Elvis Is Forbes' Richest Dead Celebrity

[David Silberberg]

And had not the Memphis Mafia not collectively been such enablers and
actually helped him.

Before the army, he was the best rock and roller ever - he got it, he
understood it like no one else, before or since.

Just listen to the blues he remade - he made them into different songs:
"That's All Right Mama", "Good Rockin' Tonite", "I Want to Play House With
You", "Mystery Train" - the originals were great blues - Elvis' versions
were great R&R.



On 10/31/07 6:48 PM, "E. Willett" <Unklegeo@msn.com> wrote:

> And it leaves us to wonder...What would that tough Tupelo-Born, Memphis-bred
> kid have done, if Col. Tom, and the motion pictures hadn't co-opted his life?
>     George 
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> 
>   Now Fred, be nice. That Memphis based chafing/redness can be
>   soothed/medicated with a few shakes of that talcum powder following a nice
>   cool shower. That's right, you're way down there in the southwest...corn
>   starch is probably around there where you are.
> 
>   Let's face it, those very early releases by Elvis were nothing but blues
>   covers. And as much, some may insist, a testament to the power of the blues
>   as to Elvis's talent. Or him being at the right place at the right time.
>   Myself, I kinda liked the guy. Still do. Especially those real early blues
>   covers. Maybe it's just the nostalgia element, because when I was just a wee
>   one my mom said that Elvis was just breaking out all over the radio (in
>   NC)...and then I grew up with the Ed Sullivan show every Sunday. That's my
>   excuse, and I'm sticking to it till it changes.
> 
>   What happened after that, well, to deny that it was a special phenom, and
>   still is, of both pop music and culture is to deny the obvious. A thing as
>   obvious to most of us as the nose on our face.  Just like the Beatles. Louis
>   Armstrong. Britney Spe...wtf, how'd in the hell did that get in there!
>   chuck
> 
> 
>> From: Fred Dabney <fdabney@nmsu.edu<mailto:fdabney@nmsu.edu>>
>> Something is seriously wrong with our value systems
>> 
>>> 
>>>     (10-30) 15:07 PDT New York (AP) --        Elvis Presley is still the
>>> King. Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months,
>>> has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of Top-Earning Dead
>>> Celebrities. He last topped the list in 2005.
>>> 
>>>    John Lennon ranks second with earnings of $44 million, followed by
>>> Charles M. Schulz ($35 million), George Harrison ($22 million), Albert
>>> Einstein ($18 million), Andy Warhol ($15 million), Theodor Geisel (Dr.
>>> Seuss) ($13 million), Tupac Shakur ($9 million), Marilyn Monroe ($7
>>> million), Steve McQueen ($6 million), James Brown ($5 million), Bob Marley
>>> ($4 million) and James Dean ($3.5 million).
>>> 
>>>    Presley died in 1977. His estate continues to generate millions from
>>> music royalties, DVDs, licensing deals and tourism at Graceland, the
>>> rocker's mansion in Memphis, Tenn.
>>>    Forbes said the celebrities on the list, posted Monday, earned a
>>> combined $232 million in the past 12 months.
>>> 
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