Jealous of what you fools.... This is Ray Charles we're talking about. The man who defied odds being black, blind and poor, all he had was his talent. He is a legend and well deserved. No gimmicks, no imitations, just raw artistry 🙅🏽‍♀️

"In 1969, during an interview in Las Vegas, a reporter referred to Elvis as the “king of rock 'n' roll,” prompting Elvis to interrupt and correct them by saying, “No… That's the king of rock 'n' roll.” He pointed to Domino, who was also in the room at the time. "

Ray basically said "I said what I said, Don't @ me" LOL

He grew up in a time where you couldn’t speak your mind, especially about white people. He is being as candid as he is allowed. Truth is it still happens today

Ray knows more than we could ever fathom. He will forever be a great.

Elvis would agree with Ray. Elvis never referred to himself as the 'King'. It was a title that was given to him that he was embarrassed about. That interviewer was trying to get Ray to say negative things about Elvis.

Ray delivering that ether.

Got to respect his point of view. He is from the same Era where he would have seen many of his friends and contemporaries do the same thing Elvis did and not get the same praise. For me it's nothing against Elvis... it was just a different time then.

Kevonstage brought me here

It was hot today, so I needed some shade.

Stop asking older black folk questions if you don’t want a REAL answer 😂

Facts Ray, when Elvis started singing rock and roll the white folks didn’t like it, didn’t accept it and was calling it nigga music.. now he’s the king, foh !!

I dont think hes being racist or jealous. What hes saying is facts. He didnt even say he was bad

Ray said "welll, uhh, ok"😂😂😂😂😂😂

I can honestly say that Elvis put in the work. He gave his all when he was on stage and left a legacy. So did Ray Charles.

History we can’t forget these legends

My grandmother used to wait on Elvis before he was really famous.. he used to come in an order a burger and chocolate shake an would tip her a qaurter back then (like a 5 or better now).. she said if she had known he was gonna be that famous she would have gotten an autograph

I always feel it is important to note that Elvis never referred to himself as the King. That's what people called him... & He is on record for correcting that. Ray Charles is a giant though, & a legend in my eyes. I love his honesty!

I’m so so so lucky that I got to see Ray Charles perform, twice. One of the greatest music legends who ever existed. PS I’m also a big Elvis fan. But, musically speaking, no comparison. Mr. Charles was a true musical genius.

Elvis was a talented guy... Ray Charles "Welllll..... ok?!" I am CRYING

One of my favorite LITTLE RICHARD - "He sung my Tootie Frutti & by him singing it, made it bigger & made ME bigger" And then he said: “I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road...”- Little Richard

0:30 - That “…WELL!” and facial expression told it all. 😂 Love it!

Where’s the lie?🤷🏾‍♂️ “Well...ok!”🤣 Give it another 25 years and they’ll be saying Justin Timberlake was the King of Pop🙄

B.B. King wrote: ”Elvis didn’t steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he’d grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity.”

BARRY WHITE: "Elvis Presley saved my life." White continued: "It was like he was telling me: ‘Change your life, Barry, you’re thinking about going another way. It’s now or never.’ I understood that."

He’s definitely not wrong, and I love his honesty and realness sooooooo much. 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

In fairness Elvis was so great not only because he did Black music but as BB King said Elvis had the whole package Voice, could play and the looks. Ray couldn’t see what he looked like.😂

“The music wasn’t that good to care about” FACTS.

So many people in the comments section are calling Ray jealous and yet not pointing out a single lie that he said in the video. The man was asked a question and he answered it truthfully, he has the right to an opinion much like everyone else. Doesn’t make him jealous.

Elvis was not only an auditory experience but a visual experience as well. Unfortunately Ray’s disability deprived him of the ability to take in the full effect of Elvis. BB King, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard all legends differ from Ray’s opinion. Even the greatest Muhammad Ali called him the King. Another legend Rufus Thomas said it best “music is not black or white, music belongs to everyone”. Elvis was never comfortable with being called the King. In his mind there was only one King. God Almighty. 🙏

S/o To Godfrey who mentioned this interview on Vlad TV

NO respect for Ray Charles after that! Elvis never ever spoke bad about another performer! Elvis respected greatness! He performed some of Ray Charles songs! Ray Charles may be the asshole that people say he was!

This is Ray’s version of nice gowns…beautiful gowns…stop trying to force your heroes on us. Ray knows better lmao and he’s a genius. This man changed music.

