well, there he is, the most beloved, the most successful best selling solo male artist in history. ICON before ICONs existed...he changed music forever. WE LOVE YOU ELVIS, THEN NOW ALWAYS.
BACKGROUND: This was one of his performances from the shows he did in Las Vegas in 1970. He spent many months & yrs. performing in Vegas. This particular performance from 1970 was used for the DVD entitled "That's The Way It Is" which was filmed by MGM over 6 shows. Elvis passed away at the age of 42 on August 16, 1977. He had many health problems which increased as the yrs. passed & was extremely ill his last couple of yrs., but he continued on & his voice never gave out. "Suspicious Minds" was written by Mark James in '68. It is based on one night when James was fooling around on his guitar & came up with what he thought was a catchy melody. At the time, he was married to his first wife but still had feelings for his childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. James' wife had suspicions about his feelings. He felt it was a confusing time for him and that all three were "caught in this trap that they could not walk out of." Suggestion: it may be difficult not to talk while he's singing, but you talked over him saying "where are you going" to the girls as he was near to them. The point being Elvis may do something or say something during a performance, while he's singing, that is totally unexpected. It may be a joke, a last minute change of lyric or say something funny -- you don't want to override what's going on especially since he only did things one time, he never repeated himself.
Thanks Guys, There's defeintly more excitement with Elvis. I think your brother-in-law would like -If I can dream. the white suit one . Shows another side of Elvis. Thanks man. 😀
Elvis is amazing...period. He passed in 1977, and still today no one even can come close to his talent. There's only one thing people can contribute to Elvis, his influence on them as an artist....that's it.
Hi Bimu and your friend , I thank you once again for your great reaction to the One and Only Elvis, who is a Priceless Gift from God and the fact that you are reacting to Elvis with your brother in law , just proves the point that Elvis is forever and Always, cause all across the world , people are discovering this Beautiful MAN, and then once you hear and see what he is about , You can't stop watching him , I have watched several of your reactions to Elvis, just not sure if you reacted to Elvis singing Just Pretend in Vegas 1970 and Always on my mind, too beautiful for words and I thank you again for your kind words and respect for the Greatest Entertainer the world will ever see , Thank God for blessing me to witness the Mystic and Magic of This Beautiful MAN Among Men Elvis on Three different occasions , memories of a lifetime. Take care and stay safe. TCB 1935
Thanks for introducing a new person to Elvis, he is magic. A beautiful man with a beautiful heart. Thanks for this reaction it was great. So glad to see your family. Be Blessed
If you want to see how inspired Michael Jackson was by Elvis Can you please react to I Gott A Feeling In My Body Elvis and michael Jackson version You will be surprised how similar they are Thank you for a great reaction Thank you for introducing your family to Elvis With Elvis You can't go wrong
Nice to meet your brother-in-law. He seems very nice and cute like you.😊 So happy you are introducing your friends and family to the best singer and entertainer in the world. Great reaction.❤❤❤
You're a great reactor, and it's extra fun when you invite friends and family members to join you. I'd love to see you and your brother-in-law react to: Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender" (Live 1970) (4:36).
Awesome, loved his reaction. From the very beginning, he was hooked. He even said he loved Elvis, lol. With the way show business is nowadays, there's really nothing at all that can compare with Elvis, his shaky leg, charisma, stage presence, etc, etc.....
I lived in Charleston Mississippi. My husband at the time worked in Memphis Tennessee, the streets was so backed up that it took my husband almost 24 ours to get home. The whole world moaned his death.
On a hot August day in 1977...Elvis died! At 42 years old! I couldn't believe it! My husband picked me up from work and we went to my parents home. It was as if a family member had died! All 3 channels (before cable) carried only live coverage about his death! I grew up loving this gorgeous and very generous man. I've been to Graceland (his home) many times. I made certain my 3 daughters knew who he was...and what love and joy he showed the world. I had 5 foreign exchange students from Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan reside with me. The only request was to go to Graceland!!! Of course I took them!!!
Bimu, I enjoy your Elvis reactions and it is great to see you sharing your enthusiasm with your family and friends. I enjoyed watching your brother in law getting caught up in the Elvis phenomenon. I hope you invite him back on the channel for more Elvis reactions.
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 and only the king of Rock'n roll, he is the king 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, the King 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. 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. He 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 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum 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 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. By the way he had Glaucoma and that 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? 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!
