Elvis played my hometown,Austin Texas,for the last time on March 28th 1977.My nextdoor neighbor went to the concert,and she said when J.D. hit those low bass notes,the whole auditorium they were in shook/vibrated!
I love JD Sumner's singing and respect him even more for "bearing his soul" in this "interview." I did not know he is a RECOVERED alcoholic. His achievements and talent far outweigh this sad part of his life and I will always think fondly and kindly of him. He is now in Glory - a much better place !!!
Nobody is perfect, we all have imperfections, judgement of others is ugly and what I’ve heard so far makes my stomach turn. Elvis gave so much to people and his legacy will live on forever. I know this is a talk show, however I’ve heard enough talk. RIP ELVIS ❤️
I actually knew these people. J D Sumner and the Stamps along with Elvis. I’ve been to Elvis’s home. My siblings and I were very young and we went to hear them sing. They noticed that we were there and had us up to sing. We just set when J D said well I hear that we have some kids who can sing. We just keep setting. He finally called us out by our last name and we got up, walked on stage and I was young but I turned to the piano player and ask if he could play by ear. He said yes, kick it off and I’ll catch it. We did. What a fun night. That was way back in 1970.52 years ago.
Que vozarron de este señor maravilloso. No por nada Elvis Presley siempre lo tuvo en su equipo. Elvis un maravilloso genio y este hombre fue su complemento divino.
Food for thought ...... I met JD back in 1993 when I was selling concert tickets for JD, and the Stamps, I know he lived Elvis very much......I don't believe Elvis would object to any of the conversations here...as where ever Elvis is now if he knows what is going on he would not want other people to end up like he did...Elvis cared about people...he loved his fans...he was a "people oriented person" ...I believe Elvis would say...if others can benefit from my mistakes, and be saved from drugs by listing to what actually happened to me in my addiction...then maybe some will come from my suffering RIP Elvis we all love and miss you.
And after all these years JD was right. You cant force somebody into help, it has to be their choice. And they wont realize they need help until they hit ROCK BOTTOM
That's about the farthest age they get ,if they don't quit.I was with the Salvation Army 12 years and I think I've seen and heard everything,along with my own drinking experiences.48,49,yeah.
Traducir en español no entiendo inglés por favor es una entrevista muy importante para mi gracias por compartir ♥️ ❤❤ todo de ELVIS PRESLEY FOREVER ME GUSTA ❤ GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR ♥️ 😊
JD Sumner had dignity and grace. Those people wanted soo much to be heard but didn't have enough sense to say anything interesting or talk like adults.
JD’s point was each person has to get to their “bottom” not that everyone has to get into the gutter or thrown in prison, but each person has their bottom.
i was a reporter. interviewed JD Sumner in Meridian, Mississippi. I asked JD about performing with Elvis in Las Vegas. He said it was the best time ever - great life, great money, great music. My cameraman piped in, "Wow, Mr. Sumner - Why would you leave a job like that?" JD looked at him quizzically and said, "Well, son - he died!"
yup...and he managed to function on stage just like Elvis....only difference was he wasn't in the spotlight. And also, let's get real here for a minute....I don't care who u are, but when celebs become big, they use SOMETHING, legal or not because it's just not a normal lifestyle. And the biggest of them all, Elvis, was still human, a human doing his best to keep giving everyone the "image" EVERY NITE. At the end, his body could take no more.
