Sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

@@daneteman4696 Absolutely! A person's environment and what they see and hear growing up often contributes to their personal musical taste and the style they choose to perform as a musician.

You're a good man!!!

@divinelightshine I'm damn proud of Elvis and being a longtime fan, too, thanks!

Thank you

Maybe hear these guys out before you render judgment?

Otis Blackwell wrote Don't be cruel, All Shook up and Return to sender. Carl Perkins wrote Blue suede shoes and Teddy Bear was written by Kal Mann.

Blue Suede shoes.

I agree Mr. Saltwell ! I think the 'king of rock' was mostly kernel corncobb's idea and marketing, and Elvis didn't even like the nickname.

@@johnnybop64no he said the only King he know was the King of kings Jesus.

The story you're referring to was started by a magazine called "Sepia", this magazine printed misinformation targeted towards the black community, and was published by white supremacists. The story goes - Elvis during a performance in boston in 1957, said "the only thing black people can do for me, is buy my records and shine my shoes", this was the starting point of the "Elvis is Racist rumour", the only problem was Elvis had never been to Boston much less uttered those words, knowing that Sepia was full of sh*t and in an effort to get to the truth, jet magazine sent two reporters to interview Elvis about the controversy and found the rumour had no basis in reality. But because the rumour had already taken root, even the jet article refuting it had little effect, with people like one hit wonder Mary J Blige stating Elvis is a racist after performing a barely adequate rendition of "Blue Suede Shoes", and Quincy Jones proclaiming "Elvis refused to work with me" and calling Elvis a racist because of it, despite knowing full well that Elvis didn't perform Jazz, which is the style of music that Jones made back in the 60's & 70's.

@@daneteman4696 *A very astute and honest observation!*

But white people do

how can a fictitious character be king...

I totally get what your are saying. My grandmother told me the exact same thing. She felt like he turned his back on the community. So no you guys aren’t wrong. I was around 13 at this time. She did not like what you guys are correctly saying about it. It’s a truth that more folks need to think about. I think it had more to do his record company and media control.

@@lifelongbachelor3651 hes only fictitious to people who have no faith.

@@reyganbriggs6785 no. reality and science tell us so.

We are of the opinion that he could partake in and benefit from a racist system while also being brilliant, talented, and kind

Listen to the late James Brown and Little Richard who said Elvis was the best thing to happen to their music. Elvis's love for music made all music great and raceless. Also, Elvis was more handsome than all other artists black, white or any other race. Therefore, add talent and great looks and you get the complete package.

@@headwhop26 Every white person in America has benefited from a racist system, so why single out Elvis?

right, Leiben & Stroller wrote hound dog for Big Mama Thorton, but Elvis actually covered the novelty country song that the Bell Boys recorded, the song both lyrics & style are very different then Big Mama's who is singing about a no good dirty man, and Elvis who is singing about a literal dog.

@@neilsoulman Plus Lieber and Stroller gave the song to Elvis to record.

@@rockingroyalty2108 Actually; Mike Stroller & Jerry Leiber wrote the song as teenages after seeing Big Mama perform and were blown away, it supposedly only took them 15 minutes to write, but Elvis covered the Bellboys version it is completely different from Leiber & Stroller (Big Mamas) version, Even Stroller had mentioned in a few interviews that Elvis version was not big mamas, Presley was familiar with Thornton’s original version of “Hound Dog,” his rendition of the track was based on the 1955 version recorded by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, according to Stoller, which had a more simplified chord structure and alternate lyrics shifting the song focus to a dog, not a man acting like a “dog” toward a woman.

Leiber and Stoller did write many hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You", "Don't", and "King Creole".

I have never heard elvis music in any black neighborhood or cookout ever in my life!..so your wrong..and im in my late 60s..we just didnt like his music...

Did he say all that before or after talking about his shoes.

@@jayDee92133 Elvis never made the comment you are referring to. Jet Magazine investigated and found the rumor to be false. It was a lie told by a jealous musician who wanted to be where Elvis was. He treated people of color royally. And that’s what his black band mates and his contemporaries stated. Elvis was not a racist.

@@dunedin158 Yeah that sounds like the typical Elvis fan... one that consigns racism.

I love your comment, except for 1 person you should omit, Ray Charles was 1 of the only black artists that didn't support Elvis and is most likely the one that started the hideous lie that Elvis was racist. There is a video of an interview he did about Elvis, his jealousy & resentment of Elvis's success are pretty obvious. I lost some admiration for him, petty doesn't look well on anyone, even Ray Charles, I still regard him a little higher than Jerry Lee but not a whole lot. People can say what they want about Elvis but no one can honestly deny that he was Always polite & gracious when speaking in public. He obviously believed in the rule that says "If you can't say anything nice about someone then don't say anything" because he NEVER said anything negative about anyone publicly and kept his opinions to himself! How unfortunate that good manners are a thing of the past because I for one miss them!

