When Jerry Reed met Elvis in person he was stunned by his looks and his presence. He told Elvis "don't take this the wrong way but you're just about the prettiest thing I've ever seen". LOL!
@@simonvanderheijden432 Jerry Reed was absolutely mind-blowing on guitar, had one of the best voices, and was hilarious on stage and on screen. I must say that for me, Jerry Reed was the single most talented performer of all time.
@@stringtheoryguitars4952 I first knew him as an actor from the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Later i became a guitarplayer and just about ten years ago ( I used to be into van halen and that kinda stuff..) i discovered that Jerry Reed was also one of the best guitarplayers ever. And like you said, great singer, entertainer and a very naturally funny guy.
My folks saw B.B. King perform a few years before he passed. King said something at that show that really emphasizes why we love performers. He said “the world isnt perfect & its chaotic. But lets forget about that for a few hours” and he played. Infinite respect for the man.
To all the people that say Elvis stole black music, BB King just said Elvis didn't impress him until he started doing his own thing. Elvis may have been inspired by gospel music and the blues, like a lot of people in the 50s and 60s, but he definitely had his own sound
I'm not saying that he "stole" black music and BB King said that he wasn't impressed with Elvis at first, BUT other people begged to differ... that's why Elvis was discovered in the first place.
People are such haters. He was inspired by black singers and grew up surrounded by black folks in the south. He shares these influences with his art and people turn it to hate.
@@StevenRayGarcia Nobody turns it into hate it just sucks that he gets more credit and the title of King of a Genre that white people really didn't give the time of day when black people was doing it he was like the Original Eminem some people think that he's the best too ever do it because he's white, not that Eminem and Elvis aren't talented but you can see they've had more success with white crowds than their Colored Counterparts, Em at least however put a ton of black artists on Elvis could've been a civil rights hero had he Brought all his inspirations on tour with him especially when he was playing shows for white people
"He had everything...." is what the great B.B. KIng said twice on Charlie's show. What other endorsement does Elvis need after that? Damn...what a sentence by one of the greats.
And BB King was just talking about another person as just that: a person. He didn't bring skin color into the discussion. Rose had to, for whatever uncontrollable reason, add skin color into the discussion.
BB King was a musical genius and a gentlemen. His music was a gift to all and will always be remembered. RIP Mr. King. Thank you for all your wonderful music!
I have all his 50's recodings and all original 60's albums. Terrific music and I love it so much but when the 'Thrill is Gone' was released..well, then my thrill was gone. Awfull crap IMO. What most people never think about is that his voice was as good as his gtr playing.
I’ve never heard a legend like BB king praise another legend with so few words. He even paused to search for words more than ‘he had everything’ and realised there aren’t any. He had the greatest of respect for Elvis.
Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie.. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
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Not only that but he came off as one cool mofo in this interview. I also like how he said Elvis grew into that greatness as it wasnt always there at least not to him in the beginning. He said "Elvis would watch". Hes too humble to say it but Elvis was smart enough to shut his mouth and learn something. Two great talents. Im not an Elvis man as he is long before my time but seeing some of his live performances his stage presence is unmatched. Not even by the incredible Micheal Jackson.
Mad respect for BB. One of the great blues men! How awesome would that have been? Walk into Sun in 1954 -55 and see BB, Elvis, Ike Turner, Perkins, Jerry Lee and Cash among others. Good Lord. Absolute legends before they were huge. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall.
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Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
Elvis also said if there was real ‘king’ of rock n roll it should be Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Buddy Holly. Elvis always thought of himself as soul/gospel singer in service of JC. The King of Rock n Roll moniker was a marketing tactic used by the record labels. Elvis was actually very shy and humble despite the larger than life stage presence
@@gajayjay EP grew up dirt poor with folks in the ghetto ...He was blacker than Eminem ,a wanna be who think he legendary for memorizing the dictionary but let him walk through my hood & watch him act all scary lol
Elvis The King and B.B.the King ! two Legends who paid there dues. The youth today are so lost they listen to crap. And there is no soul. You don't even have to have a voice now sad sad sad . Elvis and B.B. need to come back and show these rookies how to do it right . love the video thanks for sharing .👍👍
@Trevon Womack and how does one steal black music...is that the same as saying Micheal Jordan stole from a white sport like basketball? (For those before you answer)....anyone can sing, act, play a sport, etc....and if you are good/great enough you succeed. He might not be your King....but he didn't steal anything. You're wrong!
@@reasedogable - I totally forgot to mention how he was good friends with BB King back in a time in the Deep South where you’d be ostracized for such a thing. He didn’t care, he looked up to him, and he was an inspiration to him. That was supposed to be my main point. I must have posted this while I was dozing off.
I worked with him 3 times and he was a pure pleasure. No ego issues, no temperamental garbage, as decent as a person can be. And then there was that talent...
If BB King says it, believe it. And what I like is he gives the man credit for having it all. And if he didn't tell nobody he still knows it. I love to see that kind of respect from one great person toward another. All haters are fools with different names.
Thank you,and anybody that is a Elvis fan. I recommend that you get this biography that is written by his step brother It has a zillion pictures and details it all. And what I like is it lets Elvis speak for himself by the presentation. It was the Colonel or drugs that got Elvis. It was the service gig and his mom dying and he wasn't home. He never really recovered. Elvis did was make women admit a talented good looking man can make them melt.Before Elvis they were pretending that a man had to have money to make them jump. But Elvis turned it around and said if I jump you will give me your money and other stuff too.The KING!
What struck me is that B.B. King admits he didn't see great talent at first. It reminds me of the stories of the great Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson who didn't impress fellow musicians but showed up later singing, playing and writing like no one else.
