HOOD Guy reacts to Elvis Presley and the black community
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- čas přidán 15. 04. 2024
- In this video Trell is reacting to elvis presley and his relations with the black communities in america.
HOOD Guy reacts to Elvis Presley and the black community
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Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, in a 2 room shack of a house his dad built with money he borrowed from his boss. That's how dirt poor they were. He was one half of identical twins; the other boy - Jesse Garon - was stillborn. They were so poor, that Jesse Garon was buried in a shoebox in an unmarked grave. At Graceland they have a plaque with his name on it in his memory.
Elvis always got along with the black community and learned a lot about music from his friends of color. Also, according to the one drop rule, Elvis would not be considered white, since he has Cherokee ancestors on both the Smith (his mother) and the Presley (his father) sides of the family. His paternal grandfather, Jesse Dunning Presley, was not happy that his two sons, Elvis' father Vernon and his brother Vester, married two sisters, Gladys and Clettes who were known to have Cherokee blood in their family tree. J.D. Presley was quite the racist a-hole, often drunk and a philandering husband to Minnie Mae (they were actually separated long before they finally divorced in 1954) who was always competing with his sons Vester and Vernon and who was known to abuse his kids when drunk. J.D. was publicly against race mixing and was in denial about the Cherokee blood in his own family tree. It was more publicly known that the Smith family had Native blood in their family tree, so when both his sons fell for 2 Smith sisters and Vernon, on top of that, was still a minor at 17 when he eloped with Gladys who was 4 years older than him, Jesse was totally pissed off.
As a child, Elvis already had many friends in the black community at the time his family was one of 4 "white" families that lived in the predominantly black neighborhood The Hill, just across from Shake Rag. His childhood friend Sam Bell said that some of the (black) kids in that neighborhood had lighter skin than Elvis (czcams.com/video/LrFCyNMvZWk/video.html). One of Elvis' bodyguards once said that he thought it was a miracle Elvis got into Humes High School in Memphis, because it was "lily white". Elvis wanted to be more open about his Native ancestry, but his manager "colonel" Tom Parker (real name Andreas van Kuijk) was against it because he was afraid it might cost Elvis fans (and himself money). They did have Elvis play characters in his movies though where he had Native American blood (Flaming Star, G.I. Blues, Stay Away Joe). Once Elvis had his own (apprentice) job learning to be an electrician, he saved up his money and bought his clothes in the same style that many of his friends of color wore. He was called a (forgive me, just stating facts here) "n-lover" and got beaten up several times too. Later, when he was an established star, he would not perform at places where the members of color of his back-up band/orchestra weren't allowed.
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Elvis hips swivel when he performed, he was called Elvis the pelvis. it was considered pornography at the time. and he grew up with african american peoiple . sang gospel and the white community did not want that culture mixing with their own.but you cant stop greatness. he is in all four halls of fame. rock. country.. blues. and gospel he helped unite all music genres to mainstream culture.
He's in 5 HOF's ! Google it! He is the GREATEST!😊
Imagine living your adult life with a horrible rumor that was started in 56 by unknown. Somehow he didn't let it bother him. I always knew he wasn't racist because Jackie Wilson, Muhammad Ali, james Brown and so many other people who didn't pay lip service to anyone loved him.
Great point. False rumors can destroy reputations and it can take years to clear your name even when you’re 100% innocent of the false accusation. People possessed by evil have known this for years and use lies and gossip like a weapon.
Sadly, we’re living in an era where the powerful (legacy media, etc.) are spreading lies to control people through their emotions. If you maintain your presence of mind, you’ll see through this but the evil know that emotion clouds this clarity. It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book and the reason I believe Jesus said, “Forgive them Lord for they know not what they do”.
I pray that good people stand their ground against lies no matter what and not go along to get along. Please remember that not every lie turns into a massive evil, but every massive evil in history began with a lie.
Sadly, too many people bought into the rumors without checking into their truth themselves. Quincy Jones, passed on the opportunity to work with Elvis for just that reason. Just imagine what the two of them could have done together.
James Brown "The Godfather of Soul" was friends with Elvis. He went to Elvis' funeral to view Elvis body. He cried, and spend all afternoon with Elvis and didn't want to leave his friend. He was there about five hours grieving over the loss of his good friend.