@@jayDee92133he never said that 😊

Don't waste your breath, these two Chode eating white breads know racism better than anyone. They're just Albert Goldman wannabes. He trashes beloved stars in his books all the time.

This is a great comment! I think any time you have a system based on plunder, things will be problematic. You're right that we could have made similar videos about Zeppelin and any number of artists. Little Richard is a great pick, and I think would have been Lemmy's pick as well

@@headwhop26 I'm glad you responded. Plundering is definitely an unfortunate thing to happen, but I think the blame should be brought on the industry as a whole. Many other notable artists Arthur Crudup, from CCR to Elton John, but he still never received any royalties. I think that alone is telling that we shouldn't hold Elvis accountable for this. And if we were to, every other white artist who took influence from less successful African Americans would also need to be held accountable. Plundering is a serious issue of American culture, but Elvis shouldn't be the only example in terms of music. However, it seems like he's the only one brought up when it comes to white artists "stealing" from black artists. And a lot of the time I talk about Elvis, whether online or IRL, there's usually a follow up of "he stole from black people." Like it's the only thing he's notable for. Give my boy a break for once.

@@cronggamer3067 I think one reason this conversation around Elvis gets centered this way is his early death. We can have the conversation around Jimmy Page stealing from Willie Dixon, but those lawsuits have all played out. If Elvis lives past 77, I imagine something like that plays out as well. If you’ve ever been to Graceland, the entire complex almost feels like haigography- everything is about Elvis and his parents. EVERYTHING. When we visited they had one exhibit about Sam Phillips, and that was it. Scotty, Bill, DJ, James Burton, Dewey Phillips, Dr Nick, etc almost didn’t exist at Graceland. In our opinion, Elvis, as great as he was, had a lot of help, but we focus so exclusively on the man himself. As much as I love Elvis, the conversation around him has a lot of room to grow

@@headwhop26 Yeah... that's definitely an issue with Graceland. They should definitely have more focus on other people who made Elvis' music so great. That's the same issue with most of the Elvis fandom, although I'd argue most music fandoms are pretty close minded when it comes to recognizing other people. I think some of this is a consequence of Elvis not really being popular with people today. He's still a household name, but no one really seems to go in deep with him. I'm 21, and you guys seem to be in your 30s-40s. Doesn't seem like there's many people below the age of 60 who're really into Elvis. And even then, most Elvis fans chose to ignore his influences and such. Elvis has become this black and white figure, where you consider him the all mighty king or a racist thief. That's definitely hyperbolic, but it feels like only those two camps exist when discussing Elvis. I'm a longtime Elvis fan, but it's important to recognize the people who influenced him as well as the people who helped make his music so timeless. But I think that's the case for every artist and band. If you're a fan of it, try learning more about it and become more educated about them. Instead of thinking that artist is #1 and nothing else influenced them.

@AJ Gentile the problem is not the house, it’s the 250,000 square foot glorified gift shop across the street

This. Trying to lay the system's racism at Elvis's feet shows a lack of understanding that's dangerous. Too many people (even fans) also forget that Elvis was so scary to large parts of white society in the 50's because they could tell that Elvis's integrated influences were natural (as in not a business decision by him). Churches forbade congregations and kids to go see Elvis concerts, etc. Elvis may not have been on the front lines of any marches and that's a shame, but (especially for the time) he was absolutely not a racist. Also, them hating on "Unchained Melody" - one of the most heartfelt songs he performed since "If I Can Dream" - is nuts.

Elvis multiple times said that he didn’t deserve the name ‘the king of rock and roll’ because black performers were much better than him.

@@jamiekelley5856 I like 👍

I agree. My grandparents were his neighbors growing. in fact through our records, his family was quite a bit ahead of their time with race relations. i was completely surprised!

We’ve listed our sources in the description, but I also teach a rock n roll history class, so we’re qualified. Thanks for the watch!

Literally none of those songs were written by Elvis Presley.

Good thoughts, thanks for the comment!

Sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

@shelbygregory4940 *Absolutely! Sadly, it just shows the power of lying and* *slanderous tongues.*

Revisionist history

Country is blues with white faces and voices....

how did Elvis combine different musical styles when he NEVER wrote any music in his entire life?

You're right, he just sung it.

