Elvis Presley In the Ghetto REACTION First Time Hearing Elvis
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Rome Life has done a reaction to a video on Elvis and the black community. It’s really enlightening.
React to Red light By Eddie Murphy feat. Snoop Dogg it will shock you and is relevant for what's going on in world today
Hey Jay, Elvis sang the song "If I Can Dream" as a Tribute to Martin L.King, just 2 months after Kings assassination. It has been widely regarded that after his performance of this song, at the end of his performance that Elvis went backstage and fell to his knees in tears. the live performance video is called "ELVIS PRESLEY-IF I CAN DREAM ('68 COMEBACK SPECIAL 50TH" a good listen! and also, "THE BLACK COMMUNITY Part 1&2
If you gonna react to If I Can Dream by Elvis, be sure to choose the version where he wears a white suit.
Please listen to If I can dream and Just pretend
Elvis was born very, very poor in Tupelo, Mississippi, as 1 of a set of twins - his brother dying shortly after birth. The family scraped for all they had, living in a "shotgun" style house on the wrong side of the tracks. Elvis worked his way up the hard way including through the Army and sang every kind of music. He broke a lot of racial barriers and pushed music more towards rock in the 50's. Personally, I love his gospel stuff. 😊❤
That's my faves also....his gospel 💗
He grew up dirt floor poor
@@jerryjustice8026 as my mom says don't have a pot to piss in or a,window to throw it out
@@bethshadid2087 - Me too. 😁
He was good man and more importantly he was a God fearing man. Back in 2016 when my sweet Prince died the Lord showed me 5 men and Elvis and Rev King were 2 of those men, they are connected in more ways then one, and EP did indeed go home to the Lord. :) Peace.
Elvis released this song in 1969 when racial tensions in America were at a high point; and because of the song's very sensitive subject matter Elvis's manager told him not to record it because it would be a "flop" and would damage Elvis's career. But Elvis knew he had to do it and the song became an international hit reaching #3 in the U.S & Denmark, #2 in Canada, United Kingdom & Switzerland, #1 in Australia, #1 Ireland, #1 Belgium, #1 West Germany, #1 Sweden, #1 Spain, #1 Norway, #1 New Zealand, #6 Austria. Let's be thankful Elvis didn't take his manager's advice!
He is called the "King of Rick n Roll", because, back in those days... he changed the sound of music. He changed everything about all of the genres.
Elvis grew up Dirt poor in Mississippi, he was a huge Humanitarian. Very generous and very sympathetic to people's troubles
and his daughter, Lisa Marie is just as kind and loving. She saved my life years ago. And she's a great musician too!
Elvis did rock, country rhythm and blues . He loved gospel and grew up poor so he did know what it was like to grow up in the poor part of town. There is too much to say about a Legend like Elvis remember he started in the 1950's. You have alot to see and hear from him . Welcome to Elvis. ❤
That’s what I love so much about it he experienced it and he knew what it was like to grow up poor. I love it when artist put their experiences in their songs
@@RobSquadReactions keep in mind "rock" from the time frame Elvis was alive and current rock is totally different lol :) as far as genre goes.
And was in the Hall of Fame of all of them.
My Grandmother took my mother to see Elvis when she was pretty young (teenager) and my mother walked out on him! Back in those days they didn't like his pelvic moves. They called him "Elvis the pelvis"! I have been a fan all of my life (61 years). My mother has a picture of me sitting in front of the tv with my brother's football helmet on eating dinner off a tv tray. (Anyone remember tv trays?) It's so cute even if I do say so so myself! LOL
Elvis was the King of Rock'n'Roll. He was more rockabilly in the beginning (think early Beatles style). As he gained success he branched out as most successful artists can.
Elvis was incredibly versatile, he sung just about every genre and did it convincingly.
E was born in poverty. He knows...
Yes, he sure did...I like G & R and Black Sabbath, BUT, my favorite Elvis songs are In The Getto and all his religious songs! Shows his voice off the best...great memories w grandparents too!
He sang Gospel and a touch of country.
That’s why he’s the King
The King.
The song was written by the legendary Mac Davis who just passed away recently Elvis sang it because he loved it he grew up in abject poverty and he never ever forgot where he came from and. And he never mentions whether the child was black or white in the song
yes. The child could be any child.
Mac Davis was so under rated as a song writer and even singer IMO but man Mac was so gifted and I even liked his acting.
