He brought black music to the mainstream in the 50's white stations would not play black artists. I was a teenager and after finding out about Elvis I learned about Jackie Wilson, and James Brown, an little Richard. he promoted black artist. As James Brown said, "Soul has no color, Elvis was my soul brother" In the Army barracks he was the only one with a watch, and everyone was asking him what time it was so he went to a jewelry store and bought about 20 watches and gave them out to the guys. He was so kind. Parker ruined his chances with other stars who absolutely wanted Elvis to be in their movie. Parker never told Elvis, John Wayne wanted Elvis for "True Grit" Parker said no. Parker was afraid he would lose control and money with a different movie group. Actor Robert Mitchum wanted Elvis for ' Thunder Road". Famous Director Elia Kazan wanted him for "Baby the Rain must Fall' and of course Streisand wanted him for "A Star is Born", Parker killed all the deals before Elvis heard of them. And to top it off, The Queen of England, Elizabeth sent a message to Parker requesting Elvis be shown at her court. And because Parker was an illical Alien he told her no. It is criminal. He was screwed over all the time. So Sad. Love this Ray. Thanks............Mary
One of his co stars said later that even if was unhappy he never let it, never let his unhappiness infect the set. Just another reason so many of his celebrity peers loved him
Thank you Ray! A lot of channels want to bring out the truth about Elvis incl. Myself and you are helping a lot with these reaction videos, so thank you. Like you said a lot of people telling so much BS about Elvis while not even being educated.
He did everything better. He did so many firsts. He opened the door for black artists and others, he helped with the civil rights movement. He launched rock and roll to the masses and mainstream. He influenced all others who came after him. He deserves all our love and respect
Ray people say Elvis was a racist why I’m not sure because Elvis treated everyone the same and with respect no matter what race they were. Most people with the money and power Elvis had would look down on people but not Elvis if you did not know who Elvis was and met him you would be shock to find out he was famous because he treated everyone like they were his friend.
Thank you Teresa for this interview....it revealed how much he wanted to have the opportunity to grow as an actor.He wanted to act in roles that challenged him ....that would give him freedom to have some creative control over his characters and even the scripts. His potential and desire to create was always there...deep inside him. Thank you Ray for reacting to this interview and explaining how manipulative, greedy and stifling the " entertainment " business can be...
I love watching Elvis movies and am so glad that he made them even if he wasn't that happy with them - it gave the fans worldwide a chance to see him sing as he was not touring at that time 🎶💙🎵
And u as well. And u are bigger than a side.🎼. U are a wonderful defender of EP and glad u are proud of it. I feel sorry for those who continue to be ignorant about him. They are definitely missing out on him, the truth, and the community of generations that know the truth. Tc Ray. Sweet dreams🌛🌜 ✌
I believe Elvis could have handled any role and he could have even directed at some point in his career if he wanted it. I think back then even if he had a role Oscar worthy Hollywood would never have given him an Oscar....never( just my opinion) because he was not in with the Hollywood elites.His acting abilities were in him but the industry and management didn't care about Elvis only the money end of it.
There is no doubt in my mind that Elvis was and still is The G.O.A.T! How many Entertainers can still attract new fans 47 years after their death? I'll wait! No One but Elvis!! He shall live on forever in our hearts!!!💞❤️🔥🤩!!
