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I hope Ace hears this somehow. The fact that Elvis liked what he was doing, and I know that Ace is a big Elvis fan, that'd just be a very special moment for him.
My Mom and her friend started the first Elvis fan club! Elvis's favorite song was which Billy was playing in the Jungle Room,the song was Let me go Rock and Roll ! And he did get it! And he said that Ace was a Kick ass guitar player! And all Elvis said,was "I get it,it is Rock and Roll! He had his guitar player listen to KISS! And he did a few Ace licks in his playing! And the KISS my ASS album story is true! And Elvis did like KISS! They were going to do Jailhouse Rock or ..........dang,I have to remeber,but the 4th side of Alive II was going to have an Elvis song because ACE loved Elvis and cried when he found out Elvis died! I know both sides of this! And a whole lot more!
My very first live concert was KISS on August 16th 1977. Paul Stanley announced his death by saying, "We're gonna rock and roll all night and Elvis Presley every day" and that was it. We had heard the news of his death as we were standing in line, outside the Cow Palace in S.F., and ppl , mostly kids, were visibly moved. I'll never forget were I was when I heard the news
Elvis was the King. He is so beloved all over the world. He was a fantastic artist that the world will never see the likes off again. He produced his own sessions, sang like a god from heaven, and arranged his own songs. He knew exactly what a song needed to be successful. He also understood gimmick and publicity. Of course he understood what Kiss was all about.
He sure did. He knew KISS much like himself put on a show with the audience wanting more was what is was all about. It would have been awesome if Elvis and Lisa Marie got to meet them back then.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Elvis had a very good voice . He was the first Iconic Rock Star. Without Elvis,there might have been no Beatles,No Rolling Stones,No Led Zeppelin, no KISS . He was a huge influence on every rock n roll artist that came after him.
The part when Elvis 1st heard KISS made me cry .. lol It reminded me of the feeling when i first discovered them. 💚😊 You made my day thank you so much.
What this story tells me is how humble the king of rock was, even though it wasn’t his style he could appreciate the talent, that’s a true visionary and it just adds to the creativity and power of the greatest to ever live, Elvis
Elvis Presley Started it all and knew music and he knew how to perform it and he knew how to present it. Elvis Presley was a genius at producing and arranging. He is KING for a reason. The bands and single artist that came during and after just imatated and was influanced by The King ELVIS PRESLEY. They just presented it in a different way. 'Before Elvis There was nothing'', The worlds light was dim, When Elvis Aaron Presley emerged on the seen. He shattered everything that was dark and lit the world with light so bright, like no other before or since. God created Elvis Aaron Presley to change the world. Change the world he did. To make it a better place. He gifted Elvis Aaron Presley with his greatest gifts. Bringing The greatest gifts of looks, vocals, hair, style, charisma, charm, stature and grace. He Brought joy, happiness, love, generosity and caring to this world, and The World crowned Him KING. Elvis Aaron Presley was"Unique and Ereplceible in a world of duplication''. The Icon, The Legend. The Untouchable. The Immortle, The incredible, The King of Influance, The King of song. The King of vocals. The master, The King of style, The King of charisma. The gladiator and King of stage. The one and only True KING. The KING of Music And Entertainment. Elvis Aaron Presley. Greatest Of All Time Past Present and Future. Til the end of time. ''TCB''
Yeah it's true. You look at those old tour pictures in the 70's with the Stanley Brothers as teenagers and they're always wearing rock t-shirts, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, etc. Elvis was very open-minded to new music, in fact he made a point to hear it, and in his Madison Square Garden press conference in 1972, he made it a point to say he would never criticize another performer, that there's room for everybody.
This is sooo great. As a lifelong KISS fan and Memphian, I always wondered what The King thought of KISS. And to find out he dug my absolute favorite KISS song, Let Me Go Rock n Roll from the Alive album, is a personal thrill. "Rock n Roll one time"
I can totally imagine what it would have been like having Elvis join Kiss on stage to sing that song 😁😁 The audience would have lost their minds... We can dream, can't we 🙂 ?