A true, genuine friend always has your back, both in life and in death. Great words from Mr King about Mr Presley. Elvis was probably looking down smiling on BB, saying, "BB, thank you, man". RIP, Elvis and BB. Thank you for your musical geniuses.
jenna jackson you need to try again with that lame old crap.. he didn’t like “14 year olds” they were friends and she didn’t marry him until she was 23 get your facts straight.
@@justiceforall6412 Exactly, nothing but Elvis bias and lies. lol found you out real quick with your bs, a thief begets another thief and only another thief can approve of another thief. Now be gone thief, no one likes your kind
I was lucky to see B.B. play in the early 2000’s. OMG he played with such soul and feeling. Never seen another player capture the blues like he did. His note placement and texture made his guitar speak. RIP.
thefool2007: I think he should have been wider known for his sheer brilliance as the others, some of whom were overrated and built their reputation on hype and opportunism.
He was watching and not asking questions. He was one of those guys who just absorb everything around them that they find important, process it and then do something productive with what they absorb.
Charlotte TheQCFinest I’d bet you’re about to play your race card. So then, Michael Jackson, copied from Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Shields and Yarnell. BB copied from Muddy and Sonny Boy Williams, T Bone, as did Buddy Guy. Presley grew up steeped in music. Did you want him to sing fucking opera?
Alaudeen Umar how did Elvis steal black you uneducated moron he made the world have a look at the blues and black music thru his music he open doors for black music
Sun Studios is where the Blues met Country, and Rock & Roll was born. Memphis leadership really missed the boat by not founding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame there. Crazy.
@@swinde Cleveland was chosen because Alan Freed was a disc jockey from that city and he was the first to really promote Rock N' Roll records in radio at the time. Still, I agree the museum should have been in Memphis.
These comments are giving all the glory to rock'n'roll and ignoring rockabilly. Rockabilly is what the Sun artists created. Rockabilly is what transformed the South to the point the ignored black country artists finally got recognition. Once the Louisiana Hayride accepted the rockabilly artists a trail was blazed and it was only a matter of time till the black musicians who influenced them would have to be acknowledged - the all-white lineup at the Grand Ol' Opry was doomed.
I’ve been playing guitar since I was around 8 and took lessons to age 19. I’m 28. I was playing once in a shop. This older black gentleman came up and said you can really play the blues man. We started talking. Then he told me his father was BB king. King allegedly had 15 kids and paid for all their colleges and fed and clothed them. Didn’t deny any of them.
Get your facts straight. It was alledge that some of those kids were not his, but he took care of anyway. Additionally, his oldest daughter plays the blues and sings. All of his kids did not go to college. A few went to prison but he would visit when he could.
@@ChrisDan94_ Do you know the son, that lives in Chicago on the Northside? He has a building that his father bought him. Also, did you know his oldest daughter that is an entertainer? I've heard her speak of her father several times. She was writing a book but I don't know if it was ever published.
How many artists back then & now , don't write the music they perform ? LOTS .. Elvis was the best interpreter of music is what Keith Richards said ..he may have not written much but he played it better than most could dream & put on a performance of a lifetime ..people are simply jealous with hate in their heart if they hate him ..he came from the ghetto and became a superstar .. and here you are reading about him today ..here on the internet ~
Listen to the King.Thats about as honest an assessment of the man as one can give.Elvis was an immense talent.Just his Presence was incredible.And he could tackle any musical genre.I truly believed once his mother died,it took his spirit away.And he unfortunately found destructive ways to deal with it.And he did whatever it took not to disappoint his fans.My father and I were looking at one of Elvis' last performances on TV in 1977.He was overweight and sweating up a storm.But man he still had that voice.My father remarked,"Damn that fella is singing like this is his last performance.Like he is saying goodbye."
Yes your dad was right Google Ron Laytner interview of Billy Smith Elvis's cousin and Marty Lacker Elvis's best man about how Elvis switched places with a man who was dying and took off
People have said it before, Elvis had "it". There was not just one adjective to describe what it is. Looks isn't always necessary, but talent, style, charisma, they are necessary. Kind of like the Fonz, only ten times as much.
I wish i knew elvis..would liked to have been close to him..even if i could be his housekeeper..could have loved him till the very end honestly,truthfully and sacrifically...💖 u 4ever..ms cj of 🇲🇾
I met BB King at a booth during a main street Blues festival in downtown Memphis in the the 70s or 80s. He had Lucille with him and sang a few bars. He is an absolute legend.
Two great legends...One King was born with it and one was proclaimed King...Both kings in their own right and still humble as ever...which in my book makes them even greater human beings!
@@AC-mp7cx While MJ was born in a different era, one where technology was much more advanced, he definitely had the edge over BB King and Elvis, however as Eddie Murphy best said it...Elvis had a presence and energy like none other and while MJ was dynamite on stage, he could not hold peoples attention like the way Elvis did.
@@wendellcreado first of all when Mike hit big it wasn't a technology era it was the Early 70s also Mike Jackson performed and sold out much larger venues all over the world Elvis just ended up doing Vegas residencies so how in the hell that Mike couldn't capture an audience like Elvis what a dumb comment
@@anthonytaylor7928 well MJs first solo album was 1979 not early 70s. I don't dispute the fact that he performed all over the world or packed stadiums and like I already mentioned he was dynamite on stage...however as individuals their personalities are different and while MJs promotional team ensured the world knew who he was, Elvis manager Col Parker exploited him and ensured his promotion was very controlled for self gain. When I speak of capturing or captivating an audience, I am not just talking about on stage... His ability to yet have a huge fan following 45 years later bears testimony to my claim.
