1/17/12 [arriving at grammy ...ADAM The same young security guard, (anglo kid)../].BOB: "...golden period 54-58 ..elvis golden age much shorter than beatles...not every record & song was world-changing, ..by time he enters army the world-changing impact is over..the intent was to market elvis & make money..formula ..elvis b/c a commodity by 57^58, but he wanted to reach fans ..movies made him a star..;jailhouse rock" (gay undertones?) ..I wish he didn't get so old so fast...also rock was getting assoc w/ juv delinquency, also some thought it was "black music" sung by white,.and too "sexual"..j.edgar hoov thought it was communist..christian & polit rights wanted to get rid of it ...jerry lee lewis marries 13ŷo cousin..ruins his career,..carl perkins car accident...chuck berry to jail (brought underage across state line for sex), buddy holly plane crash,..eddie cochran, gene vincent, dick clark ,alan fried freed ?, elvis comes back w a lot of the current rockers limited, but instead he goes hollywood,, last concert hawaii 1961, hates beatles, hates dylan, he had no presence in the 60's, ..instead makes crappy movies, hollywood also revolutionizing, buddy&holly easy rider, but elvis isn't part of it either,..the actresses had no confidence in the music after '61..not happy w films either,.weight, mascara, not good time for him personally or artistically,..[guy in audience who did a documentary on elvis, 18 hour says elvis like dylan's lyrics not his voice, & was jealous of beatles] ...[more audience comments re elvis' movies, turned down star is born? Colonel told him not to do it.] Could he have handled "midnight cowboy"? [Special guest fr last week is here].....also maybe didn't want to be cast as a "loser"...[audience comment: my dad would contact col parker & was shocked by how crude & what a bully he was. ..] ..bruce springsteen orig signed a manager on good of his car, he got out of it, later got john landau----, bruce no college, not book guy,..I knew bruce as a teen ..jersey..pimply..did interview w him he had books & art..& that was b/c of his manager, landau....but parker controlled elvis maybe not for the best, & elvis never said no to parker, [audience comment re brian wilson] ..comeback special, ..'68....I myself was into cream & clapton, not elvis, comeback showed what elvis could be (later resumed concerts in late 60's early 70's to death) ..[clip from that's alright] ..[pf ..]..scotty moore, dj fontana on drums , bill black had died by that time] ...comeback special..4 sessions..[lady fr england, she was at the elvis comeback...he seemed nervous, then just began jamming [clip "when I was trying 2 get 2 u"...wow !] Springsteen was a huge elvis fan, tried to climb wall to see elvis,..viva las vegas,..[springsteen did an elvis song "viva las vegas"] ...did a book re springsteen's songs..when met w him..took 10 months to do book, during breaks he would listen to elvis...elvis was an influence on so many musicians..almost embedded in them..our responsib to hand on on the history of music emotionally...not just from a book..."
Recorded on: 1/17/12 9:16p Duration: 43:33