I love JD and I don’t like some peoples attitude they have when speaking with him. Everybody has to hit rock bottom before they can come back up! Some people are just too proud to admit their own rock bottom so that they look a little better to others than some. I have no respect for those people. Tell it like it is! JD always told it like it is ❤️👍❤️
MrELVIS 96,THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VOICE OF REASON! I AM SO RELIEVED TO KNOW IN THIS STUPID CIRCUS, THERE STILL EXISTS INTELLIGENT LIFE FORM. GERALDO MAKES MY STOMACH TURN. WE'LL SEE IF AFTER HES BEEN DEAD 38 SECONDS, A DAMN SOUL EVEN REMEMBERS HIM...38 YRS ELVIS BEEN GONE, AND STILL ON THAT THRONE!♡
No ones perfect in this world we all have problems,were all works in progress,so no one should judge his brother or sister ,until you walk in their shoes,we all come from the same God so help your brother along the way,for the same God that made you made him too ✌
About 3 years before JD Sumner's death, I got him and Ed Enoch to sign an old 33 album of the Stamps. Ed was gracious about it and even joked about their early 70s wardrobe and haircuts, but JD was hesitant. I almost took the album back then he agreed to sign it. I felt bad because his hand shook so badly while he tried to autograph it. I don't know if he was still drinking then or why his right hand trembled so badly but I thanked him profusely because I realized the effort it took.
Maybe he had Parkinson’s disease? It causes tremors. Don’t jump to conclusions about him drinking. My husband has tremors from Parkinson’s disease. Not very kind to say something like that about JD?
Gosh, Jeanne Cooper is SO ANNOYING! This just proves how good of a sport J.D. Sumner was; nobody else would have ever tolerated her disrespecting one of the most honest, prolific gospel singers alive.
Deep down many people love to hear when famous people Are addicted, because then their own life and non-talents doesn't seem so bad after all. But no matter what, a guy like Elvis outshine us all in What he gave the would of himself, the kindness he showed strangers and the talent he had. In short, he was a better person than most of us, so WTF if he took uppers and downers, to me he is still The King (Even though he allways insisted on giving that titel to other performers or Jesus ).
JD will always be the man! He sang with Elvis! And created the stamps.,. God knows… he has a story don’t interrupt him…Jeannie Cooper knows there are different bottoms for everyone… her rock bottom is different then his.
When I heard J.D. mention 2 fifths a day,that's where my fellow texan and president Lyndon Johnson was at (2 fifths of Cutty Sark a night),and he was able to functionally lead america.A little scary..................
What an absolutely abhorrent group of degenerates. Excluding Mister Sumner, of course, who stayed composed throughout that shambles of a programme. Such disrespectful people. May he rest in peace.
Abhorrent degenerates? These are humans discussing human problems. Human failures & victories over those problems. Like any discussion of this kind, there will be criticism. Name calling & labeling shows a lack of understanding & a negative mind-set on the part of the critic.
He made it hard on himself; people - no matter who they are - have to take responsibility for themselves. His 'friends' should damn well have intervened as well - it was SO obvious he was killing himself and they surely did know what, and how much, he was taking. No possible excuses for them.
Geraldo just loves failure he thrives on your dirty laundry. JD is telling his personal side of the story Never judge a person unless you have walked in their shoes. RIP JD sumner
Geraldo, and I think he had a thing to humilate Elvis. Totally forgeting he had bone cancer in which would have very painful in his last 3-4 years of his life. Stop putting Evis down People. The man gave away a lot of his fortune too. R.I.P let him rest.
My step dad was like that when. it came to drinking alcohol , we couldn't tell that he was drinking . I think it had something to do with the body builds up a tolerance for it . I could drink two beers and I'm out . I never have cared for alcohol . I grew up in it all of my life around alcoholics and some drug addicts and swear that my kids wouldn't grow up around it and they didn't .
I might add here that not all gospel 'singers' were or are necessarily Christians. This is NOT a put down. I love J.D's singing and he was a FINE man, and a wonderful Christian in the latter part of his life. But he would have admitted himself that he was not ALWAYS a Christian - he was a singer, who sang gospel songs. Many stars use it as a throwaway line - "Thank God for this award.." when they don't necessarily mean it literally.
These fellows keep interrupting JD but he is wise in that he does not interrupt them back. He was a good listener and able to go back to his trail of thought after an interrupt. Another thing is that he takes responsibility for his drinking. 🇰🇪
I seriously cannot stomach Geraldo!!!! Why is EVERYONE ALWAYS trying to make Elvis out to be a drug addicted slob? JD tried to set them straight, but the interruptions never ended! 😤
Having JD Sumner and McKenzie Philips sitting next to each other in a talkshow about addiction is probably one of the most unexpected things for me to find on youtube.