As a die hard KISS fan since 1975, Im so shocked that Elvis liked the same song from the KISS Alive album that I did. This is so great to hear 🤘🤘🤘TCB ⚡️⚡️
Elvis is 100% correct . Ace was paramount to the band's success. Mainly early on. When Gene tells the story of Ace's first audition he says it '''' That was the sound ''''
Ace was the sound of early Kiss. Paul to this day can't get over it so he constantly insults Ace's guitar playing. He should be gracious enough to just remain quiet or say that was then and it worked for us at the time. Like an actual adult would do. Hint hint Paul. 🙄
@monty4336 Well I'm not sure about this. On an enterview where Paul is asked to rank KISS guitarists, his feedback on Ace says it all. There wouldn't be KISS without Ace .
Lets be blunt he was a super talented drunk that wouldnt show up for work starting in destroyer...he was worse than Ozzy and Ozzy was B A D....I remember Sharon saying he couldnt remember like 10 years of his life..BUT HE SHOWED UP TO WORK...dont show up even with a union and you will get fired even in a grocery store...all ACE HAD TO DO was show up...he couldnt...Ace wasnt a functional alcoholic and OZZY was...there is a difference...ACES problem became everyones problem.Period.
Elvis was right about Ace and his X-rated guitar licks. It would have been a very interesting collaboration between those two. Fantastic interview. Cheers. 🤘🍻
@bwana-ma-coo-bah No. I think it would have been cool. Eddie Van Halen sounded great on Beat It. Stranger things have happened. Sid Vicious channeled Frank Sinatra, and it was definitely interesting. Why not?
God bless Elvis. I can't put in words how that made me feel. Kiss is the reason why I play guitar in a active band and I'm 51 still banging out heavy metal. My mom turned me on to Elvis when I was a kid and I loved him. So discovering this history made my day
Thank you guys soo much ! I grew up on Elvis ..now I listen to everything from Elvis to Rob Zombie and beyond ..( yes this also includes Blue grass...ALWAYS wondered what E thought of Kiss , Aerosmith , Rush , ect... Thanks again
Pump the brakes, its only "awesome" if its true, this family named Stanley have been known to lie about Elvis storys in the past, remember people just because they were there, and with Elvis, doesnt mean they cant lie
@@leeknievel748 why are you lumping them all together? You're lumping them all with their mom, elvis' step mom who hated elvis and blamed him bec her husband and sons loved elvis. 2nd ricky stanley is different from Billy and david bec he was close to priscilla. They are all individuals
Love those stories, KISS & Elvis are my two favorites in the whole world, so I loved these stories, especially the Kiss my ass one, that cracked me up. Which ironically enough, in 1994 they released an album & home video titled Kiss My Ass
One of the top selling entertainers of all time. Most impersonated entertainer of all time. The Elvis franchise released 2 CD'S in the last 10 years that that reached #1 on the classical charts almost 40 years after his death. Second Most visited home in the United States next to the White House. Nixon with Elvis is the most requested photos from the Congressional Archives. Was the conduit that brought black culture music to the forefront to the white people. First entertainer to have a sold out concert at Madison Square Garden. Did 39 movies. First entertainer to have a worldwide concert broadcasted by Satellite to 69 countries. Inspired countless musical artist and continues to do so. All this and more before the age of 42 and and his death and is still selling music. Even the Elvis Lives concert tour was a hit among people of all ages and he wasn't even there in real life. Suspicious Minds was the most radio requested song for many years. Could he have lived longer had he stayed healthy. Well...yeah. We all could. But I don't know how much more potential you're looking for. And "epic music"? I don't know what music of his you're listening to. But a lot of it is epic. Even Paul Simon went to watch Elvis in concert and Elvis sang Paul Simon's song Bridge Over Troubled Water. Paul's words, "How can you compete with that?" BTW, Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
@@graziettacarcetta2498 There is no such thing as "destiny". How short you live is entirely up to you. And how long you live, especially with radically improving modern medical technology is increasingly up to you as well. Believing in "destiny" in ANY sense of the word, is no different from believing that the world is flat.
When our family was living in a suburb of Seattle, my brother took me to see "King Creole" (Elvis played a juvenile delinquent THIEF in that movie!), and every time Presley sang, the entire audience jumped to their feet and clapped along in time. I looked around and saw that evert person in the theatre was staring at the screen, many with tears all over their faces. They all wanted to SEE Elvis. Not me. I wanted to BE Elvis. I've never regretted the 14 years I spent playing in a road band.
You know Adika, I drummed for and later managed Bobby Whitlock, Buddy Miles and more for YEARS…….. LOL IVE GOT STORIES!! These folks had extremely interesting careers.
