis was the best interpreter of music is what Keith Richards said ..he may have not written much but he played it better than most could dream & put on a performance of a lifetime ..people are simply jealous with hate in their heart if they hate him ..he came from the ghetto and became a superstar .. and here you are reading about him today ..here on the internet ~