@@raymondmoore5476 North Dallas Forty!!! I was way too young to be watching this R rated movie. But we were a Mac Davis household, so my parents said ok. He was amazing and wrote some incredible songs that are on my playlist now. 💜
Mac Davis originally played it for Sammy Davis Jr and hoped he would record it. Sammy suggested it would be more powerful and have more impact if a white man sang it and suggested Elvis.
Mac Davis wrote this song for elvis and in honor of his buddy a black kid he grew up with. When Mac moved away he allways wondered what happened to his buddy so he wrote this song.
Elvis knew the ghetto like no one! He went from the worst poverty of Mississipi! Eternal King! Greetings from Brazil!
Elvis grew up in extreme poverty.? And forced Vegas hotels to give his black musicians the same "privilege" as he would get himself. This song was written by Mac Davis and noone but Elvis would touch it
Elvis lived in poorer conditions than the ghetto...read up on him, you'll be very impressed!! Another great reaction young man!!
No public housing or food stamps in those days. Dirt poor is for real!
Elvis and the black community is a great watch. It straightend out some of the misconceptions that most people today didnt know about Elvis and it was very important piece to how he changed the culture and its verified by the actual performers of the day that knew him very closely.
would love to see his reaction to that. Great history lesson.
One if the Best videos on the real Elvis Presley! It will bring you to humbleville USA. No other entertainer has it or had the do for others spirit like Elvis Aaron Presley. He was one of a kind!
It continues to amaze me that reactors know so little about the old music. Elvis was a rocker but he also did blues and ballads. His voice was a phenonenon. He was also a philanthropist. He deserves an A+ Try Jailhouse Rock.
Gospel too.
and Hound Dog!
I know right??? I'm like, How have you NEVER heard of these songs or these people??? Do you live under a rock? These are legends in music, especially Elvis! I can't believe how many have never heard songs like, Knights in White Satin! IDK, maybe it's because we grew up with it, and they didn't, most grew up on rap and hip hop! Never heard of people like Johnny Cash! Blows my mind. But, then again, I was married to a professional musician for 34 years, and he was into all types of music, new and old! Glad to see the young finally hearing the messages we got! Maybe they can change things, we couldn't!
@@evelynmabe7877 It's good to see it all being played again. Perhaps it will come to mean as much to them as it meant to us.
@@evelynmabe7877 our age is showing! Young reactors are discovering our music but they truly haven’t been exposed to it before. I work with some young folks who are always astonished by the words of our music. Lyrics were lyrical once and had such depth. I’m glad there are some youngsters out there looking into the music of our times. Hopefully the appreciation will come!
I'm 62 from Tupelo, Mississippi , so growing up the term "ghetto" referred to any poor neighborhood as the term " raised on the wrong side of the tracks" meant. It was never about race for us.
It would break his heart to know this is still relevant today. God bless you for taking fatherhood seriously.
YES.
Elvis changed the music and the culture. A boy who grew up in white and black Baptist churches in the segregated south's poorest neighborhoods during and after the Great Depression is what formed his foundation. He was vehemently against racism and was for freedom. He was born in a two room shotgun shack with two lightbulbs that his father built and lived there for several years before they moved from state project to state project. He was dirt poor but ran off to play with black kids and sing with black churches, unheard of in the South during segregation. When he made it big., songs like this and even "If I Can Dream" which was his personal tribute to MLK which he performed to end his TV special in 1968 after MLK was shot in Memphis (Elvis' hometown.) He may be called the King of Rock, but the man had performed over 800 songs that spread many genres, Rock, Gospel, Country, Pop, Blues, Psychedelic, Opera, Rockabilly. Try Jailhouse Rock from the movie, one of the first rock videos.... and Hound Dog and Blue Suede Shoes --- LIVE in front of an audience from the 1950s
Watch him do Suspicious Minds live and you will see extra Elvis!😍🔥💜
One of my All time favorite songs of his and that performance! 👁️👁️
@@marilynk30 I love it too! I've been a huge fan of Elvis my entire life. I have a his music anthology and a bunch of his movies. He died when I was really young, but I still remember my mother crying as she watched the funeral coverage.
@@natcor73 yes me too my mom loved him so I grew up listening to him also.
Liz Stinnett
Darius Rucker was once Hootio and the Blow Fish.
That song is 50 years old, but unfortunately things haven't changed as much as we might want....
