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Was Elvis the King of Rock and Roll?
Frank  D'Onofrio Frank Aug 18, 2023 03:12PM
Frank R. D'OnofrioMost people do not know the REAL story of how Elvis became the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.
Until Elvis came onto the scene in 1954, the music broadcast over the radio and sold to audiences was a desert.
With the youth of the world looking for someone to deliver!

It is why John Lennon said: "Before Elvis there was nothing."
Did you see the Laz Buhrmann movie "Elvis"? This Book focuses on things that the film should have addressed.
Is Elvis, The King of Rock & Roll? Yes, he is!

There is not even a reason to have a debate,
Chuck D (Public Enemy), who wrote the successful song “Fight the power”, seems to believe there is reason for debate. He said in an interview, “As a musicologist, I understood Elvis’ greatness with the Sun sessions… As far as Elvis being ‘The King,’ I couldn’t buy that ”
– Well, Chuck D, I have the answer for you in this book.
Hard-pressed to understand how Elvis could be labeled “The King of Rock and Roll.” many people conveniently forget or were never taught about what actually happened. Some are clouded by the constructs of time. Those looking at Elvis, by today's standards, are not paying attention to the surrounding facts.
Even the 2022 Oscar-nominated Baz Luhman Film "Elvis" failed to capture his first two years from 1954 -1956. The years when Elvis laid down the foundation for Rock and Roll music.

Providing a historical analysis of how a Truck Driver from Memphis, TN, named Elvis Presley, went from the brink of a failed audition on the night of July 5th, 1954, to the most known person in the world.
Within two years, and without the internet or instantaneous communications - it was done all by word of mouth.
Someone who made an impact without any musical pedigree or money backing him. .Elvis: The King of Rock and Roll - Book 1: The Crowning of a King



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