What JD is saying is that he built up a tolerance for alcohol . I know my step dad use to drink and I never knew it unless he drank a boat load of whiskey . He was a big guy too . I think that had something to do with it . Now my dad was alcoholic and he was so tall and thinner than my step dad though , you could tell when he was drinking . He drank beer most of the time . My daddy looked a lot like Elivs back in the 60's and early 70's . My daddy was killed not long after Elvis died . ( March 24th , 1979 ) . He had quit drinking by then .
I was sober for 18 years and my marriage broke up 2 year ago...i lasted a year and the pain got to much so I done the unthinkable and drank again....I can't tell ye here in text what happened but I fear now I will die a rip-roaring alcoholic...I have 8 children only 2 are of adult age and I know they are very concerned for my wellbeing. I didn't know jd was an alco as I just loved him and the stamps with elvis on tour from a young age ... anyway sorry for spilling I wish ye all well and don't forget. The first drink cost you 4 bucks, the second costs you everything....(if you don't have the first drink you can't get drunk)....magic o Brien
Hilarious, he pulled a fast one on Elvis. That didn’t happen to often. I wish that broad would stop interrupting JD, who is she anyway? All pill poppers have the pill bible.
J.D.'s book was the only one I have ever read of a gospel singer that had a ring of truth. Not picking on gospel singers because if they tell the truth their carreer is over, but JD told it warts and all, to a degree
My Mom and I met JD after a concert one night. He did not seem drunk at all!! He did ask my Mom if she wanted to go to Elvis’s hotel room?!? She didn’t say anything for a long time, but I said WHAT?!! My mouth was wide open, my Dad was there so yeah didn’t happen. My Mom threw up !! Hahahahaha
I find Geraldo's attempts at comedy, when he refers to Elvis' personal struggles, very pathetic. I've been listening to Elvis' music for the first time ever over the last 6 months and now I can see how much he contributed to the world with his Gospel music.
I agree completely, Geraldo phases his questions to elicit cheap laughs at the expense of Elvis. The good news is Geraldo is a faded distant memory, and Elvis is as big as ever, and his legacy grows each year, and Geraldo? who is he? people will ask.
deek rivers Actually people will remember Geraldo. He’s the one who made a humiliating spectacle of himself in the mid 1980’s by going inside Al Capones vault finding on live tv. 😂🤣😂🤣
His voice actually never changed by drinking, it just helped him sing lower easier. His voice deepened has he aged. In a homecoming video JD was getting surgery on his vocal cords and the doctor told him he had the longest vocal cords in medical history (longer your vocal cords deeper your voice which meant he probably has the deepest SPEAKING voice a human can possibly achieve). JD said the doctor was gonna measure his vocal cords but forgot to.
Exactly, and that C2 was pretty stout! The next pitch a half step lower on the staff would be a B1 and I'm pretty sure she had that pitch and then some! Hahaha!
Mackenzie Phillips talks like it's something highly unusual for folks to have a PDR, and even MORE so to get a brand new edition every year. The reality is that virtually everyone who works in the field of medicine and mental health owns a PDR, and many artists who use/abuse drugs also have a PDR! Furthermore, the company that produces this essential manual has a long standing policy that if you mail in your old PDR to the company at the end of the year they will automatically mail you a brand new edition for the coming year at little or no cost. Who WOULDN'T take advantage of such a deal?
Rock bottom is the grave, I had 20 year heroin habit,was able to kick and stay clean BC I got engaged to my dreamgirl.she abdicated bout 5 years, I asked 3x,first 2 no,3 rd yes. I was functioning,she knew,dabbled but got scared after an overdose where she needed CPR,etc. I didn't,it was so scary,I cried BC if she passed,I would have shot myself right then.
