Do You Think ELVIS Deserve To Be A KING?

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I think you'll find it's not just influence...many could say Elvis was a one man white boy cover band. He took a more obscure type of music and reproduced the sound with just enough pop feel to bring it to the masses. If we are talking about the King, the real king would be the legendary Robert Johnson. His music and art was the wellspring from which all these other artists flowed. His sound today may be a little impenetrable but he was the originator and the true king or blues, R&B, Rock and Pop. People such as Jagger and Richards, Lennon and McCartney, Dylan, Clapton and probably Elvis himself would agree or would have agreed.



Considering they were label mates at Sun alongside Orbison and The Killer, I'd probably say yes.

J

Jim, Robert Johnson´s music is not just some music. Crossroads for a example contains
some real interesting things.

Robert Johnson have been a ground for nearly all the famous blues and rock´n´roll musicians.

So to call a guy that works in the middle of the 19th century for the king (of music)
is a little over the top in my opinion.

Jocke