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"Mental Floss" magazine has a nice article on Leiber and Stoller in which their history in music, and with Elvis, is discussed. Interesting!
The article says they thought little of him in the start-but after meeting him and discovering he was much more than, a white guy trying to cash in on black music.
They also discuss the Parker warning to them about trying to influence Elvis and their eventual distancing from Elvis.
If it's the article I'm thinking about, they mention that Elvis knew every song that L&S could name, plus many more, which completely caught them off guard!
Yes they were greatly impressed with his knowledge of R&B and music in general- they also saw he was much more than they thought he was from hearing "Hound Dog"Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Car
Can you post or link to the article?
I can post a link to the Mental Floss magazine website-but the article is not posted on the site. The current issue has the article in it-with a picture of Albert Einstein on the cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raised on Rock
http://www.mentalfloss.com/
Cool, see If I can get it, thanks.
No problem my friend:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Raised on Rock