That title put heavy pressure on him too. Too please his fans and admiration of his peers. That can do a lot pyscological y to someone, he even said” image is one thing, humanb being another, it’s hard to live up to an image “ no truer words were said from the man himself!!

Thank you

Only on para three but binder Wanted to PUT A CAMERA inside the elbis playing in his dressing room. Parker refused point blamk. That wldve been even better. Parker should not have had the say so in what he did becuase he was not an artist.

I was ten when I first heard Elvis on the radio. I didn't care if he was white; but later, I grew to love him because he loved Black music and would not hesitate to have Back people around him in spite of what the rules on race relations were. People who say he was a ra ist didn't read newspapers and magazines, inevitably, when he was starting out. He was demonized for not being a racist! He sang "race" music because he loved it, would aa racist love it.

Great post!! You have a better understanding of what went on than the guy in the video.

Sad when people open their mouths without doing adequate research. Thank you for writing this as I knew these facts too, but now I don't have to post.

As someone who has professionally written on the life of Elvis Presley, I honestly don't know how you could find this video to be great as it absolutely slanders a man? A man who represented nothing but love and did many things for blacks and humanity, in general. In fact, every black musician who personally knew Elvis, totally loved him. Elvis' best friend growing up was a black gentleman named Sam Bell and the entire black community of Shake Rag, which was about a mile south of Sam's grandfather's home, loved him. As he was literally the only white child that would go there and they loved him because he treated them with nothing but deference and heartfelt respect. Elvis' whole group of childhood friends were black, as well, and he viewed himself as no different than them. In fact, when he and same would go to the movies, Elvis would climb into the black section so as to allow him and Sam to sit together. Or, he would help Sam come into the white section, as he saw no distinction with race. While this whole notion that he 'stole' black's music is actually ridiculous. As he certainly abided by all legal contracts and in regard to his rendition of Crudup's, 'That's Alright', BB King and Rufus Thomas have both talked extensively on it, saying that the whole sound and performance was like something that had never been heard before, which is precisely why Elvis later became so big. King also says quite directly that they got it quite right when they called him 'King,' so obviously it didn't just come from whites. Elvis, of course, was always very honest about his influences and even pointed out Fats Domino as the King of Rock and Roll. And Elvis certainly didn't invent Rock N Roll (as the first rock record was probably Ike Turner's 'Rocket 88'", but what he did do is soak up all the sounds of the Mississippi Delta and amalgamate them, naturally, in a way no one else had ever really heard. Because Elvis obviously derived his soulful side from the blues, but his sound also incorporated country music and both white and black southern gospel which gave America something unique they had never heard before. Then we hear people say he stole from Big Mama Thornton who had a fairly good hit with 'Hound Dog' prior to Elvis. But 'Hound Dog' was actually pitched to Elvis by the two white Jewish men wrote the song, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, and as we know, that record went on to sell many, many millions. Also, Elvis' version of 'Hound Dog' was nothing like Big Mama Thornton's. And I personally like her version of the song much better, but people obviously must make this an issue simply because Elvis had more success with the song. A song he didn't even really care for. It wasn't easy for Elvis to keep on pursuing his music career after 1954, either, because the racist whites of the community condemned him; preachers condemned him; city officials barred him from performing; and radio stations even boycotted his songs due to his singing race music and being in bed with the negro, as it was said. In fact, radio stations changed there whole type of programming to get rid of Elvis' music in an attempt, to keep it, and other black music from catching on. He also had innumerable death threats against him from ignorant, racist whites, and was physically attacked many times in those early years. However, the fact that he kept pushing forward helped open the doors for many other great black artists to step through. Prior to Elvis making it big at Sun Records, he also volunteered to help a black group, the Prisonaires, cut their biggest hit, Walkin' In the Rain.' As Elvis had a slight stutter and the lead singer of the Prisonaires even worse. However, after spending time with lead singer, Johnny Bragg, Elvis sat and mouthed the words to Johnny as the master cut was done. Hardly a racist, while he also visited the group, in prison, to offer assistance with lawyers, etc. This being something no white person would do, who wanted to maintain his career during those times. And who spent the longest time crying and whaling, as he sat next to Elvis' casket for hour upon hour, never wanting to leave his friend's side? James Brown. Hence, James Brown would hardly do that if Elvis were even remotely racist. This is all so incredibly wrong, but unfortunately because of Ray Charles and Quincy Jones, etc., people obviousy who didn't know Elvis and were clearly jealous to an extent, have told outright lies about Elvis being racist. At least with Jones, that is more than true, as he has told and continues to tell stories that are literally impossible to have happened because you can see that Elvis and/or others he claims were there at some so-called racist event weren't or never even met. As Elvis never met his famed songwriter Otis Blackwell, but Jones tells a racist story about the time he saw Blackwell with Elvis. A hard thing to do given they never met as Blackwell has made quite clear. Moreover, Blackwell - and many other black songwriters - made millions upon millions writing for Elvis. Elvis was also told, when planning a very lucrative set of concert dates at the Houston Astrodome, that he could 'leave the black girls home' and said, "Ok, but I won't be coming either," which quickly turned them around. Then, finally when they did arrive,so as to even further drive his point him as he was livid, he made sure to hire a beautiful blonde white girl to drive all of his black singers all throughout the infield to show they were the stars of his show and would be afforded ultimate respect. When I could go on, chapter and verse forever, with totally factual stories, but I would hope you get the point. Also, it's highly ironic, but the singer who was also conned out of most money in his life, was Elvis Presley. Also, one can even look up newspaper records from the mid-60s that showed Elvis decked a white man for using the 'N-word' in his presence.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMETHING THAT DID NOT COME FROM A COWARD.

Sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

Who did he plunder exactly?

His family did a lot for the black families of their town. i was surprised as well. We've been contacted by a small publisher but we plan on staying private for now!

Because he was white

@@dannyanime3468 He actually had native American blood in him. Besides that, just be because he was white doesn't make him racist. You sure are. Stop judging people by skin color. 🙄

These guys are racist!

Sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

BMIs been around since 1939

@@headwhop26 I forget who the other big one is. Its almost always BMI or ...?

@@kylestephens4133 BMI, SESAC, ASCAP, etc.

@@headwhop26 ASCAP! Thanks

at least 12 other artists covered the song including Marty Robbins as a country version in 55 the year after Elvis version , Robins version flopped,.Thanks for posting on the publishing houses, was thinking the same thing

We agree with you homie, which you’ll find out if you watch the video!

This video is trash, not worth watching. Hell, I'd rather watch water boil for 27 minutes instead.

@@Rewiretube Pure garbage!

I mean if he was racist.. you really wanna defend that? I mean I don't know one black person that liked Elvis because of the comments rather true or not once it's out there it's out.

@@jayDee92133 never said you have to like Elvis. I wouldn't defend him if he was a racist. But he's not a racist and it's a bogus narrative that's annoying and unfair to a single artist. He was a trailblazer as a performer who lived in the times he lived in. It is what it is.

Nice, we’re both in multiple bands right now. My wife’s uncle was in a couple of groups back in the 60s and 70s and it sounds like it was a pretty different landscape than how we play today.

@@Rewiretube - I still listen to The Mynah Birds (Neil Young with Rick James). Likewise, for Sly and The Family Stone. All of those musicians knew what clicked. Take care -- W

Thank you, while I enjoy Jackson, also. And here are many interesting facts about Elvis that most don't know. Sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

Hey thanks for understanding the nuance we were trying to explore!

Who truly made him as BB King, who was there, disagrees with you, totally? As he and Rufus Thomas and other blacks there, and who knew Elvis, found that Elvis' 'That's Alright' was something totally new and different. Not to mention, that was in 1954 and Elvis didn't take off big until his release of 'Heartbreak Hotel' (written by a white woman) and he made his national TV debut on the Dorsey Brothers' “Stage Show,” with six appearances in the first three months of 1956, and that's what launched him the most. 'Hound Dog' was also not released until many months after Elvis became a star and it was brought to Elvis by Lieber and Stoller, who wrote it, so it has nothing to do with Big Mamma Thornton. In fact, Elvis' version, which I don't like as much as Thorntons, at all, was done in the style of Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys. Also, many covers of 'Hound Dog' had been done and Elvis certainly can't be held responsible for his record sales crushing all others. While we know the music industry treated blacks terribly, but we also know that Elvis and the blacks he knew, at that time, all worked together to overcome the country's racist views and aversion to race music. And, too, Elvis for the rest of his life did more wonderful things for blacks than anyone I can think of. So, calling Elvis racist is insane when the argument, especialy, is aimed at the shady record industry. Moreover, and what makes that ironic, is that Elvis - himself - was ripped off for more money than any singer in history.

If you thing, Elvis stole the black people music, but it also make the black people music famous, so, Elvis did a favor to them!!! The people started to like gospel because of him, as an example

And he deserves this title, the other person didn't get to be as famous as him, so Elvis deserves it. That person couldn't win over as many people as Elvis did, or fill as many stages as Elvis did. The world of music is like that, you can use other people's songs, or your own, what matters to be known and win titles, is fame, and the way people see you.

He made completely unknown songs famous. So is the king

Yep, them too.