The best of Elvis is the music 🎶 and the love of the music not just the theatrics of the show , feeding of each others energy is an awesome thing to see not just feel
DS talked about this before. He says he relayed the story to Ace Frehly at a meet and greet, and said Frehly said it made his day to know that Elvis heard him play. I am surprised he didn't mention it here.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 he has said that quote many times and an interview asked him to clarify & he said Elvis change d his life it wasn’t him making fun of Elvis. That revisionist right there
Doesnt surprise me that Elvis understood KISS. His taste in music was so broad. He understood what they were about, and where they were coming from. Parents reacted to KISS in the 70’s the way they did to Elvis in the 50’s. He got it.
I just found your channel and it kick-ass period. I grew up in Detroit in the early 70's through the 80's and as you know KISS in Detroit is a huge deal & of course, I have always been a huge fan. Anyways youve got an excellent channel and I am heading over to Patreon. Keep up the excellent work and old stories.
"A cloud of dust"? On the album? "Dust" is not accustical. Why should Elvis speak nonsense. Honestly, I don't believe this guy! Are there any witnesses?
I discovered your content today. Excellent. Great to hear Mr. Stanley relate his Elvis memories about the rock group KISS. If memory serves me, the general public learned of the 3rd anecdote which was referenced in the biography, "Elvis: What Happened" by Mr. Sonny West, Mr. Red West, and Mr. Dave Hebler, as told to Mr. Steve Dunleavy, and released to the marketplace on August 1, 1977. That summer I celebrated my 14th birthday. The 1st, and 2nd anecdote are "new" to my ears. Best wishes for continued success. From London, Ontario, Canada.
Johnny Rigg Yes & No. KISS have released 44 albums including 20 studio albums in their 50 year history. They aren't exclusively a 3 chord band like they had been in the mid 70s.They had progressed musically over the decades & are a bit more musically inclined than what you're assuming. There is many sides to KISS musically & asthetically. Some of their best music came in the mid 80s to mid 90s when the band were touring without the makeup & releasing new music then. Overall It was more technical guitar anthemic hard rock based music then the music they made in the 70s. One thing great about KISS is that they have a lot of good catchy rock songs with good guitar hooks. In isolation,a lot of musicians are better than KISS,but KISS had the hooks,the phrasing, the short riffs,the anthemic choruses and three part harmonies and combined that with their visuals,which their music was. That's why they commercially made it where a lot of bands didn't.
@@studio-flash Yes I agree KISS are definitely a Hard Rock version of The Beatles. I always thought the Beatles were a personality group. Every Beatles fan pretty much had their favourite Beatles member, the same thing is in KISS. I see them as a personality group where every die hard KISS fan has a favourite KISS band member.
@@studio-flash I love Kiss saw them in 78,79 at 12 yrs old then many times after. Though I believe the Beatles wrote most of their material except the cover songs where Kiss had many collaborators writers and players. I love them though as a kid.
Great story I was always wondering if Elvis knew about kiss became they came out in 1975 and were big back then I was in 6 grade and got hooked on kiss. I knew Elvis met Robert plant another favorite singer of mine with Led Zeppelin and his girlfriend ginger loved Led Zeppelin and also Alice Cooper another of my favorite singers but Elvis was my number one singer of all times a god gifted voice
I have wondered this for so long whether even Elvis was aware of Kiss at all. I can imagine seeing something that was totally different than anything he would think to see would be a shock. Then again he met Led Zeppelin. I always searched for this topic and found nothing. Thank you for this!!! Incredible.
I’ve met Gene and Paul multiple times, innumerable autographs and know a lot about the band. I have to dig deep to hear something truly new and this is hands down the best new reveal in a LONG time! Lisa Marie was a fan? Cool! The King want to hear LMGRNR not once but TWICE? Super cool! He nails understanding the magic of Ace’s solos? Oh come ON! TRIPLE cool (someone send this to Ace!)!. But - that he unknowingly predicted the future of KISS by naming a future album (Kiss My Ass)? Now that is King Magic! God bless The King. May he and Lisa Marie rest in forever peace 🙏🏽❤️🌺
Elvis was rock n roll.. Kiss just took it to its logical progression… I think Elvis would have had a ball with Kiss and imagine Elvis playing one of Kiss’s songs live on stage!!!!!!