Elvis is the "King" of rock because he pioneered rock. He was one of the first commercial successes in rock. Elvis sang country, rock, blues, gospel... if he was alive today, I have no doubt he would be a rap superstar. 😁
Chuck Berry was more of a rock pioneer. Elvis was Rock n Roll's icebreaker because he got this black music genre accepted by white audiences.
@@gildone84 FACTS. Elvis was used to lure the whites. It worked.
Elvis sang everything from gospel, rock, country, ballads. That’s why he is the KING.
The best follow up to this would be If I Can Dream
Yes, great song to follow-up.
Fun fact - Elvis didn't have formal training in singing, dancing, playing instruments, or acting, but he excelled at all of them (he played acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, & piano, and he knew basic chords on ukelele, bongo drums, & accordion). He did have formal training in karate... and he earned a black belt!
That’s crazy that tells you right there he just had a natural born talent! And he was a black belt in karate wow what did this man Not do lol
@@RobSquadReactions Yup, he learned karate in the Army. The Army told him he could just join the USO and play rock for the troops, but he insisted on being treated like all the other soldiers. I will note that he grew up with nothing (a two room shed for the whole family) and recorded music, toured, & did Vegas residencies his whole life, so he was talented but worked hard. 👍
@@RobSquadReactions he was a 7th degree black belt
A little off topic but still kinda on topic with celebrities and martial arts. Did you know that basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabar studied Jeet Kune Do under uber legend Bruce Lee while he was in college and also acted against Bruce Lee in the movie Game of Death?
He was from the southern ghetto.He was born and raised in a tiny 2 ROOM house and his father was a poor sharecropper in Tupelo Mississippi.He had a twin brother who died at birth and lived with "survivors guilt"his entire life.
Elvis won a Grammy for his gospel.....he has an amazing voice.
Nice to see a young fella try out the music I grew up on, respect.
Elvis was a poor boy born in Tupelo, MS. He grew up listening to Mississippi delta blues, he grew up hearing all those black voices and started singing like them. Then he started rocking and swinging his hips and took rock and roll to the most popular music in the world. Before his death, at the age of 43, he was probably the most famous American in the world. His daughter still makes millions from royalties on his music.
That is so dang cool i did not know that at all! that makes me like him so much more, he knows the real life ghetto so cool! Thanks for the info vincent
If you had to pick 1 Elvis song what would it be?
He actually died at the age 42.
@@RobSquadReactions my personal favorite is Jailhouse Rock.
@@robbansa How did he die?
Try bridge over troubled water vegas 1970 it will blow your mind
Elvis can sing anything he cares about people listen to him sing if I can dream
Elvis did a lot of gospel music, too. His live ‘How Great Thou Art’ will give you goosebumps.
Elvis could singing everything
He grew up in the ghetto.
Thats awesome!! so he knows first hand that just made me like him even more
If you had to pick 1 Elvis song what would it be?
@@RobSquadReactions id pick trying to get to you (65 special) live
Elvis is the most know artist in the world.
All Shook Up. Jailhouse Rock. Burning Love. Blue Suede Shoes. Don't Be Cruel. That's Alright Mama. He was born into abject poverty-- when he made money he was extraordinarily generous. To a fault probably. I'm from Memphis-- we always knew when he was in town, buying cars, gold jewelry, homes, etc etc for people who he wanted to help, like nurses who cared for him during even brief hospitalizations. Elvis was one of the good guys. RIP.
The King of MUSIC ! He could sing ALL kinds of music like no one else ! That unique complete voice !!!
His voice was awesome! you could feel the soul in his voice
Look into jailhouse rock or blue suede shoes, versatile artist...he also did a grip of gospel.
Elvis was the King of all types of music. I've read he is only singer in all four halls of fame. Rock, Country, R&B, and gospel.
You have to react to Elvis performing "Suspicious Minds" live in Las Vegas in 1970, and "Tryin' to Get to You" live from his 1968 Comeback Special. Elvis was so versatile and original. He could sing anything: Rock, Blues, Country, Pop, Gospel, and even a touch of Opera! There is so much to learn by listening to his music. You will be glad you entered the Elvis rabbit hole! He wasn't called the King for nothing!👑👑👑
if you can dream , he sang for martin L king 14 days after his dead.
2 months after his death.
Elvis recorded over 1,000 songs and is the most famous singer of all time!
He plays different songs like
Rock
Rythem and Blues
Country
Gospel
Ballads
Between 700-775 songs..
