BB King’s Comments About Elvis Are Changing How Fans See The King

BB King’s Comments About Elvis Are Changing How Fans See The King *DESCRIPTION:* B.B. King knew Elvis before he was famous, played guitar with him behind closed doors, and defended him for decades. His autobiography tells a very different story from the one most critics tell. This video covers how B.B. and Elvis first crossed paths at Sam Phillips's recording studio in 1950s Memphis, the night Elvis showed up uninvited to the 1956 WDIA Goodwill Revue at Ellis Auditorium, Jet magazine's 1957 investigation into the racist rumor that followed Elvis for years, and the private jam sessions at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1972 that almost nobody knew about. B.B. King's autobiography verdict on Elvis Presley is one of the most direct defenses ever written by someone who was actually there. B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Memphis music history, Beale Street, Sun Studio, WDIA, rock and roll origins, Las Vegas Hilton 1972 *TAGS:* B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley documentary, B.B. King autobiography, Elvis and B.B. King, did Elvis steal Black music, Elvis Black music controversy, Memphis music history, Beale Street Memphis, WDIA Goodwill Revue, Sun Studio Memphis, Sam Phillips, Jet magazine Elvis 1957, Elvis Presley controversy, rock and roll history, Las Vegas Hilton Elvis, Fats Domino, Rufus Thomas, George Klein Memphis, Ellis Auditorium, celebrity documentary, music documentary, Elvis fans, Elvis Presley legacy