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I was watching a discussion about the movie earlier today, and one of the main points the filmmaker wants to make is Elvis was not the King of Rock & Roll, Little Richard was. It's sad that all these years later, people are still accusing Elvis of being a racist who just stole music from black people. Elvis never asked people to call him "the king". Even Richard seemed to have backed off of that in later years. I saw one talk show where he said 'Elvis and I are friends, and we know who the King is, he's up above us, but I am the originator, the emancipator, the architect of rock and roll".
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That's a shame. I've never heard Richard say anything about Elvis that wasn't positive. And it never seemed that he saw him as some kind of "rival" in that sense. It's bad that so many times people have to create a situation that was not there. One needs only to look on the many interviews on youtube that Richard gave.
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Quote from: Rocker on April 23, 2023, 02:33:59 AM
That's a shame. I've never heard Richard say anything about Elvis that wasn't positive. And it never seemed that he saw him as some kind of "rival" in that sense. It's bad that so many times people have to create a situation that was not there. One needs only to look on the many interviews on youtube that Richard gave.
Yes, he said many, many times what an electrifying performer Elvis was; he called Elvis his friend.
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Quote from: Lonely Summer on April 13, 2023, 07:00:06 PM
I was watching a discussion about the movie earlier today, and one of the main points the filmmaker wants to make is Elvis was not the King of Rock & Roll, Little Richard was. It's sad that all these years later, people are still accusing Elvis of being a racist who just stole music from black people. Elvis never asked people to call him "the king". Even Richard seemed to have backed off of that in later years. I saw one talk show where he said 'Elvis and I are friends, and we know who the King is, he's up above us, but I am the originator, the emancipator, the architect of rock and roll".
I love both, but I would definitely consider Richard and maybe Chuck Berry as the 'true' Kings of Rock n' Rolll. Elvis was a far more versatile artist.
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CNN Sets Premiere Date For ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ – Update
https://deadline.com/2023/08/sundance-little-richard-i-am-everything-magnolia-pictures-1235228920/?
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Rare pre-fame Jimi Hendrix recording from his short stint as Little Richard's guitarist is now up for auction
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jimi-hendrix-little-richard-band-recording
Excerpt from Little Richard's concert with Jimi Hendrix (1965) *very rare recording*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVJV35L9IIE
Mayor Lester Miller weighs in after Little Richard House unexpectedly closes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYpDNQEBuMw
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