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ACE needs to hear this!
I hope Ace hears this somehow. The fact that Elvis liked what he was doing, and I know that Ace is a big Elvis fan, that'd just be a very special moment for him.
Ive read that one of the Stanley brothers met Ace at a book signing and told him the story. Ace was very moved.
loved kiss since 1974 but elvis is forever king
My Mom and her friend started the first Elvis fan club! Elvis's favorite song was which Billy was playing in the Jungle Room,the song was Let me go Rock and Roll ! And he did get it! And he said that Ace was a Kick ass guitar player! And all Elvis said,was "I get it,it is Rock and Roll! He had his guitar player listen to KISS! And he did a few Ace licks in his playing! And the KISS my ASS album story is true! And Elvis did like KISS! They were going to do Jailhouse Rock or ..........dang,I have to remeber,but the 4th side of Alive II was going to have an Elvis song because ACE loved Elvis and cried when he found out Elvis died! I know both sides of this! And a whole lot more!
It's great that Elvis was Diggin The Space Man..aka Space Ace. R I.P. Elvis Presley
1972: Elvis, "You the Cat with the snake ain't ya?"
Alice Cooper, "Yeah"
Elvis, "That's cool man. Wish I thought of that."
My very first live concert was KISS on August 16th 1977.
Paul Stanley announced his death by saying, "We're gonna rock and roll all night and Elvis Presley every day" and that was it.
We had heard the news of his death as we were standing in line, outside the Cow Palace in S.F., and ppl , mostly kids, were visibly moved.
I'll never forget were I was when I heard the news
You 100% right 👍
Awesome story, I remember that day to
Did the Dictators open for KISS at that gig?
@Electric Sailor , No, it was Cheap Trick, and their opening song was "Hello there Ladies and Gentlemen "
I'll never forget.
Elvis if he would’ve lived I think he would’ve went that whole 70’s glam route
I love the fact that he liked ace .....Ace is the reason why I play guitar
This is hands down the best KISS story I have ever heard in my life
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If it is a KISS story!
For me, it sounds rather like a Billy-Story.
I hope Ace has heard that story. Elvis & I agree on that solo.
Ace must love this story, and rightfully so!
The intro to Elvis aloha from Hawaii is the best damn intro ever… those thunderous pounding drums. Kiss alive intro is a close second
Elvis was the King. He is so beloved all over the world. He was a fantastic artist that the world will never see the likes off again. He produced his own sessions, sang like a god from heaven, and arranged his own songs. He knew exactly what a song needed to be successful. He also understood gimmick and publicity. Of course he understood what Kiss was all about.
Parents' reaction to Kiss in the 70's was the same as their reaction to Elvis in the 50's. So yeah, he gets it.
He sure did. He knew KISS much like himself put on a show with the audience wanting more was what is was all about. It would have been awesome if Elvis and Lisa Marie got to meet them back then.
ELVIS was literally made of MUSIC 🥇🕺🎸
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 without EAP would have been no so called "colonel" 🤑👎
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Elvis had a very good voice . He was the first Iconic Rock Star. Without Elvis,there might have been no Beatles,No Rolling Stones,No Led Zeppelin, no KISS . He was a huge influence on every rock n roll artist that came after him.
Never even thought about Elvis and KISS in the same sentence. Love them both
Elvis was very diverse in musical taste. That's one thing that made him so special.
I agree with you 100%
I can totally see Elvis liking a little KISS and getting "it". 😝🎸
i love ELVIS but i had NO IDEA that he even knew who KISS was !! SOOO cool
Kiss were huge so he would have known.
Elvis liked Black Sabbath from what I read.
So cool imagining Elvis discovering KISS. My brain somehow never considered the possibility. 😂
Maybe Elvis never considered either.😊
Kiss Alive blew me away. Front to back RAW and live. I really miss "album" rock.
Even the King of Rock N Roll himself loves the greatest band in the world!
Two of my favorite artists…
The part when Elvis 1st heard KISS made me cry .. lol
It reminded me of the feeling when i first discovered them. 💚😊
You made my day thank you so much.
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As a huge fan of both I think it's just damn awesome..a musician showing respect for another.✌️
Exactly!!
Me too. I liked Elvis as a kid and “transitioned” to Kiss as a teenager. I’m almost 60 now and still love them both.
