Elvis Presley Forever! newsletter, Issue #001

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1) Elvis Presley Quotes
2) This month’s Article:
Will the creator of modern music please stand up? Alexis Petridis
3) This months top Survey Responses 4)Sponsored Resources
5) Editor’s Notes & Fun stuff

This is the first issue of "Elvis Presley Forever" monthly magazine, that will have articles, interviews and the results of the fan's surveys from elvis-presley-forever.com site survey form.

Your response might be in this months issue....

1) Elvis Presley Quotes:

"Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ▒em all together, I guess."

-Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on stage.

"I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God...I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kid that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something to the world."

-Elvis commenting to a reporter, 1950's.

"Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes."

-Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation.

2) Elvis Presley Biography website Article of the Month:

Will the creator of modern music please stand up? Alexis Petridis

It wasn't Bill Haley. It wasn't Elvis. And it didn't happen in 1954. Who did make the first ever rock'n'roll record? Alexis Petridis investigates.

Friday April 16, 2004
The Guardian

Ike Turner: wrote Jackie Brenston's 1951 single, Rocket 88 — widely regarded as the first rock'n'roll record.

In the Newcastle offices of Britain's longest-running rock'n'roll magazine, Now Dig This!, editor Tony Cajiao lets out a hollow chuckle.

"It's like who shot JFK," he says. "It's one of those debates that's going to go on forever. It's one of those questions that there's no answer for.

It would be nice for me to tell you that the first rock'n' roll record ever made was by Fred Bloggs, but it's an impossible thing to do. You're never going to get a definitive answer."

So it would appear. I have spent the past few weeks in search of the first rock'n'roll record and I am more confused than ever.

I have spoken to expert journalists, septuagenarian former record company bosses and, in one notable case, a British rock'n' roll DJ so old he can clearly remember when teddy boys were forced to beat up other teddy boys because no one had invented mods yet.

Along the way, I have been ignored by Ike Turner, heard a variety of genuinely tragic tales about forgotten musical pioneers and discovered a bizarre link between the lost world of late-1940s rhythm and blues and Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining.

Nevertheless, I am ready to admit defeat. And to think it once appeared so straightforward.

I was spurred into action by the fact that 2004 has been widely proclaimed as rock'n'roll's Golden Jubilee year: the 50th anniversary of the release of Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock and the recording of Elvis Presley's That's Alright Mama.

This seems a triumph of marketing over the truth. As every pub quiz bore knows, neither Rock Around the Clock or That's Alright Mama can genuinely claim to be the first rock'n'roll record.

They were simply the first white artists' interpretations of a sound already well-established by black musicians almost a decade before.

It was a raucous, driving, unnamed variant of rhythm and blues that came complete with lyrics that talked about "rocking" — a term that previously had been used by gospel singers to denote spiritual rapture, but developed more earthy connotations in the postwar world.

However, attempting to define the moment where rhythm and blues turns into rock'n'roll has led me into a sea of bewildering arguments and counter-arguments. Some of these have involved minutely detailed descriptions of snare drum accents and eight-to-the-bar boogie-woogie rhythms.

They are the kind of discussions that could, in the parlance of the day, turn even the coolest cat into a real gone daddio in a matter of seconds.

The most widely held belief is that the first rock'n'roll single was 1951's Rocket 88, written by Ike Turner, sung by Jackie Brenston (the saxophone player from Turner's backing band The Kings of Rhythm), and recorded by Sam Phillips, who later went on to found Sun records and discover Elvis Presley.

"I've had this argument with many many people over the years, but when people talk about rock'n'roll, my own personal view would be Rocket 88," says Wildcat Pete, who has been a rock'n'roll DJ since his schooldays in the mid-50s, and has the sort of phlegmatic manner that presumably comes with a lifetime spent playing records to audiences of baying teds.

"Why? Nobody knows why. It's a chicken and egg situation." Some, however, feel that Rocket 88's reputation may have more to do with Sam Phillips's vociferous later claims he had discovered rock'n'roll long before he discovered Elvis than with its actual sound.

Despite featuring a distorted guitar and a lyric which, in true rock'n'roll style, conflates the power of the singer's car with his virility, it apparently lacks those all-important snare accents.

My attempts to get the notoriously volatile Ike Turner to talk about snare accents, or indeed anything else, meet with failure. I track him down to Memphis, but he won't come to the phone. "It's all kind of dependent on whether he's in a good mood," explains one of his managers.