@@RJsStudio131He has 776 released songs but recorded more than that. I have a playlist on my channel with every released recording.
@@elvispresleydaily3952 your channel playlist says 776 recorded songs. Which is what I have. I don’t count partial songs or bootleg cuts or repeated songs.
@@RJsStudio131 Elvis recorded many other songs but did not release them for whatever reason if he did not like the song or if they had copyright issues. But yes Elvis has 776 released songs. But I did not say released I said recorded.
@@elvispresleydaily3952 I understand what you are saying. I understand his rejects. I have been involved in the recording industry off and on since 1976. I count what I can hear and know there will continue to be released unreleased material. Full songs. But I think we are on the same page but just look at it in different perspective. Still An amazing number.
Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and moved to Memphis, Tennessee and that is where he lived until his death in 1977 the home he lived in is called Graceland and it is a big tourist attraction along with a big complex across the street that houses a lot of his memorable. You ever get a chance to go you should it is very interesting.
The Rock and Roll of the 50s was a lot different and was smoother as to say, but then he also does the blues as well
(Elvis Presley if I can dream) it was a tribute to MLK 💯🔥new sub
This song was put out in the 70s and remember some people didn't like him makeing a stand... he didn't have to put him self out there.. but he was a great man he refused to discriminate
Elvis is the king of music put it that way he gre up in the ghetto brought up on gospel country and rhythm and blues and put it all together and created rock and roll . He sings every type of music you can think of and smashes it all he was in a league of his own . Please react to elvis and the black community part 1 and 2 it will open up your eyes. Elvis should have been born black lol 😂 even Mohammad Ali said he was the only white man with sole king of music
Elvis was a man you should learn more about. He would give away Cadillac's, Lincoln Continentals and even Homes, to poor people he met on the street. Incredibly generous, and Humble for a man known as the King of Rock and Roll. He was a Christian Man, who battled his own drug demons, just like Michael Jackson, and so many before him that were slammed by the pressures of the entertainment business. A truly good man.
When you think about rock music, you're thinking about more modern examples. Rock n roll from the 50's it's a lot different. Rock evolves from people like Elvis. Try Jailhouse rock. It might be a bit closer to what you're expecting.
One of those angelic backup singers was Whitney Houston's mom Cissy. 😊💜💚💛✌️
Without my father..
as a young man ....I would of been lost....
That’s why I love this song so much because it literally spoke of my life was having no father
Luckily I had a great grandfather to pick up the slack
Mac Davis actually wrote this song for Elvis. Sadly Mac passed away last year, but you should check his appearance on the Johny Cash Show performing his song, "I believe in music."
true, just that Mac didn't like the way Elvis said Ghetto
Rock is an onion. There are layers. Classic rock has its own vibe. It’s so fun to listen to the transitions, divergences, and overall evolutions of the rock genre as an entirety.
He is so versatile... rock, blues, gospel and country. The man can do it all.
He isn’t the king of rock he is the king period
Elvis was titled the King of Rock n Roll because he led the way... as others followed throughout the years.
Always remember ....these artist are legends for a reason. He helped give birth to Rock in the 50's, thats why he's labeled that....fans went crazy for him like they did MJ.....Elvis was the first to have fan craze....but he dont sound like the rock we know lol
My grandmother and I used to sit in her living room listening to Elvis' gospel album How Great Thou Art. Elvis could reach in and wrap up your soul with his voice.
Elvis was my first concert in 1972 he was Ana amazing man on and off the stage . He grew up dirt poor . He grew up in the housing projects in Memphis Tennessee. He was born in a two room shack in Tupelo Mississippi. After his dad got out of jail he moved them to Tennessee I believe that’s how they got there. You have to go Watch Elvis and the Black Community to understand a little more of Elvis . You should also go check out Lisa Marie Presley’s music his only child she’s an amazing singer on her own . She wrote a couple of great songs about her daddy .
Dead since 1977 and over a half million people a year tour his home each year in Memphis....over 30 motion pictures
First ever world wide concert broadcast live and seen by over a billion people....remains one of the most viewed tv events ever.
He did a lot of gospel so elvis was very versatile in his singing .hence the king
Elvis did grow up across the tracks, so to speak, in the poorest section of town with the black community in that area, so yes, he does know the ghetto. Having said that, it was actually Mac Davis who wrote this song. Mac passed away the end of last year & was a prolific writer as well as a singer & actor as well...he also had a variety show in the 70s. Check him out sometime. And Elvis was capable of singing anything. But you need to remember he was the 50s-70s so Rock n Roll was in it's infancy at that time & rock n roll sounded diff back then.