@@wendellcreadofirst of all when he was with the j 5 they were on beatles type status second what about the the got to be there album in 1972 and being on the Ben soundtrack as a Solo artists and as u already know like a ton of other people Mike Jackson has fans that wasn't even born when he hit big but are fans today I remember when he died I was in a vintage record store and three little white girls probably only 8 or 9 years old were asking for his music it's young folks today can't even name three songs by Elvis before this movie u know dam well I'm right but it's ok I'm a Elvis fan too I visited Graceland and seen his movies as a kid and know the songs but that comment u made about Elvis having more of an impact more than mike Jackson is frickin hilarious and ridiculous
THE LEGEND Mr BB KING spent A LOT OF TIME WITH ELVIS: 'Before Elvis we had Little Black Sambo, separate black restrooms and water fountains, and colored events that kept us away from the whites', BB King noted as he mention that Presley would attend events especially designated just for African-Americans. In June 1956, Presley ignored Memphis's segregation ordinances by attending 'Colored Night' at the local fairgrounds amusement park. The following December, King was there as Presley opened up almost unbreakable racial barriers by attending and supporting the segregated WDIA black radio station's annual fund-raising event for 'needy black children' at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. King wrote in his autobiography that he 'liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity. When he came to the Goodwill Review (the event WDIA fund raisers of 1956 and 1957), he did himself proud'. 'The Goodwill Revues were important', he wrote. 'The entire black community turned out. All the DJs carried on, putting on skits and presenting good music'. In his autobiography, King said he held no grudges because 'Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity'. BB KING: 'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist', charged B.B. King in the 2010 interview. 'Then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. 'Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite', King stated. 'I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing'. 'I'll tell you a secret', King winked and laughed. 'We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them." 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'.
Elvis would take the songs and make them better. Little Richard said he was glad Elvis recorded one of his songs. He said it made him bigger. Little Richard was also good.
BB a great man well spoken and up to him passing he was still playing umpteen show's a year my only regret is not seeing him play , I've always been fascinated by his guitar playing and Voice and the fact that success has never gone too his head 🎸🎤🇬🇧
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Some of the greatest artists in the history of music admired Elvis or had them as their Idols. Bb King, The Beatles. When you think Elvis could pretty much sing any genre that was fashionable for it's time. Elvis is well before my time, but his music is timeless.
@@realtalkbarca6764 Elvis is nothing like BB King, so explain how he is a copy. BB King was fantastic, no question, but let's hear him sing It's Now Or Never and then tell me that Elvis was inferior.
elvisleeboy He was not an original BB King is an original with that guitar 🎸. Elvis was Eminem of Rock and Roll. BB King is (Biggie with longevity) No shade just reality.
@@ikant312 captain obvious.. albert king another great blues total legend. says SRV was his white son. and also. the best ever...... stfu you stated the obvious... for your own reasons./ not for clarity
I don't know, Stella. He did have love. He was a magnificent human being, beloved beyond words. With the lifestyle that he was living, the concerts, the work he put in, it was virtually impossible to have a normal life. None of us is perfect; we fight this battle called "life" everyday, and Elvis' life was so incredibly big that it was a bigger battle for him. "The light that shines the brightest, burns half as long."
@@patriciat.7917 I'm reissuing my memoir. He was a good friend of mine. He believed (he had done my astrology chart and had said I acted the way I did (walking away from it all) is due to where I was born (he kept asking me "Do they know me down-there where you come from?) becoz I had pretended I had never heard of him! Amazing story that I made it a non-story. At the time, I was clueless about his private life and his women. My memoir is out of print. I published it in 2002, but I had problems with the distributor. So, I pulled it out of circulation. Check me via SM where I'll be announcing when. English is not my first language, but I'm trying!🤣
Music is a language. And like any language, the one you "spoke" as a child forms the basis of the languages you speak as an adult. Elvis learned the blues and spirituals as a child in Tupelo: it was the foundation inside him of everything else he later did. Which means, simply, he came by it honest.
@@Imissyoulou Aw come on give it a rest. Im sure that was part of his influence but to reduce the greatness of the man to "if he didn't listen to black artists he was nothing" is really unfair and disrespectful. All artists derive their abilities from a lifetime of multiple experience. Trying to pinpoint it to one thing so you can have an "aha" moment is sad.
Good god man. They cast the Elvis movie perfectly. I never really saw any interview with BB King and now that I have, the actor portraying him in the movie sounds and looks and feels just like him
my song & i(he was 14 @ the time) were guests of mr king on his bus in 2005 after savannah, GA concert. he was so gracious (signed my son's blues brothers fedora) & spoke highly of elvis, said he was trailblazer & one of his best friends !
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Man, Heaven must be rocking!!! It’s already got what I consider the 3 Kings of Music: BB King, King of the Blues, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, and Michael Jackson, the King of Pop!!!!!! I’d like to think that there’s a huge concert going on up there with all the great musical legends of the past!!!!! And the stage band happens to have the following people: John Bonham on drums, Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, and a few other legends playing!!!!
Don't forget that Rock actually has three Kings. Little Richard and Chuck Berry sit beside Elvis for me. This is not downplaying Elvis though. I've been to Graceland, twice LOL! I'm not sure what title Kurt Cobain would hold but it would be a high one. I hope you're having a great day, Friend.
Elvis B B King Little Richard Chuck Berry just to mention a few legends all added there personal ingredients into a recipe called Rock n Roll they all deserve to wear the crown as The Kings Of Rock n Roll
When Jerry Reed met Elvis in person he was stunned by his looks and his presence. He told Elvis "don't take this the wrong way but you're just about the prettiest thing I've ever seen". LOL!
To me Jerry Reed is The King
@@simonvanderheijden432 Jerry Reed was absolutely mind-blowing on guitar, had one of the best voices, and was hilarious on stage and on screen. I must say that for me, Jerry Reed was the single most talented performer of all time.