TBC sent me here & this man didn’t tell one lie he hold no filter , forever great the legend ray Charles

Elvis got his style/Sound from black artist .

For Gods sake people....jealous??? Why would the master Ray Charles be jealous of Elvis?? The man just answered the question and was honest on his opinion on Elvis...im a huge Elvis fan and have loved his music since i was 3yrs old....but im also a musician and respect other artists too...Ray Charles is a legend and very influential...Elvis himself hated being refered to as 'The King'...in fact he said "Theres only one king, and thats God"....Elvis also admitted that he was inspired by gospel and R&B and he infused his white country roots with the blue note he felt and he conveyed and combined it alltogether to create his own style. Elvis was the most successfull male artist and sold more records than anyone else in the 20th century...but Ray Charles has been honest on how he felt....dont go against him coz he wasnt keen on Elvis.....hes entitled to his own opinion, that dont take away anything from Elvis as he will never be matched again! Theres only one Elvis, only one MJ, only one James Brown, only one Stevie Wonder/Prince/Bob Marley/Frank Sinatra/Barry White, the list is endless......and guess what....yes you guessed it....only one Ray Charles! But still Elvis will always be the biggest. His presence/looks & beautiful voice is un-matched...but as Whitney Houston said when she met Elvis in the late 60s, his presence was mind blowing and he was beautiful to look at...other black artists who loved Elvis...BB King/Rufas Thomas/James Brown/Al Green/Beyonce/50 Cent/Sammy Davis Jnr/Eddie Murphy....they loved him.....music has no colour people and Elvis himself would be the first to admit this. Stop throwing that racist card all the time...Ray Charles was a blues jazz gospel and to a degree country black beautiful artist who spoke his mind....and hay i should be against him now after seeing this clip after what he said about Elvis, but hell no why should i.....Elvis recorded 3 Ray songs...YOU DONT KNOW ME/YOUR CHEATING HEART & I GOT A WOMEN.....Elvis will always be number one for me, but Ray spoke his truth and had no reason to be jealous...hes Ray Charles, a genius!! May Elvis & Ray both r.i.p and their music live on forever....now stop bringing Lisa Marie, MJ Priscilla and all these sick accusations into it, What the hell has that got to do with this interview....come on grow up people!!

The problem is that Ray didn't see how elvis was the king of the performer. Elvis himself said fat domino was the best and the king. Charles for sure is not the king of performances. But he is up there as the king of talent. So talented that his color or his blindness and even his imperfections stopped him from succeeding to the heights that he did. I mean his song is the official song of Georgia.

Elvis,John Cena,Michael Bolton etc. all got in at the right time. Ray Charles definitely isn't hating and he isn't wrong. Fats Domino,Chuck,Berry,Little Richard are the real Kings.

Pretty sure he would change his mind if he could see. The whole package is what made Elvis great.

I don't know much of Ray Charles's music but I can certainly empathize with his opinion on the matter. Elvis borrowed heavily from musical influences born predominantly from the black culture and he was immediately adorned and developed and catered to a mostly white audience because he was good looking and white. I'm sure a lot of the black musicians that came just before him were unhappy because they were largely ignored and spent most the remainder of their lives getting screwed out of performance opportunities and a tremendous amount of economic prosperity. I would have been quite pissed off myself were I in their shoes. Everything is relative. People tend to ignore this.

Ray came with the only tea to which he was speaking facts!

NOT. ONE. LIE. TOLD and that came from a REAL artist and REAL GENIUS 👏🏿

CISSY HOUSTON: "Elvis loved gospel music. He was raised on it. And he really did know what he was talking about. He was singing Gospel all the time - almost anything he did had that flavor. You can't get away from what your roots are." - Cissy Houston (The Sweet Inspirations co-founder & member & sang vocals for Elvis, also mother of Whitney Houston)

“He ain’t no king, he’s a punk” -Ray Charles 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾💯

R.I.P. Elvis Presley & Ray Charles

Ray is amazing for speaking up on those issues, regardless the fact it’s about Elvis.

Elvis explained the origins of his music "the coloured folk been singing it and playing it just like I'm doing now for more years than I know", they played it like that in their shanties and no one paid it no mither until I come and goosed it up. I got it from them down in Mississippi I used to hear old Arthur crudup band his box the way I do now.

