The TRUE king of Rock an' Roll
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I'm sick of people calling Elvis Presley the king of rock an roll. NO WAY IN HELL.The true KING is CHUCK BERRY. Always was, always will be.Elvis's Sun singles are not bad, but how far removed from a minstrel show WAS his schtick? I mean really, all he did was ape any number of performers on the chitlin circuit! HE BROUGHT NOTHING ORIGINAL TO THE MUSIC. Most of the songs he recorded were chosen for him. His whole thing was bad imitation. He undoubtedly recorded some good songs over the yrs but..........CHUCK BERRY was the king. He was the FIRST SINGER/SONGWRITER of the rock n roll era. He was the FIRST guitar god/clown. He was the ultimate DIYer. He's written more rock classics than any other artist/writer/band (the BEATLES are too unique, arguably EVERY BEATLE SONG is a classic). He saw the gold in the teenage obsession with this new-style boogie. In so many respects, he wrote the first chapters of rock n roll. He adapted Blues riffs and chord progressions (building on the work of others, to be sure.) to this new music, tied it to the colorblind concerns of teens and young adults across society and found the pot of gold.And he's NEVER gotten his due. Even in his day his newest songs would be "covered" by a Johnny Rivers or a Pat Boone or some such clown, and of course the radion played the "lighter version", thereby robbing Chuck of perhaps millions in royalties. Anyone with a knowledge of the history of Rock And Roll Music, probably knows more CHUCK BERRY SONGS than they realize.Evis wasn't worthy to be CHUCK BERRY'S roaddie.SO....What do you say? ELVIS OR CHUCK?
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