@@stringtheoryguitars4952 I first knew him as an actor from the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Later i became a guitarplayer and just about ten years ago ( I used to be into van halen and that kinda stuff..) i discovered that Jerry Reed was also one of the best guitarplayers ever. And like you said, great singer, entertainer and a very naturally funny guy.
Wasn’t that a line from ‘Deliverance?’ 😁
He was good looking and l only like good looking men I wouldnt of said no to elvis
My folks saw B.B. King perform a few years before he passed. King said something at that show that really emphasizes why we love performers. He said “the world isnt perfect & its chaotic. But lets forget about that for a few hours” and he played. Infinite respect for the man.
I was there. It was amazing!
That should be the story of life.
I was blessed to see BB King perform in person also!
Wow cool story
@@kellykersten8828 cool
A legend complementing another legend. This talks volumes of both artists!
Elvis is not a legend .. he is a hack... stop the bs
A legend complimenting a culture vulture*
Nah he just did the same stuff black people did but got accepted
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@@dontshootimfri3ndly853 that’s ironic considering Elvis played with minors too.
To all the people that say Elvis stole black music, BB King just said Elvis didn't impress him until he started doing his own thing. Elvis may have been inspired by gospel music and the blues, like a lot of people in the 50s and 60s, but he definitely had his own sound
Everything done now has been done before and will be done again. Elvis was inspired by blues but his passion was his own! You can't steal passion.
I'm not saying that he "stole" black music and BB King said that he wasn't impressed with Elvis at first, BUT other people begged to differ... that's why Elvis was discovered in the first place.
Ray Charles said Elvis was trash
People are such haters. He was inspired by black singers and grew up surrounded by black folks in the south.
He shares these influences with his art and people turn it to hate.
@@StevenRayGarcia Nobody turns it into hate it just sucks that he gets more credit and the title of King of a Genre that white people really didn't give the time of day when black people was doing it he was like the Original Eminem some people think that he's the best too ever do it because he's white, not that Eminem and Elvis aren't talented but you can see they've had more success with white crowds than their Colored Counterparts, Em at least however put a ton of black artists on Elvis could've been a civil rights hero had he Brought all his inspirations on tour with him especially when he was playing shows for white people
And we still Talk about elvis.this man was out of this world
we still talk about Adolpf too, so he is in good company.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425ohhhhh Yes and we still Talk about pædofile Michael Jackson too😅
BB and Elivis are pure American legends! God bless the USA 🇺🇸
"He had everything...." is what the great B.B. KIng said twice on Charlie's show. What other endorsement does Elvis need after that? Damn...what a sentence by one of the greats.
An "handsome" he said about ten times, lol
And BB King was just talking about another person as just that: a person. He didn't bring skin color into the discussion. Rose had to, for whatever uncontrollable reason, add skin color into the discussion.
Saying white or black is better at singing is just ignorant racist nonsense.
Ignorant racist foolishness. Any talent is within the person. Duh! lol
He only told the truth. Not being racist. People really thought Elvis was black.
Elvis was born to be Elvis.
Elvis didnt steal nobodys style he had his own style might of been influenced by other genres but he had his own swag
He stole a guys whole voice and swag so some research
@@brandonbunchsr.4101 how hes gonna steal somebodys voice we know he was influenced by blues and other genres but he created his own style
@@mendezantonio9562lies blacks are the king and queens of music
BB King was a musical genius and a gentlemen. His music was a gift to all and will always be remembered. RIP Mr. King. Thank you for all your wonderful music!
Andromeda 1 Luckily his music is still here.
Andromeda 1 And 15 kids from 15 women. Quite the gentleman . Hahahaha
Ok bro thanks for info
how many artists today don't write their own music ? ...sit down & make a list,..it's gonna take a while
I have all his 50's recodings and all original 60's albums. Terrific music and I love it so much but when the 'Thrill is Gone' was released..well, then my thrill was gone. Awfull crap IMO. What most people never think about is that his voice was as good as his gtr playing.
When B.B. King says he had everything, that's all you need to know.
I’ve never heard a legend like BB king praise another legend with so few words. He even paused to search for words more than ‘he had everything’ and realised there aren’t any. He had the greatest of respect for Elvis.
couldn't write a song though.
@@cody8860 who couldn’t write a song?
@@Pulsonar Elvis. He sang everyone else's songs. But maybe he could write, I dont know.
Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie.. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
@@kbanghart Of course he could write, just because he sang great recordings from Big Mama Thornton and her peers doesn’t mean he couldn’t write.
Elvis had to look that women loved and men feared...there will never be another Elvis Presley
Well I think that the men wished that they look at least as good as he did.
And why is that a good thing? Bible says man looketh on the outward appearance but God looketh upon the heart
@@shoneast6880 doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing Elvis couldn't help it if he was that handsome God gave him that look
@@joelteague8032 I'm talking to his fans. I'm the biggest fan of Elvis but let's not be too weird about another man.
My dad had the long sideburns in the late 60s/early 70s that Elvis had.
It’s really interesting hearing BB compliment his playing twice.
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I have a lot of respect for B. B. King not ripping Elvis since many do out of pure envy.
King showed a lot of class toward the King.
Gaetana Nelson I genuinely feel like BB was holding back and I respect that.
BB will always be my only King
@@joetrosclair8434 no dipshit, Elvis will ALWAYS be the King. Don't you forget it, idiot.
Gaetana Nelson - you are full of it. Many people NEVER ripped Elvis, many people respected him.