We are all addicts and some way so what gives you the right to say their attics we don't know what's behind their story railing but the seller just throw you got to add in lies Elvis was no different from any other man
Theirs no such thing as a high bottom and their is not different levels of bottom. What a ridiculous assesment of someone like JD that overcame his drinking problem. How about just loving someone where they are at and just let love impact there decision instead of judging them , I seriously don't think Geraldo would have wanted his life away from behind the TV camera exposed. This episode would have been more effective if the arrogant host would have just let JD and the young lady tell others who May be struggling with addiction that they can overcome it.
That was rude. LET THE MAN FREAKIN TALK OPENLY ABOUT HIS PROBLEM!!!! He was probably about to give his testimony to how he came to Christ through his problem.
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Elvis played my hometown,Austin Texas,for the last time on March 28th 1977.My nextdoor neighbor went to the concert,and she said when J.D. hit those low bass notes,the whole auditorium they were in shook/vibrated!
Jd sumner is an incredible human being made Elvis a great friend and thNks you for loving him 😊
Such a beautiful friend who loved Elvis dearly god bless them ❤️❤️
The way they interupt JD what a shame he had more wisdom then all the room combined
i was just thinking the same thing.
Dommage qu il n y ai pas la traduction
Yes , I picked up on that too. I found it to be very rude.
Tc y' all.
Exactly, I thought how rude, R.I.P. K.D. Sumner
I met JD in Nashville Tn spent half the Day with him he was a Great person he told me some stories I wont ever forget RIP JD
I love JD Sumner's singing and respect him even more for "bearing his soul" in this "interview." I did not know he is a RECOVERED alcoholic. His achievements and talent far outweigh this sad part of his life and I will always think fondly and kindly of him. He is now in Glory - a much better place !!!
Nobody is perfect, we all have imperfections, judgement of others is ugly and what I’ve heard so far makes my stomach turn. Elvis gave so much to people and his legacy will live on forever. I know this is a talk show, however I’ve heard enough talk. RIP ELVIS ❤️
Exactly!!!!!!!
I actually knew these people. J D Sumner and the Stamps along with Elvis. I’ve been to Elvis’s home. My siblings and I were very young and we went to hear them sing. They noticed that we were there and had us up to sing. We just set when J D said well I hear that we have some kids who can sing. We just keep setting. He finally called us out by our last name and we got up, walked on stage and I was young but I turned to the piano player and ask if he could play by ear. He said yes, kick it off and I’ll catch it. We did. What a fun night. That was way back in 1970.52 years ago.
Que vozarron de este señor maravilloso. No por nada Elvis Presley siempre lo tuvo en su equipo. Elvis un maravilloso genio y este hombre fue su complemento divino.
R.I.P. JD Sumner. The greatest bass singer ever.
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Yes JD was. RIP.
@Paul Witt Wrong, not true at all.
@Paul Witt you obviously don’t understand that it was just George Younce's way of joking. He didn’t really mean a word of it.
@Paul Witt Richard Sterban and Harold Reid had nothing on J.D.
Damn, I just wanted to hear JD talk without all these other idiots chiming in.
yea me too
Food for thought ...... I met JD back in 1993 when I was selling concert tickets for JD, and the Stamps, I know he lived Elvis very much......I don't believe Elvis would object to any of the conversations here...as where ever Elvis is now if he knows what is going on he would not want other people to end up like he did...Elvis cared about people...he loved his fans...he was a "people oriented person" ...I believe Elvis would say...if others can benefit from my mistakes, and be saved from drugs by listing to what actually happened to me in my addiction...then maybe some will come from my suffering RIP Elvis we all love and miss you.
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JD is a Legend in his own wright.
JD loved Elvis
Elvis loved JD
He is a good man and a good singer
And after all these years JD was right. You cant force somebody into help, it has to be their choice. And they wont realize they need help until they hit ROCK BOTTOM
Rest in peace j.d. Sumner . May God watch over you .
My favorite bass singer.
My mother never made 50. Friggin denial over alcoholism. RIP JD. Thanks for telling your story.