@@Rewiretube Well, I'm glad that you are at least even-handed with your criticism. See, racism isn't just the realm of "caucasians in the southern United States"!

Eh the Stones never tried to hide who the originally songwriters were to songs they covered,, now some of the lyrics to their 70s songs....

@@impalaman9707 Yeah bro, that was the point of the video

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These are the same people who made him the great white hope by the way.

Good thoughts!

Is this a Christopher Tyler burner account?

@@jacobyergert5903 That's your question instead of why don't these two take down this absurdly, ridiculous video? When honestly, I'd like to see them succeed honestly, but I get more mail about this site, and asking me to come here to contest what they say. And, frankly, I probably do it only once for every 25 or so contacts. When they have a really good idea, and the way they present their material is good, too. But as you can see, and with only 1.22 thousand describers, they really did themselves a disservice coming out of the box with this trope and banal nonsense. Their lucky, too, as I at least think if they try to make historical documentaries down the middle, they may still do well. But as long as they continue with the left wing nonsense, they're simply not going to do much in comparison to other KZfaq channels. While now that I've responded, I'd love to hear your detailed thoughts, thanks!!!

Chris, you seem like a nice guy. We’re firmly of the belief that the truth isn’t always “down the middle,” and we do this channel to give ourselves fun writing challenges and to tell some stories we find interesting. We’re going to continue doing left wing nonsense, I just don’t want you to feel like you’re wasting your time!

@@Rewiretube Hi, and thank you for your response, while I've said several times, I wish you both success and want to see the channel succeed. As I always like to see people succeed when they have a passion for certain subjects and put forth a 'good faith' effort to present history, truthfully. The problem here, however, is that your conclusion that Elvis was somehow a racist, is clearly wrong, based upon a demonstrable amount of evidence, only a scintilla's worth I present here. The evidence being so demonstrable, in fact, that I'm sure if you offered a sincere apology and stated that you were going to cover topics of interest in a 100%, factual way, your channel would do better. Because you actually have a potential gold mine here, given how you do the presentations, but you really do have to take off that political lens. Because among most historians, the orthodox view is that reading modern notions of morality into the past is to commit the error of presentism. So, to avoid this, historians restrict themselves to describing what happened and attempt to refrain from using language that passes judgment. You both may like, to also think, that neither of you could have been racist in that day and time, but you have absolutely no way of definitively knowing. However, I understand that to avoid moral judgments is to practice moral relativism & I don't ask that you do that. Therefore, my critique is not your making a judgment, it's just that your judgment is so wrong and it's very hard to understand how two (2) educated men like yourselves, if open to the totality of the truth, do not understand that? (Emphasis Added) Because whether that conclusion comes from Elvis' closest childhood friend, Sam Bell - who was black; his friend BB King, later; his support of the Civil Rights Movement (though granted not publicly*); or all the blacks who both worked with or for him, they are all of the same view, that your view, is wrong. Also, as to the cultural appropriation assertions, etc., BB King, Rufus Thomas and others attested to how different Elvis' 'That's Alright' was, & Elvis drew on all his influences, which is perfectly fine. He didn't break out big, either, with anything from the black community, but instead 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Hound Dog,' which was Lieber and Stoller's song that they took to Elvis to do in the style of Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. *Let it be fully noted that prior to coming under the management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis engaged in many practices that a white liberal would, and not a conservative. And, in fact, because of death threats, the stress on his mother, threats of arrest, towns banning him; whole radio stations breaking his records and changing their format away from Rock N Roll because they felt as if Elvis was in league with the black man in singing 'race music,' Elvis at one time almost gave up. However, by having the intestinal fortitude to carry on, he broke down many barriers that allowed black singers to become more mainstream and successful far sooner than later. He also did not public support Civil Rights because of any fear of being associated with blacks, and I personally wished he would have marched with Dr. King, but Colonel Parker drilled it into him, quite early - and it seems the smart thing to do if the main focus is furthering one's career - to not weigh in on any political subjects. Why? Because regardless of your position, you're gonna piss off near half your audience and in the process possibly destroy your career. When Elvis was actually able to do much more for blacks both personally, and through message songs such as 'In the Ghetto' or 'If I Can Dream.' which was written using both MLK's words and Elvis's thoughts and words when talking of civil rights on the set of the 68' Comeback Special) Personally, too, I prefer Big Mamma Thornton's version of 'Hound Dog,' (as I believe Elvis did), but we can't hold Elvis responsible for the public preferring his version. It's rather sad, too, because in this instance - at least - you both seem to want to align yourself with a certain segment of the left wing, today, when blacks of that day, who truly knew Elvis, speak of him in the highest regard. No, not a jealous Ray Charles who never met him, but a Muhammad Ali, who wouldn't tolerate a racist in his presence for one second, who is also on tape calling Elvis 'The Greatest,' something he never, ever did, for anyone. Thus, it seems for click bait purposes, too, that you used Elvis in your title, but your main criticisms really have to do with how terribly the record industry treated blacks in those days. When ironically, in terms of being ripped off, an excellent case can be made that no singer was ever ripped off for more money, historically, than Elvis Presley. Hence, the major story here, given both where and when he grew up, is actually how pure of heart and color blind, Elvis actually was. As at a time when it was absolutely taboo for a white celebrity to visit blacks in prison, let alone offer them money for lawyers & other things, Elvis did it. The great blues singer Carol Fran also had an exquisite version of ‘Crying in the Chapel’ come out in 1964, and seemed likely to score a hit - until Elvis' rendition was released in 1965 - and garnered the lion’s share of attention. Elvis had recorded his version in 1960, though, and knew nothing of Fran’s version until she saw him, and teasingly ribbed him about knocking her off the charts. However, he felt so bad about it that he had Joe Esposito instantly write her a $10,000 check, with all these stories being quite verifiable. And, of course, he paid Jackie Wilson's hospital bill and nursing care bill for the rest of his life. So, NO, these are NOT the acts of a racist and I'm certainly not wasting my time as if you look at all the comments, I've definitely won the argument. And that's not because I'm the Simpson 'Dream Team,' it's simply because the facts are overwhelmingly on my side, as the truth is the truth. For those, too, who ask why I write, it's actually because I get quite a few emails or YT messages asking me, too, as people know I am somewhat of an expert on the life of Elvis Presley. Unfortunately, however, you also said - and I believe it was tongue and cheek - "[w]e're going to continue doing left wing nonsense." But I don't believe the viewers will find that comment to be 'tongue and cheek,' however, and you've just committed another self-inflicted wound. This is obviously why you have such a great format and presentation style but fail to garner more subscribers. Best Wishes ~ Christopher Tyler