Wonderful reaction! ELVIS was so humble , kind and generous! ❤
They disliked him because they thought his dance moves were vulgar.
There was no social media, there was only radio, jukeboxes, and TV with maybe 3 channels …..a different century….. ELVIS Lives 👑. Enjoy your journey down the Elvis rabbit hole…..
Love this reaction bro👍🏽 keep reacting to Elvis my boy👍🏽
After Elvis' appearance on the Milton Berle Show, Milton got about 400 000
'hate' letters complaining about that 'vulgar' singer.😮😂
Great reaction (the air shooting at the beginning was a bit strange to me)!
It seemed you liked the beat of My Baby Left Me. I love to dance to that song too.
Thank you for this amazing reaction!💚☀️
Excellent reaction! I truly enjoyed your spot-on comments and loved seeing you appreciate getting to know who Elvis was. He was so brave to follow his heart and not be afraid to break down racial barriers. He loved people and was color blind. He loved his fans and remained the same humble man all of his life. Thanks for this great video. ❤❤❤
He was the first Global icon. lots of music to check out.early rock and roll years vegas revival years. etc. check out trying to get to you from the 68 comeback special
I love Elvis.Thank you for reacting to this video❤
My pleasure!!
Ironic, those records that DJ broke were what was called a 78 record (singles are normally 45, LPs 33, referring to how many spins pr minute) and today the early 78 records can cost between 300-1500$ 😢
Keep learning about Elvis you will find he was a wonderful human being.Great reaction.
He grew up in Mississippi in a poor black baptist community then he moved to Memphis to the projects. He’s real he knows the struggle
Beautiful
O am so thankful that you are taking the time to learn all about Elvis!❤️🙏
cool bro this was good
When Elvis first came out tje US was EXTREMELY racist!!! Elvis just wanted to do music his way...and both black & white youngsters loved him..that got the older folk & political figures scared...he was bringing everyone together & they tried to ban him..even calling him the devil.
It upset him & his family coz they were very religious.
The main reason they hated him coz he posed a threat to the social fabric of society...he brought all races together...when that wasnt stopping they poured poison in a fake news report..."Elvis is racist dont u know"... to get black people to hate him & it stuck unfortunately. If he had been racist why would he have black people in his band!! Dont think anyone else at that time had a mixed band..all treated equally.
He was very kind & generous...to everyone.
You should listen to American Trilogy..live from Aloha concert seen by a BILLION people..first sattelite concert worldwide!
Also some of his gospel songs...live always lol
Keep up ur journey...lookin good 😊
Remember this was segregation in the 50's
The controversy was about Elvis singing “race music.” When his first record came out, white stations would not play his recorded because they thought he was black. Black artist were not played on white stations. Segregation was in all aspects of life. Elvis crossed the line when he started playing R&B. White segregationist did not like that. To them, everybody was suppose stay in their own lane.
Elvis loved everybody it didn’t matter who you were or what or the color of your skin ❤️
JUST REMEMBER STAY HUMBLE...♥ 👑 ♥
THE ECHO NEVER DIES is so true. Saw him four times and have never seen another
entertainer like him. He opened up all kind of doors. Love seeing your age react to him.
AMEN.
I totally agree, Elvis is loved still today for who he was.
Really enjoy your reactions young man. React to Elvis A Generous Heart
Very insightful reacty.. thanks. That guy who said calling elvis king of rock is slap to the black community. It’s crazy. Dont see a big deal calling Elvis King of Rock… same as calling MJ King of Pop..or Tina turner Queen of Rock .. its their their populatity . They didnt steal from anyone, they were inspired by those who came before. Thats how it works
I don't remember the city but they didn't want Elvis back up singers to perform because they were black... Elvis said if they can't perform.. I can't either ...That was Elvis... He loved all ...🤎🤍🖤🩶🧡❤️
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Back then people were afraid of differences that they didn't understand. Now we are heading right back to that place. Pull your heads out people and recognize whats happening, NOW. ❤❤✌️ VOTE
Elvis didn't like being called the King he said their is only one King and he is the Lord.
