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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Dexy's & Fabs vs. Floyd |
| Date | Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:24:18 -0500 |
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Elvis was definitely an influence on the Beatles, McCartney has made no
secret about his feelings toward Elvis: "I luv 'im." His version of "Just
Because" was great. Lennon talked about Double Fantasy as a return to his
roots-- "I was doing Elvis and Orbison." Although it is hard to point to a
collection of Beatles songs and call them "Elvis-influenced."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Smith" <sam@lullabypit.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: Dexy's & Fabs vs. Floyd
> Part of what you've written is an interesting question that I
> personally don't recall hearing posed before. The Dylan influence is
> undeniable, but how much did Elvis influence The Beatles? I've never
> heard much of a direct connection myself, though it's obvious that
> both shared a love for the black R&B of the '50s (Elvis's
> contemporaries), since both covered many such songs. And perhaps it's
> difficult to say whether The Beatles were more influenced by Elvis, or
> by the black artists that Elvis was covering (copying?), but I tend to
> think it was more the latter.
>
> I'm not sure to what degree they'd say "we were influenced by Elvis," but
> at the very minimum there was this HUGE shadow there, and it would be
> just about impossible to stand in front of a large crowd and sing rock at
> that moment in history without some measure of influence. Even if they
> weren't actively drawing on him, his popularity had kicked in a door for
> them and every other rock act.
>
> Fuzzy, sure, and maybe I'm inferring to much....
>
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>
> Sam Smith, PhD
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