mgread1200 141 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Saw this at Capitol Cinema when a teenager. Exciting stuff. Long Live Elvis XX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 No disrespect there Jackson , but the title of this thread may slap the mockers on that last bit of statement .....LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hi Beefsteak, to his fans, Elvis lives forever in their minds. X Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I was asking two questions,not any intention of 'knocking' probably the greatest entertainer in the 20th century. My eldest brother was a 'Teddy boy'and as a kid Elvis, Eddie Cochoran,Gene Vincent ,et all ,were my intro' to popular music. Without those guys,I wouldn't have got a 'Dansette' record player one Christmas,and harassed my mum to buy me a '45' every time she or we,went shopping. Stu has got it spot on,thank's mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hi Mick The barrow boy was Smokey Joe the last time I saw him he had a stall on Sneinton Market Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Thanks Lynmee, You know who I mean then? not seen him for many years. And Beefsteak as you well know, he works at Jacko's Chippy in Ilkeston. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 How would I know that ?? I've never been to Ilkeston chippy in my life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mick2me 3,033 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 All is not lost... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 DOH !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 For years people listened to the radio and heard Joe Loss, Jimmy Young, Lita Roza, Frank Sinatra and other 'nice' music being played. Then, around 1955, they heard Elvis. His music was sensational, music that nobody had heard before. When people first started to see him perform on stage they went crazy. He was good looking with a great voice and he was very humble. He sang rock & roll or rockabilly and you couldn't keep still as you listened to him. He also recorded some great ballads. Everyone knows that he shouldn't have made all those rubbish films but that was down to his manager. I was 11 years old when it all started and it was a fantastic period in my life. Elvis then Little Richard, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley and others changed peoples lives forever. It's difficult to find the words to discribe this period but if you were around at the time then you'll understand the phenomenon of Elvis and Rock & Roll. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 And Beefsteak as you well know, he works at Jacko's Chippy in Ilkeston. Jackos Chippy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 And as you can see the above picture shows him just arriving to clock on for the evening shift. His face has been munged to prevent mass hysteria! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 For years people listened to the radio and heard Joe Loss, Jimmy Young, Lita Roza, Frank Sinatra and other 'nice' music being played. Then, around 1955, they heard Elvis. His music was sensational, music that nobody had heard before. When people first started to see him perform on stage they went crazy. He was good looking with a great voice and he was very humble. He sang rock & roll or rockabilly and you couldn't keep still as you listened to him. He also recorded some great ballads. Everyone knows that he shouldn't have made all those rubbish films but that was down to his manager. I was 11 years old when it all started and it was a fantastic period in my life. Elvis then Little Richard, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley and others changed peoples lives forever. It's difficult to find the words to discribe this period but if you were around at the time then you'll understand the phenomenon of Elvis and Rock & Roll. Michael, in a few well chosen words you have echoed the thoughts of many. He might have left the building but the Legend lives on. Remember seeing Jailhouse Rock at the pictures at the old Church Hall in Radcliffe in 57/58. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Think timescale a bit out, Little Richard and Carl Perkins both had "hit parade" hits before Elvis but know what you mean, no one took off like him, as regards rock and roll at the cinema recall seeing Rock Around The Clock at The Berridge Cinema (now a mosque)! before Elvis was known Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Never understood the 'Rock around the clock' thing. Me and my mates thought he was an old man with a stupid kiss curl.Now Tommy Steele,Elvis, and the rest...they were our age group. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 never noticed the age thing, would have been about 8! at that age anyone 18+ in those days was an old man! (clothes and stlye wise) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Hi Michael Booth, welcome to 'Nottstalgia'. A beautiful little cameo you've written above of the music scene and how it thankfully changed during the 1950's. At the moment I'm writing an article on the 1960's and coming across your posting on 'Nottstalgia' has certainly helped as a pre-runner to this decade. I'm both pleased and proud to say that I have awarded you your first tick; Congratulations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks for your nice comments, Trevor S and jackson. It was nice to get my first tick, jackson and I wish you all the best with your article on the 60's. Ashley, you say my timescale was a bit out when I put my list of R&R singers in my post but I never intended them to be in any particular order. Elvis, like Little Richard, Carl Perkins and others were recording and performing long before they hit the UK. Elvis released 'I Forgot To Remember To Forget' in August 1955, Little Richard released 'Tutti Frutti' in November 1955 and Carl Perkins released 'Blue Suede Shoes' in January 1956. Fats Domino had been recording for years before having his massive UK hit 'Blueberry Hill' but, like you say Ashley, it was Elvis (and Bill Haley) that created the initial hysteria. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I'm with poohbear on this one; I could never understand Bill Haley's popularity - not being ageist here but he did look rather old to be singing the songs that he did. 'Rock Around the Clock' wasn't that good, 'Get Out Ta That Kitchen And Rattle Those Pots and Pans' was much better. Wasn't there a film with 'Rock Around the Clock'? which would have ensured the record's success. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 'Rock Around The Clock' was a 1956 film featuring Bill Haley. It also included one of my favourite groups 'The Platters'. I went to see Bill Haley in Nottingham with a group of friends but to be honest I was never a big fan. I remember a guy called Lennie who got Bill Haleys autograph on a £10 but then made the mistake of buying some cigarettes with it. Sadly, Lennie died at an early age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 The first film featuring the song Rock around the Clock by Bill Haley was The Blackboard Jungle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I think Bill Haley's slicked-down hair and suit and tie, made him look older, when in fact he was only 9 yrs older than Tommy Steele and 10 years older than Elvis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Well if I was a young lass in those days I know which one I'd be day dreaming about... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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