I did not think much about this, because along with The Beatles, Elvis was probably the most famous and prolific rock-and-roll musician of that time period, but as I started paying more attention to the music being played at stores, malls and several other locations, I realized that Elvis Presley music is still thriving 50 years later.
She laughed and said she loved Elvis Presley music and had several of his albums. She was buying one of his greatest hits CDs at Barnes & Noble, because she said that there were some songs on the CD that she did not have among her collection.
A few weeks later, I was taking my kids to a roller skating rink, where all of the kids seemed to be having a pretty good time, but were rather subdued. Then Elvis Presley’s song Hounddog started up, and all of the kids started whistling and cheering, and it just seemed like the speed of the rollerskating increased tremendously.
The first movies that come to mind for me when I think about Elvis Presley music are Honeymoon in Vegas and 3,000 Miles to Graceland. I know that there are many more, but I saw those two movies were on the other day right around the same time, and what an interesting coincidence that was!
I grew up after the time of Elvis Presley’s prominance, and I was always a big fan, but I am a big music fan in general and was pretty unaware of how well his music has endured. It is not only something that you hear, either, but you can see it in cinema as well.