Notice how Elvis and his drummer, Ronnie Tutt play off each other; those fast movements Elvis is doing - they're in perfect rhythm to Ronnie's drumming. Great to see a new fan coming into the fold. Do invite him again; the 2 of you reacting together on Elvis videos makes it double the fun of watching. Suggestion if you've not reacted to it already - Patch It Up from the That's The Way It Is documentary, 1970: th-cam.com/video/_ajFEGza4M4/w-d-xo.html
In the 50's he changed music and culture. He was not only a great artist but he changed fashion, hair styles, resurrected the guitar industry which was relegated to country music and hillbillies. Having been raised poor and in a black neighborhood he started out loving black gospel. He went to a black church and at 15 years old hung out on Beale Street in Memphis outside the black nightclubs listening to them practice. That's when he met BB King great musician and singer. You'll have to do a little research on his tough beginning. He was hated by adults, teachers, Preacher, and became a God to teenagers. Parents thought he was to suggestive for the stern culture back then I was one of them at 12 years old in 1956 when he appeared on TV. I flipped out. Please watch the short documentary, "Elvis Presley and the Black Community". He was a advocate for black artist like James Brown and Jackie Wilson. He is one of the greatest and most generous entertainers of all time. See, "Elvis Presley King of Kindness'. Thank you Bimu, for this wonderful reaction. I appreciate young people like you giving Elvis a chance. God Bless
elvis was mr. coooool. especially 50's elvis. 60s elvis was more about schlock movies and the early 70's was las vegas performer elvis. personally i like 50s elvis best. although elvis' '68 comeback tv-special is excellent. but NO ONE can beat the beatles. but without elvis there'd be no beatles. thanks for the video.
btw,,, oh, come on... that jump suit he's wearing is about the silliest, stupidest thing i ever saw. this is his later "vegas" period. fun to watch, the music's good but that jump suit is a laugh riot.
@@coollady2179 ... being a music historian i know a helluva lot about elvis. there's nothing in my comment that's untrue - or insulting. except pointing out his silly jumpsuit.
You don’t necessarily need to do a reaction to this since it’s over an hour long, but you should watch the full Aloha From Hawaii concert. Here’s the link: m.th-cam.com/video/zLmsZC45-m8/w-d-xo.html
- - - - ok, now treat yourself to the 1969 Studio version of this song. Its different & so much better than the live. It's on the 30#1HitsCD link below th-cam.com/video/ryhbmGbrnw8/w-d-xo.html
Here are some of his spiritual songs: Amazing Graze, How great though art, I found this version of this great song: How great thou art A Capella: th-cam.com/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/w-d-xo.html You'll never walk alone, Crying in the chapel, Take me home precious lord, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), I'm not sure if it's a gospel song Help me and many more, he also made several Christmas songs, also some type of Blues songs. . Here are some ballads and other songs: Green Green grass of home, Tomorrow never comes, Snowbird, Blue Christmas, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words he says in the beginning), Love letters, Devil In Disguise, My Boy, Angel, Don´t, Heartbreak Hotel, Crying in the chapel, Moody blue, That's Someone You Never Forget (tribute to his mom Gladys), Yellow rose of Texas (in a movie), Please don't stop loving me, Oh happy day, Music is the food of your soul, Don't, You gave me a mountain, Unchained melody, My Way, Suspicious minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speech by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, What now my love, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Welcome to my world, Make The World Go Away, I'll Remember You, Let me be there, Bridge Over Troubled Water, It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio), An American Trilogy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing version, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people), a song that many might not know that he sung it is this one, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Blue suede shoes, Hound dog, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, My Boy, Solitaire, well remember that he sang over 800 songs, yes most of them Covers, but that made the artists that he covered more popular and they also got some money from it... Have you heard Elvis and his backup singers A Capella (without instruments) before, otherwise listen and enjoy this one and you will finally find out how GREAT his voice was: th-cam.com/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/w-d-xo.html Some a bit unusual, songs people might have missed: Stranger in my own town (Blues jamming X rated), Lawdy miss Clawdy, He Touched Me, Let it be me, Blueberry Hill, Turn around Look at me, A mess of blues, Pledging my love Another video you might want to see is Elvis a Generous heart, or Elvis Presley The king of kindness, th-cam.com/video/GLzGS3qKZbk/w-d-xo.html (Elvis won a Grammy video) !! 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! If you like to listen to tributes, then these might be good: The Memphis Lallaby (If you love Elvis music and story, this might make you cry) th-cam.com/video/xBZoj1gf_VQ/w-d-xo.html Love Me Tender (James Brown): th-cam.com/video/zrBk0WErpHU/w-d-xo.html Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn): th-cam.com/video/PgRafRp-P-o/w-d-xo.html The Letter (Wayne Newton) This might even contain Elvis written chorus, I don't know if it was his words, or not: th-cam.com/video/zB2xKw7V46M/w-d-xo.html . I came up with a "fantasy" concert that I could really imagine myself watching and listening to and it's with these artists: Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley, would you go and watch them perform if you could ???
