this was a eye opener | ELVIS PRESLEY AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY/ REACTION
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My 10 Christmas I got a Elvis record and player and I still have it I'm 68.and I love him too.
Wow that's wonderful, that's show how much you love him
So nice to see young people discover ELVIS! He was such a humble , generous and kind man!❤I love him always more! Thank you for your lovely words to the KING of all music!
Love it. He was the biggest star in the world and a force for good. RIP Elvis.
Elvis was an angel trying to unite people, he was ahead of his time. To this day we still speak of how special he was. God used him in a special way.
So true
Awww! Didnt know you never saw this or knew all the controversy he went through. He was so humble and truly kind hearted! Soul has no color! Elvis always said, he would never move to be vulgar because his mama brought him up respectful! He was beautiful inside and out! Sad that some people dont see how kind he was and his name has a bad rap. Thank you for keeping his music and memory alive! Love your reactions. Your very genuine. 💕🌹 TCB ⚡👑
Amen,
There is a part 2 you might want to check out.
MY MOTHER LIKED ELVIS SO I COULD LISTEN TO HIS RECORDS. MY FREINDS PARENTS HATED ELVIS. SO I WAS NOT ALLOWED OVER TO THEIR HOUSES OR TO SEE MY FREINDS. I WAS SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL FOR LOOKING LIKE I LIKED ROCK N ROLL. AND BEING A JUVENILE DELINQUENT. I THINK IT WAS THE POODLE SKIRT AND PENNY LOAFERS. BLUE SUEDE, SADDLE SHOES. I'M IN MY 80s THERY ARE ALL GONE, I AM STILL HERE. AND STILL LISTENING TO EVLIS.
I'm so glad that you didn't allow the Haters to discourage you from listening to Elvis! I have been an Elvis fan since I was 6 years old, I am now 70 and I listen to Elvis daily!! ❤❤❤❤!
Hey, we are here with you listening to Elvis ❤
This is why Elvis should be honored they punished him and made him go in military then his mother died. I love and respect him and I cried the day he died RIP Elvis
Elvis chose to join up ,he was not forced to go..just have to correct you there..I wrote from the UK to tell his Mother not to let him go... One day I got a reply from Elvis..my friends were so jealous....love him forever,,
Have you heard him sing “ take my hand, precious lord”? He’s wonderful
Yes I heard that song..I play it everyday,Love it but it does make me cry...I don't know why I relate to that song but Love it ..
Elvis was one of kind that we will never see again. Plain and simple just the GOAT and thats the name of that tune!!
First I fell in love with his music and then he became my raw modal for life.
Thank you for this reaction!💚😊
He had some of the most talented women of color as his backup singers. Whitney Houston mother was one of those beautiful ladies. He was told by more than one place that they would have to use the back door. Elvis would not have any of that! They all used the front door or he would not play the show. He spent much time in poverty in the ghetto and nothing makes him happy as Power in music of Black Church. ❤
The Black People couldn't get through the door, but Elvis was such an injustice. When they celebrated a conference for black community, Elvis was there at everyone if he was in Memphis. His hero was Jackie Wilson, Jim Brown R. HAMILTON. HIS ABSOLUTE FAVORITE WAS fats domino.
Elvis was a threat to the Elite and they did not like that Elvis mixed the races…så sad….But Elvis was unstoppable🎸
Thank you for doing this❤️❤️
Can you only imagine all of the artists today?If elvis would have lived who would want to have collaborated with him and maylie on his songs incredible it would be incredible.
I agree. I love Elvis’s gospel. I’m convinced his gospel got him into Heaven. Sending love and gratitude to you.💕
Thank You, First of all, I cannot stand people who make fun of people who started our music industry. without Elvis. We wouldn't have so Famous artist that still talk about elvis today.about So unless people have facts don't post it because I have facts. And again Thank You 😊.
He is teaching the angels to sing ❤
Strong Lady, What a wonderful tribut to Elvis. By the way you have a lovely accent.
Best wishes from Edinburgh Scotland.
