For any and everyone claiming Elvis stole his moves from Jackie Wilson...quoting Mr. Wilson himself: "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis." A bit of an epilogue, Elvis hit big with his dances while Jackie was still a teenager in Detroit.
lmao yeah sure he ...( 6 months ago by remedave)
lmao yeah sure he did wat about big mamma thorton the proof is in the pudding
Stop lying. That ...( 6 months ago by BergLarsen110)
Stop lying. That is all that is going to be said. Jackie was OLDER than Elvis! White men COULD NOT DANCE THEN OR NOW!! Elvis acted like a drunk man trying to shake piss off his legs. He was no dancer at all. He had NO rhythm. You could see that later in his career. Jackie NEVER lost a step. That is all.
jackie wilson is ...( 6 months ago by jamal2331)
jackie wilson is older then elvis soo what u saidd below me makes no sense...even down to the way jackie wilson wears his hair elvis copied dammnnnnn!!!! the white man was soooo evil back then that even now they cant except the simple facts
jackie wilson is ...( 6 months ago by jamal2331)
jackie wilson is older then elvis soo what u saidd below me makes no sense...even down to the way jackie wilson wears his hair elvis copied dammnnnnn!!!! the white man was soooo evil back then that even now they cant except the simple facts
um you gotta look ...( 6 months ago by samsarman)
um you gotta look into your dates,jackie was in the dominoes from late 52 early 53 while ELVIS was a teenager in high school,and on top of that there is a much published session of elvis talking about wilson while he was in vegas with the dominoes from the million dollar quartet session.
Jackie Wilson- June ...( 5 months ago by Similie)
Jackie Wilson- June 9, 1934 - January 21,1984
Elvis Presley- January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977
Looks like they were contemporaries. They were both great!
These Wankers who ...( 5 months ago by CrocodileHoges)
These Wankers who know nothing about Rock and Roll should
know, Elvis not only incorporated R&B into his Style but
Country as well. Also alot of the original versions were
sporadic and not in any kind of tempo as his cover version.
As far as him not be able to dance, you should of talked to
his FRIENDS: Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Roy Hamilton..
and as far as copied hairstyles...it was Tony Curtis...another
"Evil" White Man who copied Cary Grant, another "Evil" man!
Elvis was hangin ...( 5 months ago by TubeGuest5178)
Elvis was hangin out with Blues singers WHO DON'T EVEN DANCE! LOL...he copied his moves from the black teens at the time. People can copy younger people because its the young kids that do alla da dancing. Elvis was deeply immersed into Black culture because he could relate to blacks (he was very poor). He's like Eminem is today. a poor white trash kid that made it big, but Elvis hit his highest pinnacle of success post humous.
When Elvis died he ...( 5 months ago by TubeGuest5178)
When Elvis died he only had $4million. His ex-wife opened up Graceland and created the Elvis that even Elvis didn't imagine possible! A multi-million dollar EMPIRE!
Sweetie acceptance ...( 5 months ago by lovelyat44)
Sweetie acceptance is the last thing many want to accept. The fact that many Blacks made music that was later copied, even down to the album covered of Wbites is something many will not accept. History is something many do not want to venture, so what they are able to see right now is the acceptance, but to venture into the past would be more devastating to many, that what they THINK was done by there peers, was done by Blacks. Many took credit for doing so. It's the pass. Accceptanceis thekey.
gotta say kida, u ...( 5 months ago by stOOpid68)
gotta say kida, u know ur stuff Mr. Hoges!!
ppl nowadays label mixed race presley as white and call him evil for copying hairstyles!! LOL! how funny is that!! LOL!
u evil evil man elvis!!
pol pot (mass genocide)= evil
stalin (mass genocide)= evil
idi amin (mass genocide) = evil
elvis ("stole" hairstyles) = evil???
besides, how do ya steal a hairstle??
show me an original hairstyle.
stop hating, people!
Any TRUE American ...( 5 months ago by BiggCubb)
Any TRUE American historian will tell you that Jackie Wilson was Elvis' "inspiration". Elvis copied his moves, vocal tones, hairstyle, and all. At the time, black artists were viewed by record labels as niche artists who were only capable of limited sales. They believed that in order to make a major mainstream impact, you needed a white artist. The black artists were at the cutting edge of entertainment, so carbon copies with white faces were created. Sad, but true. Motown changed it all!
drunk man with ...( 4 months ago by luvureally)
drunk man with broken hips.
I could easily ...( 4 months ago by wesgriff)
I could easily believe this man used to be a boxer. Great footwork.
How come no one can ...( 4 months ago by heroxrr)
How come no one can sing like this anymore?
im an african ...( 4 months ago by montelee)
im an african american man. 40 years old and although i agree jackie was one of elvis's inspiration, he was by no means the only one and .I love Jackie ! but elvis is no carbon copy of anyone.
believe it or not.. ...( 4 months ago by Anto18nio)
believe it or not...he was a boxer. he became a golden gloves champ at 16 years old.
how do u move your ...( 4 months ago by prynze16)
how do u move your feet like that i know some of its shoes but wow its like u have to work out real good jackie wilson the king
I think at this ...( 4 months ago by ThreeD2007)
I think at this time we were seeing a wonderful and long overdue time of integration in all manners. Yes, tumultuous time - But all changes that are worth it go through a struggle. I think we were finally seeing an appreciation for each others' culture that were melding together. Both Jackie and Elvis had a great admiration for each other. Why can't we just appreciate that?
I appreciate that. ...( 1 month ago by shadowtrojan)
I appreciate that. Im from Harlem and my favorite rapper is Eminem. I dont know, because I wasn't there (only 20yo)and I have not done any research, but word has it that Elvis adopted his style fro black artist. I dont think it matters though. They both made great music, and that's what I appreciate the most; great music
This is so much ...( 1 month ago by terrapyn99)
This is so much better than the material he recorded in the 1960's. I don't understand why he changed, he had such a tremendous vocal range. The boring 60's soul did not do his voice justice.
Higher and Higher ...( 5 days ago by jaysinmoussa)
Higher and Higher is a beautiful song, though.
I stand stand ...( 5 days ago by terrapyn99)
I stand stand corrected, jaysinmoussa, Higher & Higher is a classic example of Jackie's tremendous vocal range. Thanks!
Elvis Presley- January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977
Looks like they were contemporaries. They were both great!
ppl nowadays label mixed race presley as white and call him evil for copying hairstyles!! LOL! how funny is that!! LOL!
u evil evil man elvis!!
pol pot (mass genocide)= evil
stalin (mass genocide)= evil
idi amin (mass genocide) = evil
elvis ("stole" hairstyles) = evil???
besides, how do ya steal a hairstle??
show me an original hairstyle.
stop hating, people!