Like most people who have read his former wife Tina's biography, I have an inkling of what Ike Turner might be like when in a bad mood. I decide not to press the issue.

In any case, if Turner is not willing to speak about the roots of rock'n'roll, there are plenty of others who are, particularly on the internet.

Article continued on site.. Rock N Roll

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3) This month’s top Fan Survey Responses:

April 05 First Name: katrene Country: United States 1. How and when did you first hear about Elvis Presley?: in the late 50's- i was lucky- my parents liked him too-have loved him ever since! 2. What was it that got you hooked on Elvis?: 1957-I was 11 3. If Elvis were alive, what would you like to say to him or ask him?: please do another concert--and i want to be there in the front row--are we sure he isn't alive?? 4. WHICH is your favourite Elvis Presley song or movie?: My Way--and American trilogy i feel "my way" kinda suits me too-- and the other is just fantastic the way he did it 5. WHY is it your favourite? : two movies--"flaming Star"-shows his true talent like he would have been without colonel parker!! and the one with Ann Margret — the one he should have married!!! 6. Who do you think Elvis loved most in his life, his greatest love?: his Mother and Ann Margret — sent her flowers to every show in Las Vegas 7. Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that Elvis had died?: i was 31-- my Father had just died and Elvis's death added sadness to my already overwhelming grief- the next year my Mother died 8. Why do you think Elvis still attracts new fans every year, even long after his death?: NO ONE will ever be able to replace him-- he WAS and IS the KING!!!! 9. Do you collect Elvis music or memorabilia?Yes, Music, Movies, Posters, Books, Personal items 10. Every month we select one Survey participant to receive a free copy of our Elvis-Presley-forever.com book version of our site. Would you like to be considered for selection to get a free copy?: Yes 11. How would you rate our Elvis Presley Biography site? Excellent 12. Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve this site for Elvis's fans?: excellent site- its evident you loved him too!!

April 05 First Name: Roman Country: United States 1. How and when did you first hear about Elvis Presley?: When I was 5 years old, passed down to me by my beloved Grandfather. 2. What was it that got you hooked on Elvis?: REAL Elvis, kindness, generosity and Faith he had in God. 3. If Elvis were alive, what would you like to say to him or ask him?: You mean he is not alive? :) I would just simply say, THANK YOU! His music, his legacy, being a hero to me as a youngster and teaching me how to be kind to others. 4. WHICH is your favourite Elvis Presley song or movie?: Suspicious Minds-Song. Change of Habit-Movie. 5. WHY is it your favourite? : Suspicious Minds, Elvis' comeback song in 1969 to rock and roll and first song in history to have a double fade out. Great stage moves by Elvis when he performed this song live. Change of Habit really showed what kind of actor Elvis could have been, had he been given the right scripts! 6. Who do you think Elvis loved most in his life, his greatest love?: His mother, Gladys Love Smith Presley and his daughter, Lisa Marie. 7. Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that Elvis had died?: I was 9 years old. Came across the television. Mother and I both cried. Incredibly sad day. 8. Why do you think Elvis still attracts new fans every year, even long after his death?: Because of the man he was. Always took time for the fans, Loved his family with everything he had, music career that is unsurpassed and for how many lives he touched with his music. 9. Do you collect Elvis music or memorabilia? Yes, Music, Movies, Posters, Books, Ceramics, Figurines, Souvenir items 10. Every month we select one Survey participant to receive a free copy of our Elvis-Presley-forever.com book version of our site. Would you like to be considered for selection to get a free copy?: Yes 11. How would you rate our Elvis Presley Biography site? Excellent 12. Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve this site for Elvis's fans?:  — - -

April 05 First Name: Helene Country: Australia 1. How and when did you first hear about Elvis Presley? In the Ghetto etc. songs in the mid 70s 2. What was it that got you hooked on Elvis?: the quality of the voice 3. If Elvis were alive, what would you like to say to him or ask him?: Get help 4. WHICH is your favourite Elvis Presley song or movie? You were always on my mind & Daddy don’t cry 5. WHY is it your favourite? : Seemed to both relate to his personal family breakups at the time. 6. Who do you think Elvis loved most in his life, his greatest love? His mother, then Lisa Marie 7. Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that Elvis had died?: Newly married, driving with my husband in Adelaide. Was shocked as he was so young. 8. Why do you think Elvis still attracts new fans every year, even long after his death?: The voice, the looks, the drama. He is just plain sexy — black leather concert era is the best. 9. Do you collect Elvis music or memorabilia? Yes, Music, Books 10. Every month we select one Survey participant to receive a free copy of our Elvis-Presley-forever.com book version of our site. Would you like to be considered for selection to get a free copy?: Yes 11. How would you rate our Elvis Presley Biography site? Excellent 12. Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve this site for Elvis's fans?: some Elvis music downloads