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Thank you everyone ❤✨ Elvis fans are amazing ❤
well, there he is, the most beloved, the most successful best selling solo male artist in history. ICON before ICONs existed...he changed music forever. WE LOVE YOU ELVIS, THEN NOW ALWAYS.
Elvis was , and still is , and always will be THE MAN ... TCB forever !
Bimu that's how you do it, passing Elvis forward to others.👌
👍💯❤️
I think the guy in the cap is the only man in the world who doesn't know who Elvis was...
😂😂😂🔥
Most beautiful and talented man ever. Thank you guys for your great reaction ❤
BACKGROUND: This was one of his performances from the shows he did in Las Vegas in 1970. He spent many months & yrs. performing in Vegas. This particular performance from 1970 was used for the DVD entitled "That's The Way It Is" which was filmed by MGM over 6 shows. Elvis passed away at the age of 42 on August 16, 1977. He had many health problems which increased as the yrs. passed & was extremely ill his last couple of yrs., but he continued on & his voice never gave out.
"Suspicious Minds" was written by Mark James in '68. It is based on one night when James was fooling around on his guitar & came up with what he thought was a catchy melody. At the time, he was married to his first wife but still had feelings for his childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. James' wife had suspicions about his feelings. He felt it was a confusing time for him and that all three were "caught in this trap that they could not walk out of."
Suggestion: it may be difficult not to talk while he's singing, but you talked over him saying "where are you going" to the girls as he was near to them. The point being Elvis may do something or say something during a performance, while he's singing, that is totally unexpected. It may be a joke, a last minute change of lyric or say something funny -- you don't want to override what's going on especially since he only did things one time, he never repeated himself.
Cool Performance! ELVIS had it all! Great voice, Charisma and beautiful looks! You have a nice brother! Love your reactions!❤
Thank you !
Thanks Guys, There's defeintly more excitement with Elvis. I think your brother-in-law would like -If I can dream. the white suit one . Shows another side of Elvis. Thanks man. 😀
Sure ! Will show him that
Elvis is amazing...period. He passed in 1977, and still today no one even can come close to his talent. There's only one thing people can contribute to Elvis, his influence on them as an artist....that's it.
Gorgeous ⭐gorgeous ⭐gorgeous ⭐
Hi Bimu and your friend , I thank you once again for your great reaction to the One and Only Elvis, who is a Priceless Gift from God and the fact that you are reacting to Elvis with your brother in law , just proves the point that Elvis is forever and Always, cause all across the world , people are discovering this Beautiful MAN, and then once you hear and see what he is about , You can't stop watching him , I have watched several of your reactions to Elvis, just not sure if you reacted to Elvis singing Just Pretend in Vegas 1970 and Always on my mind, too beautiful for words and I thank you again for your kind words and respect for the Greatest Entertainer the world will ever see , Thank God for blessing me to witness the Mystic and Magic of This Beautiful MAN Among Men Elvis on Three different occasions , memories of a lifetime. Take care and stay safe. TCB 1935
This was a wonderful reaction from both of you. Please invite your brother in law to come back. thank you
Thank you! Will do!
Saw him in 1975…. He had all 12000 of us in the palm of his hand, mesmerized!❤️
Thanks for introducing a new person to Elvis, he is magic. A beautiful man with a beautiful heart. Thanks for this reaction it was great. So glad to see your family. Be Blessed
My pleasure!!
Men liked him too. He was just that kind of man. He was charming and ornery. Fun.
Wow wow wow love your reaction and your brother in law. Please introduce him with other song of the KING 💕💕💕💕
Your brother in law seems to be really nice 👍
Love your reaction!☀️
Yess
Show him the 1968 comeback special in the black leather.