Thanks for the correction!

Thanks for your reply. We’ve got ONE other person who agrees with us about Chuck! Lol

@Re:wire Thank you for your acknowledgment! Considering how many people in rock and roll Chuck Berry inspired and influenced, whether it's through songwriting, musicianship, originality, or performing, you would have to be delusional, ignorant, and biased to think that Elvis Presley preceded all of these accomplishments! I dig Elvis Presley as a bluesman and rock n roll legend, but the reality is that he's a mere copy of the original art form.

@@Rewiretube Chuck Berry had 1 NUMBER ONE SONG. Elvis 18 to 30, and even more depending upon how you count and using various charts. And, as you say, you have 1 other person who agrees w/you about Chuck Berry, so you've clearly lost the debate in stunning fashion!!! So, sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

Lol no one bought the black artists music? That's hilarious, plenty of people bought their music but being banned from 90% of radio, kept out of thousands of stores, not allowed on TV, etc. They were never going to be rich or even able to do it full time. The music industry was gatekept against black artists. Unfortunately those artist missed the boat on the industry opening up. Elvis was aware of these artists and knew that they were in his shadow but only gave them a shout out every now and then. That's the point they're making in this video.

@@Jokes_on_D Exactly, that dude is an idiot and lives in a bubble. He who glorifies evil might prolly be evil too.

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Quincy may be jealous that Elvis chose Chips Moman to produce his 69 lp as Chips was far superior producer to Quincy . Quincy did pop, jazz and R n B , Chips could do anything and rebuilt lost careers !

