Re: Why I Love Elvis

MaRina · ‎08-12-2013

rondell ${#emotions_dlg.wub}$ I love his music too, no one will ever even come close to being like him in so many ways they try but it will never happen. He was one of a kind ${#emotions_dlg.thumbup1}$

Shorty2U · ‎03-09-2010

Admittedly I was not a fan when I was younger (I was in the age of the Beatles from little on up as well as all the rocker type bands). However I have come to appreciate Elvis the past years and I agree he was very good looking and had an amazing voice.

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make~ The Beatles

PurpleBunny · ‎03-09-2010

My wedding song was Elvis and so is my beloved puppy.

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scotttie · ‎03-09-2010

I used to adore Elvis.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

Liked and still like his music. My preference has always been his Southern Gospel Music, which many didn't(don't)have a clue that was his passion in music. Would never go so far as to say I "love" anyone I do not know personally.

Elvis inspired and entertained millions over the years of his life and still carries a major title by just the mention of his name, Elvis. He dearly loved his mother and I don't know that he ever completely recovered from her death.

Saw him 4 times live in concert in our city including the live concert he gave here just a few days before he died. I missed 1 of his concerts here because I was in the hospital having back surgery. Each passing year I saw him his voice grew stronger. While the last concert I saw him he did not look good at all, but his voice was more powerful than I ever remember hearing and seeing him at previous live concerts.

I have every Southern Gospel Vinyl Record he made public and I also have most of his live concerts on LaserDisc and also DVD. If he made it public I probably have the vinly version or a CD or DVD of it. One of a kind in my opinion and I also thank him for including J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet as part of his shows. J.D. and his Southern Gospel music also fills many of my CD/DVD cases.

hckynut(john)

Maryann_R · ‎03-07-2013

On 2/17/2014 hckynut said:
Liked and still like his music. My preference has always been his Southern Gospel Music, which many didn't(don't)have a clue that was his passion in music. Would never go so far as to say I "love" anyone I do not know personally.

Elvis inspired and entertained millions over the years of his life and still carries a major title by just the mention of his name, Elvis. He dearly loved his mother and I don't know that he ever completely recovered from her death.

Saw him 4 times live in concert in our city including the live concert he gave here just a few days before he died. I missed 1 of his concerts here because I was in the hospital having back surgery. Each passing year I saw him his voice grew stronger. While the last concert I saw him he did not look good at all, but his voice was more powerful than I ever remember hearing and seeing him at previous live concerts.

I have every Southern Gospel Vinyl Record he made public and I also have most of his live concerts on LaserDisc and also DVD. If he made it public I probably have the vinly version or a CD or DVD of it. One of a kind in my opinion and I also thank him for including J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet as part of his shows. J.D. and his Southern Gospel music also fills many of my CD/DVD cases.

One of the bass singers broke away from the Stamps Quartet and is now an Oak Ridge Boy. I bet he could tell some stories about Elvis.

Maryann_R · ‎03-07-2013

On 2/17/2014 Maryann_R said:
On 2/17/2014 hckynut said:
Liked and still like his music. My preference has always been his Southern Gospel Music, which many didn't(don't)have a clue that was his passion in music. Would never go so far as to say I "love" anyone I do not know personally.

Elvis inspired and entertained millions over the years of his life and still carries a major title by just the mention of his name, Elvis. He dearly loved his mother and I don't know that he ever completely recovered from her death.

Saw him 4 times live in concert in our city including the live concert he gave here just a few days before he died. I missed 1 of his concerts here because I was in the hospital having back surgery. Each passing year I saw him his voice grew stronger. While the last concert I saw him he did not look good at all, but his voice was more powerful than I ever remember hearing and seeing him at previous live concerts.

I have every Southern Gospel Vinyl Record he made public and I also have most of his live concerts on LaserDisc and also DVD. If he made it public I probably have the vinly version or a CD or DVD of it. One of a kind in my opinion and I also thank him for including J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet as part of his shows. J.D. and his Southern Gospel music also fills many of my CD/DVD cases.

One of the singers broke away from the Stamps Quartet and is now an Oak Ridge Boy. I bet he could tell some stories about Elvis.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

On 2/17/2014 Maryann_R said:
One of the bass singers broke away from the Stamps Quartet and is now an Oak Ridge Boy. I bet he could tell some stories about Elvis.

Maryann_R

I'll bet any of those that toured with Elvis have a lot of stories they could tell. I would be a very captive audience to as many as they would tell me.

J.D. said in several of his songs "I am the only Bass singer that has a back-up Bass singer", and if you are familiar with his voice you know he recorded the lowest bass note sang(sung). Not 100% sure he still holds that record but I can tell you with the music systems I have and when I play his solo music when he sings in his lowest octaves? I can even feel the concrete basement floor vibrate when I up the sub-woofer output a bit during those solo's.

Hey, thank you for your response to my post.

hckynut(john)

bathina · ‎03-14-2010

Love his music. I can still remember my grandmother watching his concert in Hawaii. Unfortunately, like many of the other greats, he was a drug addict and his life ended because of his addiction.

rondell · ‎03-10-2010

I was just about to mention Aloha from Hawaii done via satellite in 1973. It was amazing.

It's too bad that he thought he needed all of those prescription drugs. I don't think anyone could've helped him, as it seems some of them tried and lost their jobs for it. (according to what I've read)

I think he might still be singing if he was still around.

Elvis is a name that appears to be pretty stable, even though he's been gone for quite awhile.

Thanks for your comments everybody. I've enjoyed reading them.