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Thank you kindly! It sure was a very beautiful tribute
BB King and Elvis were good friends since the 50’s
Elvis didn't 'steal' any culture's music. He fused country, R&B, blues, gospel & Rockabilly and made his own unique sound. People tend to forget (either that or they don't know their history) that at the time Elvis first became popular the United States was still highly segregated. Black music was only played on Black radio stations and white music was only played on white radio stations. Elvis crossed the racial barrier and opened up music to both Black and white music listeners. And in so doing, Black artists were able to get their music played on not only Black music stations but white music stations as well. He was that popular; our first international superstar. He was revolutionary as was his style, his look and even how he wore his hair (considered the 'greaser look' when he made it popular in the 1950's to the mid-1960's.) Elvis is considered to be the cultural icon of the 20th century. No one before and no one since has had the impact on American music than Elvis Presley & That's the reason why he's called the King of Rock & Roll. Elvis didn't come up with the title, others gave it to him.
Thanks for your reaction.
Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory.
Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off.
As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (th-cam.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/w-d-xo.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
Elvis, Elvis, what else can I say: you’re an angel sent by God; gifted, caring, loving and giving. That was Elvis! I can’t believe that you didn’t know that about him. Elvis was a great human being. I love him, he did not see color, he was love and gave love. He was inspired by “the man Jesus himself “ he was persecuted, ridiculed and mocked, and yet he spread love and rose.
He emulated, promoted and exposed black music and culture. He didn’t steal, he brought to light black music. I love me some Elvis, more and more every day!❤❤❤❤❤❤😘🥰
QUOTE" He says God made me God made you too.We're no different.
You are 100% correct, back in the 1950’s, black singers and entertainers could not get the exposure they deserved because of the racial barrier. Elvis grew up with black children and families and did not see color of people, he just saw people. Elvis was influenced in black churches and he wanted to be a singer, so he did that and took his black gospel roots and burst into the music scene and because of him, he opened up the door for black singers. That’s just the way it was back then. Thank you Elvis and many thanks to the black community. ❤ ( Oh and I love your reactions of Elvis )..
Elvis was part Native and Jewish so he always had that outcast feeling growing and grew up poor in the ghetto and his best friends were black so he grew up going to black clubs and felt the music
Elvis grew up in the black community and sneaked into local black clubs when he was young and heard the music and was was influenced by it along with going to black churches and singing in the choir
Awesome good man, pure entertainment he was 🕺🎤👍
When Elvis first began performing, he was still a teenager of 19 years old, & he went through so much controversy, but he refused to back down or to change how he was doing things. It was a horrendous thing for anybody of his age to have to go through, being hated by so many people. Although he had grown up very poor, he had been loved a lot by his parents, so to face such hostility must have been very difficult for him to cope with, & in that telephone interview that is seen in this video, when the man interviewing him, asks if it has affected his sleep, Elvis said it had done so, & that he now could not sleep for more than four hours a night, & that insomnia got worse. This is when someone offered him a prescription medication to help him get more sleep, & then when his beloved mother died unexpectedly when he was 22 & a global superstar, he began taking more to help him deal with his grief at losing her …. & those prescription meds were very addictive. It’s just so sad that he had to go through all of that at such a young age. Even sadder that so many lies have been told about him since his death, including the biggest lie that he was racist, when he was the opposite.
This was a time before, His movements and music was, allow on tv.
Rock n roll appeared in the 1950s. Elvis was it's 1st greatest star. The teenagers were it's fans. In a sexually repressive time adults thought Presley's movements were too suggestive for the young and segregationists didn't approve of the mixed racial elements in the music.
Elvis had lots of black friends in music and film. And Muhammad Ali. Him and Elvis were very close. Eddie Murphy is also a big fan. James brown really was close to Elvis. You can see his Cook on here a black lady talking about the house and car Elvis bought her. And So much more. Oh by far!
Pleace, don`t forget there are always a few bad ones, but they are the loudest. In the past and also now.
The greatest singer ever
I love how Elvis's Black friends -- all amazing artists themselves -- defended him as strongly as he defended the Black community.
