Elvis Presley - Revision history

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Spider of Destiny: /* Life and career */

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Life and career

Spider of Destiny: Clean-up.

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Clean-up.

Spider of Destiny at 12:15, 9 November 2019

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PopFanDoug: /* References */ Zappa said it correctly

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References: Zappa said it correctly

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-'''Elvis Presley''' (January 8, 1935- August 16, 1977) was a world famous American rock 'n roll singer, whose sexy and rebellious image did much for making rock 'n roll universally popular. His 106 Top 40 hits included ''"Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog", "All Shook Up", "Jailhouse Rock", "Now Or Never", "Suspicious Minds"'' and ''"Always On My Mind"''.
+'''Elvis Presley''' (January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977) was a world famous American rock 'n roll singer, whose sexy and rebellious image did much for making rock 'n roll universally popular. His 106 Top 40 hits included ''"Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "[[Hound Dog]]", "All Shook Up", "Jailhouse Rock", "Now Or Never", "Suspicious Minds"'' and ''"Always On My Mind"''.
 ==Life and career==
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 Elvis Presley was originally a truck driver, who recorded some rockabilly songs in the mid 1950s. Marketed by producer Sam Phillips and manager Colonel Parker, Elvis' good looks, youthful appearance, catchy sound, sexual energy and controversial hip-shaking made him a sensation. The older generation was shocked, disturbed and repulsed, but teenagers all across the globe loved him. More than any other performer Elvis popularized rock 'n' roll among a mass audience, making him, alongside [[Chuck Berry]], Fats Domino, [[Little Richard]], [[Bill Haley & His Comets]], Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis one of the most important pioneers.<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19754/m1/ Show 7 - The All American Boy: Enter Elvis and the rock-a-billies. [Part 1]]</ref>
-However, Elvis started focusing more on making Hollywood movies. Between 1958 and 1960 he went in the army and re-emerged as a more sanitized and less offensive pop musician. As the 1960s progressed Elvis' popularity waned in favour of more rebellious rock artists who concentrated more on the quality of their recordings. In 1968 Elvis performed in a comeback TV special, which revived his popularity somewhat. However, by the mid-1970s he became a mainstay in [[Las Vegas]] for nostalgic audiences, growing more obese and dependent on drugs. His sudden death in 1977 caused an enormous shock throughout the world and increased the sales of his merchandise to the point that he made more money than during his lifetime.
+However, Elvis started focusing more on making Hollywood movies. Between 1958 and 1960 he went in the army and re-emerged as a more sanitized and less offensive pop musician. As the 1960s progressed, Elvis' popularity waned in favour of more rebellious rock artists who concentrated more on the quality of their recordings. In 1968, Elvis performed in a comeback TV special, which revived his popularity somewhat. However, by the mid-1970s he became a mainstay in [[Las Vegas]] for nostalgic audiences, growing more obese and dependent on drugs. His sudden death in 1977 caused an enormous shock throughout the world and increased the sales of his merchandise to the point that he made more money than during his lifetime.
 ==Frank Zappa==
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 Mentioned in ''[[Them Or Us (The Book)]] (1984)''
-Mentioned during ''[[A Few Moments With Brother A. West]]'' during ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]] (1988)''.
+Mentioned during ''[[A Few Moments With Brother A. West]]'' during ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]] (1988)'': ''"And I'm gonna ask the power and the joy of the power of the living king of kings. And a lot of you here, you smut-minded, musical people say, "King of kings, that must be Elvis."''
 The song ''[[Elvis Has Just Left The Building]]'' on ''[[Broadway The Hard Way]] (1989)''.
-Elvis plays the role of [[The Devil (CC)|The Devil]] in [[Dio Fa]] ''([[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989))''.
+Elvis plays the role of [[The Devil (CC)|The Devil]] in ''[[Dio Fa]]'' ''([[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989))''.
 ''[[Hound Dog]]'' and ''[[Blue Suede Shoes]]'' were covered by Zappa on ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]]''.
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 [[Category:Actors|Presley, Elvis]]
 [[Category:Dancers|Presley, Elvis]]
 [[Category:Targets|Presley, Elvis]]

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	''[[Hound Dog]]'' and ''[[Blue Suede Shoes]]'' were covered by Zappa on ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)\|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]]''.		''[[Hound Dog]]'' and ''[[Blue Suede Shoes]]'' were covered by Zappa on ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)\|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]]''.
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		+	Zappa is a character in the comic book ''[[Elvis Shrugged]]''.