Not only that but he came off as one cool mofo in this interview. I also like how he said Elvis grew into that greatness as it wasnt always there at least not to him in the beginning. He said "Elvis would watch". Hes too humble to say it but Elvis was smart enough to shut his mouth and learn something. Two great talents. Im not an Elvis man as he is long before my time but seeing some of his live performances his stage presence is unmatched. Not even by the incredible Micheal Jackson.
@@invaliduser9397 I've never heard any say anything but he was always very polite and respectful.
Mad respect for BB. One of the great blues men! How awesome would that have been? Walk into Sun in 1954 -55 and see BB, Elvis, Ike Turner, Perkins, Jerry Lee and Cash among others. Good Lord. Absolute legends before they were huge. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall.
But then what? A housefly lives an extremely short life and it’s hearing is highly questionable, so even if you DID manage to soak up something....who would you tell? Another fly?
A sad existence, I would think.
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From what I've seen B.B. was super humble. Great comments too
B.B. and Elvis treated the people around them with respect and they both made it. Probably a lesson there somewhere...
B.B. King was right about Elvis Presley.
Elvis is America. Elvis is King! ❤🇺🇲❤
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The nicest compliment I ever heard about Elvis was that he was “pathologically polite”. Seems that’s a legacy well worth having. .
James Brown also liked Elvis. James was on the tonight show once and he said Elvis had soul.
BB King had it all as well. True legend in every way. Rest In Peace sir
BB King was ultimate professional and developed his talent to legend status - above all BB King was a true gentleman
Wow I was SO mad at Elvis dad for not saying anything to defend Elvis. And SO cool to see BB King in the movie. BB was SO right telling Elvis he had no worries getting arrested, that he as a black man had a lot more to worry about.
What a gentleman bb king was 👍
From one King to another... Respect!
Elvis said that JC was the only King ..the people called him king ..not he himself .
@@redskywalker3374 who is JC?
@@ja2415 Jesus Christ ..the living word of my Creator
Elvis also said if there was real ‘king’ of rock n roll it should be Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Buddy Holly.
Elvis always thought of himself as soul/gospel singer in service of JC. The King of Rock n Roll moniker was a marketing tactic used by the record labels. Elvis was actually very shy and humble despite the larger than life stage presence
@@gajayjay EP grew up dirt poor with folks in the ghetto ...He was blacker than Eminem ,a wanna be who think he legendary for memorizing the dictionary but let him walk through my hood & watch him act all scary lol
Elvis The King and B.B.the King ! two Legends who paid there dues. The youth today are so lost they listen to crap. And there is no soul. You don't even have to have a voice now sad sad sad . Elvis and B.B. need to come back and show these rookies how to do it right . love the video thanks for sharing .👍👍
Ray dickens There are many people in our generation( including me and my friends) who listen to good old music!
Actually.... Chuck berry is the king of Rock and Roll Elvis stole styles didn't write none of his Music
@@quatillbanks2020 it took elvis to break the color barrier give elvis that at least
Describe Elvis Presley? He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be.
Chuck Berry
@Trevon Womack and how does one steal black music...is that the same as saying Micheal Jordan stole from a white sport like basketball? (For those before you answer)....anyone can sing, act, play a sport, etc....and if you are good/great enough you succeed. He might not be your King....but he didn't steal anything. You're wrong!
When I visited Memphis a few years ago I was very impressed to see that Elvis embraced the black community back in the '50s.......good stuff!!
Go watch the new Elvis movie. He didn’t steal black music, he helped bring it to the world. Elvis didn’t have a racist bone in his body.
The trailer trash king of plagiarism..you'd d well to remember that! Stupid MF!
It’s a movie about Elvis what else is it going to portray
@@reasedogable - I totally forgot to mention how he was good friends with BB King back in a time in the Deep South where you’d be ostracized for such a thing. He didn’t care, he looked up to him, and he was an inspiration to him. That was supposed to be my main point. I must have posted this while I was dozing off.
Elvis was the chosen one.
High praise coming from BB. Glad he mentioned that Elvis started in Rockabilly. Saw BB in concert in Denver years ago. Amazing show. RIP big man.
Don't know if Elvis knew he was playing rockabilly. The term got popularize after his death
Gotta love B.B. He was a down to earth, great human being.
I worked with him 3 times and he was a pure pleasure. No ego issues, no temperamental garbage, as decent as a person can be. And then there was that talent...
B.B. King. If a hero like that says you're good, you're good. Elvis was king. B.B. was president!!
YES
B.B. was King. His name says so.
If BB King says it, believe it. And what I like is he gives the man credit for having it all. And if he didn't tell nobody he still knows it. I love to see that kind of respect from one great person toward another. All haters are fools with different names.
@Kenneth Bailey Bro, what a smart comment! A lot said in just a few words! THANK YOU, from one of Minnesota's biggest ELVIS Fans!
Thank you,and anybody that is a Elvis fan. I recommend that you get this biography that is written by his step brother It has a zillion pictures and details it all. And what I like is it lets Elvis speak for himself by the presentation. It was the Colonel or drugs that got Elvis. It was the service gig and his mom dying and he wasn't home. He never really recovered. Elvis did was make women admit a talented good looking man can make them melt.Before Elvis they were pretending that a man had to have money to make them jump. But Elvis turned it around and said if I jump you will give me your money and other stuff too.The KING!
The movie lied about their friendship its fake in the movie even the clothes store together and night club
What struck me is that B.B. King admits he didn't see great talent at first. It reminds me of the stories of the great Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson who didn't impress fellow musicians but showed up later singing, playing and writing like no one else.
At that time BB King had to say positive things about Elvis, otherwise he would have lost his record deal.
Elvis was perfection. He had it all, the looks and that voice. He is the King and always will be.
Nope. Not even close to MJ!!!!! That’s the king💯💯💯💯💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Perfect in being who he was. Not King over everything that was.
