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Paper Topic: Elvis Presley Elvis Preslaid The great Sam Philips knew that he wanted to produce something big , but he had no idea what he had before him in Elvis Presley and this new rockabilly that would give birth to the rock n roll we have today Known for his famous record label , Sun Records , Phillips produced the likes of B
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Phillips was not sure what this new African American /Hillbilly music would do to the world , but he was about to find out Rockabilly started the rock n roll movement
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His music is not my favorite , but I cannot ignore the extremely important contribution to rockabilly and rock n roll music
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I do not think that music would be what it is today if he had not broken the barriers that he did just as it would not be what it is today if Sam Phillips had not discovered him
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Sam Phillips found it for them in Elvis without even knowing what he had stumbled upon The article finishes with more of an emphasis on other artist than Elvis and how they stayed more true to the genre than he did
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I do think that Carl Perkins was an Elvis copycat His sound , style of music , and choice of songs were like Elvis
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I don ‘t think that it was right that it should be that way , but it was a different world in the 1950 ‘s and it did take white men to break the barrier that would later allow African Americans in , even if it was there music to begin with
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It can never forget Elvis and Sun Records PAGE PAGE 2
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What ever the future holds for rock n roll , it can never forget its past
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It seems to me that the article , Elvis Preslaid , tackles the need that America had for something new , raw , sexual , and pure
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