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[ehollier]

Of these 4, which type of music do you think Elvis sung the best and why??

[ehollier]

This is a great example of R & B.....(he says "awe, get dirty, baby":blush::blush::blush:)


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[ehollier]

This is a great example of R & B.....(he says "awe, get dirty, baby":blush::blush::blush:)


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He looks so captivated by the rhythm of the music (and a song that he'd played about 4 times prior!) its as if he's put himself in a trance!!!!!!!!!! Music was truly part of his soul!!!!!! Absolutely incredible!!!!!

[hounddog]

god that's a hard one to answer i love his R & B stuff but songs like tomorrow Never Coem, What Now My Love, Surrender when you can truley hear the range of his voice are just amazing.

Sorry can't slpit the two

[ehollier]

god that's a hard one to answer i love his R & B stuff but songs like tomorrow Never Coem, What Now My Love, Surrender when you can truley hear the range of his voice are just amazing.

Sorry can't slpit the two


I know what you mean. I love everything he sings, and they fall in all catagories. I just think his R & B stuff fits his persona b/c he was very, as Steve Binder, director of the '68 Comback Special, "blantantly sexual and had a dark side underneath."

[rhythmknights]

his magic is that he could sing all kinds, but i prefer the r&b music.
it was just more of Elvis. i can't explain it.

[ForeverTheKing]

No doubt he was a genius in all kinds :clap:

Anyway, my vote goes to Gospel...nobody can sing it with the same intensity and passion :supriced: I almost cry when I listen some of the songs he sang :'(

[cameron]

I love his R&B and Gospel. You could really feel those somgs .(y)

[Burning_Love]

In his own way, he sung each and everyone greatly. In different styles. So i think he sung all of them best.

[The King's Queen]

In his own way, he sung each and everyone greatly. In different styles. So i think he sung all of them best.

I'm with you Baby Girl! (y)(y) He was so talented that he could sing virtually anything, regardless of the style, and make it HIS! Now that, my friends, takes a lot of talent...especially when you can sell it as well as he could! ;)

[Burning_Love]

I'm with you Baby Girl! (y)(y) He was so talented that he could sing virtually anything, regardless of the style, and make it HIS! Now that, my friends, takes a lot of talent...especially when you can sell it as well as he could! ;)

Glad you agree (y) And your totally right, he made it HIS. :D

[rocknroll]

What about a rock and roll option?

[Elvis_Lady_1984]

i think his gospel was amazing. he really had a passion for each song. he had sang a lot of them since childhood, which i think helped to tie the bonds with the style. his voice was so pure, like he was singing right to Jesus.

[The King's Queen]

What about a rock and roll option?

(y) Hey...good question! ;)

[illona]

He could sing the phone book on the mode gospel or sing the Traviata on the rhytme of jailhouse rock! :king::P

That's why he was the King !

[john carpenter]

I agree with Elvis Lady 1984, Elvis could sing Gospel like no other person. Of couse he could sing anything great.

[john carpenter]

I agree with Elvis Lady 1984, Elvis could sing Gospel like no other person. Of couse he could sing anything great.:king:

[Albert]

Perhaps you've should have added 'ballads'...

If that option was there, I'd vote for that. But now, I'll go with 'gospels'. You can see/hear that that genre is closest to his heart. He used it during recording sessions to warm up, sang it in his hotelroom after shows with friends/bandmembers and songs from this genre always were highlights when he did them live.

[ehollier]

Perhaps you've should have added 'ballads'...

If that option was there, I'd vote for that. But now, I'll go with 'gospels'. You can see/hear that that genre is closest to his heart. He used it during recording sessions to warm up, sang it in his hotelroom after shows with friends/bandmembers and songs from this genre always were highlights when he did them live.

I apologize that I didn't. My thinking was to list the original music styles, (Country, R & B and Gospel combined are supposed to be what comprises Rock and Roll) that he began with in the 50's and lumped Pop/Contemporary as anything else. If you think about it, he was Contemporary in his day in the 50's and he continued that trend in the 60's and 70's.

[Suspicious Minds]

I voted for Country and Western. Elvis can sing C&W ballads better than anyone else in the studio and on the stage. Sometimes they call rock 'n' roll, country and western but why the rock songs is called both types.

[cibetty]

i think his gospel was amazing. he really had a passion for each song. he had sang a lot of them since childhood, which i think helped to tie the bonds with the style. his voice was so pure, like he was singing right to Jesus.

I totally agree!!! I also voted for gospel songs, but it doesn't mean I don't like the others. He really was a genius in almost all music style. I love his rock and roll, blues, country songs and his ballads too. But his gospel songs really touched me deeply. I wanted to post these two songs, they are so beautiful, no matters how many times I heard them, they always touch my heart and my soul and amaze me (in the same way, like when I heard them at the very first time in my life):

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[I'LLRememberYou]

My absolute favorite....R & B and Gospel, just love it !!!

[Lisarose]

I love all his music. I love the way he could go from one type of song to another without missing a beat - he just goes from ballads to gospel to rock to C & W and it all sounds perfect. I can't think of very many singers who can crossover to a whole other style with much success. And although she's very talented, I can't picture Aretha Franklin singing C&W.
I voted for R & B, but only becasue it's my favorite. I'd love to hear from members who have a deeper musical background, tho.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Great question, I believe the answer depends on which period of his life you are talking about..

1950's - Rock 'n' Roll was king although blues & gospel formed a part (Peace In The Valley)

1960's - Ballads, Rock 'n' Roll, Country & Western, Gospel and I suppose movie songs could be classed as pop music depending which part of the decade you are talking about.

1970's - Power Ballads, Gospel some Rock 'n' Roll

A common theme for throughout all decades is his love for gospel music and the fact he won Grammy awards shows his peers and fans agreed that this was some of his best work?

For me his best work was done in the late 60's.. I love the raw sound of the 68 special, I love any studio work from 1968-69 whether it be Charro or the more serious stuff like the album "From Elvis In Memphis". Don't get me wrong I love other periods too, but I can listen to the late 60's stuff for days, weeks and months without ever getting bored :lol:

It's very difficult to choose just one genre because Elvis crossed over so easily not just from song to song but actually during a song lol :notworthy

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I've just been listening to the "Million Dollar Quartet" album..... Dang that guy could sing in the 50's....... How is a boy supposed to vote :'(


I Shall Not Be Moved just ROCKS!!!!!

[roach]

I think it doesnt really matter what Elvis sings....he's always great....but he sings Gospel better because it reflects his beliefs and he seems to be more envolved with the words he sings than with other stuff....by the way i'm 16 years old and i wanna invite you to join my friends list.:D

[smithversusneo]

Lately his later era, I consider C&W, is my favorite era of Elvis' music. Especially albums like 'Today', 'From Elvis Presley Boulevard' and 'Moody Blue'. I guess I can really connect with Elvis' sad songs.:notworthy

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