The "GODFATHER OF SOUL" JAMES BROWN: “I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him … I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There will never be another like that Soul Brother”. During Elvis' private family wake, James was the LAST ONE TO LEAVE. 3 hours and 30 minutes later -- it took several of his security guards to physically help him out of the room. James was devastated -- James and Elvis sang Gospel together many a night to all hours of the morning at each others' homes. James Brown was considered family by the Presleys because they were so close. After the wake, back to the studio to cut a personal tribute to his lifelong friend, a song they sang together privately kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iql4krKDtK7Dh30.html -- but JB changes the words as only he can.

Ray never got to see elvis move. Never saw the complete package. Listen to BB king and some of the treat r and b folks talk about elvis. Listening to elvis Presley without seeing him is like listening to gone with the wind without seeing it. But the man is entitled to his opinion. Hes a legend

If he could’ve seen Elvis he’d have got it !

Ray might have been blind but he could see through the bullshit.

Black musicians did not invent all American music. And ROCK MUSIC is not black music. Thats the problem with the internet. Too many people think they know everything about everything. Elvis is the only musician enshrined in these halls of fame: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Gospel Hall of Fame, Honky Tonk Hall of Fame, Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame, Christian Music Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll was merged together with many music genres and cultures BY AND FOR YOUNG PEOPLE of all races and cultures. Country music, rockabilly and Honky Tonk are created by white people. The first commercial recording of what is widely considered to be the first country song featuring vocals and lyrics was Fiddlin' John Carson with "Little Log Cabin in the Lane" for Okeh Records on June 14, 1923. He was white. Gospel music was about 50% black and 50% white in Elvis' growth era (1930-1950s). The first published use of the term "gospel song" appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby. All of them were white. To take it back even further, white people were singing Christian music before Jesus was born. Black musicians invented the blues. I love the blues. William Christopher Handy was black. In 1912 he published “Memphis Blues,” now considered the first blues song. My point is simple. Educate yourself. Rock music is composed of multiple genres of music. Black and white cultures and genres ... and many others too (the instruments of R&R were invented all over the world, and the legendary SONGWRITERS of every walk of life!), are important ingredients of Rock and Roll and American music as a whole.

Elvis recorded Ray's compositions "I Got A Woman" and "What 'd I Say". Elvis greatly admired Ray. And Ray willingly sold his songs to Elvis, and Ray made very good money. Ray knocked ELVIS every chance he got. When approached by reporters on what Ray said, Elvis said "There's room for everybody, I hate to criticize another performer". It's too bad Ray Charles wasn't as gracious. To say Elvis had no talent was pretty pathetic, bitter and ill-informed. When reporters asked Ray before he died, he admitted that he wasn't properly informed about Elvis and that his handlers misinformed him about Elvis.

