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Old 01-03-2014, 09:34 AM   #310 (permalink)
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Except Elvis did not invent anything. Blacks were doing it before.
But would Rock n Roll be as big a deal without Elvis?
Every interview I've heard with musicians & performers who were around in the 1950s say the same thing. It was when they heard Elvis that their lives were changed.
It wasn't until after they discovered Elvis they discovered the black artists.
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