@@SoCal780 yep..born in 64 myself ✌️
THIS is a great story!!!! Thanks
Great, but true? Decades later, all of the sudden?
I love Elvis and he's a True Legend of Rock and Roll and I love kiss also thanks for sharing this very interesting a true fan of Elvis and Kiss
Elvis knew man he liked Ace !
What this story tells me is how humble the king of rock was, even though it wasn’t his style he could appreciate the talent, that’s a true visionary and it just adds to the creativity and power of the greatest to ever live, Elvis
I mean it was his style at one time and he recognized it for what it was. He was a true rocker deep down.
Elvis Presley Started it all and knew music and he knew how to perform it and he knew how to present it. Elvis Presley was a genius at producing and arranging. He is KING for a reason. The bands and single artist that came during and after just imatated and was influanced by The King ELVIS PRESLEY. They just presented it in a different way. 'Before Elvis There was nothing'', The worlds light was dim, When Elvis Aaron Presley emerged on the seen. He shattered everything that was dark and lit the world with light so bright, like no other before or since. God created Elvis Aaron Presley to change the world. Change the world he did. To make it a better place. He gifted Elvis Aaron Presley with his greatest gifts. Bringing The greatest gifts of looks, vocals, hair, style, charisma, charm, stature and grace. He Brought joy, happiness, love, generosity and caring to this world, and The World crowned Him KING. Elvis Aaron Presley was"Unique and Ereplceible in a world of duplication''. The Icon, The Legend. The Untouchable. The Immortle, The incredible, The King of Influance, The King of song. The King of vocals. The master, The King of style, The King of charisma. The gladiator and King of stage. The one and only True KING. The KING of Music And Entertainment. Elvis Aaron Presley. Greatest Of All Time Past Present and Future. Til the end of time. ''TCB''
Yeah it's true. You look at those old tour pictures in the 70's with the Stanley Brothers as teenagers and they're always wearing rock t-shirts, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, etc. Elvis was very open-minded to new music, in fact he made a point to hear it, and in his Madison Square Garden press conference in 1972, he made it a point to say he would never criticize another performer, that there's room for everybody.
This is sooo great. As a lifelong KISS fan and Memphian, I always wondered what The King thought of KISS. And to find out he dug my absolute favorite KISS song, Let Me Go Rock n Roll from the Alive album, is a personal thrill. "Rock n Roll one time"
I can totally imagine what it would have been like having Elvis join Kiss on stage to sing that song 😁😁
The audience would have lost their minds...
We can dream, can't we 🙂 ?
Kiss made a song about banging a 16 year old. Never forget.
I thought the same thing!
@@KISStributeNYC97 🙂🙂
I was rocking out to this version of the song before discovering this video. Spooky coincidence.
Let's not forget the Father of Heavy Metal, Link Wray! Mr. Link and his Wray Men sowed metal's seeds in 1958.
Have to agree! Only one lung but a full set of fingers! Bought his records decades ago. A real pioneer...🖖
I've always wondered whether Elvis had heard or ever listened to Kiss. Great story.
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Very cool video. Very cool to find out Elvis liked KISS, even if for a moment. ✌️
It took over 45 years for this information to come out !!! WOW 😮
As a die hard KISS fan since 1975, Im so shocked that Elvis liked the same song from the KISS Alive album that I did. This is so great to hear 🤘🤘🤘TCB ⚡️⚡️
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"Three chords and a cloud of dust" I love that
Do you really, really believe that this phrase existed back then? Or did this Billy Stanley put the words in Elvis's mouth?
Elvis is 100% correct . Ace was paramount to the band's success. Mainly early on. When Gene tells the story of Ace's first audition he says it '''' That was the sound ''''
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Ace was the sound of early Kiss. Paul to this day can't get over it so he constantly insults Ace's guitar playing. He should be gracious enough to just remain quiet or say that was then and it worked for us at the time. Like an actual adult would do. Hint hint Paul. 🙄
@monty4336 Well I'm not sure about this. On an enterview where Paul is asked to rank KISS guitarists, his feedback on Ace says it all. There wouldn't be KISS without Ace .