Oh lord, there’s so much going on here. First of all, Elvis personally didn’t like being called king. During an interview with Elvis here on KZfaq, when a reporter called him that, he pointed to Fats Domino, who was also in the room, and said no, he’s the king. BB King, a good friend of Elvis’s, takes a 180 view from Charles and said they didn’t make a mistake calling Elvis the King. BB also said that Elvis was the complete package and had it all. BB also doesn’t think that Elvis stole anything. He said that once music is out there, it’s for anyone to take or not take anything from it. That is all viewable on KZfaq. If anyone really wants to hear what other, multiple black contemporaries of Elvis’s from back in the day thought, there’s a KZfaq video called Elvis and The Black Community, which is about 15 min long. At the beginning of the video, there are some from the white establishment from that period discussing what they thought of Elvis, and well, it ain’t pretty, with some really offensive language. Uh, it’s pretty apparent that the white establishment loathed Elvis and tried to cancel him. The youth culture dug him, but not their elders. I’ve gone down the Elvis rabbit hole the last couple months and have come to really appreciate what he did under intense scrutiny snd hate: he was able to integrate music when a time when even music was segregated. He broke segregation laws by hanging with black musicians and attending black cultural events, and he did this after he became a star as well. Plus he did it in the Jim Crow South. Did he take intense heat for it? You bet he did. And he didn’t have to do any of that but chose to anyway. There were calls to ban him from tv and even jailing him…the media was relentless and merciless. I’ve read the press releases. What needs mentioned is that Elvis used white songwriters as well as black songwriters for his music. In fact, Jailhouse Rock, which is shown in this video, was written by 2 Jewish white guys, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, who incidentally also wrote Hound Dog. I’ve heard it repeated ad nauseam that Elvis stole it from Big Mama Thornton, when he didn’t. He paid to do a cover…remember, she didn’t write it, plus there were other covers made of it as well. The songwriters said specifically that Elvis didn’t steal it and in reality his didn’t sound anything like Big Mama’s. This same white songwriting duo also wrote Love Me, Loving You, Don’t and King Creole for Elvis. His very first record he cut on the RCA label that went gold and made him a worldwide star was called Heartbreak Hotel, written by a white woman and man. And again, he paid for both black and white songwriters, but I needed to point out that many of his big hits weren’t by just black artists. Now, on to Elvis stealing “moves.” That’s truly laughable, especially since Jailhouse Rock, shown in this video, was professionally choreographed for the movie of the same name. Elvis just performed it. When Elvis first started performing on stage, he was nervous, not a little but a lot, as in visibly shaking. He needed to move to sing; I read that in an article from Elvis’s first session at RCA to record Heartbreak Hotel, the studio had a hard time picking up his vocals and guitar because he kept moving around. He simply told them that if he couldn’t move, he couldn’t make the song sound right. They ended up re-micing the whole studio. Elvis then had the idea of doing it in the hallway, giving it a haunting sound (it’s not, uh, a happy song per se; the songwriters got the idea from a suicide note). Mae Boren Axton, one of the two white songwriters, thought Elvis had star power but needed a hit song. She said, “You need a million-seller and I’m going to write it for you.” Indeed she was right, and indeed she did. This was the catapulting song that did it. But I digress…back to moves; in an article by Newsweek, it states that Elvis had no idea why the girls were screaming at him and at first he was actually scared. Once it was explained to him, then he knew he had to use it to his advantage and give the fans what they wanted, much to the loathing by the adults. As for anyone else still thinking that Elvis was racist, refer to the KZfaq video Elvis and The Black Community. He was friends with BB King, Jackie Wilson, Muhammad Ali, James Brown, and Sammy Davis Jr to name a few. He paid for much of Jackie Wilson’s medical bills when he became ill as well as paying for Roy Hamilton’s outstanding medical bills and funeral costs after his widow publicly stated she needed funds. His black cook? He bought her a house. No big deal, right? When told that his black backup singers wouldn’t be allowed to play in the Astrodome for a concert, Elvis said if they don’t come, I don’t come, and if I do come, they’re to be given the star treatment. If anyone still thinks that Elvis is a racist, y’all need to check yourselves. That stupid rumor was laid to rest decades ago, in the 50s, and yet it’s still perpetuated in the black community.

Anyone else notice the thumbnail says this video is over 16mins long but when you click it, it's only little over 2... 🤔

James Brown, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Al Green and even Muhammad Ali disagreed with Ray on this subject.

Man i love him. So honest yet expressed so eloquently❤

Love Ray Charles but this ain’t it, he never really got to know Elvis, ask BB King, he’ll tell you the truth.

Did it bother anybody else that Ray talks about Elvis singing "Willie Mae Thornton's 'Jailhouse Rock'"? She sang "Hound Dog," Ray. "Jailhouse Rock" was an Elvis original, a 1957 song that topped the pop, r&b, and country charts simultaneously, and that was performed as the finale of your movie "The Blues Brothers." And it was the BLUES BROTHERS that rejuvenated your career which was in the toilet. It also was written not by Ms. Thornton but by two white Jewish kids from New York, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who, in addition to "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" wrote hits for YOU RAY and just about every other r&b and rock'n'roll performer in existence. Give credit where it's due, Ray. And get it right!!

"Weeell...aaaah okay" Iconic 🤣😂🤣😂 I Feel bad for black artists in the past that didn't get the credit they deserve. Music is nothing without black people. They're genius creature.

Ray was known for his confrontation and hard to be friends with just by learning how many problems he had with others in the industry.

These comments... How can a person whose people created the genre be jealous of the person whose people were copying it? That would be like Beyoncé and Black college students/alumni being jealous of Taylor Swift’s Coachella/HBCU inspired billboard performance.

Charles "fathered" a total of 12 children with ten different women -- TEN WOMEN!!! So Ray's credibility is pretty much in shatters, historically.

Elvis recorded his compositions "I Got A Woman" and "What 'd I Say". You can hear Elvis sing a fragment of "Crying Time" in "That's the Way It Is". Elvis greatly admired Ray. And Ray willingly sold his songs to Elvis, and Ray made very good money. Ray knocked ELVIS every chance he got. When approached by reporters on what Ray said, Elvis said "There's room for everybody, I hate to criticize another performer". It's too bad other performers, including Ray Charles, weren't as gracious. To say Elvis had no talent was pretty pathetic, bitter and ill-informed.

