Elvis Presley and his imitators - Terry Stafford +2

[ElvisPresleyLand]

Genuine THANK YOU for video and "description" info. This is why we are here at YouTube, to discuss and share. I appreciate some of what ETAs do; but, admiration for Elvis is sort of like why I drink CocaCola exclusively rather than just any soda ..... it is THE REAL THING ..... Many fellas have tried to imitate "the Elvis sound" and some come close ..... BUT NOBODY, NOBODY, can imitate what Elvis had IN HIS GUT which made him unique and stand alone with "reaching" souls.

[carmellabe]

EVERY ARTIST IS INFLUANCE BY OTHER SONGS, PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC FIELD,RADIO, TV, MOMS, DADS, FRIENDS FROM CHURCH SCHOOLS.IT JUST HAPPENS. ELVIS, CHUCK BERRY,LITTLE RICHARD,BILLY HALEY ALL HAD THEIR STYLE AND PRESENTING IT TO THE PLUBIC THE WAY THEY THOUGHT WOULD GENERATE RECORD SALES..

[ElvisPresleyLand]

@carmellabe Just wanted to give you an honest and sincere "finish" to your comment. THEY thought whatever they did would generate sales ..... THEY did not have "IT." Elvis Presley has "IT" in great abundance. THEY sold a few records ..... after Elvis sang their songs. Elvis was criticized, even death threats, for how he moved to the music. FOOLISH HATRED AND JEALOUSLY ..... Elvis simply "moved as everybody did AT HIS CHURCH, because they were filled with HOLY SPIRIT, and oh yes, the music.

[carmellabe]

CONWAY STARTED IN ROCK AND ENDED UP IN COUNTRY BIG TIME.

[GSMovieMemories]

@carmellabe Interestingly, Conway started in Country in the mid-50s. He had a #1 Country hit in 1955. I'll have to look into that more. There's a lot of stuff at iTunes that needs to be figured out.

[nicktesla45]

Heyyy Sometimes it's just co-incidence that some singers sound very much alike !! Example : I have been told that I sound a lot like Julio Iglesias when I sing BUT the fact is that I have had this style years before Julio was even discovered , So I say ---> No !! I don't sound like Julio , Julio Sounds like ME !! ------------> Angel

[JAARNO88]

i think people need to look at the dates when these recordingss were made,elvis sang this way and others wanted some of the action so went with his style, but it was definatly elvis who did it first. its called jumping on the band wagon!

[rukusbob]

vince everett had a few good ones , livin high and his such a night is very close.

[JAARNO88]

these singers that recorded after elvis were just trying to get on the bandwagon and get the style that elvis seemed to be able to print money with. it didnt work , they had mild success but people knew what they were doing, if you wanna be some body be yourself. Just check the recording dates for these records they will all be after elvis hit it big.

[presleyrules]

Imitators are just that.... imitators. I've collected Elvis for 35 years; trust me, there was him and then everyone else. Elvis called Glen Campbell up on stage one time and said "I understand you do an imitation of me in concert." When Glen said yes, Elvis replied "I want you to know that's all it'll ever be.... an imitation." He was the original and he knew it. RIP, Elvis.

[vonratibor]

I have this album SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Awesome Albumm

[colinjohn1212]

he did copy ..of course but he opened the door for everyone else,,,then everyone copyried him end of,,,beatles copied buddy holly now change the subject and realize his importance on music,,

[thumper549]

Elvis also copied what he saw in the Black community..he was not ALL that original !

[Cordeiro757]

@thumper549 Yes, he took so many things from Chuck Berry. But he was also copied by Michael Jackson, who used the Breack Dance, and Elvis body expressions. Elvis is still the singer who was more copied ever. There are thousands of singers trying to be like the King, but there was one, and only King...

[JAARNO88]

@thumper549 there isnt an entertainer in this world who didnt benifit from those who went before them! but what matters is ,did they bring something of their own to the world, and elvis certainly did. If elvis had just been another wanna be copycat, then he wouldnt have been remembered they way he is. Elvis is gonna be around for a long,long time.

[memphissun01]

These guys are all good, but I still think Jimmy Ellis (Orion) has them all beat...and he was just singing with his natural voice.

[goldfinger1003]

Ray Smith id the only one who really sounds like Elvis.

[GeoSilverAway]

Unfortunately I don't have a good source for Playing With Fire. It should sound better.