Dad passed at 58 he literally drank like a Fish
BubbaHensleyCoach it’s a tough thing to break, its the only thing that makes some of us feel any happiness
That's about the farthest age they get ,if they don't quit.I was with the Salvation Army 12 years and I think I've seen and heard everything,along with my own drinking experiences.48,49,yeah.
rest in peace jd hope you are at peace now you will never be forgotten a true gentleman
Thank you for saying that. I'm new to Elvis' music and the Gospel music is just amazing. I will get JD's book somewhere.
Traducir en español no entiendo inglés por favor es una entrevista muy importante para mi gracias por compartir ♥️ ❤❤ todo de ELVIS PRESLEY FOREVER ME GUSTA ❤ GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR ♥️ 😊
JD Sumner had dignity and grace. Those people wanted soo much to be heard but didn't have enough sense to say anything interesting or talk like adults.
Elvis would have stuck up for JD Sumner and told the press to mind their own business, he stuck up for his people and believed in loyalty.
Cant even place Elvis in a room with these unintelligent rodents...The man was humble, ...not a disease as in these tired ass wannabe's
Elvis loved JD
Elvis was kindness personified.
Just like he did the hotel guy they were going to fire
He was a Capricorn; they’re intensely loyal.
JD’s point was each person has to get to their “bottom” not that everyone has to get into the gutter or thrown in prison, but each person has their bottom.
i was a reporter. interviewed JD Sumner in Meridian, Mississippi. I asked JD about performing with Elvis in Las Vegas. He said it was the best time ever - great life, great money, great music. My cameraman piped in, "Wow, Mr. Sumner - Why would you leave a job like that?" JD looked at him quizzically and said, "Well, son - he died!"
JD partied hard in those days. Wine women & song.
yup...and he managed to function on stage just like Elvis....only difference was he wasn't in the spotlight. And also, let's get real here for a minute....I don't care who u are, but when celebs become big, they use SOMETHING, legal or not because it's just not a normal lifestyle. And the biggest of them all, Elvis, was still human, a human doing his best to keep giving everyone the "image" EVERY NITE. At the end, his body could take no more.
We have freedom of the press, but along with freedom comes responsibility.
I loved JD Sumner & George Younce
I can't stand the way jeraldo is disrespecting jd and mocking him. He really made a mockery of these people pouring their hearts out about addiction
JD was a friend of mine and I guarantee Elvis wouldn’t like Geraldo!
JD's right. You have to hit rock bottom.
I love JD and I don’t like some peoples attitude they have when speaking with him. Everybody has to hit rock bottom before they can come back up! Some people are just too proud to admit their own rock bottom so that they look a little better to others than some. I have no respect for those people. Tell it like it is! JD always told it like it is ❤️👍❤️
👍Tks for sharing.
We miss Elvis
MrELVIS 96,THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VOICE OF REASON! I AM SO RELIEVED TO KNOW IN THIS STUPID CIRCUS, THERE STILL EXISTS INTELLIGENT LIFE FORM. GERALDO MAKES MY STOMACH TURN. WE'LL SEE IF AFTER HES BEEN DEAD 38 SECONDS, A DAMN SOUL EVEN REMEMBERS HIM...38 YRS ELVIS BEEN GONE, AND STILL ON THAT THRONE!♡
No ones perfect in this world we all have problems,were all works in progress,so no one should judge his brother or sister ,until you walk in their shoes,we all come from the same God so help your brother along the way,for the same God that made you made him too ✌
Even his speaking voice is really deep
About 3 years before JD Sumner's death, I got him and Ed Enoch to sign an old 33 album of the Stamps. Ed was gracious about it and even joked about their early 70s wardrobe and haircuts, but JD was hesitant. I almost took the album back then he agreed to sign it. I felt bad because his hand shook so badly while he tried to autograph it. I don't know if he was still drinking then or why his right hand trembled so badly but I thanked him profusely because I realized the effort it took.
Maybe he had Parkinson’s disease? It causes tremors. Don’t jump to conclusions about him drinking. My husband has tremors from Parkinson’s disease. Not very kind to say something like that about JD?
Elvis had solid qualities of head and heart.
Respect JD!!!!
