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LONG LIVE THE KING

25 years ago today Elvis Presley died.
I own some 1200 CD's and not a single Elvis record (I should especially the Sun period,some great stuff)but I acknowldge without him about 1000 of those records wouldn't exist.......irrespective of the movie years,his tragic decline or limited writing abilities-- at his peak he was unique, original,the performer who not only made some of the most important records of 20th century popular music but the man who inspired countless others to push popular song and performance forward.
Hat's off to Elvis,the King of Rock and Roll.........
ben_campbell
ozfly
887 posts
 
He's dead?? Wait a minute ... I think the National Enquirer and Globe would disagree.

Seriously, I can't believe it's been 25 years. He shaped rock and roll! He'll live forever through influence.
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
There is a nice abstraction for THE KING created by Robert Fripp(a guitarist of King Crimson) with the same name as title of this thread.
I would now just think of THE KING listening to this album.
john_l
782 posts
 
If you can be cool saying:
A Hey Bop-a-loopa.

You're pretty cool.

I have a few recordings of his early sun sessions - he was sumthin else back then.
bufus
149 posts
 
i thought it was bee-bop-a-loo-la
flemke
596 posts
 
Bufus,
Happy bithday Elvis?

I drove my Sportster from Chicago to Memphis to see Graceland. I had to do it once in my lifetime. My ass is still sore.
Tim
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