I was born in '59, so by the time that I started to have an interest in music I couldn't understand the whole Elvis thing. But having seen some early footage, having a much better understanding of what else was going musically and socially when he burst on to the scene and most importantly having heard Blue Moon of Kentucky and That's Allright Mama I understand why he as influential as he was. He also had a rock solid band. Unfortunately, it paved the way for all the tacky stuff that followed.

In my eyes Chuck Berry's sound shaped the sound of what would become Rock later on, and I truly believe that Jerry Lee Lewis would have surpassed Elvis in popularity if it weren't for "you know".