Another, Elvis Stole Black Music, Article.

[MauriceColgan]

http://www.independent.com/online_on...dard_file.html

See Story on the link and please reply to the reporter Josef Woodard.


We may as well educate a few guys as we go along :-)

[jadedragon61]

I don't know why I bothered, but I sent that knucklehead a copy of my previous post on this topic.

I have no doubt I will recieve no reply - 'coz there ain't one.

[hounddog]

I think the only thing to say here is Elvis always acknowledged his influences and how rock and roll was a mix of R&B, Gospel and country.

[bhogg]

How did he steal it? Breaking and entering? Theft by deception? Grand Theft audio?

[jadedragon61]

How did he steal it? Breaking and entering? Theft by deception? Grand Theft audio?

Funny!

Maybe that's how them folks think: E was guilty of Grand Theft of DA BLUES.

[MauriceColgan]

How did he steal it? Breaking and entering? Theft by deception? Grand Theft audio?

Yes that, "Grand Theft Audio", is worth a prize. Thanks

[tjs]

If you'd like to get a real high brow, intellectual response to this kind of crap read "Race,Rock and roll and Elvis" by Michael Bertrand a professor at the traditionally black college Tennessee State.

He blows the claim away with thought out cultural arguments.

(Not that the folks on this board need it...but its interesting anyway.)

[MauriceColgan]

Michael Bertand emailed me a few years ago to let me know about the publication of his book. I think he was at Ol' Miss in Oxford then.

I still have not obtained a copy.

It never arrived in Ireland, or at least I have not seen it anywhere. Not that I need to be convinced. The whole subject of Elvis stealing black music is nonsense.

[JDD]

They seem to be consistently ridiculous with these kind of articles. I've been hearing this bunk for 30 years .

[tjs]

Maurice,

I got mine on Amazon...I think used. Either way it wasn't expensive.

[epcomics]

?A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man?s music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.? -Jackie Wilson

[nolvis]

I really liked that "grand theft audio" comment!And epcomics,that comment you posted by Jackie Wilson his spot on!!!!!

[nolvis]

Thank's for this post Maurice from your friend at E1.

[MauriceColgan]

Thanks nolvis, nice to see you here contributing another outlook.