From Saturday morning TV Get Fresh. Cliff, Shaky & Alvin discuss the influence Elvis Presley had on their Career, marking the 10th Anniversary of Elvis' death
I was 9 years old and on Holiday at a caravan site in Dorset. I went to the local shop and saw the headline 'Elvis is Dead' and remember walking away in shock. I went back and got the paper, walked into the caravan and told my Mum and she said 'Don't be so wicked' then showed her the paper and she burst into tears. I've been an Elvis fan ever since, been to hundreds of events plus made 4 trips to Graceland, the 1st one was in August '87 with the British Fan Club when this video was filmed.
All OK in their own right but Elvis was from a different stratosphere...He was untouchable in every sense...Looks, Sound, Style, Charisma....The man had it all.
@@FaithfulServant316 Shakys style....wtf are you on...go take your meds. Shaky is a joke of a singer his voice is gash! Elvis was ahead of his time... John Lennon said it best.. 'Before Elvis there was nothing' Shaky was a non performer and laughable.
Elvis’ manager, Col. Tom Parker, said in a press conference shortly after his death: “Elvis didn’t die. The body did. We’re keeping up the good spirits. We’re keeping Elvis alive. I talked to him this morning and he told me to 'carry on.’” (Elvis did not die and he wanted out. - Col. Tom Parker. 1977) After hearing so many stories about the death of Elvis Presley, I have decided to tell the world the real story on the facts concerning that day in August, 1977. Yes, that day, the 16th of August. Is it a coincidence that a person born on that January 8, first month, eighth day, would perish on the 8th month and the 16th day? Probably if two (2) people were born on that day it makes more sense. You see, numerology always played an important part of my life and still does today. So many people have written or spoke about my death as a hoax. It was not a hoax! I decided to reinvent myself in the form of my brother (Jesse Garon) and yes, Elvis Presley did die that day. But after much searching for the right people, I found several people from different states who I consider my most loyal and trustworthy friends. To some people this book will be just another scandalous piece of fiction, but when you are done I think you will think otherwise. I always felt my brother deserved to live and what better way to let him live his life than to end mine. I was lonely, depressed, in bad health and my numerology chart said that this was the time for it to come to end. Anyone who studies numerology will understand, those who don't may want to look into it. All of the facts (and there are many) even the experts will say they are more than coincidences. I no longer give away Cadillacs or expensive pieces of jewelry because I am nothing more than a man who had a very famous brother. I am not a great literate (I never wrote my own songs), but I am not illiterate either. The perfect day August 16, 1977, 1 + 9 + 7 + 7 = 24, my age backwards (42), the facts go on and on. But my true reasons for the book are for my fans. My death was not a hoax! To my fans, please forgive me, my brother deserved to live, he was with me constantly (spiritually). My life would not be the same had he lived at birth. This was my way of giving him life, and corny as it sounds. The Colonel took this secret to his grave. He was a loyal friend. But I will no longer stand by and have people like Gail Brewer tell you stories that are pure fiction. This book written by a true friend will help you realize why I did what I did. - The Truth About Elvis Aron Presley In His Own Words. (2001). My fascination with the idea of a hoax about death was when Jim Morrison died July 3rd, 1971. Although I saw no correlation (he died at age 27) I was astounded that as famous as he was the body was just closed up and shipped out. Now I don't know all the facts concerning his death. I thought it awfully strange that no autopsy was performed (or so I thought) and just forgotten about. There were a lot of rumors about his death. I noticed he was born on the 8th day. Born in 1944 = 1-8 and died in 1971 = 1-8. Remember my comeback in 1968? 1+9+6+8 = 24. Obviously, I was no longer 24, so I reversed the age to 42. The next time that number had any relevance was 1977 (1+9+7+7 = 24 when I would be 42. Numerology can and does play an important part of my life and we knew that would have to be the date. Most people if they know what to look for will find significance in the forms of numbers in all of my movies! Example: gravestone in " Loving You" (year) 1878 = ? (1+8+7+8 = 24). You have to look at the movies. My hero James Dean died at the age of 24, but I was on top of the world then and wanted to live. - The Truth About Elvis Aron Presley In His Own Words. (2001). I will start about 1974 when the thought first came to me about faking my death. I have always been fascinated with the occult and other spiritual things. When I first saw a wax dummy of myself made by a Mr. Cooper I was fascinated with it. For some time I had thought if it was possible? Could I pull this thing off? I had asked Mr Cooper if he could make another wax dummy for me. He said he could. I in turn said I