Great reaction from you both ❤
Will do ! Thank you !
If you want to see how inspired Michael Jackson was by Elvis
Can you please react to
I Gott A Feeling In My Body
Elvis and michael Jackson version
You will be surprised how similar they are
Thank you for a great reaction
Thank you for introducing your family to Elvis
With Elvis
You can't go wrong
Long time no see !
Nice to meet your brother-in-law. He seems very nice and cute like you.😊 So happy you are introducing your friends and family to the best singer and entertainer in the world. Great reaction.❤❤❤
Thank you!! 😊
You're a great reactor, and it's extra fun when you invite friends and family members to join you.
I'd love to see you and your brother-in-law react to: Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender" (Live 1970) (4:36).
Thank you ! Great ! We will do that soon so stay tuned!!
Elvis was beyond great 💕
Awesome, loved his reaction. From the very beginning, he was hooked. He even said he loved Elvis, lol. With the way show business is nowadays, there's really nothing at all that can compare with Elvis, his shaky leg, charisma, stage presence, etc, etc.....
Best reaction so far. Your brother is gentleman
So true ! 🔥Isn’t he ??
Thank you guys and ****LONG LIVE THE KING****
I lived in Charleston Mississippi. My husband at the time worked in Memphis Tennessee, the streets was so backed up that it took my husband almost 24 ours to get home. The whole world moaned his death.
Very talented man
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Wow wow wow amazing reaction. Please introduce your brother in law other ELVIS songs. Try If I can Dream in white suit 💕💕💕💕
Sure ! Will do . Thank you
On a hot August day in 1977...Elvis died! At 42 years old! I couldn't believe it! My husband picked me up from work and we went to my parents home. It was as if a family member had died! All 3 channels (before cable) carried only live coverage about his death! I grew up loving this gorgeous and very generous man. I've been to Graceland (his home) many times. I made certain my 3 daughters knew who he was...and what love and joy he showed the world. I had 5 foreign exchange students from Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan reside with me. The only request was to go to Graceland!!! Of course I took them!!!
Awesome ! Thank you for hosting international students! I am from Nepal and I have a host mom from here and that has been a blessing for me ❤️
I think it HAS to be If I Can Dream next for him!!
Great !
Bimu, I enjoy your Elvis reactions and it is great to see you sharing your enthusiasm with your family and friends. I enjoyed watching your brother in law getting caught up in the Elvis phenomenon. I hope you invite him back on the channel for more Elvis reactions.
Thank you so much!
Always cool to see fam together.
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simplesmente maravilhoso 😍
The King.
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 and only the king of Rock'n roll, he is the king 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, the King 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.
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.
He 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 2 records gone to sell Gold and 2 to to sell Platinum 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 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.
By the way he had Glaucoma and that 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?
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:
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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!
Yep The King.
WE LOVE ELVIS❤
Please react to Elvis Presley's song ," You gave me a mountain," recorded in Honolulu Hawaii in 1973 live.
Teach him well.
Notice how Elvis and his drummer, Ronnie Tutt play off each other; those fast movements Elvis is doing - they're in perfect rhythm to Ronnie's drumming. Great to see a new fan coming into the fold. Do invite him again; the 2 of you reacting together on Elvis videos makes it double the fun of watching. Suggestion if you've not reacted to it already - Patch It Up from the That's The Way It Is documentary, 1970: th-cam.com/video/_ajFEGza4M4/w-d-xo.html
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In the 50's he changed music and culture. He was not only a great artist but he changed fashion, hair styles, resurrected the guitar industry which was relegated to country music and hillbillies. Having been raised poor and in a black neighborhood he started out loving black gospel. He went to a black church and at 15 years old hung out on Beale Street in Memphis outside the black nightclubs listening to them practice. That's when he met BB King great musician and singer. You'll have to do a little research on his tough beginning. He was hated by adults, teachers, Preacher, and became a God to teenagers. Parents thought he was to suggestive for the stern culture back then I was one of them at 12 years old in 1956 when he appeared on TV. I flipped out. Please watch the short documentary, "Elvis Presley and the Black Community". He was a advocate for black artist like James Brown and Jackie Wilson. He is one of the greatest and most generous entertainers of all time. See, "Elvis Presley King of Kindness'. Thank you Bimu, for this wonderful reaction. I appreciate young people like you giving Elvis a chance. God Bless
“So if an old friend I know (shove it up your nose), drops by to say hello…”
elvis was mr. coooool. especially 50's elvis. 60s elvis was more about schlock movies and the early 70's was las vegas performer elvis. personally i like 50s elvis best. although elvis' '68 comeback tv-special is excellent. but NO ONE can beat the beatles. but without elvis there'd be no beatles. thanks for the video.
btw,,, oh, come on... that jump suit he's wearing is about the silliest, stupidest thing i ever saw. this is his later "vegas" period. fun to watch, the music's good but that jump suit is a laugh riot.
