tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post5223827740208167308..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Music Friday: Elvis Presley, Blue ChristmasJohn Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-19109456751065793132008-12-21T21:21:00.000-05:002008-12-21T21:21:00.000-05:00And yet, Elvis influenced the Beatles.John Lennon ...And yet, Elvis influenced the Beatles.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://askville.amazon.com/SimilarQuestions.do?req=ELVIS-BEATLES" REL="nofollow">John Lennon said,"If there hadn’t been Elvis, there would not have been The Beatles." When they formed the Quarry Men, they started doing Elvis’ songs, performed by John or Paul.</A> <BR/><BR/>All great men stand on the shoulders of the great men who preceded them.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-46764612327456676552008-12-21T20:55:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:55:00.000-05:00Both!But really, the Beatles. It's not even a fair...Both!<BR/><BR/>But really, the Beatles. <BR/><BR/>It's not even a fair contest. The Beatles wrote their own music and were great innovators. Even the biggest Elvis fan wouldn't make those claims for him. Elvis's greatness was simply in doing a great job at something people were already doing and would have continued to do even if he hadn't existed. He didn't compel people to rethink their basic notion of what rock music is all about.John Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-84295546965314239932008-12-21T20:39:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:39:00.000-05:00So, JAC: The Beatles or Elvis?So, JAC: <A HREF="http://optimistmom.blogspot.com/search?q=beatles+or+elvis" REL="nofollow">The Beatles or Elvis?</A>Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.com