As they should. Brothers and sisters who loved each other growing up. Makes my heart swell knowing they all felt this way. Elvis pulled black artists UP the ladder ❤
Thank you. First time watching you, enjoyed it immensely. In my view, Elvis' music gets treated harshly. He, more than most, spoke of those who came before him, referring to the links that formed him. Personally, I think he was an extremely strong being for quietly defying white conventions and its segregation by, virtually, sneaking off to black churches after he attending the white ones. A teenager doing that, was brave, courageous, maybe a threat to the stability of least one side of his family, but he did it of his own bat, and was grateful for what he received in return. Very few people crossed church boundaries, geographical regions or dress codes like he did - he did it all on his own. The music could not be excluded either because, as the Baz Luhrmann films portrays, the two cultures were essential to Elvis' soul, but the black culture was the one that gave him the personal freedom to express himself his energy. He freed himself. And freed white people of the time too, to feel better about taking on black freedoms and therefore create a new, melting-pot colour that this documentary shows. At the end of the day, whether anyone wishes it away, Elvis was both black and white, more than most people of his the time, and he remained so, to the end - the music chosen on stage and in the studio, the same clothing suppliers, the church, it was all from the two races (not one) that made him, and he never looked down upon those two cultures once he became the inspiration to others.
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Elvis covered Alot of music from different ppl.If Elvis didn't do black music at that time,doors would remain closed for blk ppl. Unfortunately that's the way it was back then..He was raised n born in poverty... Elvis songs were banned from radio stations because it was considered black music but that didn't stop him...He always said " He will always sing what he wanted n what he felt". In today's world when someone sings another person's song it's called " covering" But when Elvis did it they called it " stealing."But yet he employed blacks n were treated with much respect n made sure everyone treated them.the same...
I live in Tupelo, where Elvis was born. I'm not from here though. People will be who they're comfortable with.
Elvis was comfortable with anyone and people were comfortable with him. He was really what we need to be.
It not taught but learned.
Individually Elvis knew who he was from being around the people that learned from him because they influenced him.
It isn't anything but know your neighbors.
1935 on January 8 a huge star was born, but sadly in 1977 on august 16 we lost a great musician, a amazing singer, but we also lost a amazing humanitarian that helped so many people that he did not even know.
Today over 46 years after his death, people are still calling Elvis the King of Rock'n'Roll (he said that Chubby Checker was the one that should be called King of Rock'n roll, if any human should), Elvis didn't like that title and he believed that the only King was God and he actually told this to his fans several times, he said:
I believe that God is the only true King, sometimes he added Jesus Christ.
I think that Elvis is a MASTER not only of king of Rock'n roll, he is A MASTER of many genres of music because he can sing very well in any genre, but what do you think, is he good enough to be called a music king?
Elvis was really in my mind, a MASTER of GOSPEL and other music, no one does it better then him, he is best known for making Rock'n roll famous, so he was called The King of Rock'n roll, but he never liked that people called him that, he repeatedly stopped fans who said that he was the king of rock'n roll, telling them:
I'm just an entertainer and singer, God is the only true King (sometimes he also said Jesus Christ is the only King)...
He also never liked the "so called joke" Elvis the Pelvis, he loved Jokes, but that was for him very hurtful to hear people say, or write that.
Did you know that Elvis was a Sandy Blonde with Blue Eyes...
Elvis was born in the poor part of Tupelo Mississippi (in a shotgun house) and it was mainly Afro Americans living there, at the place where Elvis family lived there only lived 3 more white families, the rest was colored people, his family was dirt poor until he became an artist after singing in a mainly colored peoples church during his childhood.
Did you know that he had several friends that where Afro Americans, one of his friends where James Brown, yes THAT James Brown (The King of Soul), another artist was B.B King, yes that B.B King...
He also was a good friend with Mohamed Ali, yes the GREATEST boxer of all time, he even had a Robe made for him, but it was to much bling on it so Ali wouldn't where it more then one time to a fight.
Elvis really admired Martin Luther King very much, Elvis felt that all people are equal, unfortunately he never got to meet him, that would have created to much problems for both of them at that time.
He had several medical problems, Glaucoma, (Insomnia) sleeping problems, irritable bowel syndrome, things that affected his real life and made him need medication to function.
