Happy 75th Birthday...

[Crazy4theBrat]

Seventy five years ago today, a woman named Gladys gave birth to twin boys. One was stillborn, and the other one survived. He grew up and became the greatest influence in music history.

By combining gospel, country, and rhythm and blues, rock and roll was born and it changed the world. There were some doing it before him, and many doing it after him, but no one will ever contribute as much as...

The King of Rock & Roll

ELVIS PRESLEY

Happy Birthday to the King!


Any other Elvis fans on this site?

 

[Red Spyder]

Fast forward to 30 second mark


For some reason, I could see the King sing that in his later years were he still around, happy birthday, Elvis!!

 

[GregCentauro]

Being a communist European, the only Elvis song I can condone is In The Ghetto

 

[Jagger69]

Hound Dog is possibly the greatest rock 'n' roll record every made. Happy birthday to the King! We won't see the like of him again, folks.

 

[biomech]

I love the old Elvis stuff, from when he first started.
Great old Rockabilly style.

 

[jod0565]

Before my time.

 

[Bonezstorm]

Yeah I also love his songs. My favorites are Jailhouse rock, Always on my mind and Can't help falling in love with you

Happy belated birthday, King!

 

[StanScratch]

Without him, rock and roll probably does not make it into the limelight...or at least does not as soon as it does.

 

[BigSwede]

Long live the king!

 

[JacknCoke]

He was well before my time but I can appreciate his music doe sure.

 

[Friday on my mind]

Hound Dog is possibly the greatest rock 'n' roll record every made. Happy birthday to the King! We won't see the like of him again, folks.

My personal favorite song by Elvis and the way he shook the culture up with his performance on Steve Allen doing Hound dog and the outcry he was being too sexual was awesome.:thumbsup:

I love the old Elvis stuff, from when he first started.
Great old Rockabilly style.

Yep his early stuff before his time in the army was his best.Great doumentary called Elvis 56 shows a lot of the good early stuff.

 

[jasonk282]

Elvis is King, fried banana and peanut Butter sandwiches for everyone.

 

[jdb67]

The King of Rock & Roll forever!!

 

[The Joker]

Elvis is King, fried banana and peanut Butter sandwiches for everyone.

:nanner:

The King certainly had some good songs, but those fried banana and peanut butter sandwiches are awesome!

 

[lurkingdirk]

While I don't dispute that his music was good and important, I think the man as a cultural icon is really what makes Elvis important and keeps people talking about him even so long after he has been dead. He visibly represented the counter cultural revolution which grew from the 50s corporate mindset in America. Both the conformist attitude and the need/desire for a counter cultural revolution was heightened by McCarthyism and the cold war.

Elvis stepped out with longer hair, performing music that was sexually and racially charged. The man's impact on culture was enormous and tremendously important. His music was moderately good, but not all that original if you look at his contemporaries.

(I know that last statement will get me flamed by many people, but it is true.)

 

[averageJoe]

He was pretty much before my time as he died when I was five. But his music lives on and was awesome. And normally I hate impersonators, most of them suck. But I saw one (Cody Slaughter) last year in Sevierville, TN at a place called "the Tennessee Shindig" that could have been his identical twin in the 50's. Sung and danced just like Elvis too.

http://www.codyslaughterrocks.com/