As someone who has professionally written on the life of Elvis Presley, I honestly don't know how you could find this video to be great as it absolutely slanders a man? A man who represented nothing but love and did many things for blacks and humanity, in general. In fact, every black musician who personally knew Elvis, totally loved him. Elvis' best friend growing up was a black gentleman named Sam Bell and the entire black community of Shake Rag, which was about a mile south of Sam's grandfather's home, loved him. As he was literally the only white child that would go there and they loved him because he treated them with nothing but deference and heartfelt respect. Elvis' whole group of childhood friends were black, as well, and he viewed himself as no different than them. In fact, when he and same would go to the movies, Elvis would climb into the black section so as to allow him and Sam to sit together. Or, he would help Sam come into the white section, as he saw no distinction with race. While this whole notion that he 'stole' black's music is actually ridiculous. As he certainly abided by all legal contracts and in regard to his rendition of Crudup's, 'That's Alright', BB King and Rufus Thomas have both talked extensively on it, saying that the whole sound and performance was like something that had never been heard before, which is precisely why Elvis later became so big. King also says quite directly that they got it quite right when they called him 'King,' so obviously it didn't just come from whites. Elvis, of course, was always very honest about his influences and even pointed out Fats Domino as the King of Rock and Roll. And Elvis certainly didn't invent Rock N Roll (as the first rock record was probably Ike Turner's 'Rocket 88'", but what he did do is soak up all the sounds of the Mississippi Delta and amalgamate them, naturally, in a way no one else had ever really heard. Because Elvis obviously derived his soulful side from the blues, but his sound also incorporated country music and both white and black southern gospel which gave America something unique they had never heard before. Then we hear people say he stole from Big Mama Thornton who had a fairly good hit with 'Hound Dog' prior to Elvis. But 'Hound Dog' was actually pitched to Elvis by the two white Jewish men wrote the song, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, and as we know, that record went on to sell many, many millions. Also, Elvis' version of 'Hound Dog' was nothing like Big Mama Thornton's. And I personally like her version of the song much better, but people obviously must make this an issue simply because Elvis had more success with the song. A song he didn't even really care for. It wasn't easy for Elvis to keep on pursuing his music career after 1954, either, because the racist whites of the community condemned him; preachers condemned him; city officials barred him from performing; and radio stations even boycotted his songs due to his singing race music and being in bed with the negro, as it was said. In fact, radio stations changed there whole type of programming to get rid of Elvis' music in an attempt, to keep it, and other black music from catching on. He also had innumerable death threats against him from ignorant, racist whites, and was physically attacked many times in those early years. However, the fact that he kept pushing forward helped open the doors for many other great black artists to step through. Prior to Elvis making it big at Sun Records, he also volunteered to help a black group, the Prisonaires, cut their biggest hit, Walkin' In the Rain.' As Elvis had a slight stutter and the lead singer of the Prisonaires even worse. However, after spending time with lead singer, Johnny Bragg, Elvis sat and mouthed the words to Johnny as the master cut was done. Hardly a racist, while he also visited the group, in prison, to offer assistance with lawyers, etc. This being something no white person would do, who wanted to maintain his career during those times. And who spent the longest time crying and whaling, as he sat next to Elvis' casket for hour upon hour, never wanting to leave his friend's side? James Brown. Hence, James Brown would hardly do that if Elvis were even remotely racist. This is all so incredibly wrong, but unfortunately because of Ray Charles and Quincy Jones, etc., people obviousy who didn't know Elvis and were clearly jealous to an extent, have told outright lies about Elvis being racist. At least with Jones, that is more than true, as he has told and continues to tell stories that are literally impossible to have happened because you can see that Elvis and/or others he claims were there at some so-called racist event weren't or never even met. As Elvis never met his famed songwriter Otis Blackwell, but Jones tells a racist story about the time he saw Blackwell with Elvis. A hard thing to do given they never met as Blackwell has made quite clear. Moreover, Blackwell - and many other black songwriters - made millions upon millions writing for Elvis. Elvis was also told, when planning a very lucrative set of concert dates at the Houston Astrodome, that he could 'leave the black girls home' and said, "Ok, but I won't be coming either," which quickly turned them around. Then, finally when they did arrive,so as to even further drive his point him as he was livid, he made sure to hire a beautiful blonde white girl to drive all of his black singers all throughout the infield to show they were the stars of his show and would be afforded ultimate respect. When I could go on, chapter and verse forever, with totally factual stories, but I would hope you get the point. Also, it's highly ironic, but the singer who was also conned out of most money in his life, was Elvis Presley. Also, one can even look up newspaper records from the mid-60s that showed Elvis decked a white man for using the 'N-word' in his presence.

And, as much as I don't like Parker, it was a shrewd move in some ways and dumb in others. As the writers had a choice and by going with Elvis they would far more times than not make money that they would not have with a lesser known singer and many have spoken of it in the book 'Writing for the King." When, two, Parker also cost Elvis great songs with this business tactic.

not reading all that.

@@Ran6ger No offense, but it's why so many people are ignorant on topics that they think they know they're talking about. It's a major problem in America, today, especially with our public school system.

@@christophertyler3425 average liberal

@@WhaleMilk Not quite sure what this means other than the makers of this video being typical liberals as if they are labeling Elvis Presley as even remotely racist given all the facts that exist, they truly have no idea what they are talking about!

@@christophertyler3425 I really don't give a shit what black artist Elvis might had been friends with, the fact remains, that Elvis got his start covering songs from black artist and made no effort to see that they were compensated and that's why ask chuck D said, "He was simple and plain"

Great thoughts!