Sounded like he was gonna give his testimony, and they had to cut him off.
Gosh, Jeanne Cooper is SO ANNOYING! This just proves how good of a sport J.D. Sumner was; nobody else would have ever tolerated her disrespecting one of the most honest, prolific gospel singers alive.
Agreed!
She was very rude and i wish that the host had shut her up. I think that she is drinking
RIP JD Good Friend too Elvis ⚡️⚡️TCB ⚡️⚡️GodBless ❤️🙏
Deep down many people love to hear when famous people Are addicted, because then their own life and non-talents doesn't seem so bad after all. But no matter what, a guy like Elvis outshine us all in What he gave the would of himself, the kindness he showed strangers and the talent he had. In short, he was a better person than most of us, so WTF if he took uppers and downers, to me he is still The King (Even though he allways insisted on giving that titel to other performers or Jesus ).
Jesus is King!!!!
I absolutely agree with you!!!!
@@SumTingWong70 No, Elvis is KING!!!!
@Steve Onice yes he did I have on a cd where he said, here is the real king of rock'n roll, Fats Domino.
JD will always be the man! He sang with Elvis! And created the stamps.,. God knows… he has a story don’t interrupt him…Jeannie Cooper knows there are different bottoms for everyone… her rock bottom is different then his.
When I heard J.D. mention 2 fifths a day,that's where my fellow texan and president Lyndon Johnson was at (2 fifths of Cutty Sark a night),and he was able to functionally lead america.A little scary..................
DJ SUMNER ESSI É FERA NÃO TEM PRA NINGUÉM VOZEIRÃO PRA REBENTAR ADORO MUITO TODOS OS BEK VOCAL JOSE MAURO DOS SANTOS ADAMAMTINA SP BRASIL
What a deep voice
You should hear him sing, it's amazing the notes he can hit.
IF WE EVER FORGET THAT WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THEN WE WILL BE A NATION GONE UNDER.
If I was JD I would have told everyone to shut up because no one should be treated the way he was treated
What an absolutely abhorrent group of degenerates. Excluding Mister Sumner, of course, who stayed composed throughout that shambles of a programme. Such disrespectful people. May he rest in peace.
+MrElvis96
seems awfully judgemental of you
Abhorrent degenerates? These are humans discussing human problems. Human failures & victories over those problems. Like any discussion of this kind, there will be criticism. Name calling & labeling shows a lack of understanding & a negative mind-set on the part of the critic.
Elvis was loved to death he put everyone before himself inclyding himself and its a damm shame he had a hard life but his legacy will live on
He made it hard on himself; people - no matter who they are - have to take responsibility for themselves. His 'friends' should damn well have intervened as well - it was SO obvious he was killing himself and they surely did know what, and how much, he was taking. No possible excuses for them.
Rest in peace JD.
Geraldo just loves failure he thrives on your dirty laundry. JD is telling his personal side of the story
Never judge a person unless you have walked in their shoes. RIP JD sumner
RIP J.D. and Jeanne,and Elvis
Geraldo, and I think he had a thing to humilate Elvis. Totally forgeting he had bone cancer in which would have very painful in his last 3-4 years of his life. Stop putting Evis down People. The man gave away a lot of his fortune too. R.I.P let him rest.
I have bone cancer and would not wish it on anyone.
he covided children bruh
JD Greatest handsdown lowest note ever recorded...'
My step dad was like that when. it came to drinking alcohol , we couldn't tell that he was drinking . I think it had something to do with the body builds up a tolerance for it . I could drink two beers and I'm out . I never have cared for alcohol . I grew up in it all of my life around alcoholics and some drug addicts and swear that my kids wouldn't grow up around it and they didn't .
I might add here that not all gospel 'singers' were or are necessarily Christians. This is NOT a put down. I love J.D's singing and he was a FINE man, and a wonderful Christian in the latter part of his life. But he would have admitted himself that he was not ALWAYS a Christian - he was a singer, who sang gospel songs. Many stars use it as a throwaway line - "Thank God for this award.." when they don't necessarily mean it literally.
