Nope. That's inaccuate, and popular thing to say by people who don't know what they are talking about. There was nothing that sounded like what Elvis did at Sun Studios before that point. Did it borrow from R&B? Yes. Did it borrow from country? Just as much. But it was a whole different beast than those two forms! On balance, by your logic, you would have to state that he brought the music that hillbillies like Bill Monroe pioneered to a mainstream audience.
But Elvis never wore multiple pairs of shorts or climbed on scaffolding. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
I completed an Elvis Needlepoint when I was 18, and it's hanging in my hallway 20 years later. It's him from the early days, basically a head shot. What Elvis and Pearl Jam have In Common are incredible singers with recognizable voices.
I think Eddie would look cute in one of those sparkly white jumpsuits
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He did co-write a few of his songs.
I don't know of too many that could out perform him!
I couldn't agree more!
I think Eddie would look cute in one of those sparkly white jumpsuits
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird