Timeless Songs
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- Lost On The River (Hank Williams cover)
LeslieWest_GuitarGod
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This Wheel's On Fire
Bob Dylan, The Band
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Tears of Rage
Bob Dylan, The Band
How mature was this man at the mere age of 26?? Ancient blood singing ...
The lyrics:
We carried you in our arms on Independence Day
And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away
Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so?
To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No"
Tears of rage, tears of grief, why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know we're so alone and life is brief It has all been pointed out the way to go and scratched your name in sand
Though you just thought it was nothing more than a place for you to stand
Now I want you to know that while we watched you discovered there was no one true
That I myself really thought it was just a childish thing to do
Tears of rage, tears of grief, why am I always the one who must be the thief?
Come to me now, you know we're so alone and life is brief It was all very painless when you went out to receive
All that false instruction which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold as if it was a purse
But, oh, what kind of love is this which goes from bad to worse?
Tears of rage, tears of grief, why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know we're so alone and life is brief
LeslieWest_GuitarGod
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For Elvis' birthday on January 8, I wanted to post a song, but I figure I'd put together a post that would put GOOD on his name.
Those who knew Elvis personally, worked with him, or were directly influenced by him paint a far different picture then some tabloid garbage or phony books that were written about him.
RUFUS THOMAS: "Elvis created a new style all his own, and gave an injection to black music like no other artist had ever done."
LITTLE RICHARD: āHe sung my Tootie Frutti, and by him singing it, made it bigger & made ME bigger. ā¦ I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.ā
OTIS BLACKWELL "Elvis didnāt steal anything from anybody ā he absorbed everything. He opened doors for Black writers without ever saying a word about it. When he recorded my stuff, nobody asked what color I was anymore. People talk about Elvis like he was an invention. He was real ā the real thing. I didnāt teach Elvis anything. He taught me that a great singer can make a simple song last forever. Elvis had a feel for rhythm that you couldnāt put on paper. He heard something different in a song. People say Elvis changed music, but he changed people, tooāhe brought all kinds of us folks together. Elvis could take a song and make it into something bigger than any of us imagined. He sang āDonāt Be Cruelā exactly like I heard it in my head ā maybe better. All Shook Up was just a little idea I had. Elvis turned it into a phenomenon. We understood each other through the music. Every time Elvis recorded one of my songs, it changed my life."
AL GREEN: āElvis had an influence on everybody with his musical approach. He broke the ice for all of us.ā
JACKIE WILSON: āA lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the Black manās music, when in fact, almost every Black solo entertainer copied from Elvis.ā Note: Elvis paid for Jackieās medical expenses for years and was deeply admired by him.
JAMES BROWN: āI was his brother. He was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him. There will never be another like that Soul Brother.ā Brown stayed over 3 1/2 hours at Elvisā private wake and had to be helped outside by his security detail āhe was devastated by his friendās death. After the wake, he went back to his studio to cut a personal tribute to his lifelong friend, a song they sang together privately
MUHAMMAD ALI: āIām Black, Iām a Muslim, and I donāt say things I donāt mean. But Iāll tell the world: Elvis was the greatest of all time. Sweetest, most humble man youād want to know. We were very close friends.ā
JOHN LEE HOOKER: āHe was the King. One of the greatest entertainers and human beings to ever live.ā See his tribute:
CHUCK BERRY: āHe was the greatest who ever was, is, or ever will be.ā
BARRY WHITE: āElvis Presley saved my life.ā
B.B. KING: āWith Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say thatābelieve meāI should know.ā
CISSY HOUSTON (Whitneyās mom): āElvis loved gospel music. He was singing Gospel all the timeāyou canāt get away from what your roots are.ā
RANDY JACKSON (Jackson 5): āElvis bridged the gap between whites and minorities. He was a wonderful person.ā
RICK ROSS "Me and Elvis had a lot of things in common... His ranch is Graceland, my ranch is Promise Land. We share a love for private jets and we are hustlers and we are Men amongst the people."
ISAAC HAYES: āElvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.ā
WHITNEY HOUSTON: āHe was amazing to look at and always nice to my mother.ā
ESTELLE BROWN (Sweet Inspirations): āI made a mistake and called him ābossā once. He said, āIām not your bossāIām your brother." After that, we felt like equals.ā
SHONKA DUKUREH (portrayed Big Mama Thornton in Baz's Elvis 2023): āI hope people watch the film with an open heart and are willing to unlearn some things they think they know about Elvis.ā
Those who knew Elvis personally, worked with him, or were directly influenced by him paint a far different picture then some tabloid garbage or phony books that were written about him.
RUFUS THOMAS: "Elvis created a new style all his own, and gave an injection to black music like no other artist had ever done."
LITTLE RICHARD: āHe sung my Tootie Frutti, and by him singing it, made it bigger & made ME bigger. ā¦ I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.ā
OTIS BLACKWELL "Elvis didnāt steal anything from anybody ā he absorbed everything. He opened doors for Black writers without ever saying a word about it. When he recorded my stuff, nobody asked what color I was anymore. People talk about Elvis like he was an invention. He was real ā the real thing. I didnāt teach Elvis anything. He taught me that a great singer can make a simple song last forever. Elvis had a feel for rhythm that you couldnāt put on paper. He heard something different in a song. People say Elvis changed music, but he changed people, tooāhe brought all kinds of us folks together. Elvis could take a song and make it into something bigger than any of us imagined. He sang āDonāt Be Cruelā exactly like I heard it in my head ā maybe better. All Shook Up was just a little idea I had. Elvis turned it into a phenomenon. We understood each other through the music. Every time Elvis recorded one of my songs, it changed my life."
AL GREEN: āElvis had an influence on everybody with his musical approach. He broke the ice for all of us.ā
JACKIE WILSON: āA lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the Black manās music, when in fact, almost every Black solo entertainer copied from Elvis.ā Note: Elvis paid for Jackieās medical expenses for years and was deeply admired by him.
JAMES BROWN: āI was his brother. He was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him. There will never be another like that Soul Brother.ā Brown stayed over 3 1/2 hours at Elvisā private wake and had to be helped outside by his security detail āhe was devastated by his friendās death. After the wake, he went back to his studio to cut a personal tribute to his lifelong friend, a song they sang together privately
MUHAMMAD ALI: āIām Black, Iām a Muslim, and I donāt say things I donāt mean. But Iāll tell the world: Elvis was the greatest of all time. Sweetest, most humble man youād want to know. We were very close friends.ā
JOHN LEE HOOKER: āHe was the King. One of the greatest entertainers and human beings to ever live.ā See his tribute:
CHUCK BERRY: āHe was the greatest who ever was, is, or ever will be.ā
BARRY WHITE: āElvis Presley saved my life.ā
B.B. KING: āWith Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say thatābelieve meāI should know.ā
CISSY HOUSTON (Whitneyās mom): āElvis loved gospel music. He was singing Gospel all the timeāyou canāt get away from what your roots are.ā
RANDY JACKSON (Jackson 5): āElvis bridged the gap between whites and minorities. He was a wonderful person.ā
RICK ROSS "Me and Elvis had a lot of things in common... His ranch is Graceland, my ranch is Promise Land. We share a love for private jets and we are hustlers and we are Men amongst the people."
ISAAC HAYES: āElvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.ā
WHITNEY HOUSTON: āHe was amazing to look at and always nice to my mother.ā
ESTELLE BROWN (Sweet Inspirations): āI made a mistake and called him ābossā once. He said, āIām not your bossāIām your brother." After that, we felt like equals.ā
SHONKA DUKUREH (portrayed Big Mama Thornton in Baz's Elvis 2023): āI hope people watch the film with an open heart and are willing to unlearn some things they think they know about Elvis.ā
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