Absolute Truth Rosalie!...Amen!
Rosalie Dann Very well put and true Rosalie .
Rude .. they way JD was interrupted.
J.D. could have stayed at home and let the others answer his questions.
What a jackass comment from the best on the stage.Now go home !!
Sou fã desse cara inigualável Brasil
Seems to me like they were mighty rude & smart mouthed to Mr Sumner
These fellows keep interrupting JD but he is wise in that he does not interrupt them back. He was a good listener and able to go back to his trail of thought after an interrupt. Another thing is that he takes responsibility for his drinking. 🇰🇪
To bad J.D. never got to finish due to the interruption.
I seriously cannot stomach Geraldo!!!!
Why is EVERYONE ALWAYS trying to make Elvis out to be a drug addicted slob?
JD tried to set them straight, but the interruptions never ended! 😤
Having JD Sumner and McKenzie Philips sitting next to each other in a talkshow about addiction is probably one of the most unexpected things for me to find on youtube.
If I were JD...I would said F you and walked out.
When Elvis was staying in Vegas, my dad worked at the pharmacy where he got his drugs. My dad was the one that was requested to deliver them.
What JD is saying is that he built up a tolerance for alcohol . I know my step dad use to drink and I never knew it unless he drank a boat load of whiskey . He was a big guy too . I think that had something to do with it . Now my dad was alcoholic and he was so tall and thinner than my step dad though , you could tell when he was drinking . He drank beer most of the time . My daddy looked a lot like Elivs back in the 60's and early 70's . My daddy was killed not long after Elvis died . ( March 24th , 1979 ) . He had quit drinking by then .
Bonnie Brown .
I was sober for 18 years and my marriage broke up 2 year ago...i lasted a year and the pain got to much so I done the unthinkable and drank again....I can't tell ye here in text what happened but I fear now I will die a rip-roaring alcoholic...I have 8 children only 2 are of adult age and I know they are very concerned for my wellbeing. I didn't know jd was an alco as I just loved him and the stamps with elvis on tour from a young age ... anyway sorry for spilling I wish ye all well and don't forget. The first drink cost you 4 bucks, the second costs you everything....(if you don't have the first drink you can't get drunk)....magic o Brien
the buill Hope youre doing fine brother
It’s been five years since you commented. I hope you were able to kick the habit. Sending you love from Canada
Why reveal problems b4 we find a way to help.
JD was the one and only friend Elvis had
Charlie Hodge as well. He and Elvis were like brothers and he lived at Graceland for about 18 years.
@@jennytmaher Tom Jones to apparently
MacKenzie was fondled by her dad John Phillips from The Mamas and Papas.
Me neither, so suprised to hear this video
Hilarious, he pulled a fast one on Elvis. That didn’t happen to often. I wish that broad would stop interrupting JD, who is she anyway? All pill poppers have the pill bible.
J.D.'s book was the only one I have ever read of a gospel singer that had a ring of truth. Not picking on gospel singers because if they tell the truth their carreer is over, but JD told it warts and all, to a degree
Which book is that please???
@@AdamPaul2222 The life and times of J.D. Sumner by Bob Terrell. Amazon sells it for about 10 bucks
My Mom and I met JD after a concert one night. He did not seem drunk at all!! He did ask my Mom if she wanted to go to Elvis’s hotel room?!?
She didn’t say anything for a long time, but I said WHAT?!! My mouth was wide open, my Dad was there so yeah didn’t happen. My Mom threw up !! Hahahahaha
That's odd. My phone isn't on vibrate mode and yet it has vibrated off the table when I watched this video.
geraldo being rude and obnoxious well I JUST CANT BELIEVE THAT !!!~
A lot of times if you intervene to soon they will lapse back.
I find Geraldo's attempts at comedy, when he refers to Elvis' personal struggles, very pathetic. I've been listening to Elvis' music for the first time ever over the last 6 months and now I can see how much he contributed to the world with his Gospel music.
