Favorite Rock Singers of All Time

[desert heat]

No.

He formed a style called lounge singer.

he put the genre on the map, inspiring many of the great rock artists of the 60's, like beatles and rolling stones.

“No-one, but no-one, is his equal, or ever will be. He was, and is supreme.” Mick Jagger

 

[Chewbaccer]

he put the genre on the map, inspiring many of the great rock artists of the 60's, like beatles and rolling stones.

“No-one, but no-one, is his equal, or ever will be. He was, and is supreme.” Mick Jagger

The Beatles and Keith Richards would tell you Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry were far bigger influences than Elvis.

 

[batchaps4me]

The Beatles and Keith Richards would tell you Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry were far bigger influences than Elvis.

And Muddy was a bigger influence on the Stones than any.

 

[Chewbaccer]

And Muddy was a bigger influence on the Stones than any.

Keith had a broad range from Hank Williams to Chuck Berry, but Muddy was their biggest influence

 

[desert heat]

The Beatles and Keith Richards would tell you Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry were far bigger influences than Elvis.

when did you talk to the beatles and rolling stones? when you were coon hunting?

i'm sure they were influenced by a lot of people.

elvis was still bigger than god in the 50's, elevated rock and rock to dominance, and inspired them as musicians.

Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been Elvis, there would not have been the Beatles.

John Lennon-The Beatles Encyclopedia

 

[TheDayMan]

Elvis Presley's Musical Influence on America - dummies

Elvis combined different types of music to form a style called rockabilly, which became one of the key sounds in rock ’n’ roll.

He spread rock ’n’ roll music across the country, making it popular to a wide audience, especially teenagers. In that regard, he was a true innovator.

So, exactly what he said, moderately talented, massively popular.

He’s like the Nickleback of the early rock and roll scene. Did what other, more talented artists were already doing (better), but somehow became massively popular.

 

[TheDayMan]

The Beatles and Keith Richards would tell you Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry were far bigger influences than Elvis.

This. For every “there would be no x without Elvis” post, the truth is there would be no Elvis without the guys whose credit he gets because of his popularity.

 

[kburjr]

The King is dead. Long live the King.

No.

He formed a style called lounge singer.

2nd career. Post-Army

Bill Haley and Buddy Holly were the fathers of Modern Rock. Elvis was the Father of Gospel-voice rock.

 

[kburjr]

Where Rock was born

Sun Records - Wikipedia

 

[desert heat]

So, exactly what he said, moderately talented, massively popular.

He’s like the Nickleback of the early rock and roll scene. Did what other, more talented artists were already doing (better), but somehow became massively popular.

i see true innovator in there, where does it say he was moderately talented?

 

[Chewbaccer]

when did you talk to the beatles and rolling stones? when you were coon hunting?

i'm sure they were influenced by a lot of people.

elvis was still bigger than god in the 50's, elevated rock and rock to dominance, and inspired them as musicians.

Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been Elvis, there would not have been the Beatles.

John Lennon-The Beatles Encyclopedia

Funny, he said those exact same words about Carl Perkins. The Beatles covered several Carl Perkins songs, and Elvis had no original material to cover, but I never heard the Beatles do Elvis. And George Harrison was terminally ill when he performed at Carl Perkins’ funeral

 

[TheDayMan]

i see true innovator in there, where does it say he was moderately talented?

Wat? Did you just call Nickleback a true innovator?

I suppose it checks out, considering your Elvis defense.

 

[TheDayMan]

Revealed in a newly discovered interview: What the Beatles thought

TLDR: “yeah... we really though he was special, when we were 16...”

 

[GNG]

when did you talk to the beatles and rolling stones? when you were coon hunting?

i'm sure they were influenced by a lot of people.

elvis was still bigger than god in the 50's, elevated rock and rock to dominance, and inspired them as musicians.

Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been Elvis, there would not have been the Beatles.

John Lennon-The Beatles Encyclopedia

 

[desert heat]

Funny, he said those exact same words about Carl Perkins. The Beatles covered several Carl Perkins songs, and Elvis had no original material to cover, but I never heard the Beatles do Elvis. And George Harrison was terminally ill when he performed at Carl Perkins’ funeral

so you're point is what? elvis didn't inspire the beatles?

the beatles were influenced by many artists, including carl perkins. i'm not saying they tried to emulate elvis, although they did do 'all shook up.' but elvis being the biggest star of the 50's, and his large contribution in bringing rock and roll to prominence still inspired them as much if not more than anybody.

 

[Barkeep]

The King is dead. Long live the King.



2nd career. Post-Army

Bill Haley and Buddy Holly were the fathers of Modern Rock. Elvis was the Father of Gospel-voice rock.

I would throw "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis in there too...also a good singer.

 

[TheDayMan]

i'm not saying they tried to emulate elvis, although they did 'do all shook up.'

Solid choice from the Otis Blackwell catalogue.

 

[fknhippie]

Funny, he said those exact same words about Carl Perkins. The Beatles covered several Carl Perkins songs, and Elvis had no original material to cover, but I never heard the Beatles do Elvis. And George Harrison was terminally ill when he performed at Carl Perkins’ funeral

So he was still doing better than Carl.

 

[craigk217]

lolz at all the "ooo0000 Elvis" huggers.

Yeah, Elvis put 'rock & roll' on the mainstream map, per se, was talented on stage (for the time) blazing hip swangz & gyrations for the girls to oogle & parents to be shocked.

Didn't write his own music, had an above average gospel-type voice with a few rock/roll hits in the beginning. He wasn't all that, beyond being 'the trail blazer', compared to the many real rock vocalists that came after him.

 

[GNG]

I would throw "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis in there too...also a good singer.