Yes, he took medicines that today are considered to be called drugs, but at that time doctors prescribed it to him and to ordinary people, they did not know of the problems it could give people (side effects).
He never took any so-called street drugs, but unfortunately he did not realize that those medications would be a problem for him, he thought that they where ordinary medicine because his doctor prescribed them to him and to everyone else that needed it.
Many out of his relatives died at a relatively young age, so even if he wouldn't have the medication, he might have died at about the same age.
He could never be alone and thus himself, at that time the word superstar did not exist, so nothing could prepare him for that kind of life.
Did you know that a big group of white people actually smashed his records and wanted to ban his music, just because they called the music he did so called N... music, that is so painful to think that some people actually can think like that, skin color is just color and nothing more, when will people start to realize that?
There are some videos of when Elvis joking and messing up, he loved to joke around and pretend that he did not have control, but he had total control, he actually conducted his musicians and back up choirs all the time !
He is the only person to have 60 records gone to sell Gold since he died.
Elvis is also in almost every genre of Music Hall of Fame (5 that I'm sure of Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Gospel, Rockabilly and Rhythm and Blues), if Gospel is a genre in Music Hall of fame, then he should be in there to, but no one else is in more then perhaps 2 genres.
Not bad for someone who failed in his music class (in school, he got a F), he also never took a single singing lesson, yes he sang in church so perhaps he learned a little there, right?
Something else that people tend to overlook:
He always conducts his musicians and backup singers, he never gets credit for being able to doing that.
Imagen you are a singer, you have great Musicians, you have great backup singers, no Guest Artists, no Auto tune, no Lip singing and no Fireworks, now all is about your skill, could you handle that pressure?
At the time when Elvis started to perform, Auto tune did not exist yet and when it became available, then he still did not use it, he did not need to, he always sang so that you could hear every word that he sang, the Fans always felt that he sang to just you !
That is what Elvis did in over 1600 concerts (during his 20 years as an artist), despite having problems with his health, like his Glaucoma, the headlights must have hurt his eyes like crazy.
He sang over 800 songs, I wonder how he could remember them all, he never wrote a song himself, so he had to remember other peoples lyrics, well that is amazing in it self.
The fact that he had Glaucoma must have been difficult being in the headlights all the time, that could be why he sometimes closes his eyes, but also sometimes squinting!
This unfortunately made him temporary blind after the shows, that is why they led him of the stage and into his car, that is something that not many people knew about Elvis.
Elvis suits was made of 100% Polyester, or 100 cotton (I'm not sure witch one), it was originally a karate suit, it was very light, but it was hot, so it made him sweat a lot, he got some bad press about that, but if you give it all then you will sweat, it should be positive, right?
A important fact about Elvis success is his guitarist James Burton's sound, it was a big fact that made him sound different, naturally his voice is the main factor for his success to, I think both things played a crucial role in his success...
About the deep base voiced JD Sumner (a member of The Stamps Quartet) he is a Basso Profundo, I think it's called that, it is the deepest base singer there is.
A video about him helping others, look at this: th-cam.com/video/CrJ1c9tm-C0/w-d-xo.html
Elvis made a show where all the money went to build the Memorial after Pearl Harbor, he talked to the nations about taking the Polio vaccine, Elvis took the first injection himself, he helped by donating a big amount of money to St Jude hospital, they fight against cancer (especially children with), he gave away loads of jewelry, gave away cars, he even gave away some houses to total strangers.
Elvis started an organization that helps people to get out of Homelessness (Presley Charitable Foundation), this organization helps people even now close to 50 years after he passed away.
A thing that you perhaps did not know: Elvis ALMOST NEVER did a show OUTSIDE OF USA, yes he did sing a few times in Canada: 4 concerts, 2 times in Toronto, 1 time in Ottawa and 1 time in Vancouver (during the 50:s?).
When the Aloha From Hawaii (Live in Honolulu 1973) was showed it had close to 1.5 Billion viewers from around the whole world and 3.7 billion people lived on earth at this time, so it was close to 1/3 of all of the population on the earth that viewed the show, it was the first time a single artist was shown LIVE around the globe.