Lets be blunt he was a super talented drunk that wouldnt show up for work starting in destroyer...he was worse than Ozzy and Ozzy was B A D....I remember Sharon saying he couldnt remember like 10 years of his life..BUT HE SHOWED UP TO WORK...dont show up even with a union and you will get fired even in a grocery store...all ACE HAD TO DO was show up...he couldnt...Ace wasnt a functional alcoholic and OZZY was...there is a difference...ACES problem became everyones problem.Period.
Ace is Kiss. They are nothing without him
Elvis was right about Ace and his X-rated guitar licks. It would have been a very interesting collaboration between those two. Fantastic interview. Cheers. 🤘🍻
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@@artistsonrecord Absolutely.
@bwana-ma-coo-bah No. I think it would have been cool. Eddie Van Halen sounded great on Beat It. Stranger things have happened. Sid Vicious channeled Frank Sinatra, and it was definitely interesting. Why not?
"who's that guitar player...that's Ace" nuff said!!! 💜💜💜
What a great few short stories. Those are the best! Loved his enthusiasm, telling the stories. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
This is extremely cool! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS !!!!
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Kiss and elvis had always been my best..Iike other bands too..but these 2 are the best
Wow Kiss will have a great legacy.
Yes Elvis was a musical genius x the king and the only one x ❤ Elvis was just a beautiful person x kiss were good x❤❤❤❤💘💔💔💔💋💙💙💙💙💜
Let Me Go Rock n' Roll was always my favorite KISS tune back in the day, especially the KISS ALIVE 1 version. Thanks for sharing the stories! Cheers!!
God bless Elvis. I can't put in words how that made me feel. Kiss is the reason why I play guitar in a active band and I'm 51 still banging out heavy metal. My mom turned me on to Elvis when I was a kid and I loved him. So discovering this history made my day
Thank you for being a big part of our music scene!🙌🤘🏻👍🏻
Two of my all-time favorites.....Kiss and Elvis !!!!
I would have loved hearing Elvis cover 'Hard Luck Woman.'
With A.I. you will be able to hear that.
Exactly what I thought. I could definitely hear his vocal style and the tcb band playing it!
SleightofMind - I think Elvis could have done a good cover of Detroit Rock City too
This story is a mind shocker pleasant surprise great story grateful you shared
Thank you guys soo much ! I grew up on Elvis ..now I listen to everything from Elvis to Rob Zombie and beyond ..( yes this also includes Blue grass...ALWAYS wondered what E thought of Kiss , Aerosmith , Rush , ect... Thanks again
If I had 1 song to listen to forever Let Me Go Rock n Roll
I tried searching for whether or not Elvis liked KISS just 2 days ago, but came up empty, this is awesome!
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Pump the brakes, its only "awesome" if its true, this family named Stanley have been known to lie about Elvis storys in the past, remember people just because they were there, and with Elvis, doesnt mean they cant lie
@@leeknievel748 why are you lumping them all together? You're lumping them all with their mom, elvis' step mom who hated elvis and blamed him bec her husband and sons loved elvis. 2nd ricky stanley is different from Billy and david bec he was close to priscilla. They are all individuals
Love those stories, KISS & Elvis are my two favorites in the whole world, so I loved these stories, especially the Kiss my ass one, that cracked me up. Which ironically enough, in 1994 they released an album & home video titled Kiss My Ass
Stephan, this was awesome! WOW! So cool!!! Thanks!
Go Elvis even the King likes Kiss ,.,,
let me go rock n roll is my favorite kiss song always has been the live version gives me goosebumps
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Its brilliant its just brilliant.
Their best ever it gives me goosebumps thst last solo and the drums is perfect Rock and Roll.
Mine too.
Elvis knew a great guitar player when he heard one
Great story especially the part with David on the plane 😂🤣
Well this story just reminded me that I was 12 when I first saw KISS at The cow palace in Oakland CA 8/ 16/77 the very day Elvis Presley died ✌️
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KISS played Jailhouse Rock in his honor I believe
@@MENFUSSMIKE you know I'm not sure I remember them saying they dedicated a song but that was so long ago I don't remember, 🤔✌️
This is really cool. But it also shows how really cool Elvis was. But I guess we already knew that
That made me smile! Thank you
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Kiss is my band in the 70s and 80
Elvis had so much potential. With the right people around him, he could have done epic music and lived longer.
He did do epic music!❤
Potential? The guy is immortal and the king. Not sure he could’ve done anything more. Geez.