@@picalojen3549 Michael is beyond king.
He was not perfection but he was something else beginning with the same 2 letters.
until the Beatles dethroned him and gave birth to the utopia.
A true, genuine friend always has your back, both in life and in death. Great words from Mr King about Mr Presley. Elvis was probably looking down smiling on BB, saying, "BB, thank you, man". RIP, Elvis and BB. Thank you for your musical geniuses.
Elvis Presley was a great, great talent. He also seemed like a very decent human being.
He had it all honey
jenna jackson you need to try again with that lame old crap.. he didn’t like “14 year olds” they were friends and she didn’t marry him until she was 23 get your facts straight.
until you find out he never wrote his own music and most of his songs were stolen from black musicians from where he used to practice and grew up
@@justiceforall6412 I'm older than you and you are just defending him because either youre a fan or due to tribalism (race). Now go away
@@justiceforall6412 Exactly, nothing but Elvis bias and lies. lol found you out real quick with your bs, a thief begets another thief and only another thief can approve of another thief. Now be gone thief, no one likes your kind
I was lucky to see B.B. play in the early 2000’s. OMG he played with such soul and feeling. Never seen another player capture the blues like he did. His note placement and texture made his guitar speak. RIP.
thefool2007: I think he should have been wider known for his sheer brilliance as the others, some of whom were overrated and built their reputation on hype and opportunism.
AND, one small detail Mr.King forgot to mention was,they both were from the state of Mississippi.
But he didn't know him there
jimmy baker my grandfather grew up with bb king
bb was from the black part (Yazoo Delta) and Pelvis was from the hills.
"he didn't know him there" They did know each other in Memphis. Elvis was born in Tupelo but his family moved to Memphis when he was 13.
He was watching and not asking questions. He was one of those guys who just absorb everything around them that they find important, process it and then do something productive with what they absorb.
Yes true.
That's called copying
@@charlottetheqcfinest1772 it's called being influenced, every musician does it.
Charlotte TheQCFinest I’d bet you’re about to play your race card. So then, Michael Jackson, copied from Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Shields and Yarnell. BB copied from Muddy and Sonny Boy Williams, T Bone, as did Buddy Guy. Presley grew up steeped in music. Did you want him to sing fucking opera?
God bless you BB Rip.thank you very much about Elvis,❤
Elvis 🕺 liked Black music,
Everyone likes black music!
george ahmet Yep! We all borrow something from everyone’s culture! That’s what makes the world 🌎 go round!
Stole* black music actually
Alaudeen Umar how did Elvis steal black you uneducated moron he made the world have a look at the blues and black music thru his music he open doors for black music
Kreddy Frueger Correct
Elvis was an unusual talent. I look at some of his performances today and it is still good.
I had the distinct pleasure of watching BB in his Las Vegas lounge act. Ooohwee, did he make that guitar sing. Loved him A great hour of my life..
As many have said, some artists/bands have been "better than Elvis, but he's still the BEST"; that paradox beautifully sums up Elvis and his legacy
Sun Studios is where the Blues met Country, and Rock & Roll was born. Memphis leadership really missed the boat by not founding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame there. Crazy.
Memphis was one of the cities in the running. How Cleveland was chosen is beyond my understanding.
Memphis does have the Stax museum however.
Yes sure! I am from Memphis and as a person who loves music from Motown to Beatles to U2 and beyond....you sir are hitting the nail on the head.
@@swinde Cleveland was chosen because Alan Freed was a disc jockey from that city and he was the first to really promote Rock N' Roll records in radio at the time. Still, I agree the museum should have been in Memphis.
These comments are giving all the glory to rock'n'roll and ignoring rockabilly. Rockabilly is what the Sun artists created. Rockabilly is what transformed the South to the point the ignored black country artists finally got recognition. Once the Louisiana Hayride accepted the rockabilly artists a trail was blazed and it was only a matter of time till the black musicians who influenced them would have to be acknowledged - the all-white lineup at the Grand Ol' Opry was doomed.
That so true!
I’ve been playing guitar since I was around 8 and took lessons to age 19. I’m 28. I was playing once in a shop. This older black gentleman came up and said you can really play the blues man. We started talking.
Then he told me his father was BB king. King allegedly had 15 kids and paid for all their colleges and fed and clothed them. Didn’t deny any of them.
Now that's the true testament of manhood. Very impressive indeed
Get your facts straight. It was alledge that some of those kids were not his, but he took care of anyway. Additionally, his oldest daughter plays the blues and sings. All of his kids did not go to college. A few went to prison but he would visit when he could.
@@Imissyoulou so you know his family personally? Because I did
@@ChrisDan94_ Do you know the son, that lives in Chicago on the Northside? He has a building that his father bought him. Also, did you know his oldest daughter that is an entertainer? I've heard her speak of her father several times. She was writing a book but I don't know if it was ever published.
u tell them BB GOD BLESS U!!!!
It doesn’t get any better, truly it doesn’t, than BB King saying “He had everything - everything”!
B.B King you were a handsome guy too
I saw B.B. King in concert, one of the best I had ever been to.
ONE OF THE GREATS, TAKING ABOUT THE GREATEST E.A.P. 👑
Elvis will always be the greatest
How many artists back then & now , don't write the music they perform ? LOTS .. Elvis was the best interpreter of music is what Keith Richards said ..he may have not written much but he played it better than most could dream & put on a performance of a lifetime ..people are simply jealous with hate in their heart if they hate him ..he came from the ghetto and became a superstar .. and here you are reading about him today ..here on the internet ~
Listen to the King.Thats about as honest an assessment of the man as one can give.Elvis was an immense talent.Just his Presence was incredible.And he could tackle any musical genre.I truly believed once his mother died,it took his spirit away.And he unfortunately found destructive ways to deal with it.And he did whatever it took not to disappoint his fans.My father and I were looking at one of Elvis' last performances on TV in 1977.He was overweight and sweating up a storm.But man he still had that voice.My father remarked,"Damn that fella is singing like this is his last performance.Like he is saying goodbye."