Video of Mohammad Ali speech after Elvis died:
th-cam.com/video/PO8Kq_3KTyI/w-d-xo.html
I have to say that I loved being at Graceland and seeing his home, first we were at the shotgun house in Tupelo Mississippi where he lived in his early years, he was born there !
You don't have a guide taking you on a tour, you can go all over yourself, but stay outside of the ropes and do not attempt to go upstairs, the outside is huge, so is the house, but you don't realize that from the front of the house.
I don't regret for a second that I was there, or that I stood at his grave site and said out loud that this is for the humanitarian Elvis/the person/the man and then I gave him a military salute, the others there just looked at me and asked if I didn't like his music.
So I told them that he was clearly one of the best singers and artists ever, but I loved his big heart more, he helped so many people without getting credit for it, he didn't want the credit of helping others, he did it out of love and respect and to me that is what true charity is all about.
This PLACE (GRACELAND) should be a protected part of music history and also American history forever, I think that people will keep coming for years and years and years to come !
Elvis did lots of things for America to, he helped in a big way to avoid getting Polio (he took the vaccine in a TV show and that made the interest for taking the vaccine to go up from 0,6 % all the way up to 80 % in 6 months), so in 6 months he got 79.4 % more of the American people take the Polio vaccine and shortly after it was eradicated from USA, he also helped in the fight to defeat Cancer by helping to build up St Jude's children cancer treatment clinic by donating a huge amount of money to them, he also helped to build the Memorial over Pearl Harbor and many other things!
My love for Elvis grows every time i watch him. thank you for finding out about the real man.
love Elvis....Sammy Davies Jnr as a black man singing with the (white) rat pack..FRANK SINATRA DEAN MARTIN ETC. Sammy was not allowed to stay in the same hotels..Thats how bad it was in the States. truthfully i bet a lot of people still are...
It's all true
The part where Elvis said "...for the same God that made you made him too" is from his song "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" (not from In the Ghetto). "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" was written by Mary Torrans Lathrap (1838-1895) in 1895 & was originally titled "Judge Softly." It became known by its most famous line "Walk a Mile in His Moccasins." Some information states that this little poem is due to Mary Lathrap's direct contact with various Native Americans both on and off the Indian Reservations. Elvis starts the song by reciting this little poem before he sings the song.
Thank you, I appreciate the information
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Elvis hated being called the King he said the only King is Jesus Christ. There's a part two but isn't as well put together like the first James Brown had to be pulled away from Elvis' casket he was so grief stricken
What bugs me is that some people just claim stuff without providing any evidence. Had a discussion recently with someone who said that Otis Blackwell probably influenced Elvis‘ performance style more than anybody else. There just is no evidence of that. However, I do agree that Otis should get more recognition as a songwriter.
As someone who lives in Memphis, I'm 70 years old. Back a couple years ago I was living in an apartment complex that was for 55 and older, at that time I was one of the youngest there. But so many people that knew Elvis, they were older than me told me so many stories about ham and sing him in high school gyms sing. Some of them even met him and some of them knew him. Thank you for showing this I don't think I've ever seen it before
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Chuck D actually eventually apologized for his comments after being educated
I HAVE loved Elvis Presley my whole life. Haters hate always.
What he went through was racism.
Why are people so ignorant to his contributions to music industry.
AL GREEN, SAMMY DAVIS JR. STEVIE WONDER, HIS Back up singers , Damn Whitney Houston's mother sang in his band.
Disc Jockey Wright WROX Was one of the very first to ever play Elvis's music?He attended Baptist church Dr. Herbert Brewster Tennessee spoke about the fine Christian man he Is.
Bobby Womack, James Brown, Serena Williams.
The haters hate because their jealous
DM 6 MAFIA did remix of "IN THE GHETTO".
SO tell them to STFU.
My God " 50 Cent" No excellence because he is thank you fifty cent.
Need to add his statements " He said his contribution to music.All music has never been duplicated and probably never will.
why did it take Elvis 14 years to use any black artists?
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 because 9 of those 14 years were spent in Hollywood primarily making movies.
Subtract 2 more years, because he was away in the Army.