Elvis grew up around blacks, in the projects. The white people didn't think Elvis should pick up black ways. They didn't want their kids picking up black ways, by watching Elvis...segregation was strong in the 50' and 60's. Thankfully those days are for the most part, over, still have a long way to go. Keep up with Elvis...great music, great songs❤!
If you love music and people, you love Elvis. Just like you love BB King, James Brown, and all the greats. People called Elvis "The King." But he'd say there's only One King. Looking forward to enjoying more reactions from you. Thanks for hitting this. Fantastic! You gotta sub.
You had pictured Elvis with a beer gut? That's funny because Elvis was a 7th Degree Black Belt Karate instructor. Now later in life he did struggle with his weight but that was shortly before his death. Loving watching your journey...keep it up!
Love the Elvis videos!
There is a part 2 you should check out.
coming
Iam from Phoenix AZ and I finally got to go to GRACELAND in March 2024 and I was very surprised that there was not even one Non Black Employee at GRACELAND. And They were are GREAT to Us Mexicans from Phoenix 😂❤.
If you go back to the video on YT on Elvis childhood in Tupelo, he lived in a poor black neighborhood with only black children to play with. They were best buds & hung out every day doing what young boys do. Elvis was welcome in their homes, one boy’s grandma adored him because he would go in her house & say “Yes, ma’am, No, ma’am” to her which he was raised to show respect to elders regardless of color. That thoroughly surprised her that a white person much less a child would show her such respect! He went to the black church & tent meetings with his friends & was so impressed with the preaching, singing & dancing in the Spirit during worship service that he literally joined in! He even once climbed up by the pulpit singing & dancing in the Spirit! His buds were so shocked that they literally pulled him down from there. There are pictures of this young blond Elvis in the middle of a service dancing & singing his heart out! THAT’S where so much of his style came from, exposure at an early age to black culture! He NEVER saw black or white, he just saw human beings that he loved & cared for. The video shows these particular 4 buds as old men talking about their childhood with Elvis until the family moved to Memphis. It’s a wonderful, warm, funny at times, loving conversation about a friend they never forgot & the good times they had together. Whitney Huston’s mother, Cissy, was one of his back-up singers, a well known gospel singer in her own right! Elvis knew how to pick who he wanted to work with! The Jordanaires, the male back-up singers & later the Blackwood Brothers, well known gospel quartets, were also chosen to work with him! I grew up during the Elvis years, am a Southerner & most of us are raised to re respectful, kind, good mannered, church raised & strong beliefs in justice for all. Only true rednecks & ignorants do otherwise. Elvis was raised to be a true God-fearing Southern gentleman & it showed in his interactions with everyone! I still miss him to this day. I love to see the reactions of new generations to him & his music today. Thank you for carrying on his tremendous legacy!❤️🙏🌹🇺🇸
I enjoyed this. Thank you!
I am a 78 year old white guy from a Detroit suburb, I think that Alan Freed was the one who came up with the term Rock and Roll for all the shows he produced that was basically a venue for black artists and groups, that's why many people equated Rock and Roll to black music thus they considered Elvis ,s music as black since he was billed s Rock and Roll.
Check some of Alan Freed Rock and Roll shows and the headliner groups.
amazing,,, Us there 2 of you... inspiring
Thank you for sharing those videos. There was a few I have not seen before. Love your reactions ❤️
When the late great Jackie Wilson was severely injured, Elvis paid for his healthcare in a home for the rest of his life.
I love your reactions to Elvis and your so cool, Oh you look good with out the doo rag smile. your good people I can tell wish we could take a road trip to Elvis house together but if you want it would be great let me know.
Horrible segregation by law! Thats why Elvis was so controversial.. he blurred the lines between colored and whites and that was bery Danverous back in the 50’s
They disliked elvis because he stood for morality, equal rights, integration, fairness + people were jealous of him
Just so you know. Those old school dynamic microphones, they used to use during live performances, actually sounded like garbage. But they were super durable and reliable. The fact that Elvis was able to sound so clear through those pieces of crap is just more proof to how talented of a singer he was.
The king.