Ray I was 14 when Elvis went in the army we were sad ❤️We all was glad to see him back home Ray Elvis took a lot of crap back in the day Just to get Roll and Roll going and we dearly love him then and even more now !!Ray you would have to live back in them days ❤️❤️💯If it wasn’t for Elvis we wouldn’t have Roll music 💯💯💯👏
I’ve seen people with “ dark skin “ break down & cry listening to his music. It got into their souls. When he went into the service, they wanted him to sing for USO. They tried to persuade him & he said he just wanted to be like everyone else in the service. Plus his mom had just died & his close friends said they’d hear him crying in his bunk at night. How sad is that? 😢 He went through a lot in his life. Many famous blacks loved Elvis. James Brown was so distraught at his viewing when he died, the had to take him out several times. BB King, Sammy Davis Jr. etc loved him and the whites were calling him names. I hope his spirit can see us because he’d be so proud of you Relvis. ( Fredricho too)❤❤😂😂😂 Speaking of Denzel, I was in a top Hotel in NYC once & I got into the elevator and I wasn’t paying attention. Then I heard this voice right behind me speaking & I thought that sounds just like Denzel. I casually turned and there he was with a baseball hat way over his eyes. 👀 I stared at him & he finally looked up at me & we both smiled a big smile & he winked & I didn’t bring attention to him but almost fainted . 😂😂. His voice is so distinctive. I love his acting. ❤
I am really happy that you react to this interview Ray!!! I was waiting for you to react to these interviews, you gonna learn why we love Elvis so much, he was soooo humble like always!! I will download the video and listen to him and share it Thank you !!!!! TCB forever⚡️💯
😢poor boy 💔🎶🎸👑 in many films he showed how good he was at acting even in dramatic roles .then he also had a comic side and if they had involved him in the script they would have achieved excellent results. That's all ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Elvis un ser muy especial muy particular es cómo dos personas en una cómo sí se desdoblara claramente existe en él características únicas que hacen quedar hipnotizado.
Regarding movies, definitely some great ones, BUT I agree with Elvis' feelings. The question could be asked, why did you continue making them if they got bad? ANSWER: because he signed a long term contract (10 yrs in 1960) and the movies were still good at that time. Elvis didn't know they would be put on an assembly line by the mid 60s, so he was stuck with no leverage.
---------INSIGHTFUL! You said it plain. In fact, when you look at his covering some R&B songs (cover: means to record a song AFTER the original artist had their own hit with it), Elvis' version consistently charted higher, even on the R&B charts. Minority record buyers/radio stations/and juke boxes in public places were all parameters for measuring an artist's performance. Elvis had more hits on the R&B charts than even Chuck Berry.
I knew of several movie roles Elvis was offered; but when I heard that he was wanted for the lead role in West Side Story when he came out of the Army and Parker refused, it broke my heart! He would have been perfect for Tony opposite Natalie Wood’s Maria. Elvis very well could have won that Oscar!!! So many missed opportunities. SUCH A SHAME!!!
Parker signed those movie contracts behind Elvis back..That why Elvis said " The movies he had to do was signed four years in advance." That's why he had to do them . Elvis never signed for it .Parker did which made Elvis obligated to do them... That's what made him physically sick because he was against doing them..They choosed these movies for him n he hated them...Thanks Ray..
Thank you, Thank you very much is all about hate and envious jet magazine did a thorough search of all this back in the 50's and no truth to the rumor. again Ray thank you so much for defending The G.O.A.T.and you,don't steal.music there's copyright. he never was sued or went to court.any Ray god bless you and your family,☝😇❤🙏🇵🇷🇺🇲❤🙏
When Elvis went into the service,they did want to treat him differently...They said he can perform in there instead of being sent up to the border,watching the Russian's.Elvis is the one that told them " He wanted to be treated like all the rest of the soldiers because that's what he was there for,not to entertain.."..He was always himself n never forgot where he came from..Like he always said" Im only a performer,and im human."
Well said. I love EP! I am a born and raise Puerto Rican from the island so I still remember when they announced in the news EP had died I kind of new he was a singer but didn't know much about him. Back in PR we didn't hear his music but when I moved to Florida in the 80s, there was a very good EP performer at the Flea Marlek I used to go and he introduced me to EP music. That's when I started buying the nusic and just being a die heart fan.
No doubt about it Ray. EVERY SONG he recorded was far better than original artist. Elvis was getting ready to be the first to record MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. He never did because Johnny Rivers recorded it first! I really wish Elvis recorded it anyway. But Rivers did it like Elvis would have! Sighs
I so love you what you're saying here is so clear people just don't do research any more. Don't investigate they got one Clipit of something about Elvis and they run with it and stick with it and it's never the truth. So thank you Ray for doing this video thank you and thank you for explaining why as a black person why you like Elvis? And yeah he didn't steal black music did that's always been a lie
I love watching this particular episode, and I like to watch a lot of yours over and over again Everything you said was true . To be honest, I already thought Elvis was a great actor. I loved his first six movies to be honest and last four of them were good too. This was a great episode. Thank you for all of your episodes. I love them so much.
