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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one who thinks The Beatles are overrated hacks? [View all]pscot
(21,024 posts)Elvis wasn't a poet. He was a singer, straight up, as were almost all musicians at that time. But his arrival was like a stick of dynamite in the swimming hole. He blew Patty Page, Theresa Brewer, Frankie Lane, Gogi grant, the Four Lads, the Four Freshmen and god knows how many other crustless, wonderbread confections right out of the water.. Takes nothing away from Mr Berry or Fats Domino. An informed musicologist could argue that Louie Prima invented rock n roll. All those guys were more to my taste. I never really cared much for Elvis. But the guy was a genuine phenomenon. He certainly created a new kind of rock n roll just by his physical presence. He waggled his hips on tv (small, round, black and white screen) and the Empire trembled. All of a sudden there was air in the room.