	==Quotes==		==Quotes==

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−	'''Elvis Presley''' (January 8, 1935- August 16, 1977) was a world famous American rock 'n roll singer, whose sexy and rebellious image did much for making rock 'n roll universally popular. ~~He scored~~ hits ~~with songs like~~ ''"Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog", "All Shook Up", "Jailhouse Rock", "Now Or Never", "Suspicious Minds"'' and ''"Always On My Mind"''.	+	[[File:Elvispresley.jpg\|right]]
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		+	'''Elvis Presley''' (January 8, 1935- August 16, 1977) was a world famous American rock 'n roll singer, whose sexy and rebellious image did much for making rock 'n roll universally popular. His 106 Top 40 hits included ''"Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog", "All Shook Up", "Jailhouse Rock", "Now Or Never", "Suspicious Minds"'' and ''"Always On My Mind"''.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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 ==Frank Zappa==
-Zappa heard ''"[[Hound Dog]]"'' in the version of [[Willie Mae Thornton]] before Elvis scored a hit with a cover of the same song. As mentioned in ''[[The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out]]'' (28 June 1968, [[Life (magazine)]]), he preferred the original. Interviewed by Drew Wheeler for Billboard on 19 May 1990, Zappa cited ''Baby Let's Play House'' as the only Elvis song he ever liked. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/Freak_Out_Contributors.html</ref>
+Zappa heard ''"[[Hound Dog]]"'' in the version of [[Willie Mae Thornton]] before Elvis scored a hit with a cover of the same song. As mentioned in ''[[The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out]]'' (28 June 1968, [[Life (magazine)]]), he preferred the original. Interviewed by Drew Wheeler for Billboard on 19 May 1990, Zappa cited ''Baby Let's Play House'' as the only Elvis song he ever liked. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/Freak_Out_Contributors.html</ref>
 Elvis is also name-checked on the cover of ''"[[Freak Out!]]"'' (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". The liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): ''"'[[Help, I'm A Rock]]' is dedicated to [[Elvis Presley]]. Note the interesting formal structure and the stunning four-part barber shop harmony toward the end. Note the obvious lack of commercial potential. Ho hum."''

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 The song ''[[Elvis Has Just Left The Building]]'' on ''[[Broadway The Hard Way]] (1989)''.
-Elvis plays the role of [[The Devil]] in [[Dio Fa]] ''([[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989))''.
+Elvis plays the role of [[The Devil (CC)|The Devil]] in [[Dio Fa]] ''([[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989))''.
 ''[[Hound Dog]]'' and ''[[Blue Suede Shoes]]'' were covered by Zappa on ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]]''.

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 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Presley, Elvis]]
 [[Category:Pop Chronicles (The List)|Presley, Elvis]]
 [[Category:Dancers|Presley, Elvis]]
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-'''Elvis Presley''' (January 8, 1935- August 16, 1977) was a world famous American rock 'n roll singer, whose sexy and rebellious image did much for making rock 'n roll universally popular. He scored hits with songs like ''"Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog", "All Shook Up", "Jailhouse Rock", "Now Or Never", "Suspicious Minds"'' and ''"Always On My Mind"''. During the 1950s Elvis' controversial sound and shaking of his hips and pelvis caused controversy with the older generation but made him a hero for teenagers everywhere. Elvis was one of the most influential rock and pop artists.<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19754/m1/ Show 7 - The All American Boy: Enter Elvis and the rock-a-billies. [Part 1]]</ref> He rose to superstar status during his life but eventually became obese, addicted to drugs and entirely remarketed as a singer who lacked the dangerous image that made him popular in the first place. His sudden death in 1977 caused an enormous shock throughout the world and increased the sales of his merchandise to the point that he made more money than during his lifetime.
+'''Elvis Presley''' (January 8, 1935- August 16, 1977) was a world famous American rock 'n roll singer, whose sexy and rebellious image did much for making rock 'n roll universally popular. He scored hits with songs like ''"Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog", "All Shook Up", "Jailhouse Rock", "Now Or Never", "Suspicious Minds"'' and ''"Always On My Mind"''.
-==References==
+==Life and career==
-''"Ah poor thing. I feel sorry for him. First of all: without the assistance of [[Leiber and Stoller]] I don't think we would've have an Elvis Presley. Without anyone to write the songs that he was singing. And without the black artists who pioneered those songs. His biggest hit, "Hound Dog" he wasn't the first to record that. It was done by [[Willie Mae Thornton]] on the Peacock label, because I had her recording long before Presley brought it out. When I was going to high school he was a big star. Everyone loved him. I couldn't stand him. And when he finally turned into this drug infested blimp and O.D'ed it was just tragic."''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRYX6QHxGv4 Frank Zappa] in [[The Lost Interview]]</ref>
+==Frank Zappa==
-[[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] heard ''"[[Hound Dog]]"'' in the version of [[Willie Mae Thornton]] before Elvis scored a hit with a cover of the same song. He preferred the original.
+Zappa heard ''"[[Hound Dog]]"'' in the version of [[Willie Mae Thornton]] before Elvis scored a hit with a cover of the same song. As mentioned in ''[[The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out]]'' (28 June 1968, [[Life (magazine)]]), he preferred the original. Interviewed by Drew Wheeler for Billboard on 19 May 1990, Zappa cited ''Baby Let's Play House'' as the only Elvis song he ever liked. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/Freak_Out_Contributors.html</ref>
 Elvis is also name-checked on the cover of ''"[[Freak Out!]]"'' (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". The liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): ''"'[[Help, I'm A Rock]]' is dedicated to [[Elvis Presley]]. Note the interesting formal structure and the stunning four-part barber shop harmony toward the end. Note the obvious lack of commercial potential. Ho hum."''
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 ''[[Hound Dog]]'' and ''[[Blue Suede Shoes]]'' were covered by Zappa on ''[['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]]''.
-==See Also==
+==Quotes==
-*[[wikipedia:Elvis Presley|Wikipedia article on Elvis Presley]]
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Rock Artists|Presley, Elvis]]