Elvis Presley Fans?

I think more audiophiles would favor Elvis if his recording label was on the Shaded Dogs.

My wife loves Elvis. We visited Graceland and Sun Studios in Memphis this past summer and I enjoyed all that immensely.

I find Elvis' story fascinating but admittedly am not a huge fan of his music as a whole to date. I've been revisiting a lot of 50's R&R and related genres since visiting MEmphis this past summer. I picked up the Elvis 50's masters 4 CD set just last week and am in process of going deeper into Elvis' music, at least during his prime, currently than I ever have before. So far, the verdict is still out for me.

Good points Marty.

I've been listening to a lot of old Sun Records recordings from the 50s lately, including Elvis and various other acts.

Elvis' vocalizations and arrangements are unique and recognizable, but no better or worse than the others for the most part.

Now, who would most of the more affluent, record-buying public back then rather look at, Elvis or most of those other guys?

Answer that question to understand why Elvis was leaps and bounds more successful over the next few years than anyone else and then became a visual icon later as well as a result of his formulaic movies that he himself apparently did not care for much, despite the money they made.

Johnny Cash is the other SUN Records act from that time who remained popular over time. The topical substance behind his music has actually aged well and even made him perhaps more popular than ever late in his career and after his death.

Both were most fond of gospel music actually as I understand it.

My wife is the big Elvis fan. Elvis is OK but I'm more of a Johnny Cash fan I suppose if I had to chose.

My wife and I were at night of 100 Elvis's last night. This is no joke.  Good stuff!    Some good performers and very good sound quality even.  A Paul McCartney also showed up and performed.   Lots of fun.  Thank you very much!  👏👏👏