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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-11-06 11:26 AM
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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America - Elvis tonight
I have seen a few threads here asking why Elvis was and is so popular and thought some of you might want ot see this show tonight. I have watched some of these in this series and they are pretty good. Tonight's episode is about the impact Elvis had on pop culture and how his appearance on The Ed Sullivan show influenced "American attitudes about race, entertainment, fashion and sex in the decades to come". That's from the website.

It's on the History channel tonight at 9:00 EST
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-11-06 07:40 PM
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1. Kick
For the night gang.

It went over so well during the day..lol.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-11-06 07:42 PM
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2. didn't the Beatles change it more, though?
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-11-06 07:44 PM
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3. But without him the Beatles wouldn't have been possible
Elvis is the one who, perhaps unwittingly, started the whole singer as sex symbol thing. Sure there was Frank Sinatra but he was singing standards.

Elvis made it cool to be authentic.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-11-06 07:46 PM
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4. well
it just seems that the Beatles, because they were a band and played their own instruments AND sung, changed music more. To me, anyone.

I love both, though.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-11-06 07:47 PM
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5. I think this will go beyond the music though
That is what this show is supposed to be about.
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