Elvis is The King! He had albums in many different genres.
Jaile house rock next!
Elvis is King...
Blue swade shoes!!!
Yes I’m waiting to hear some of his rock ‘n’ roll
@@RobSquadReactions Try one of his earliest Rock and Roll hits with RCA Records, Heartbreak Hotel, this is the song that established him very early in his career as the King of Rock and Roll. There was NO Rock and Roll before Elvis created it. There were Black singers that inspired him on his way but it was different.
Older rock and roll was a lot different than what a lot of people imagine rock sounding like today. Even 10 years after this “rock music” changed drastically and had many sub genres that were created from original rock and roll.
Elvis made tons of what people usually think of as rock and roll and rock. "Hound Dog" is rock and roll, "Suspicious Minds" is rock.
Elvis was a great singer so sad he passed away this song makes me cry every time I hear it In the Ghetto
Elvis grew up in poverty, his family mived a lot and lived in the projects in Memphis. Elvis could do any type of music and do it justice. The 👑
The king of rock label was put on him back in the 50's, Elvis sings all kinds of music including gospel.
all kinds of video on Elvis... he is very versital and watch his live performances because he is a entertainer.. very charismatic
Elvis grew up dirt poor in a broken down shack in Tupelo, Mississippi. He knew all about poverty until his talent changed his life.
Elvis could sing anything, Rock rockabilly, soul, Gospel listen to what now my love, bridge over trouble waters, Lord you gave me a mountain, I'm hurt,
Elvis grew up dirt poor in the ghetto in Tupelo, MIssissppi. If you get a chance, watch the documentary about him. He was amazing.
Not the king of rock, he's just "THE KING" period. I like that you don't stop a song and play it all the way thru.
Elvis did everything before anyone !!
Elvis grew up listening to multiple genres and in the 70s he would sing them all. Elvis's career went through different stages. The 50s when rock was born Presley was the major performer. He was the first Rock star. To sample what he did react to the Jailhouse Rock video from 57. In the 60s he mixed rock'n'roll with some pop and made several movies. After 61 the films took up most of his time so he didn't do any live shows until the late 60s and 70s where as I mentioned he performed music in many styles, including rock'n'roll, country, blues and ballads. In the 50s he so dominated rock'n'roll and had such an influence on how that genre would develop(including the formation of the Beatles) that he was called the King of rock'n'roll and the name would stick even when he sang less of it later.
Elvis didn't grow up in an urban ghetto but his family was very poor. One place he lived , as a boy, in Mississippi was a neighborhood populated by African-American families who were better off than his. They helped to take care of him. Presley never forgot this. It's also where he listened to a lot of gospel and Blues, the building blocks for rock'n'roll.
He sings rock, blues, gospel, etc. There is so much to Elvis. Love Elvis Presley - Trying To Get To You ('68 Comeback Special)
Elvis is King of Music. He brings out emotion in every single song.
The writer of " In The Ghetto" is Mac Davis. Look him up. He was a great entertainer also.
Elvis Presley born to a dirt poor family in tupelo Mississippi they moved to Memphis Mississippi and he grew up in pretty much the worst poverty and with some of the poorest people in Mississippi at the time or at least in Memphis Mississippi at the time. He definitely knew and understood the ghetto and how the poor people from the ghetto felt because he was dirt poor himself. . I guess you could say he knew and understood the pain of the families and the ghetto and could kind of feel their pain as well due to his upbringing.
Elvis sang pop, rock, rythem and blues, country, you name it and his gospel songs were amazing
Check out Jailhouse Rock by Elvis
I definitely will I'm loving Elvis so far, thank you for the suggestions! hope your having a great day
@@RobSquadReactions .. Hope you are having a great day as well.