Elvis was called the white man with a black man's voice. Because of his childhood (others have provided that information) he was influenced by black music. His body reacted to music and he moved in ways that were considered obscene. The white establishment didn't like his lifting up of music associated with black performers encroaching into their society. Elvis' charisma grabbed people, especially girls and the girls' response was outside acceptable behavior. Elvis broke down barriers in the music industry and society. At the core though was his voice. It reached people's souls. His generosity was insane. Any genre of music Elvis sung experienced a boost because once the style was exposed, people would start listening to other artists in that genre (I saw that in a documentary). He was humble, huge charisma and who he was as a person earned him the title of King (which he didn't like). Over time, he went from being the "king of rock and roll" to just "The King." His funeral rivaled that of presidents'.
It just boggles my mind how Ray Charles talked bad about Elvis.
They didn’t like how similar he was to black artists during the 50’s. They thought he was offensive
Given your young age I'd say the only way you can get a clue as to what American society was like when Elvis was starting his career is to watch Baz Luhrmann's 2022 epic biopic simply titled "ELVIS". The film will transport you back to that time period in such a way that you'll get a good idea of why most of the (White) adults of that generation wanted to ban this "new" form of music called "rock-n-roll" and they especially wanted to ban Elvis because they were afraid of the influence he was having on kids (especially treenagers).
good jobs
@22:20, Chuck D from Public Enemy, spewing his negativity about Elvis. When he called Elvis racist simple and plain in one of his songs that turned off another couple generation of black people against Elvis for the same racism bullshit. Only now z with these videos, can more and more people realize how great Elvis really was and still is. There's NOTHING like him today!
Before Elvis and the start up of rock and roll music the music was much much tamer. The older folks were afraid of the new movement. That also included Elvis’s gyrating on stage. He was the first to do that and they thought it was vulgar because they had not seen that before. It was Elvis that blew the roof off of the music scene that opened up the doors for all the other greats that came later.
They didn’t oppose the music people didn’t like him dancing
It was 60 plus years ago they knew nothing else remember it was those bad racial times
There is a part 2, a generous heart, the King of kindness.
He lived in one of 4 houses for white people in a black neighbourhood. The kids there were his friends as were rhe people in the community.
It was a time of extreme racial division, that was another reason he got flak. No he wasn't swearing or saying bad words. It was because he danced and they would only film him from the waist down pathetic. Great reaction.
You definitely got some guns….
They did not like elvis movement when he sang
People lived in different times . It was still the time of segregation , it was learned, conditioned behavior, and they were ignorant. Elvis was a product of his environment, listening, dressing, and dancing to what he felt and liked hence his style of music, he just did what came naturally to him. The man oozed sexuality,he had soul and at that point in time he did not even realize the effect he had on people when he sang and danced . It was not the done thing. People did not express themselves like that back then so it was shocking . Everything we love about him they hated,however in time they changed their opinion about him.
Watch Elvis 2022 movie. Youll find out why all the fuss and controversy
No when Elvis first came out there was so much racism and they was comparing him to a black person,the way he sang the way he danced.
These people were very racist and thought that Elvis sang and danced like the black singers did back during the ‘50’s and they didn’t like that it brought that music to the mainstream
A little more information > " Years later Elvis's only daughter, Lisa Marie, married the, "KING OF POP, Michael Jackson!" They were married for about two years before they divorced! They did not have any children together but did remain close friends after their divorce! (Talk about some, "Rich History!)
Plus SOME people thought he was obscene because THEY had dirty minds
Can some Elvis fan explain to me how a few black artists that met Elvis who give their own individual experience of meeting him, some how spek for the black community?