April 05 First Name: THERESEA Country: Australia 1. How and when did you first hear about Elvis Presley? HIS EARLY MOVIES 2. What was it that got you hooked on Elvis?: HIS VOICE AND GREAT LOOKS 3. If Elvis were alive, what would you like to say to him or ask him?: SING TO ME! 4. WHICH is your favourite Elvis Presley song or movie? SEPARATE WAYS 5. WHY is it your favourite? HIS FEELINGS AND WORDS ARE IN THIS SONG AT ANOTHER HARD TIME OF HIS LIFE. 6. Who do you think Elvis loved most in his life, his greatest love? HIS MOTHER 7. Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that Elvis had died? JUST GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL AND HEARD THE NEWS. 8. Why do you think Elvis still attracts new fans every year, even long after his death? BECAUSE EVEN TO THIS DAY HIS MUSIC STILL HAS THE TOUCH. FOR EVER THE KING..! 9. Do you collect Elvis music or memorabilia? Yes, Music, Movies, Posters, Books, Personal items, Souvenir items, other 10. Every month we select one Survey participant to receive a free copy of our Elvis-Presley-forever.com book version of our site. Would you like to be considered for selection to get a free copy?: Yes 11. How would you rate our Elvis Presley Biography site? Excellent 12. Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve this site for Elvis's fans?: NO.

April 05 First Name: Greg Country: Australia 1. How and when did you first hear about Elvis Presley?: on the radio. in 1960 2. What was it that got you hooked on Elvis?: not hooked on him, I just like his later songs not his so called rock and roll 3. If Elvis were alive, what would you like to say to him or ask him?: nothing at all not 4. WHICH is your favourite Elvis Presley song or movie?: in the ghetto 5. WHY is it your favourite? its so true these days 6. Who do you think Elvis loved most in his life, his greatest love?: himself 7. Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that Elvis had died?: on my olds farm at a place called Speed driving the tractor 8. Why do you think Elvis still attracts new fans every year, even long after his death?: because people think his music and stuff is going to be worth more than they paid for it 9. Do you collect Elvis music or memorabilia? No 10. Every month we select one Survey participant to receive a free copy of our Elvis-Presley-forever.com book version of our site. Would you like to be considered for selection to get a free copy?: Yes 11. How would you rate our Elvis Presley Biography site? Excellent 12. Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve this site for Elvis's fans?: no none at all

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5) Editor’s Notes & Fun Stuff:

Some humour to keep your day light!

- I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here.

- I don't approve of political jokes, I've seen too many of them get elected.

- I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore, I am perfect.

- Isn't having a smoking section in a restaurant like having a peeing section in a swimming pool?

- Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled.

- I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!

- A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"-

- Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl + Alt + Delete' and start all over?

- Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet.

- My husband says I never listen to him (at least I think that's what he said).

- If raising children was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called LABOR!

ADULT:
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.

BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye.

CANNIBAL:
Someone who is fed up with people.

CHICKENS:
The only animals you eat before they are born — AND- after they are dead.

COMMITTEE:
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.

DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.

EGOTIST:
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.

HANDKERCHIEF:
Cold Storage.

INFLATION:
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.

MOSQUITO:
An insect that makes you like flies better.

RAISIN:
A grape with a bad sunburn.

PRUNE:
A plum who has been hanging out with the raisins.

SKELETON:
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.

TOOTHACHE:
The pain that drives you to extraction.

TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.

YAWN:
An honest opinion openly expressed.

WRINKLES:
Something other people have. You have character lines.

I hope you have enjoyed our first edition of the magazine. If you have any suggestions for content that you would like to see more of, please email us on our "Contact Us" form

Wishing you all the very best for the month ahead, and thank you again for contributing your stories on our Elvis Presley biography Survey of his fans!

Theresea (TLC)

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