[grizz001]

They are all great lets face it if you did not see the pic's you would never know

[crashbug]

its amazing how all these singers were actually trying to sound like Elvis. I like the music though. it all sounds good. but its now we all know who they were listening to. Elvis, long live the King!

[Lucky9455]

Elvis is an original "" He`s THE KING

loved :-)

[garybrown57]

thank god for the orginal elvis although i do enjoy the other guys sounding like him favourite of these was without doubt ral donner i love his stuff just enjoy the songs like or dislike to me the simple choice

[NormanLim1]

ELVIS Presley was the Original and the The Ultimate BEST of the Best !!! all others pales by comparison

[JAARNO88]

ELvis hit it big before these guys ever started, it was his style, they jumped on his bandwagon to get hits.but people shouldnt put them in the same bracket, elvis originated the country- rythmn and blues style at sun, r'n'b was around before and so was country but he combined it, that was his legacy! IT's amazing to me how fans of proby, donner, staffors etc all claim elvis copied them!

[savammy]

both terry and elvis had hits with the song suspicion about the same time never heard this conway song its great

[45rpmSINGLES]

Suspicion was recorded by Elvis in 1962 for his 1962 Pot Luck With Elvis album. It wasnt released as a single and in 1964 Terry Stafford released it as a single in the USA where it peaked at #3 ( UK # 31 )

In the UK RCA belatedly released Elvis original as a single in 1976 and it was a top 10 hit.

[spacepatrolman]

Nice of you to put a song other than suspicion by terry stafford so that us mere mortals that dont have the album can hear it .

[diuga1]

I´m ashamed to say I´d never heard Terry´s ("My TEDDY BEAR-like) PLAYING WITH FIRE...loved it!

[195477]

If I put on gloves I dont become Ali,or a Brazillian shirt Pele...There was and always will be only 1 king the rest are also rans.

[ELVISFREE1977]

None can campare to ELVIS PRESLEY he was that UNIQUE

[wfd57fatman]

I'm not so convinced that these performers were directly imitating one another. I believe it was more just the popular style of entertainment for their time. And Elvis happened to be the lucky one to make this style most popular. Elements of this music go way back before any of these guys. It's a combination of hill-billy western, black gospel, black folk blues, big band, and the once very popular Puerto Rican street look.

[GeoSilverAway]

Whether they were imitating or just sounded like imitations, they sounded similar. I think they were conscious of it when they recorded.

[wildhorsestudios1421]

@wfd57fatman You're spot on. Terry Stafford was never an Elvis Imperonator.

[DrewALegend]

@wfd57fatman You are one intelligent Rock Critic !

[xxVenusianArtistxx]

Well considering that elvis first sang it, and that I am a huge elvis fan. I believe that Terrys version is way better.

[stancupz]

one of the few songs that Elvis recorded that sounds better sung by someone else.

[countrydude03]

@stancupz wrong

[countrydude03]

@xxVenusianArtistxx Terry had girl singers to sing Suspicion. Elvis sang Suspicion. Elvis was hella alot better. plus Elvis can sing without impersonatin anybody. God's voice

[StanBennet]

Terry got number one with it and that's what counts.

[DrewALegend]

@StanBennet Terry got #3 with it actually... The Beatles held the other top 5 spots in 64.

[maqsad1]

Didn't Terry Stafford write Suspicion before Elvis sang it?

[GeoSilverAway]

No it was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, and Elvis first had it on his 1962 LP "Potluck". Early 1964 came Terry. Later in 64 RCA released two of the Potluck songs on a 45 - this and Kiss Me Quick. All of these were great.

[maqsad1]

Thanks I will be checking the others out too

[countrydude03]

@maqsad1 no, google it if ya wanna know

[MAGICO240]

Elvis is the greatest!

[CashPresley32]

Johnny Cash is the greatest, but Elvis is one of the greatest.

[wildhorsestudios1421]

The style was Rock n Roll.

[RonaldVaughan]

Sound-alikes are fascinating. Ral Donner

could sound just like Elvis,LOL!!

There's a guy who sounds MORE like David Bowie

than Bowie! (heard on Rodney Bingenheimer

show). There's a guy who sounds like Al

Jolson.

And a lady named Jenny Smith had a minor hit

with "You'd Know It" (Canadian-American

Records). The only time anyone ever sounded

like Eydie Gorme...

[GeoSilverAway]

Canadian Norman Brooks sounded like Jolson. He sang The Anniversary Song for example.