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1. Well, well, well. It was pretty common back then for white...

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Sun Aug 14, 2022, 10:03 PM

Aug 2022

artist to cover R&B hits and have hits themselves. Pat Boone was famous for it. Here's evidence that Elvis didn't just cover Roy Hamilton's hits, he covered his voice and actual phasings.

Amazing. And Elvis got to be the biggest thing ever in Rock and Roll. A stolen legacy.

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Well, well, well. It was pretty common back then for white... brush Aug 2022 #1

a common thing. little richard was not the first blues shouter with a pompador nt msongs Aug 2022 #2

Little Richard was actually one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll. brush Aug 2022 #4

Dylan copying Ramblin' Jack Elliot. 3Hotdogs Aug 2022 #3