HE had to live the time destined to HIM, like all of us 🙏🕺💎
One of the top selling entertainers of all time. Most impersonated entertainer of all time. The Elvis franchise released 2 CD'S in the last 10 years that that reached #1 on the classical charts almost 40 years after his death. Second Most visited home in the United States next to the White House. Nixon with Elvis is the most requested photos from the Congressional Archives. Was the conduit that brought black culture music to the forefront to the white people. First entertainer to have a sold out concert at Madison Square Garden. Did 39 movies. First entertainer to have a worldwide concert broadcasted by Satellite to 69 countries. Inspired countless musical artist and continues to do so. All this and more before the age of 42 and and his death and is still selling music. Even the Elvis Lives concert tour was a hit among people of all ages and he wasn't even there in real life. Suspicious Minds was the most radio requested song for many years. Could he have lived longer had he stayed healthy. Well...yeah. We all could. But I don't know how much more potential you're looking for. And "epic music"? I don't know what music of his you're listening to. But a lot of it is epic. Even Paul Simon went to watch Elvis in concert and Elvis sang Paul Simon's song Bridge Over Troubled Water. Paul's words, "How can you compete with that?" BTW, Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
@@graziettacarcetta2498 There is no such thing as "destiny". How short you live is entirely up to you. And how long you live, especially with radically improving modern medical technology is increasingly up to you as well.
Believing in "destiny" in ANY sense of the word, is no different from believing that the world is flat.
When our family was living in a suburb of Seattle, my brother took me to see "King Creole" (Elvis played a juvenile delinquent THIEF in that movie!), and every time Presley sang, the entire audience jumped to their feet and clapped along in time. I looked around and saw that evert person in the theatre was staring at the screen, many with tears all over their faces. They all wanted to SEE Elvis. Not me. I wanted to BE Elvis. I've never regretted the 14 years I spent playing in a road band.
The guys in KISS have ALWAYS wondered about this……especially Ace………..well there it is!! Awesome
You know Adika, I drummed for and later managed Bobby Whitlock, Buddy Miles and more for YEARS…….. LOL IVE GOT STORIES!! These folks had extremely interesting careers.
The best of Elvis is the music 🎶 and the love of the music not just the theatrics of the show , feeding of each others energy is an awesome thing to see not just feel
I'm not surprised he liked that cut...best on the album! Ace rules.
DS talked about this before. He says he relayed the story to Ace Frehly at a meet and greet, and said Frehly said it made his day to know that Elvis heard him play. I am surprised he didn't mention it here.
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The late, great J.R. Smalling, delivering the famous KISS introduction.
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Wow just wow thanks for sharing Mr Stanley the story s U must have just wow peace and love lloydy
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Before ELVIS there was nothing 🥇🕺👑
You got that right 100%Elvis Presley always Be the king of rock and roll He never be forgotten 2023 and beyond 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
John Lennon quote
Awesome
@@reubensane5539 Lennon also said the same about Chuck Berry.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 he has said that quote many times and an interview asked him to clarify & he said Elvis change d his life it wasn’t him making fun of Elvis.
That revisionist right there
@@dondread7363 Not ture that is a fact look it
Long live Elvis!!
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Doesnt surprise me that Elvis understood KISS. His taste in music was so broad. He understood what they were about, and where they were coming from. Parents reacted to KISS in the 70’s the way they did to Elvis in the 50’s. He got it.
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Elvis was very sophisticated. He was also a big fan of Monty Python. He’d tape their show and watch it over and over.
Kiss has just played in my city a few days ago...
And I'm an Elvis fan.
I just found your channel and it kick-ass period. I grew up in Detroit in the early 70's through the 80's and as you know KISS in Detroit is a huge deal & of course, I have always been a huge fan. Anyways youve got an excellent channel and I am heading over to Patreon. Keep up the excellent work and old stories.
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3 cords and a cloud of dust...the very foundation of rock n roll! Long live the King!
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"A cloud of dust"? On the album? "Dust" is not accustical. Why should Elvis speak nonsense.
Honestly, I don't believe this guy! Are there any witnesses?
This is awesome! Great album and story. love hearing about Elvis and Kiss!
