Frank Sinatra And Elvis: Love Me Tender/Witchcraft

A very young Elvis with the first real King of Pop. Doing an interesting medley of their pop songs. Frank really swings out Love Me Tender I must admit that I really would liked to have heard Frank do that song that way, I actually like that a lot more!

The reason Frank was the First King of Pop, is that Popular music has been around as long as people have sang songs. Music can be divided by popular music, or folk music, secular music, religious music, etc, etc, When you consider just how popular Frank Sinatra was well before Elvis, the Beatles, and Michael Jackson, then you really have the first royalty of popular music. It is not that before Frank there were not popular performers, but Frank lived in an age where recorded music was reaching its golden age, where TV was just starting to make an impact, and where movies truly made people celebrities worldwide. Frank's loving army of girl fans known as Bobby Soxers, chased after him like girls chased Elvis, and all the rock and rollers who came later.

Elvis Presley: Burning Love

Hmmmmmmmm. The Presley Estate must be working overtime kicking videos of the king of the net. I just posted this song just a few days ago, and it was gone! I doubt this one will last much longer, but hey its a good song.

Elvis Presley - Burning Love
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Elvis Presley: Little Sister

Elvis rocking out, probably sometime in the early 70s.

Elvis Honored With Blues Trail Marker

Just found this article from the Associated Press, Elvis Presley is being honered with a Blues trail marker in Mississippi. The marker is being placed in his hometown of Tupelo Mississippi. To read the AP article Click HERE.

Elvis Presley: Blues Christmas

More country, than blues, but this is still the cool Elvis from his comeback TV special in 1969. Unfortunately Elvis went Vegas, got fat, drugged up, and wore big white jump suits. UGH! Not cool!:-)

Artist Of The Week: Furry Lewis

The great Furry Lewis may have received acclaim late in life, but his life certainly was legendary. From delta bluesman, to an mythic meeting with a very young Elvis, to the inspiration of Joni Mitchells blues song about Beale Street. From the photo you can see that Furry enjoyed life! To see some videos of Furry check out the youtube video box on the left side of the blog.

Big Mama Thornton: Hound Dog

The original Hound Dog sung by Big Mama Thornton with Buddy Guy on guitar. The biggest difference between Elvis and Big Mama, is Big Mama sings it in a minor key, while Elvis sings it in a major key.

Furry Lewis: When I Lay My Burden Down

Furry Lewis from the same film as Bukka White. For those into rock history, legend has it that a very young Elvis heard Furry playing blues on his front porch in Tupelo Mississippi, and the world was changed:-)

I also think that Forrest Gump taught Elvis to dance!