wanted him to do it and keep it strictly confidential. When I had mentioned it to a very few close friends (Joe Esposito, Larry Geller) they did not think I was serious. I was tired of being Elvis Presley, my health was deteriorating. I just couldn't keep up. My finances were floundering because of my daddy's poor business ventures. I was at my wit's end. As the years progressed I had my ups and downs which are pretty well documented in other books. I also had two detectives from Colorado who I trusted immensely. Originally the date was 1976 according to my numerology charts but I chickened out. A pact was made on the grounds of Graceland one night, hands placed over hands that this secret would never be spoken of outside this room. I picked four (4) of us initially and to this day all have kept the secret. I also know when this book reaches the bookstores people (my loyal friends) will be heartbroken. They took care of me and convinced others that I was no longer alive. In reality Elvis Presley died that day and my twin brother "Jesse" came to life, living in hiding but as a normal human being. I skip around because I am writing stream of consciousness. My own Daddy bless his soul never knew the truth. Little Lisa was told months later and explained to her she would not see me much. The Colonel took this secret to his grave. Many people believe me to still be alive but I was told in the beginning there would be no contact in order for this to work. I go thru a lot of ups and downs since 1977 and have lived in many states but I insisted I needed to be in a warm climate. My personal thoughts are that my fans will understand. That is very important to me. I just could not face myself any more after seeing myself in the mirror and that is where Larry Geller came in. He asked if he could write a book, and I gave him my blessing. "If I Can Dream" is the title and I like his book. He had filled my head with spiritual thoughts and made me believe we could pull this off. If I had stayed longer I think I would have been booed off the stage. That is why I chose the date 8-16-77. Do you know how many famous people passed away on that date? The great Robert Johnson died on 8-16 and he was born in 1935! Babe Ruth, and Bela Lugosi and many others. I must say I was very nervous that day 8-16. But it had to be done before I went on the road where I would not have been able to pull it off. Did you know there are secret compartments in Graceland that very few people know about! A few like Vester would joke about my being alive but no one took him serious. Many of my friends would ask if I were still alive and they have their doubts but as it was I might have died broke and just a shell of myself. I was given an injection that looked like I was dead but the people closest to me knew better. Believe me I had my doubts that this could be pulled off. But it did and I became Jesse, just a poor white southern boy who didn't sing a lick of anything. I feel bad my Daddy wasn't allowed to know but it just couldn't be done. I better go now and collect my thoughts to tell you the rest next time. - The Truth About Elvis Aron Presley In His Own Words. (2001). You Found Me By Pastor Bob Joyce ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WUI7_rZpl8c.html Are You Expecting Jesus Today Sung By Pastor Bob Joyce ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0Z2PGuRs3lk.html
Depends upon musical tastes, not all the young ones of the 50s and 60s were into Elvis, some of them even preferred singers like Bing Crosby, Arthur Askey, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers and as someone who likes Elvis's 1950s period, there were great singers before him, Fats Domino, sang one of his first songs in 1947 Ray Charles, started in the 1940s then there's Louis Prima, and loads more, Elvis, was John Lennon's personal preference, just because he didn't like older styles of music, others did and do, it's all preference and taste I can enjoy a song from the 1920s aswell as something from the 1970s, there's some in the 1980s, and 1990s that I like and the only modern singers I like in 2022 are retro 1950s rock and roll style songs and some country and western
Stevens said we all take a bit of someone in our act, even Elvis did, ...erm no he didn't , Elvis never copied anyone, or tried to sound like anyone, he was completely original.
Really?, your sure about that??. Elvis copied too, the black singers & blues performers he took influence from. Even Sam Philips picked up on the fact he was a white man that sounded black, why?. . . because Elvis was imulating those black singers he used to sneak across town to listen too when he was growing up!. Every musician and artist has influences and takes a bit of that influence in their own sound or performance. Also, when you state Elvis was totally original, he never wrote a single song of his own, so anything new he recorded was written by someone else, and there's nothing original about that either, you can go as far back as Sun Records, and he was recording cover versions then. Elvis was a great performer, don't get me wrong - but the facts are the facts, and people need to stop making him out to be some high god like figure!
