Who deserves the title "The King of Rock and Roll"?

Flyingpig437 · 08-20-2010, 05:42 PM

i think it's a travesty shakin' stevens isn't on the list

Frumious B · 08-23-2010, 05:27 PM

Chuck Berry was arguably rock's first guitar hero and he had some great songs with sly and humorous lyrics. He gets my vote.

Phzed · 09-02-2010, 07:05 AM

Elvis is the "king" I guess, purely because of the impact he had on America, and the world.
But I think had he not been white, it'd be a completely different story.

It's between Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley for me.

BombTheMusicIndustry · 09-04-2010, 06:43 PM

I voted Little Richard. I could never really get into Elvis, never liked his voice. Little Richard has the best voice and his songs are just plain fun.

acrylic · 09-05-2010, 08:01 PM

I think Elvis Presley is the father of rock n' roll. He started a lot of the genre, but I don't think he's quite the king.

Phzed · 09-07-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Who__Dey85

Well I chose Elvis. Personally, I feel that he was a great musician that laid the foundation for what everyone else did.

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Originally Posted by acrylic

I think Elvis Presley is the father of rock n' roll. He started a lot of the genre, but I don't think he's quite the king.

Really?

Elvis didn't start the genre, nowhere near, he said so himself numerous times.
He just popularised a genre that was dominated by blacks.

He can never be called the 'Father', but he can be called the King, purely because of the impact he had on America, and the world. But the only reason he had so much of an impact is because he was white.

Flyingpig437 · 09-07-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BombTheMusicIndustry

I voted Little Richard. I could never really get into Elvis, never liked his voice. Little Richard has the best voice and his songs are just plain fun.

I agree. Elvis singing style was always too pure.

Necromancer · 09-12-2010, 07:04 PM

Chuck Berry is a King of R&R, he was for some odd reason put in prison at the peak of his career, (which I think is odd) and he won a case pertaining to the Beach Boys copying C. Berry's music, you can make and come to your own conclusion's.

Flyingpig437 · 09-13-2010, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by VocalsBass

Chuck Berry is a King of R&R, he was for some odd reason put in prison at the peak of his career, (which I think is odd) and he won a case pertaining to the Beach Boys copying C. Berry's music, you can make and come to your own conclusion's.

He was put in prison for having sex with an underage girl acc. to wiki

Jedey · 09-13-2010, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyingpig437

He was put in prison for having sex with an underage girl acc. to wiki

That's not quite right, this is what Wiki says.

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Originally Posted by Wiki

But in January 1962 Berry was sentenced to three years in prison for offenses under the Mann Act—he had transported a 14-year-old girl across state lines

View Poll Results: Who deserves the title "The King of Rock and Roll"?
Elvis Presley	103	41.53%
Chuck Berry	75	30.24%
Little Richard	14	5.65%
Neither	56	22.58%
Voters: 248. You may not vote on this poll

08-23-2010, 05:27 PM	#152 (permalink)
Frumious B Groupie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Smyrna,GA, USA Posts: 25	Chuck Berry was arguably rock's first guitar hero and he had some great songs with sly and humorous lyrics. He gets my vote. __________________ "Take a circle, caress it and it will become vicious."-Eugene Ionesco

09-02-2010, 07:05 AM	#153 (permalink)
Phzed Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 121	Elvis is the "king" I guess, purely because of the impact he had on America, and the world. But I think had he not been white, it'd be a completely different story. It's between Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley for me. __________________ last.fm & rateyourmusic

08-20-2010, 05:42 PM	#151 (permalink)
Flyingpig437 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 534	i think it's a travesty shakin' stevens isn't on the list

09-04-2010, 06:43 PM	#154 (permalink)
BombTheMusicIndustry Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 28	I voted Little Richard. I could never really get into Elvis, never liked his voice. Little Richard has the best voice and his songs are just plain fun.

09-05-2010, 08:01 PM	#155 (permalink)
acrylic Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 7	I think Elvis Presley is the father of rock n' roll. He started a lot of the genre, but I don't think he's quite the king.

09-12-2010, 07:04 PM	#158 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Chuck Berry is a King of R&R, he was for some odd reason put in prison at the peak of his career, (which I think is odd) and he won a case pertaining to the Beach Boys copying C. Berry's music, you can make and come to your own conclusion's.