Comments on: Quote of the Day: Elvis Presley http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/ because you could never do it Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:26:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: justicejayant http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-3128 justicejayant Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:13:50 +0000 http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-3128 floacist is a troll, and a trash-articles writer+promoter.. Elvis don't know anything about otis blackwell after 1977, also otis blackwell didn't died penniless, he was still working with many artist... He died rich. That's All Right Blue Moon of Kentucky Good Rockin' Tonight I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine Milk Cow Blues Boogie You're a Heartbreaker Baby Let's Play House I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone Mystery Train These songs are recorded+released before Little richard first record "tutti frutti".. Do you know that Little richard had ripped off Esquerita? Esquerita was already performing Rock and Roll style around 1954 in a time. That Little Richard was also on stage but...not with Rock and Roll but Gospel. Little richard took EVERYTHING from him...his way of playing, his haircut even his way of dressing. Response to 2nd reply:- Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Ray Charles and James Brown are not fathers.. Because Elvis is before Chuck berry, little richard, bo diddley and james brown here. And Ray Charles was funk, not rock. floacist is a troll, and a trash-articles writer+promoter..
Elvis don’t know anything about otis blackwell after 1977, also otis blackwell didn’t died penniless, he was still working with many artist… He died rich.

That’s All Right
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Good Rockin’ Tonight
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine
Milk Cow Blues Boogie
You’re a Heartbreaker
Baby Let’s Play House
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
Mystery Train

These songs are recorded+released before Little richard first record “tutti frutti”.. Do you know that Little richard had ripped off Esquerita?

Esquerita was already performing Rock and Roll style around 1954 in a time. That Little Richard was also on stage but…not with Rock and Roll but Gospel.

Little richard took EVERYTHING from him…his way of playing, his haircut even his way of dressing.

Response to 2nd reply:-

Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Ray Charles and James Brown are not fathers.. Because Elvis is before Chuck berry, little richard, bo diddley and james brown here. And Ray Charles was funk, not rock.

]]> By: the floacist http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-359 the floacist Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:13:02 +0000 http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-359 ^ Tim, in regards to 'King of Pop'. Pop only is short for popular, meaning popular music. So all of the genres of music Mike incorporates are included. Just the way I see it :) ^ Tim, in regards to ‘King of Pop’. Pop only is short for popular, meaning popular music. So all of the genres of music Mike incorporates are included. Just the way I see it :)

]]> By: Tim http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-355 Tim Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:39:13 +0000 http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-355 I only have this to say: How can you call somebody "the king of rock & roll" when that same artist did a variation of genres: R&B, soul, country, gospel, operatic pop, standards, rockabilly, etc.? And how can you call someone "the king of pop" when that artist has also done a variation of genres: R&B, soul, the "Motown Sound", funk, disco, new jack swing, etc. It's silly, really. But the founding fathers of today's music, I've always said, were Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Ray Charles and James Brown. Everyone else came after these five. I only have this to say:

How can you call somebody “the king of rock & roll” when that same artist did a variation of genres: R&B, soul, country, gospel, operatic pop, standards, rockabilly, etc.?

And how can you call someone “the king of pop” when that artist has also done a variation of genres: R&B, soul, the “Motown Sound”, funk, disco, new jack swing, etc.

It’s silly, really. But the founding fathers of today’s music, I’ve always said, were Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Ray Charles and James Brown. Everyone else came after these five.

]]> By: Diane Selwyn http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-347 Diane Selwyn Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:47:37 +0000 http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/the-king/#comment-347 If Otis sold his songs outright, then legally he wasn't owed any royalties. Maybe that doesn't seem fair, but that's the way the business works (it's similar to a "work for hire" type of thing). It's simply not true that "no one ever heard of him." Otis was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and in 1991 into the National Academy of Popular Music's Songwriters Hall of Fame, and he was well known and respected in the biz because of having written so many hit songs. Did he really die penniless? It seems unlikely, and as you don't mention a source for your quote I'll have to look around some. In a way, I feel he fared better than Elvis because he lived 25 more years than E did. Elvis had stopped making publishing royalties on Otis' work by then as well, as the Col., in his wisdom sold them off to RCA in '73 (huge mistake). Elvis met plenty of other black artists throughout his career, and in his early years he frequently praised them in interviews (see Guralnick's Last Train to Memphis and Kevin Phinney's Souled American). If he didn't meet Otis...so what? Why should he have to? After his army days he rarely gave interviews. I always thought the "Elvis stole black music" argument was silly; it's like saying Chuck Berry stole white music when he wrote Maybelline, which is clearly rockabilly. Artists are influenced by what's around them. Elvis' genius is that he synthesized all kinds of musical styles, R&B, C&W, gospel, blues, pop, hymns, into something that crossed over to the mainstream in a big way. He was a great song interpreter. If Otis sold his songs outright, then legally he wasn’t owed any royalties. Maybe that doesn’t seem fair, but that’s the way the business works (it’s similar to a “work for hire” type of thing). It’s simply not true that “no one ever heard of him.” Otis was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and in 1991 into the National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame, and he was well known and respected in the biz because of having written so many hit songs. Did he really die penniless? It seems unlikely, and as you don’t mention a source for your quote I’ll have to look around some. In a way, I feel he fared better than Elvis because he lived 25 more years than E did. Elvis had stopped making publishing royalties on Otis’ work by then as well, as the Col., in his wisdom sold them off to RCA in ‘73 (huge mistake).

Elvis met plenty of other black artists throughout his career, and in his early years he frequently praised them in interviews (see Guralnick’s Last Train to Memphis and Kevin Phinney’s Souled American). If he didn’t meet Otis…so what? Why should he have to? After his army days he rarely gave interviews.

I always thought the “Elvis stole black music” argument was silly; it’s like saying Chuck Berry stole white music when he wrote Maybelline, which is clearly rockabilly. Artists are influenced by what’s around them. Elvis’ genius is that he synthesized all kinds of musical styles, R&B, C&W, gospel, blues, pop, hymns, into something that crossed over to the mainstream in a big way. He was a great song interpreter.

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