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Even tho he ripped off the Black artists, I believe Elvis
unintentionally helped facilitate the desegregation of popular music
during one of the most intolerant times in U.S. history. He is the
Abraham Lincoln of popular music (but nowhere near as intelligent).</font></strong></p>He
certainly did rip off the black artists. If you hear the story told by
people in the studio for his first recording, he was there to do a
country album. At the end of the session he starting jamming "That's
All Right" and the producer realized this was what they've been looking
for. A white guy that could do the R&B sound. <br />Contrary to
popular belief, he didn't "invent" Rock and Roll, and neither did Bill
Haley. Music historians will tell you the first Rock and Roll song was
this one in 1947<br />
<p> </p><p><img width="170" height="170" border="0" src="http://www.oldies.com/i/boxart/small/2/090431287224.jpg" /> </p><p>The
reason why this is considered to be the first Rock n Roll song is it
was the first R&B song to go #1 on BOTH the R&B (black) charts
and the (white) pop charts. Then the major record companies started
signing up R&B acts, marketing then to white kids, and within a few
years they had white kids like Elvis copying them and sounding like
them. But the Rock n Roll sound of the 50's was the same as the R&B
sound of the 40's. </p><p>You might remember Robert Plant's
"Honeydrippers" album in the mid 80's he did a cover he re-named
"Rockin at Midnight". It amazes me that the grandaddy of all rock and
roll isn't a household name, yet Bill Haley is. <br />
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