Yes your dad was right Google Ron Laytner interview of Billy Smith Elvis's cousin and Marty Lacker Elvis's best man about how Elvis switched places with a man who was dying and took off
BB King, one of the finest musicians and human beings in our history v
People have said it before, Elvis had "it". There was not just one adjective to describe what it is.
Looks isn't always necessary, but talent, style, charisma, they are necessary.
Kind of like the Fonz, only ten times as much.
BB King says Elvis had it all ! Enough said .
BB King Elvis Presley
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I wish i knew elvis..would liked to have been close to him..even if i could be his housekeeper..could have loved him till the very end honestly,truthfully and sacrifically...💖 u 4ever..ms cj of 🇲🇾
B. B. King is one. Cool cat
I met BB King at a booth during a main street Blues festival in downtown Memphis in the the 70s or 80s. He had Lucille with him and sang a few bars. He is an absolute legend.
I think he means, "Had I been white like that." I love the interviewer by the way.
ELVIS PRESLEY,,,DID IT BETTER THAN EVERYONE
The trailer trash king of plagiarism..you'd d well to remember that! Stupid MF!
UR A LEGEND BB .KING JUST LIKE ELVIS 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Elvis was shy but nice🥰❤️🖤💚a decent human being 🥰❤️🖤💚 that's why I liked him
Two great legends...One King was born with it and one was proclaimed King...Both kings in their own right and still humble as ever...which in my book makes them even greater human beings!
MJ surpassed both
@@AC-mp7cx While MJ was born in a different era, one where technology was much more advanced, he definitely had the edge over BB King and Elvis, however as Eddie Murphy best said it...Elvis had a presence and energy like none other and while MJ was dynamite on stage, he could not hold peoples attention like the way Elvis did.
@@wendellcreado first of all when Mike hit big it wasn't a technology era it was the Early 70s also Mike Jackson performed and sold out much larger venues all over the world Elvis just ended up doing Vegas residencies so how in the hell that Mike couldn't capture an audience like Elvis what a dumb comment
@@anthonytaylor7928 well MJs first solo album was 1979 not early 70s. I don't dispute the fact that he performed all over the world or packed stadiums and like I already mentioned he was dynamite on stage...however as individuals their personalities are different and while MJs promotional team ensured the world knew who he was, Elvis manager Col Parker exploited him and ensured his promotion was very controlled for self gain. When I speak of capturing or captivating an audience, I am not just talking about on stage... His ability to yet have a huge fan following 45 years later bears testimony to my claim.
@@wendellcreadofirst of all when he was with the j 5 they were on beatles type status second what about the the got to be there album in 1972 and being on the Ben soundtrack as a Solo artists and as u already know like a ton of other people Mike Jackson has fans that wasn't even born when he hit big but are fans today I remember when he died I was in a vintage record store and three little white girls probably only 8 or 9 years old were asking for his music it's young folks today can't even name three songs by Elvis before this movie u know dam well I'm right but it's ok I'm a Elvis fan too I visited Graceland and seen his movies as a kid and know the songs but that comment u made about Elvis having more of an impact more than mike Jackson is frickin hilarious and ridiculous
Memphis native here. I love both BB KING AND ELVIS 💕💕💕💕🥰
THE LEGEND Mr BB KING spent A LOT OF TIME WITH ELVIS: 'Before Elvis we had Little Black Sambo, separate black restrooms and water fountains, and colored events that kept us away from the whites', BB King noted as he mention that Presley would attend events especially designated just for African-Americans.
In June 1956, Presley ignored Memphis's segregation ordinances by attending 'Colored Night' at the local fairgrounds amusement park. The following December, King was there as Presley opened up almost unbreakable racial barriers by attending and supporting the segregated WDIA black radio station's annual fund-raising event for 'needy black children' at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. King wrote in his autobiography that he 'liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity.
When he came to the Goodwill Review (the event WDIA fund raisers of 1956 and 1957), he did himself proud'. 'The Goodwill Revues were important', he wrote. 'The entire black community turned out. All the DJs carried on, putting on skits and presenting good music'. In his autobiography, King said he held no grudges because 'Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity'.
BB KING: 'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist', charged B.B. King in the 2010 interview. 'Then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. 'Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite', King stated. 'I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing'. 'I'll tell you a secret', King winked and laughed. 'We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them."
'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'.
My grandpa, Jim VanDusen was stationed in Hawaii with Elvis!
B.B. King, what a genius.
Awww man BB King... Best of the Best, he's the King.
That's hella high praise coming from him.
From one King to another, that's awesome.
Praise from one King to another. This should be the last word regarding the critic's accusations that Elvis appropriated black music.
Little Richard, said he would sneak in shows, just to see Black artists perform. I believe Little Richard.
@@Imissyoulou That's because Elvis was breaking segregation laws, and if caught, that's jail time.
RIP to both legends. Never forget I was on Beale in his cafe and man just showed sat down and started jamming.
BB was such a great guy and man could he stretch a note on the guitar !!
My ma saw B.B. King at one of his last concerts. And she said it was magical moment.
It's not stealing the music it's cover the songs. They all do it. Elvis just made it better and it helped the song writer.
Elvis would take the songs and make them better. Little Richard said he was glad Elvis recorded one of his songs. He said it made him bigger. Little Richard was also good.