That's 11 years tied up in military service and making movies.
The 3 remaining years were the early part of this career, Which by the way Elvis spent 2 of those years collaborating with black jazz musician Dudley Brooks on many of his recordings and early albums. So it was actually pretty early on he was working with black folks in the industry.
This was extremely well documented in the newspapers during that time.
Dudley himself talked in interviews years later about how he got credit, Being listed by name on Elvis's "Loving You" soundtrack album, and because of that he received royalties for the rest of his life.
Gospel singer Gordon Stoker verified this also. That it wasn't common for singers to insist that backing musicians were given credit on their albums, but he explained it was Elvis himself fought and pushed the colonel, and the execs at RC.A to make sure that Dudley Brooks and the Jordanaires names were listed on the album.
So, there you go. Hope that helps.
@@williambell6137 You do know that the colonel recorded 7 albums and distributed them whist Elvis was in the army. Whilst Elvis was making movies albums were still being released. Just about every movie Elvis was in had aa album released. How many songs did Dudley write for Elvis? All you have done is give me isolated incidents.
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 that's not an answer, lol.
Nope. You asked why did it take him 14 years? It's because prior to 1969, The vast majority of those years he was not on stage.
As for his movie years, Generally , singers themselves If they were an actor recording music for movie soundtracks, they were not hand-picking the people who they were working with. They were Generally session musicians Often hired to do work specifically for movie soundtracks.
Anything else I can help explain for you to better understand?
Why is it shocking? Everyone's so happy to believe the lies on Elvis without checking who he was and where he was from. Elvis was raised in the ghetto, they were dirt poor and black people helped to feed them while vernon was in prison. He was at home with his black neighbours, friends and churchgoers. Elvis was a sweet and humble man, extremely generous to others when he made the money to treat people
I knew u love Elvis but have u reacted too teddy bear and return to sender videos,I'm surprise your subscribers haven't told u!
When you are drafted that is not volunteering and he had a big target on his back because the government did not like his music or dancing in times of segregation the end of the draft was after Vietnam and then young people volunteer
Yes Elvis was drafted but the military wanted him to go around & entertain. Elvis said "No I want to be treated like everyone else!" He was at his musical peak & he didn't really know if he would still be popular when he got back home. He could afford it so he did rent a place off base. His Daddy & Aunt "Dodger" did go to Germany after his beloved Mama died. Elvis never got over that he loved her so much. Several of the "Memphis Mafia" Elvis met in the Army. He was in the Army 1958 to 1960. Parker had movies set up for him when he got back home. Elvis finished with the movie contracts & he wanted to sing before LIVE audiences again, not just in the movies. This was where the 1968 "Comeback Special" came in. That was his first time singing Live for 8 years! I've read a lot about Elvis & in my thinking he's almost like 2 different people. Personally he was very shy, without a lot of confidence. When he hit the stage Elvis became the dynamic singer entertainer! The 1968 Special was a huge success & reignited his singing career. It's hard to believe but Elvis always had stage fright every time before he went out on stage. If you watch when he goes out on stage in Vegas 1970 you see him exhale & gently shake his head & smile...then he becomes ELVIS the Entertainer! The rest is history! There is no doubt in my mind GOD made Elvis special from his looks to his singing voice. No telling how many people heard their first Gospel Song at an Elvis concert! The only thing Elvis failed in school was MUSIC. He wanted to sing in a Gospel Quartet but he wasn't GOOD enough! GOD had bigger plans for Elvis & when he had done all he could on this earth...GOD welcomed him to his Heavenly Home!🙏❤️
Some of us thought he was great. My father loved all of his records and we were white.
We couldn't understand why many hated him so much.
The rap song is not a remake, they just sampled In the Ghetto.
Just found you, nice to make your awkwardness
I enjoyed your reaction but you need to stop pausing the video in the middle of a sentence.
Pause at the end of a sentence instead.
Ma’m can you speak up just a little please? I can’t hear most of your reaction. If I turn the sound up when you’re speaking then I can’t hear what you’re resounding to. Thank you!
I guess I said something wrong on your timeline.So I will be unsubscribing thank you anyway