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My favorite song on kiss alive. The same song that Elvis got his kiss groove onto 🎉
I discovered your content today. Excellent. Great to hear Mr. Stanley relate his Elvis memories about the rock group KISS. If memory serves me, the general public learned of the 3rd anecdote which was referenced in the biography, "Elvis: What Happened" by Mr. Sonny West, Mr. Red West, and Mr. Dave Hebler, as told to Mr. Steve Dunleavy, and released to the marketplace on August 1, 1977. That summer I celebrated my 14th birthday. The 1st, and 2nd anecdote are "new" to my ears. Best wishes for continued success. From London, Ontario, Canada.
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My BFF David Martin was a huge KISS fan, RIP Brother Dave!
Three cords and a cloud of dust is the perfect description of Kiss!!!
Johnny Rigg Yes & No. KISS have released 44 albums including 20 studio albums in their 50 year history. They aren't exclusively a 3 chord band like they had been in the mid 70s.They had progressed musically over the decades & are a bit more musically inclined than what you're assuming. There is many sides to KISS musically & asthetically. Some of their best music came in the mid 80s to mid 90s when the band were touring without the makeup & releasing new music then. Overall It was more technical guitar anthemic hard rock based music then the music they made in the 70s. One thing great about KISS is that they have a lot of good catchy rock songs with good guitar hooks. In isolation,a lot of musicians are better than KISS,but KISS had the hooks,the phrasing, the short riffs,the anthemic choruses and three part harmonies and combined that with their visuals,which their music was. That's why they commercially made it where a lot of bands didn't.
Not at all.. they are the heavy rock version of the Beatles .. in a way diverse talented and trale blazers.
@@studio-flash Yes I agree KISS are definitely a Hard Rock version of The Beatles. I always thought the Beatles were a personality group. Every Beatles fan pretty much had their favourite Beatles member, the same thing is in KISS. I see them as a personality group where every die hard KISS fan has a favourite KISS band member.
@@studio-flash I love Kiss saw them in 78,79 at 12 yrs old then many times after. Though I believe the Beatles wrote most of their material except the cover songs where Kiss had many collaborators writers and players. I love them though as a kid.
Great story I was always wondering if Elvis knew about kiss became they came out in 1975 and were big back then I was in 6 grade and got hooked on kiss. I knew Elvis met Robert plant another favorite singer of mine with Led Zeppelin and his girlfriend ginger loved Led Zeppelin and also Alice Cooper another of my favorite singers but Elvis was my number one singer of all times a god gifted voice
I have wondered this for so long whether even Elvis was aware of Kiss at all. I can imagine seeing something that was totally different than anything he would think to see would be a shock. Then again he met Led Zeppelin. I always searched for this topic and found nothing. Thank you for this!!! Incredible.
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F**kin’ Hysterical! thanks for this…
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The FACT that Elvis saw how talented Ace was would totally pissed Paul and Gene off. No Doubt!!
Nice, that you have no doubt. But I'm sure Paul and Gene would have a lot of doubts about Billy.
I’ve met Gene and Paul multiple times, innumerable autographs and know a lot about the band. I have to dig deep to hear something truly new and this is hands down the best new reveal in a LONG time! Lisa Marie was a fan? Cool! The King want to hear LMGRNR not once but TWICE? Super cool! He nails understanding the magic of Ace’s solos? Oh come ON! TRIPLE cool (someone send this to Ace!)!. But - that he unknowingly predicted the future of KISS by naming a future album (Kiss My Ass)? Now that is King Magic! God bless The King. May he and Lisa Marie rest in forever peace 🙏🏽❤️🌺
KISS my Ass was a Gene Simmons thing as their all star Tribute album much, mu h later on but it's true, the title they just had to have in their Canon
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Elvis was a Ace Frehley fan.............WOW.
According to?...… Billy.
Hey, everyone-I told Ace (via phone) to watch this video. He’s chuckled when I told him about Elvis’ purported statements.
Being a fan of both I always envisioned them playing together with Elvis as the front man and Kiss as his backup band....
Elvis graceland home has the best 8track stereo to date. Money can buy.
Interesting how Elvis took a liking to Ace Frehley’s guitar playing. Ace later stated in an interview that he cried when Elvis passed away.
Thank you the this video. I had always wondered what the King thought of KISS
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Elvis was rock n roll.. Kiss just took it to its logical progression… I think Elvis would have had a ball with Kiss and imagine Elvis playing one of Kiss’s songs live on stage!!!!!!
Elvis is my hero, I love Elvis forever and always ⚡⚡
Great clip!
Thank's Tony