Elvis is the greatest of all time
E D 95 to who??
Sinatra was is and will always be#1
@@zacherynewton6866 To many singers dumbass
@@salvatoreperez5113 LOL
the king talks about the king,
BB a great man well spoken and up to him passing he was still playing umpteen show's a year my only regret is not seeing him play , I've always been fascinated by his guitar playing and Voice and the fact that success has never gone too his head 🎸🎤🇬🇧
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-imagine bein' in the🎙️studio.. watchin'... as Elvis Presley and his band were rockin'... you'd probably say he had everything, too
Some of the greatest artists in the history of music admired Elvis or had them as their Idols. Bb King, The Beatles. When you think Elvis could pretty much sing any genre that was fashionable for it's time. Elvis is well before my time, but his music is timeless.
led zeppelin
stfu
MrYoumitube
BB King did not look up to Elvis. That’s nonsense
BB King respected him and his talent.
BB King is the original Elvis was a great copy.
@@realtalkbarca6764 Elvis is nothing like BB King, so explain how he is a copy. BB King was fantastic, no question, but let's hear him sing It's Now Or Never and then tell me that Elvis was inferior.
elvisleeboy
He was not an original
BB King is an original with that guitar 🎸.
Elvis was Eminem of Rock and Roll.
BB King is (Biggie with longevity)
No shade just reality.
BB King, a LEGEND, gentleman, great soul. Just like Elvis! They can´t imagine how Great each one is. RIP both.
I have no problem admitting that Elvis Presley is most likely the most beautiful man to ever live.
Impressive, the King is calling the King, "The King!!!". Love them both!
This is ultimate respect, Elvis does not get enough today. This is a legend without an agenda.
BB King saying of Stevie Ray Vaughan "I don't have it, Stevie had it." High praise from the King of the Blues.
BB was being modest. There would not have been a Stevie Ray Vaughan without the likes of BB King and many others. .
@@ikant312 captain obvious.. albert king another great blues total legend. says SRV was his white son. and also. the best ever...... stfu you stated the obvious... for your own reasons./ not for clarity
@@ikant312 THANK YOU.
He had everything but love.
I don't know, Stella. He did have love. He was a magnificent human being, beloved beyond words. With the lifestyle that he was living, the concerts, the work he put in, it was virtually impossible to have a normal life. None of us is perfect; we fight this battle called "life" everyday, and Elvis' life was so incredibly big that it was a bigger battle for him. "The light that shines the brightest, burns half as long."
@@patriciat.7917 I'm reissuing my memoir. He was a good friend of mine. He believed (he had done my astrology chart and had said I acted the way I did (walking away from it all) is due to where I was born (he kept asking me "Do they know me down-there where you come from?) becoz I had pretended I had never heard of him! Amazing story that I made it a non-story. At the time, I was clueless about his private life and his women. My memoir is out of print. I published it in 2002, but I had problems with the distributor. So, I pulled it out of circulation.
Check me via SM where I'll be announcing when. English is not my first language, but I'm trying!🤣
B.B king another legend himself. May he Rest in peace 🕊️✝️
The KING Baby. Thank you thank you very muuuuch.
The trailer trash king of plagiarism..you'd d well to remember that! Stupid MF!
Music is a language. And like any language, the one you "spoke" as a child forms the basis of the languages you speak as an adult. Elvis learned the blues and spirituals as a child in Tupelo: it was the foundation inside him of everything else he later did.
Which means, simply, he came by it honest.
That’s the most important statement I’ve read about Elvis regarding his legitimacy. (“…he came by it honest”)
@@District.24 Yes, after looking at other Black artists.
@@Imissyoulou you are racist
@@Imissyoulou Aw come on give it a rest. Im sure that was part of his influence but to reduce the greatness of the man to "if he didn't listen to black artists he was nothing" is really unfair and disrespectful. All artists derive their abilities from a lifetime of multiple experience. Trying to pinpoint it to one thing so you can have an "aha" moment is sad.
@@JOECANDELA22 but we'e talking about Elvis
Good god man. They cast the Elvis movie perfectly. I never really saw any interview with BB King and now that I have, the actor portraying him in the movie sounds and looks and feels just like him
my song & i(he was 14 @ the time) were guests of mr king on his bus in 2005 after savannah, GA concert. he was so gracious (signed my son's blues brothers fedora) & spoke highly of elvis, said he was trailblazer & one of his best friends !
Thanks Baz Luhman you are awesome love E Presley movie and Tom Hanks
Elvis was amazing and gorgeous, but hell, a young BB King, I'd have had a crush on him in high school. :)
Beautiful man I miss him terribly
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Man, Heaven must be rocking!!! It’s already got what I consider the 3 Kings of Music: BB King, King of the Blues, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, and Michael Jackson, the King of Pop!!!!!! I’d like to think that there’s a huge concert going on up there with all the great musical legends of the past!!!!! And the stage band happens to have the following people: John Bonham on drums, Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, and a few other legends playing!!!!
Don't forget that Rock actually has three Kings. Little Richard and Chuck Berry sit beside Elvis for me. This is not downplaying Elvis though. I've been to Graceland, twice LOL!
I'm not sure what title Kurt Cobain would hold but it would be a high one. I hope you're having a great day, Friend.
Memphis born and raised in the 901.
Elvis was a beautiful creation that God ever made ❤
This its iconic. Met B.B. King at a city rehearsal. Man! great musician, totally down to earth!
What a love & respect statement - He had everything. There is such an emotional scene in the Elvis movie with BB KING.
Elvis B B King Little Richard Chuck Berry just to mention a few legends all added there personal ingredients into a recipe called Rock n Roll they all deserve to wear the crown as The Kings Of Rock n Roll