Preach!!!!!!!!

"Jailhouse Rock" was written by a couple of Jewish guys. Guess Ray Charles was blind and dumb.

I love Ray Charles!!!!!!!!

Elvis sang from his heart and soul, he was brought up in poor neighborhoods and grew up around black culture and could not help but be part of it... his love for gospel and R&B shows in how he delivered a good part of his early work. He was a simple country boy who just loved all kinds of music and just found his place in it.

The point Ray was making is really would Elvis been recognized or called the King if he had been black instead of white? Chances are he would have made his music listening to the same Memphis sounds but not gotten the same recognition as he did . He would have had to struggle to be heard outside of Memphis because that was already being done by blacks in Memphis before him. It took a white man unfortunately to open it up to America because it of racist attitudes . He was not picking on Elvis's abilitie s or talent but on his white privilege

I really respect Ray Charles but to be Frank, much of the magic of Elvis was visual. His looks and his stage presence were things Charles could not appreciate for obvious reasons

LEGACY. Elvis brought a LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER in a very troubled time for many. White, Black, Brown and every shade in between. Straight & Gay. Rich & Poor. One of the greatest music artists in human history. Many of his deepest songs are still and always will be RELEVANT! Ray is the same way! Ray should be ASHAMED OF HIMSELF for this interview.

He sees music from a different perspective than most of us. A blind person is more sensitive to music because they feel music than a person with normal sight.. why do u think when a musician is doing a solo, sometimes they close their eyes? To feel. What he says is very true. There were other singers better than elvis. ELVIS just came at the right time. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Back in the day at that era of music Every artist was copying each other Singing each other music and it is black music, Elvis was no rich boy with a silver spoon, he grow up poor and was influences By black music, The rhythm and blues Rock and roll When Elvis got his big break He help build rock and roll( music ) So Elvis was a part of the culture that’s his roots he never forgets where he came from That’s why he’s one of my top favorite singers of all time. But you gotta respect ray’s opinion I just think everything that he said is Missed out of contact.

Blues pioneer JOHN LEE HOOKER actually called Elvis "The ROCK AND ROLL KING." in the studio during one of his songs. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mcmqjM-onb67io0.html&t= "One of the greatest entertainers ... He was the King ... One of the greatest people ever been born." -- JOHN LEE HOOKER

This is a valid point. Elvis also didn’t write all of his music. I know Ray Charles did a lot of covers, but he also wrote some of his own songs.

James Brown on Elvis "MY BROTHER. WE sung Gospel together." James was in the room with Elvis' casket for hours after he died. They had to pull him out of the room, he didn’t want to leave. James knows best. So did Muhammad Ali. So did B.B. But James Brown knew Elvis the best. And he NO DOUBT would have responded in force to Quincy "I Never Met Elvis and I own all Michael Jackson Songs" Jones' BS.

Tell us how you really felt Ray! Love Ray and Elvis. Ray tells it as his perspective dictates. Nothing wrong with that.

Ray got me rolling😭😭😭😭Big facts🔥🔥🔥

Maybe he never saw mr Elvis, like us.

This makes me love Ray Charles. He's so honest but so polite and seemed really sweet 🥰

Elvis came out of the same poor misery as you Mr Charles , I guess he just woke up one morning because he is white and said I want to play the guitar I want to dance and sing he never practiced all his life ? Come on man the same white people that purchased your tickets , albums purchased his there is room for all to be loved and appreciate all talent in this world regardless.I thought Ray was better than that

R.I.P Ray Charles and R.I.P Elvis Presley. Two great American artists who contributed heavily to popular music.

This can’t go I can’t wait he’s probably hit Moonshadow and best that ever lived the problem is he’s got some scratches

why does it say 16 minutes when i search for this video?

Elvis proved himself in later years.. into his 40s when his voice got better and better...and better! Ray doesn't mention the later recordings and performances. Not to mention his beloved gospel music. Elvis like any great recording artist was influenced by earlier performers. Out of that he became the king.

