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Originally Posted by oldman
Having been there for both, it has to be Elvis.
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Elvis didn't write songs. Elvis didn't play on his recordings. Elvis didn't engineer his records. Elvis didn't produce his records.
Elvis was an entertainer. He was absolutely amazing and the best entertainer since Frank, but an entertainer, nonetheless. Once Elvis got out of the Army, his popularity waned so he turned to movies.
After The Beatles split, they became even more popular. Each of them had successful solo careers and were loved by billions.
There people to this day all over the world that reference The Beatles in their works, whether it's Soundgarden or Coldplay or Oasis or any number of million selling acts (not to mention all the acts in the 60's and 70's. Oh, and Tears for Fears, etc. and so on).
There are very few, if any artists/songwriters that wake up and say "I wanna be like Elvis".