Exactly!

Sorry, but Elvis Presley made himself and BB King, who should know, said as much. So did Rufus Thomas and they were both Memphians and said 'That's All Right Mamma' was like nothing anyone had done or heard before. When, too, 'That's Alright Mamma' is not the song that catapulted Elvis to stratospheric success, as that didn't happen until the white written 'Heartbreak Hotel' two years later. Moreover, the great Jackie Wilson also said (and all the men referenced are black of course) that black performers took more from Elvis than he ever took from them, or a quote very, very similar to that, as I paraphrased. While Elvis, also, after Wilson had a heart attack, later, paid for his nursing home bills until his death. And this is a racist? Big Mamma Thornton? Her song Hound Dog was written by two white Jewish men. The same white gentlemen who took the song to Elvis to record and Elvis made a massive hit of it. When, too, Elvis amalgamated black music, white country & influences from every direction into what he did. When we know, too, that the black music referred to also took from white folk music, as ALL MUSIC can be found to have influences from elsewhere. Elvis, too - before 1954 - even used to go into Sun and actually helped the Prisonaires lead singer, who also stuttered like Elvis, get through that and the Prisonaires were eventually able to record the great song 'Walking in the Rain' due to Elvis helping the lead singer, Johnny Bragg, mouth the words without stuttering. While this whole absurd channel says Elvis was a racist when he also went to see Bragg and the group, in prison, to offer them money for lawyers and other needs, as well. When, at this time, especially in the deep south as they were, that in and of itself could have killed a white person's career. The sneer, the presentation of the music, the hair, the unabandoned dancing style was all original, as Elvis admitted he couldn't dance, but just did what came naturally to him. And, the bottom line is, what made Elvis Presley such a big star, is again as BB King said, he had it all. He was tall; he was handsome; Johnny Cash called him the best rhythm guitarist he ever saw; and he absolutely had a tremendous voice, far better than Chuck Berry's or Little Richard's or Carl Perkins, or pretty much anyone. And it's his voice being so incredible, and because he sang so many genres of music so incredibly well, that made him the greatest selling solo artist in music history and it's not even close. Now, did Elvis break through FIRST, because he was white. I believe so, but that only opened up the doors to great black music to the general public who hadn't heard it before then. While Elvis went through hell and almost quit, such was the abuse he suffered from the churches, physical attacks, verbal attacks, death threats, and music stations literally refusing to play his music and breaking his record while changing their station's entire music format. I'm also a musical historian and write this, not because I am the biggest Elvis Presley fan in the world, but because everything I have said here is simply true. When Elvis went to great lengths, too, to credit black musicians referring to Fats Domino as the King of Rock n Roll, as Elvis was the most kind hearted and least racial person you would ever find. And, I've already corresponded with the authors of this channel and they knew none of the information I have presented here and there is plenty more where that came from.

And Elvis never took anyone's royalties, thanks.

We agree! That's why we think we have an obligation to re-evaluate titles like "King of Rock n Roll" in the modern day and maybe re-distribute some of the credit, the same way we looked back on how the band Death deserved more recognition in the development of punk music, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe as a progenitor of rock n roll.

@@Rewiretube Some of my favorite music has always been pre Elvis, proto-rock and roll, R&B from late 40s early 50s. Even though it’s true those artists didn’t get the credit and recognition they deserved. I always thought, in the long run, the beginnings of rock ‘n roll was good for integration and equality. White kids and Black getting together for something in common. That’s why parents felt threatened. Their white kids were going to go down to a lower level. I think the music helped to let kids ignore that thinking and look at the other side differently.

@@Rewiretube He was called the king because he had 17 number 1s on the pop charts over just 6 years and made rock and roll the de facto dominant popular music of the late 50s. If you really want to pay homage to great musicians like Chuck Berry or Rosetta Tharp, maybe try lifting them up instead of tearing Elvis down. It’s one thing to acknowledge the role that racism played in Elvis’ career and in the rise of rock music generally speaking. In fact, it is important for us today to understand how those dynamics played out. But it’s an entirely different thing to say the man was a racist. After watching your video I just feel sorry for the man. When he first came on the scene he was hung and burned in effigy for being too black and now that he’s dead he’s getting trashed for being too white. WTF is the guy supposed to do? This is the sort of thing that causes otherwise sensible and sensitive people to tune out serious conversations about race in this country. The shame of it is that you are right about racism and cultural issues but by trashing the man, you lost your credibility with an audience that needs to understand these issues. You could have done so much good with this video if you hadn’t gone for the clickbait title and take