FOS RAY!!! Elvis changed the world. Elvis never wrote a song, while Ray wrote some immortal classics. Ray was a jazz cat, and by his own admission, Elvis was never comfortable with jazz. But then, Ray couldn't handle opera, and Elvis did. And who criticizes Sinatra for not writing his own material? It's like dissing Brando because he didn't write "Streetcar Named Desire." Both Ray and Elvis can, in my book, justifiably be labeled geniuses. In their prime, both of them were talented beyond belief and performers without equal. Both of them richly deserve to be remembered and revered for their music. However, with no disrespect to Ray's musical legacy, when it comes down to record sales (even among solely black audiences), influence, and especially, historical impact, Elvis Presley clearly trumps Ray Charles--and every other artist of that era. One last criticism -- did it bother anybody else that Ray talks about Elvis singing "Willie Mae Thornton's 'Jailhouse Rock'"? She sang "Hound Dog," Ray. "Jailhouse Rock" was an Elvis original, a 1957 song that topped the pop, r&b, and country charts simultaneously, and that was performed as the finale of your movie "The Blues Brothers." It also was written not by Ms. Thornton but by two white Jewish kids from New York, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who, in addition to "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" wrote hits for YOU RAY and just about every other r&b and rock'n'roll performer in existence. Give credit where it's due, Ray. And get it right!!

In today's language, this would be the 'Eminem' discussion...

I love that "sorry" that sounds like "sorry, not sorry".

Yea but so what? Why so many people getting butt hurt. People just like or live who they love. Ray Charles is extrodinarily gifted, but you can't tell me who to like better. And I don't care where the music came from or who did it first or second or last. Elvis did it and he did it good. People liked him and obviously better than Ray Charles.

Even Ray Charles saw through the bullshit

Couldnt have put it better myself

The fans made elvis successful he ain't the one to blame, elvis covered tunes he liked, he grew up in the same environment as the Black Community, I've heard elvis in interviews state his favourite kind of music is black gospel, elvis was no racist and anyone that's stupid enough to think so really needs to have a knock on the head. To me it sounds like Ray Charles is saying that rock n roll is black music (which rightfully so did originate from black culture) but the way he says it sounds like it should only be performed by black people which is segregation in itself is it not?

Loved Ray as an artist. Absolutely incredible, *BUT* with regards to Elvis, I do have to point out Ray sure didn't have a problem cashing the royalty checks he got from Elvis over the years. Ray's co-writer on couple of his hits, Reginald Richard, said of all of the hundreds of other Singers that covered some of Ray's songs they made the most money when Elvis covered one of Rays. He said in some cases the royalty checks working 8 to 10 times bigger $$ from Elvis than when many other reputable singers covered Rays material. Reginald explained it like he himself appreciated Elvis. EP always spoke respect for Ray and put a lot of bread on Rays table over the years. Plus Ray isn't saying anything here that Elvis himself didn't say in his own interviews. All his old interviews are out there easy to find on the internet he always acknowledge rhythm & blues black music was around before he came along, and never shied away from acknowledging black artist he admired and respected as influence. This is why so many of those other greats James Brown, Little Richard, Sam Cooke, BB King, Fats Dominoe, Jackie Wilson all had mad respect for Elvis. So it's just a bit odd that Ray seems so at odds with Elvis when so many of Rays other musical peers went out of their way to speak respect for Elvis. Partly due to all the racist hate Elvis dealt with from white folks back then for publicly doing and promoting black music. If anyone is on Facebook you might want to save this link below and go read it. This group covers a lot about that specific history. A lot of stuff not known. Anyone ever hear about the time Elvis beat up a racist for harassing a black man or called out some his white folks on their bigotry? Probably not. White people in news media never bothered to cover those details. But they're covered on this Facebook group. Come check it and join m.facebook.com/groups/197327014069344?view=permalink&id=876880896113949

The interview is from a 1994 episode of the NBC news program "Now".

They probably had beef in the past I guess we will never know

There was only one Elvis there was no one else like him black yellow green there was only one Elvis if there was someone out there that could do what Elvis did they would have been known to all of us but there was no one like Elvis and still hasn't been. Look there is only one Elvis one Michael Jackson and One Ray Charles. Like Elvis dont have a right to play what music he wants to play

I never really cared for any of Elvis’ music growing up and I totally got the impression of what Ray is saying here about him just being something for the girls at the time to swoon over. Aside for that during the later years he had good material and his signature soulful vocals which were great, but as far as his beginnings Ray was right no doubt.

Thanks, breakfast Club!!! They're trying to demonize Michael Jackson right now so they can put a Justin Timberlake or that sqweeky kid Justin Bieber as King of Pop!!!

“WELL OKAY” lol.

Gonna make me lose my shit up in here, up in here. Gonna make me act like a fool up in here, up in here.