Please watch his live performance of "In the Ghetto ❤"
I come from a very long line of wall to wall pastors, ministers, preachers and even an evangelist or two. My friends and I listened to rock & roll, smoked, drove hot rods and went to bars but you could never ever say so in polite company or they didn't want anything to do with you. Heck, even if you used a foul word here and there, you were considered to be trash. You had to dress nice and jeans or sneakers were an absolute no no unless you were working or a kid outside playing. Once you were probably 15 years old, the jeans and sneakers in public were practically forbidden and only the trashiest of girls in town would have anything to do with you. SO !! When rock & roll came along, it was total chaos and went against everything the Bible ever taught about modesty, pride, ego, rebellion and disrespect. Today, we're four generations deep into ignoring the Bible, in favor of "I'll do whatever I want" and "God doesn't exit" or "God don't care as long as I feel good". Then with all of that, marriage, promises, commitment, integrity and everything went right out the window and in came the Sexual Revolution, through music, till we have a nation of broken homes, a massive welfare system and people just sleeping with whoever and as many people as they desire. What they feared most about Elvis has evolved into the Church's worse nightmare, as was predicted by the Bible AND a gentleman on radio named Paul Harvey, back in the 60s. Now we've all reinterpreted the Bible to mean what we want it to mean, redefining everything to fits our desires, lusts and passions, selling the idea that God don't really care, He won't hold this against me, and that there's nothing wrong with what we're doing. The best way to understand the mindset of the adults in the 60s is to listen to Paul Harvey's "If I were the Devil" audio. Its available on CZcams.
Watch Elvis King Of Kindness. You will gat an idea of what he was really like.
Honey, and I say this as I wish I was you grandmama, honey, they hated Elvis because they thought he was too black. That's it and the end of the story there. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all of us. But the Reverent Herbert Brewster had Elvis in there singing gospel because Elvis is great at gospel!
This was way back in the 50s, people were very prudish
The 50s son. Prejudism at it's peak. The ignorance of the past
Back in the 50/60 it was to sexy for him to move like that.
Ray Charles hated Elvis.
They stop showing him from the waist down.
................. there is a PART 2 to this documentary.
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No he was like a black man with white skin. Segregation was big back then and they didn’t want any mixing
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Welcome to the Eisenhower 50s -- that's the wall of resistance Elvis Presley had to knock down so you could have all your black artists as you see them today. He didn't invent rock n' roll he created the billion-dollar music industry we have today.
NO artist you think is great had to go up against that resistance that Elvis had to wrestle with & overcome. Not only the public but other musicians.
Today they echo Elvis stole the black man's music -- he didn't. And dozens of black musicians would tell you so. Including Little Richard, Chuck Berry, B.B. King & James Brown. Many black artists loved what Elvis was doing. It was going to benefit them. (The black songwriters who got ripped off were taken advantage of by their own song publishers -- who were snakes).
No foul words in Elvis' songs -- they objected to how he moved on stage. They thought it was vulgar he said that he couldn't stand still while singing because that's how he felt it.
The microphone Elvis was using was for live performance. The microphone you held up (though its design is from the 1930s) is what was used at radio & TV stations, & PA systems. Two different types of microphones. Yours isn't really for singing...but for talking. There's compression. At recording studios, there are several different types of mikes depending on how the singer wants to project. And in some cases, the mikes used to enhance drums or acoustic guitars are also different.
The documentary was stunning. Well made & I wish more could see it. The time is ripe to put together a new documentary like this -- enhanced, high-def & get people to hear it.
Your assessment is commendable. I enjoyed your video.
Are there 2 different men doing this Chanel? If so i like this guy very much. Thats not to say i don't also like the other guy too.
yes it’s two, what do you like about this guy very much?
@twanomusicreactions the swag you carry yourself with. Plus your looks are pleasing to the eye. Again that's not to say the first guy isn't also pleasing
hello, just came across you, really enjoy your reactions a lot. check out Elvis just pretend, if you get time. Really hope you do more reactions, Thank You
This was during segregation
Don't get it twisted. Elvis was not a perfect person. He had his demons. Fame did have a negative effect on him. Drugs etc. But, he was a good man. ❤
That kind of dancing was looked at as Lustful, Indecent, and inciting Fornication, and immoral. Rock Music came from Blues music, sung at "Juke Joints" in the South, and often where there was heavy drinking and prostitution. Racist southern Whites blamed blacks for promoting this type of music and felt it was "corrupting" their children by being too sexually oriented.
you playing the gangstar life is not going to do you any good and is an insult to not only you and black people, but your community.
What’s with the trying to act gangster with the pretend gun fire at the beginning? That was irresponsible of you and a turn off for me so I won’t be subscribing.
Great job 👍