@@coollady2179 ... being a music historian i know a helluva lot about elvis. there's nothing in my comment that's untrue - or insulting. except pointing out his silly jumpsuit.
You don’t necessarily need to do a reaction to this since it’s over an hour long, but you should watch the full Aloha From Hawaii concert. Here’s the link: m.th-cam.com/video/zLmsZC45-m8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks !!
- - - - ok, now treat yourself to the 1969 Studio version of this song. Its different & so much better than the live. It's on the 30#1HitsCD link below
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Great ! Thanks
Elvis was a phenomenon,a masterpiece, the Mona Lisa of the world of entertainment.
Here are some of his spiritual songs:
Amazing Graze, How great though art, I found this version of this great song: How great thou art A Capella: th-cam.com/video/Be5y0rMBIFI/w-d-xo.html You'll never walk alone, Crying in the chapel, Take me home precious lord, Why me Lord (written by Kris Kristofferson), I'm not sure if it's a gospel song Help me and many more, he also made several Christmas songs, also some type of Blues songs.
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Here are some ballads and other songs:
Green Green grass of home, Tomorrow never comes, Snowbird, Blue Christmas, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words he says in the beginning), Love letters, Devil In Disguise, My Boy, Angel, Don´t, Heartbreak Hotel, Crying in the chapel, Moody blue, That's Someone You Never Forget (tribute to his mom Gladys), Yellow rose of Texas (in a movie), Please don't stop loving me, Oh happy day, Music is the food of your soul, Don't, You gave me a mountain, Unchained melody, My Way, Suspicious minds, In the Ghetto (written by Mac Davies), Memories (written by Mac Davies), If I can dream that is a tribute (parts of it is taken directly from the I can dream speech by MLK) to Martin Luther King JR and senator Robert Kennedy, What now my love, Walk a mile in my shoes (listen to the words in the beginning), Welcome to my world, Make The World Go Away, I'll Remember You, Let me be there, Bridge Over Troubled Water, It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio), An American Trilogy, Hurt, Sweet Caroline, Just Pretend, What now my love, Are you lonesome tonight (laughing version, or not), Oh Danny Boy (for you Irish people), a song that many might not know that he sung it is this one, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Blue suede shoes, Hound dog, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, My Boy, Solitaire, well remember that he sang over 800 songs, yes most of them Covers, but that made the artists that he covered more popular and they also got some money from it...
Have you heard Elvis and his backup singers A Capella (without instruments) before, otherwise listen and enjoy this one and you will finally find out how GREAT his voice was:
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Some a bit unusual, songs people might have missed:
Stranger in my own town (Blues jamming X rated), Lawdy miss Clawdy, He Touched Me, Let it be me, Blueberry Hill, Turn around Look at me, A mess of blues, Pledging my love
Another video you might want to see is Elvis a Generous heart, or Elvis Presley The king of kindness, th-cam.com/video/GLzGS3qKZbk/w-d-xo.html (Elvis won a Grammy video) !!
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!
If you like to listen to tributes, then these might be good:
The Memphis Lallaby (If you love Elvis music and story, this might make you cry) th-cam.com/video/xBZoj1gf_VQ/w-d-xo.html
Love Me Tender (James Brown): th-cam.com/video/zrBk0WErpHU/w-d-xo.html
Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn): th-cam.com/video/PgRafRp-P-o/w-d-xo.html
The Letter (Wayne Newton) This might even contain Elvis written chorus, I don't know if it was his words, or not: th-cam.com/video/zB2xKw7V46M/w-d-xo.html
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I came up with a "fantasy" concert that I could really imagine myself watching and listening to and it's with these artists:
Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley, would you go and watch them perform if you could ???
No big deal but this was 1970 but I have heard others say that too. Like I said, it’s really no big deal but I thought I would let you know
And this isn't even the best version of the song.