Re: ...Elvis Aaron Presley Day...
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gary191265
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Date: January 09, 2013 03:29PM
Troy Wrote:
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> Beatles, Pistols and Nirvana at least wrote their
> own stuff and they helped shape and lead their
> musical genres.
>
> Elvis has influence but I don't feel he shaped or
> defined any musical genre like others. Because of
> his "rock star" status, I think he may have
> influenced more people to try music. But that
> influence could be said for people like Justin
> Timberlake even. I just don't hear him in a lot of
> artists. But that's just me.
He took 'black' music and sold it to white folks, that's his influence right there. That then opened the floodgates for everyone that followed, whether he wrote his own music or not is irrelevant in the context of his cultural influence (until he went into the army, that is, then he turned into a pussy !!)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2013 03:30PM by gary191265.
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> Beatles, Pistols and Nirvana at least wrote their
> own stuff and they helped shape and lead their
> musical genres.
>
> Elvis has influence but I don't feel he shaped or
> defined any musical genre like others. Because of
> his "rock star" status, I think he may have
> influenced more people to try music. But that
> influence could be said for people like Justin
> Timberlake even. I just don't hear him in a lot of
> artists. But that's just me.
He took 'black' music and sold it to white folks, that's his influence right there. That then opened the floodgates for everyone that followed, whether he wrote his own music or not is irrelevant in the context of his cultural influence (until he went into the army, that is, then he turned into a pussy !!)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2013 03:30PM by gary191265.
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