1/10/12 (led by Bob Santelli @ Grammy Museum,class 2 of 3)..."...coming up woody guthrie, blues, maybe dylan, 60's 4 or 5 classes..others less.., not just me teaching..last week we talked re presley, race culture..right place/time ..that's all right mama..tonight 55 56 to army..col tom parker...after, world changes ...in'54 presley cuts these pieces..a dj..dewey philips..braving segregation..south 50's..no reltn to sam philips but they were friends (see http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/dewey-phillips.html )...roscoe gordon (seehttp://www.sunrecords.com/artists/roscoe-gordon)..sam philips recorded...ridicule from whites for playing "n words" music .....dewey had a "I don't give a s" att..played black music on white station..polite whites wouldn't do..dewey would do sam favors..most thought elvis was black when just heard on radio..a white man who could sing like black was a money-maker..intrvwd max weinberg..grew up w him in jersey [jersey people always let u know they're from jersey] ..slappy bass sound..doghouse bass ...dj fontana, sound of elvis drums difficult..I WROTE FOR AMERICAN DRUMMER MAG....but I am not a drummer..also intrvwd scotty moore, dj fontana memphis (see http://theband.hiof.no/albums/all_the_kings_men.html, also http://www.rockabillyhall.com/Scotty&DJ1.html)..says same thing...not a lot..I heard scotty not pleasant, was racist..I kept trying to see him ..scotty upset he's not in rock hall of fame..at time..now he is ..thn an event w paul mcartney, dj fontana &scotty,..month later he calls me....expecting a short-tempered quick interview...but I got 3 hours...scotty & bill who invited elvis..true, sam philips told scotty abt elvis ...scotty wanted to make it work ..seminal? Music isn't instantly born, it evolves..presley..ongoing process..a year later, not elvis, "that's alright mama" blues, the other kentucky country..but he sang in rock style..ragtime..syncophated manner..later jazz..rock..what presley does,.rock style..blues & country...presley white, black style in sam philips sun studio, naive innocence re him..seemd a "nice boy"..but would steal your daughter in a second ...needed economics also..(theme of last class,economics necc)...but I pick chuck berry as father of rock roll..some say ike turner rocket 88,..I say berry..he played guitar...elvis not a true musician..berry...elvis was an interpreter..(played 2 clips). Elvis perfect looks,..berry couldn't get as popular b/c he was black.christian parents wouldn't let their kids have a poster of a black man on the wall ..][cheap shot at christians] ..berry b/c a little bitter b/c of it..when ringo here..he couldn't undrstnd why they were so crazy over the beatles..people come out of such unlikely places & b/c folk heroes..dylan hated being dubbed a spokesman for his gen....elvis ladies here last week...talked abt him being overweight..a burden to be "king" of rock n roll, prob eventually killed him....1955 he's still a regional star..south states...regional...but rca victor was national..in '56...records national..but sun records in'55 didn't have the distribution as rca victor..sam philips says he doesn't regret selling contract to rca, but he must have..the money allowed him to get other acts, jerry lewis, roy orbison..rock n roll..slang for sex..blacks couldn't believe it when white virgin gals started saying "let's rock"...mystery train jr. Parker ..key instrment r b saxphone..the sexuality of elvis..smthng abt the way sam philips made those records..art gunther "wanna play house w u"..elvis took that song, much diff..its all coming together..guy like keith richards would get chills listening to this, it touched u, physical response, ..for some beethoven does it,.elvis touches u differently..no disrspct to classical..this is why christian conservs were scared shitless..********..elvis gets sold, gets cadillac.rca takes him,..jan '56..heartbreak hotel..making of a popstar..listen..no sun studio sound anymore."don't b cruel"....controlled sexuality..and "love me tender"..my least fav..I hate it (bob says)..but its pre-sun era music..his authentic self..rca realizes they have a superstar..they need to control, u create , market,..1956..seminal year..elvis..but also tv, ed sullivan, milton berle, I remembr watching as a child..I imitated elvis..feb '64 beatles on ed sullivan same seminal thing..also commercialization of elvis..
Guest Speaker ( I didn't catch his name, maybe it is michael rose (?), but he mentioned he did something for PBS, & he apparently authored or co-authored a book re elvis entitled "a moment in time 4 days in '56" (*you can see the pictures he showed at the link below) "..I don't remember elvis as well [as bob] ..went to goldblatts (?)..bought a ..but was doing a pbs show..memphis..see where elvis was born, ate,..fell in love..sold a show to A&E ..to do early life of elvis..photographer hung out w elvis..told A&E .need mor time but they wouldn't give it..went to a elvis expert..he was in denmark..pic of ..white kids..elvis t-shirts ..newspaper headline says "k.c. teens break up elvis' show" ..then detroit, fox theatre..pic of stage..col tom got flame bros. (?)..to warmup crowd..they didn't know elvis but when found out, very excited..also the Jordanaires (not air jordans) (see http://www.jordanaires.net/).really elvis' dream was to be gospel singer..elvis would go to arcades..(pic)..in detroit..local papers..(pic of elvis w gal teen fans)...eventually stage..also orchestra..maurice king & wolverines (see http://detroitmusichistory.com/Maurice.html)..elvis knows how to work the crowd..parties...1st kids party, then adult party,..dolores met elvis...he liked her..she says he invited her to hotel..but she didn't go..pic of elvis giving intrvw to 2 black gals for mich chronicle..how elvis is bridging the gap ..elvis could b so innocent but also so naughty..that guitar we had here..(comment re futuristic mic, slim)...bob: when he sat down he couldn't stop moving..leg..music consumes them....next stop dayton..amplifier on samsonite folding chair ...elvis acoustic not mic'd...pic of col tomparker..always selling..elvis cousin gene smith..hung out ..gene a pallbearer at elvis funeral..pic of tony thomas..she meets elvis btw shows..she became a folk singer..next day..flew to memphis..bought house on audubon ave...3 cadillacs...bass guitar on top ..& harley davidson..dan shackleford...visits him, messerschmidt bubble top, pic of elvis w mo & dad..vernon his dad..dad & elvis at bumper pool table..pic of him holding hands w mom, pic of him w teddy bears..he won at arcades..gave them away to poor kids ..then he comes to L.A. ..abe sapperstein visited (invented davy crocket coon hat)..1st yr sold 24 million merchandise..pic of elvis 1st time on ed sullivan..that's his rocket launch.."[end]
*" The book is titled ' 4 days in 56 : A Moment In Time' and chronicles four day the Spring of 1956 as Elvis barnstorms from Detroit, to Columbus, Ohio, to Dayton Ohio and finally lands in Memphis where he gets to enjoy his new home on Audubon Drive, and we're looking at a November release...."
http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/4_days_in_56_page_preview.shtml
Recorded on: 1/10/12 8:25p Duration: 21:56