Hi Jay! My mother was an original Elvis fan, having been 13 when he appeared on the Ed Sullivan show (from the waist up- his hip gyrations were scandalous at the time, believe it or not) and fell in love with him. So naturally, I was raised listening to his full discography- his hits, his gospel, his movies, and she even had me watch his final televised concert with her in 1977 (I was 11). She gave me my first vinyl album when I was 5- her old copy of Elvis' Golden Records (1958). She and my father's generation were all witnesses to the birth of Rock music- that's how young rock and roll music really is- my mother will be 78 in June and my father will be 81 next month, to give it some perspective. They are both doing great, healthy and happy, active and enjoying life. That's how young the rock genre really is. It's pretty mind-boggling, if you stop to think about it, from a historical perspective. Probably more than half of the people who saw Rock being born are still alive, and still love it; and I know that at least my parents most emphatically recognize the significance of what they took an active part in creating and advancing in their youth. Without them and their support and defiance of the music establishment back when Elvis shocked the world, there is no doubt whatsoever that we wouldn't have rock, metal, hip hop, rap, or any permutation of the original genre at all. God bless them, one and all.
My uncle Chester was in the army with him in the same barracks. Chet said he was a great guy, just wanted to be regular guy.
I grew up with Elvis, through all the lies and accusations, my father, the racist, wouldn't let us play his music in the house. Called him a N^$$%r Lover! But my momma loved him, so we hid his albums and only played them when my Father wasn't home! We had every record he ever made! Wish I had them back today!
Elvis Presley sang very excellent ballards as well!!!! that's why he's "THE KING"!!!!
I read that at one performance as him and his band were entering they stopped His black female singers and were told they had to go around back to come in. He stopped and said No if they don't enter neither does He. That made Me very proud to know He cared that much. And it didn't stop at just his band . He never saw color.
Jailhouse Rock is a classic Elvis rock'n roll song, it's from a movie with the same name. Yes Elvis was also a moviestar.
Ready Teddy and Hound Dog are also classic Elvis rock'n roll songs. He has recorded over 800 songs in different genres.
HE WAS A MOVIE STAR?!! what did he not do!! and 800 songs i have only heard 1 and i am loving it!!
@@RobSquadReactions a lot of his movies aren't very good in my opinion to no fault of his own, it's a lot of just like girls happy he's around them??, but he did have a couple movies where he could really show off his acting chops.
You should check out the video called "Elvis & the Black Community." It's pieces of interviews with people who knew him and such, and it gives you a great sense of his character. ❤
I am about to go check it out now, I didn't know all of his backstory this is so cool and another reason i love doing this channel and getting to interact with all of my subscribers
@@RobSquadReactions Definitely do a reaction video to it then because I guarantee I won't be the only one recommending the video. Part of what made legendary figures legendary was their big heart and what they contributed to the world, and everyone from Muhummad Ali to James Brown to Ed Sullivan to Frank Sinatra to Johnny Cash said Elvis was one of the kindest, most caring people they ever met.
@@MaliceInCandyland I absolutely love that because today not many are willing to step out and help others. I will always root for someone with a kind loving heart
Elvis grew up in the ghetto of the ghettos outside of Tupelo in a 2 room dirt floor shack. He had always kept a close bond to the black community and was a member of a local black church and in the choir. He stated that if he he had to choose a single genre of music it would be gospel over rock and roll. Over the years he has many different backup singers, the most well know was The Sweet Insperations that included Cissy Houston. Whitney's mother. There's a very good video on TH-cam titled Elvis and the Black Community that tells the story well.
Tears. And so about Elvis - listen to a lot of his songs and you will see why he was the King of Rock. Plus he was authentic as a human being. America fell in love with him in the fifties and wouldn't let go.
He was strongly influenced by Southern Gospel music, which you can hear in this song. On the other end of his spectrum, listen to Jailhouse Rock.
Hey bud great reaction, Elvis was the first mega star the world had ever seen starting from 1956 till his death in 1977. Elvis grew up poor in tupelo Mississippi. He grew up listening to blues and gospel. If you want to see why he's the king of rock and roll watch Elvis and the black community short 15min doc on TH-cam. But beware there are racial word's used in this documentary on Elvis. Quick facts, made 31 movies, Whitney Houston mother was one of his backup singers for a short period of time, Michael Jackson was married to his daughter Lisa Marie for short period of time, trained with Muhammad Ali for two weeks and James Brown asked his father if he could spend a little private time with Elvis at his funeral. If you want to see Elvis really get down watch suspicious minds or Polk salad Annie from his 1970 performance in Vegas live or if you want to see why every woman wanted him and every guy wanted to be him watch One night with you or trying to get to you from the 68 comeback special or if you want to see majestic Elvis watch American trilogy from his aloha from Hawaii concert live in 1973,you will understand why I say majestic after you see this. Elvis has so many great songs get ready for an amazing journey into the king of rock and roll. I know it may sound crazy but Elvis invented cool. Watch and judge for yourself. Imagine Eminem in the 50s but on a much larger scale. Rock on and enjoy 😎😎😎
Saw him in person in Philadelphia in 1997. He was awesome.