Landrew120880 absolutely agree. I love his Gospel music and Elvis loved singing Gospel
I agree completely, Geraldo phases his questions to elicit cheap laughs at the expense of Elvis. The good news is Geraldo is a faded distant memory, and Elvis is as big as ever, and his legacy grows each year, and Geraldo? who is he? people will ask.
deek rivers Actually people will remember Geraldo. He’s the one who made a humiliating spectacle of himself in the mid 1980’s by going inside Al Capones vault finding on live tv. 😂🤣😂🤣
This interview was trash. They kept interrupting JD. I wanted to hear what he had to say. And the they were pretty rude to him, too. Bummer.
This video is a window into another universe
this has the absolute truth here. something everyone with "habit" needs to hear. You cannot hide from the truth
Perfectly said
Well now i know J.D's secret to singing and speaking that low for that matter, Time to chug Whiskey
His voice actually never changed by drinking, it just helped him sing lower easier. His voice deepened has he aged. In a homecoming video JD was getting surgery on his vocal cords and the doctor told him he had the longest vocal cords in medical history (longer your vocal cords deeper your voice which meant he probably has the deepest SPEAKING voice a human can possibly achieve). JD said the doctor was gonna measure his vocal cords but forgot to.
@3:00 Mrs. Cooper might have a lower voice than JD Sumner. Just an observation...I'm joking. Sorta.
Funny how she talks about "hitting a low bottom" - she hits a C2 when she says "also" at 3:01!
Exactly, and that C2 was pretty stout! The next pitch a half step lower on the staff would be a B1 and I'm pretty sure she had that pitch and then some! Hahaha!
Real female bass hah
Addiction is so sad!
Shoulda let JD y’all more
Mackenzie Phillips talks like it's something highly unusual for folks to have a PDR, and even MORE so to get a brand new edition every year. The reality is that virtually everyone who works in the field of medicine and mental health owns a PDR, and many artists who use/abuse drugs also have a PDR! Furthermore, the company that produces this essential manual has a long standing policy that if you mail in your old PDR to the company at the end of the year they will automatically mail you a brand new edition for the coming year at little or no cost. Who WOULDN'T take advantage of such a deal?
Rock bottom is the grave, I had 20 year heroin habit,was able to kick and stay clean BC I got engaged to my dreamgirl.she abdicated bout 5 years, I asked 3x,first 2 no,3 rd yes. I was functioning,she knew,dabbled but got scared after an overdose where she needed CPR,etc. I didn't,it was so scary,I cried BC if she passed,I would have shot myself right then.
SInging gospel music does not make one a Christian.Obedience to Christ does. (Matt. 7:21)
Roger Leonard only god knew Elvis a jd heart. only god had the power to judge them. in my opinion both are back together w god in heaven.
Do not judge lest you are judged by the one who counts
@@candihoffman2451 Read all of Matthew 7:1-5 & John 7:24. You aree misrepresenting God's word when you only give part of fuller teaching. :)
My god. 2/5ths of 5% ABV cider and I'm drunk, but 40% whisky?
Jeanne Cooper has a lower speaking voice than I do! Sure, I'm a tenor but still! I speak at around D3-C4, she speaks at like A2-E3.
We are all addicts and some way so what gives you the right to say their attics we don't know what's behind their story railing but the seller just throw you got to add in lies Elvis was no different from any other man
J D Sumner love real Elvis Aaron Presley Jr West Plains back Civic Center love God of a Ghost family
Theirs no such thing as a high bottom and their is not different levels of bottom. What a ridiculous assesment of someone like JD that overcame his drinking problem. How about just loving someone where they are at and just let love impact there decision instead of judging them , I seriously don't think Geraldo would have wanted his life away from behind the TV camera exposed. This episode would have been more effective if the arrogant host would have just let JD and the young lady tell others who May be struggling with addiction that they can overcome it.
That was rude. LET THE MAN FREAKIN TALK OPENLY ABOUT HIS PROBLEM!!!! He was probably about to give his testimony to how he came to Christ through his problem.
i AGREE with the priest
3:40 what a dude 😂 3:51