"...that earth-shaking southern stew of “omnifarious music”..."
I reviewed Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made The King by Preston Lauterbach for The Irish Independent.
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I reviewed Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made The King by Preston Lauterbach for The Irish Independent.
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Sorry, but Lennon was right.
He meant the REAL Elvis - the "rebel" who brought r&r to the world - was essentially "killed" by the army.
Elvis was never the same, and was never dominant on the charts again.
The 1968-'70 resurgence never had the same impact.