Next try - If I can dream" in the WHITE SUIT with big red ELVIS behind him onstage, its a classic, then if you wanna see more traditional Elvis check out his Las Vegas performance of "Suspicious Minds" - also his Aloha Hawaii the satellite concert from 1973 is a masterful concert show.- he recorded over 700 songs in his life
His true love was singing Gospel, you should take a listen for sure!! Bridge Over Troubled Water, How Great Thou Art..just to name a few🙂
Please listen to Elvis If I Can Dream. He dedicated it to Rev Martin Luther King.
Oh wow! I’ll listen to that ASAP!
@@RobSquadReactions Make sure you react to the right one, because there are 2 versions. It's the performance in the WHITE SUIT.
@@RobSquadReactions I know it's 3 months. I love that you plan on being a great role model for your new child. Congratulations. You will find that you won't be the perfect father. When you are 30 something you will look back and think the 20 something you was a screw up. The 40 something you will think the 30 something was a screw up.
My father's father divorced his mother and was an alcoholic. My father was not perfect but he was not a drunk and is still with my mother. I have two kids that just became 30 somethings. My goal was to be a better father than my father was. I hope my son does the same. Just make your kids your #1 priority and you will be fine. 👍
@@ihatechange @Linda Beckworth thank you, going to find it now 🥰
I listened to the white suit version of If I Can Dream. Magnificent 😯 I'm now an Elvis fan at 41 😂 I've always loved In the Ghetto, I can relate. I knew he was singing from experience. But I never looked into his music before.
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He put Graceland 2 blocks from the hood basically,
Where is this at?
@@RobSquadReactions there's a video you need to watch Elvis and the black community ,two rappers said they grew up two blocks away and they lived in hood, white authority didn't like elvis
@@RobSquadReactions Tennessee. he was born in Mississippi and moved to Memphis in his early teens.
I love Elvis. I love Burning Love, Can’t Help Falling In Love, Devil In Disguise and Viva Las Vegas
Elvis sang in every genre, I love all of it but his gospel is so emotional and powerful.
Understand that this was in the sixties and shows how little has changed since then in the cyclical struggle of the inner cities and those growing up in poverty.....this song reflects a lot of his passion for gospel.
you did an excellent reaction on elvis song, elvis could sing anything and his voice is distictive but he had many voices depending on the song. he could be gravely voice for some old time rock and roll or very gentle and beautiful on a ballad. then also powerful he had a 3 octave range some song he could hit the high notes very easy. here are three songs to get you going (BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATERS 1970 LIVE in LAS VEGAS) a gospel song he did in the middle of a concert (HOW GREAT THOU ART 1972 LIVE) AND LAST (AMERICAN TRILOGY 1973 LIVE FROM ALOHA FROM HAWAII CONCERT) I will give you a 4th one (IF I CAN DREAM ) 1968 comebake special the one in the white suit very powerful song in trubute to MLK and Bobbie Kennedy assisnations
This song was written by Mac Davis. Elvis sang all types of music. He was born in Miss to a poor family. He started in the mid 1950s.
I'm all shook up, I want you I need you I love you, let me be your teddy bear.
Decades now I've been listening to this song AND my eyes still burn with tears. Mac Davis's song writting talent was amazing and Elvis bringing these messages to the world, as he did so many times, was beyond amazing.
And btw....if people don't "look the other way", there might actually be much more success with those just surviving; they don't know what to do and are often times too self-absorbed that they forget all about what they saw within an hour or so....😕😔
There is a recording from Sun Records with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis all in the studio just jamming. Sam Phillips, who owned Sun Records heard it, and turned the recording equipment on. Its amazing that 4 of the biggest musicians in history on the same songs
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This is "older Elvis." The King of Rock 'n' Roll was in the '50's. By the late 60s when this came out, he was gettin' older, the Beatles had came and almost went, many things in the world changed radically between the 50s and the late 60s. He was a different man and it was a different world between the two.
You realize James Brown called Elvis his best friend? He was the only celebrity allowed in with family for Elvis funeral. They said James went off alone and wept for some time. The king of rock and the king of soul.