Wasn't just the "black singers" Elvis was influenced by. And let's just take a moment here to clarify the difference between being influenced by someone, and being your own artist, and still pushing the boundaries with your own originality, as Elvis did, and just ripping off some one else, with little to no talent of your own. Elvis was and still is a giant. Cliff is right when he says Elvis was the prototype. He, Shaky and Alvin clearly were heavily influenced by him, and rock n roll as a whole would not have been what it is without him. Shaky is correct too, in that they all have their influences, but Elvis took as much influence from white pop, folk and country singers, then he did black blues and gospel acts. Rock n roll was a melting pop. Of both the white and black sounds that had come before it. That's why it was so cutting edge, so diverse and so important, and Elvis rode the crest of that wave. To say Elvis was not an original, one off because he didn't write his songs, is the same as saying those writers are over rated because they couldn't sing. No one calls Elvis a writer. But the praise heaped on him over the decades is justified and deserved. He was more than a good singer and entertainer. He remains the most popular, recognised and influential solo singer of all time. When you've got both Sir Cliff Richard and The Beatles admitting they would not be who they are as artists without him, and Chuck Berry calling him the greatest there ever was or will be, any voice that tries to belittle or downplay Elvis ' status becomes insignificant.
Elvis never copied anyone really. He took influences from different types of music and created his own unique sound never heard before 'Heartbreak Hotel' being the obvious one. No one had ever heard anything like that before. Elvis was just different, his sound, his looks even his name.
Before Elvis made it big Bill Haley was a worldwide star, Chuck berry and little Richard had both had stateside hits before Elvis. So it's ludicrous to say we jump from Frank Sinatra to Elvis..
Alvin and Cliff were unstinting in their praise of Elvis, yet Stevens came across as his usual big-headed self. Ironic, given that he made a career out of copying someone who had more talent and charisma in his little finger than Stevens had in his whole body. The Elvis phenomena goes on, while Stevens is a faded, distant memory - and by all accounts Stevens was a rather unpleasant prick.
Oi!, don't come on my upload shouting your mouth off, not before your learn a few facts pal. Shaky played the role of Elvis for 18months in the west End musical, of which he gained an award for best musical performance of the year. Secondly. . . Shaky is faded??, really, top selling album Echoes Of Our Times in 2016, large UK tour last year to promote it. Hits & More Tour next year. I'm not being funny, I love Elvis too, but by 1976, RCA couldn't even get him into the studio to record & the material is some of his poorest!!, so when you talk about faded or lacking charisma, you should look closer to your own fan boyness toward Elvis!, becasue there are many that say he faded when he went in to the army, came back out & spent nearly ten years making 4th rate soundtrack albums!. Also, Just because an artist is no longer in the chart, dosen't mean they are washed up. Shaky has never faded anywhere, he's always toured in the UK & Abroad pretty much constantly, he always been around Thirdly, Shaky did not come across big headed in the video, he spoke well of Elvis (if you had payed attention and not come on this video purely to slag Shaky off) stating that things were stagnant, and it was the right time for Elvis to break through and give the world something new! And Forthly, if you want to say Shaky made a career out of copying Elvis, then you need to accuse Cliff, Marty Wilde and other british artist of the time, they all took something from Elvis, Cliff even curled his lip and combed his hair up to be like him. The other thing wrong with your statemant, is the fact that none of Shaky's 33 top 30 hit singles sound anything like Elvis - so you are frankly talking B*****s!!, I welcome anyone to leave comments, but I'll put a stop to people coming here to slag others off!!, Elvis was great, Shaky still is. . . because he's still here and recording and performing. . . ., I'm sorry that gets to you, but you need to move on!
@@Pauls_Archive I too am a fan of Shakin Stevens music as well of course Elvis ,Billy Fury,Johnny Burnette etc etc..In fact I have the Drapes,clothes,shoes,Quiff etc and have not come on here to slag Shaky off...I do think Shakin Stevens has over the last 20 years or so when interviewed made no secret of the fact he wanted to 'move on' from his hip swiveling days of his hits and chart success and that is why I havn't been to see him in that time...I will just ask you this question...Have you watched the videos on here of him singing live in Sri Lanka performing Green Door and This Ole house?...If so please let me know your honest opinion of those performances on those songs..Don't forget I am a Shaky fan so am not slagging him off..I just want to know from one fan to another what you honesty think...
Shakin' Stevens is certainly not a big head. Nor did he just copy Elvis. That claim is just as ignorant as those who claim all Elvis ever did was steal the black man's music. Utter lunacy.
