Elvis's 90th Birthday, we will visit with foremost Tom Brown from Tupelo on why he was the King, and still lives through his music today!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on your morning show with Michael dil Jono.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
And today I say this would have been or for
those that believe he's still alive. Is Elvis's ninetieth birthday
and one of the foremost authorities I used to listen
to him on Sirius XM all the time. From gracelamb
is Tom Brown, and he joins us from Tupelow this morning.
He's also the co producer of the Nashville Elvis Festival
that's coming up in March.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Tom, we have this conversation.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
It seems like all the time Elvis why he was
the king, and how the King still lives through his
music and work.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
He's bigger than ever.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
And I was going to say every generation finds Elvis,
and I wanted to first of all, good morning to you.
Happy Elvis' birthday. And actually I'm not in my hometown
and Elvis's hometown of Tupelo. I'm actually at Graceland about
to go out on the lawn and help host the
birthday celebration in the front lawn with all the fans
(00:55):
of Graceland here for the ninetieth birthday. So I'm very
honored to be on hallow ground to Elvis fans here.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Well, you always live when it comes to Elvis, You're
always right there and living a more exciting life than me.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
We've talked about this, you know that.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
The fast the most fascinating thing I've often shared with
you is my son and his reaction. Now, there's no
reaction to the movies. I enjoyed the movies and I
still watch them every now and then. Doesn't get the movies,
but he does get the music. The Elvis is that way,
The Beatles are that way. Not everyone, but some Why Elvis?
What was so unique about Elvis? Because I think he
(01:30):
was probably one of the most gifted entertainers ever.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
I think there's a there's something about certain people that
you hear the you know, the old saying when they
walked into the room, everybody knew they were there. That's
that's what people said about Elvis. I think what it
was in the fifties was he represented a new generation,
a different voice for young people that were listening. You know,
their parents were listening to Perry Como and watching Ed
Sullivan and that youth generation. You know, you're less than
(01:59):
ten years out of War War two, and that generation
didn't have anyone. Elvis represented that different, totally different kind
of sound and look, and I think at all points
during his career there were new generations of people and
it happens even today. And one of the sayings that
we have is, no matter your age, if you get
(02:20):
Elvis in front of the young people, Elvis will take
care of the rest. He's been doing it since nineteen
fifty four.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
So uniqueness, there's some unique.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Something about the voice and the look and the whole combination.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
You really don't get on stage unless you have the
life right. So you got to be one of two
twins that survives. You got to be raised in a
single room home. You've got to be influenced by blues music,
gospel music. I mean, all of that's a part of it.
But you and the uniqueness is you're right to point
that out. But I'm thinking I go back to even
(02:52):
the Hayrite. I mean, nobody knew who he was and
it was instant. There was just there was a giftedness,
charisma in a stage presence that maybe we could bring
up names like Michael Jackson, but very few. This guy
had the talent, the voice, and the ability to own
a room no matter how big, in fact, probably bigger
than every room combined.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
And to make a song his own, make someone else's
song his own, and just spoke to people. And here's
the one statistic I wanted to hit you with a number.
I went back and looked at this.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
On the day the.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Movie opened, the Elvis movie that came out in June
of twenty twenty two with Austin Butler, which we credit
with bringing an entirely new generation of fan into Elvis.
But it wasn't just a movie. The movie opened the
door for them to consider Elvis. And when they went
to Elvis, they stayed. There's something about him on the
day he On the day that movie opened, there were
(03:51):
thirteen point seven million fans following Elvis on Spotify thirteen
point seven million today seven point eight Wow, a little
bit of a difference. The movie opened the door, they
stayed for the music. They stayed for Elvis. And just
like your son, doesn't matter which prong of the attack
(04:12):
of Elvis. The movies, the look, the sound, something's gonna
latch onto them. And for your son, it was the song.
Not even knowing what the guy looked like, knowing nothing
about his history, this the music you said one time
you were flipping around and wait, and your son said,
what was that? Was that? What was that?
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Yeah? No, yeah, And he made it. He also made it.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
He made a very interesting observation a lot of Elvis's songs.
The title of the song is the first words out
of his mouth, which my son picked up on that
I never picked up on that. Tom Brown is one
of the foremost Elvis authorities. He'll be hosting the festivities
today at Graceland in Memphis. Elvis would have been ninety today.
No doubt in your mind that Elvis has actually gone right.
(04:54):
But he lives on through his music. And really, you know,
I was doing oldies radio and Elvis, Buddy, Holly Dion,
the Belmonts. I mean, that's probably Chuck Berry, that's it.
That's the fifties and no one higher than the King.
Then he gets trapped into the music. Then the Beatles arrived,
and he reinvents himself in sixty nine with the Comeback,
(05:16):
and then closes out in the seventies, a really nice
kind man who fought loneliness. I thought the movie captured
the trap of fame very very well.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I think it was what they call a cautionary tale.
Sometimes the fame you seek is not the thing that
fulfills you. And he got to a point in his
life and I think about what's happened in the world
since nineteen seventy seven, what there is available for people
who have addictions, who have problems, depression, all those things
(05:51):
that the Presley family itself all had, and what has
been happening with people being able to be helped. And
I think now a lot of a lot of people
have been helped because of all this. And I do think.
You know, when Elvis passed away at forty two, I
was seventeen, so I thought, wow, forty two, that's pretty good.
But when I hit forty two, I thought, yeah, wow,
(06:14):
Now what do you think?
Speaker 2 (06:16):
What do you think we missed? If Elvis had lived,
it would have been the next reinvention.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
You think that's the thing, you know, you bring up
a great point. There was another one coming. Yep, there
was another one coming. I think there would have been
a I already know that. And everybody always says, you know,
they didn't. They didn't tour in Europe because Colonel Parker,
you know, was an illegal alien. He would have gotten caught.
Colonel Parker was best friends with Lyndon Johnson. He knew
(06:40):
all the presidents. Colonel Parker was Actually he was a
young man in the army for ten years, so I
think he had his identity pretty well covered with being
able to travel anywhere he wanted and Europe. Actually venues
were booked for Europe when Elvis passed away, so we
lost him too early. I think there would have been
a new reinvention. I think he needed a challenge, just
(07:03):
like he got himself in shape for the for the
Comeback Special, just like he got himself in shape for
a Loha from Hawaii. I think he needed a challenge,
and I think Europe would have been a challenge for him,
and interesting point, he would have risen to that challenge. Yeah,
it's impossible. I wonder what what would have happened, what
would have what? I wonder what would have happened, how
(07:24):
he would have changed things, and who we would have
influenced if he had been around.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Uh, impossible to pick a favorite song, Impossible to pick
a favorite aspect of Elvis. I always come back to
the Comeback Tour and if I can dream, if for
those that want to relive the Elvis experience, nobody does
it like Tom and Brian do the Nashville Elvis Festival,
which is actually held every year in Franklin, Tennessee. We
(07:49):
bring some of the best Elvis performers and it's a
it's a legitimate contest for a champion, and then we
have the Sunday Brunch with all the gospel music. We
pay tribute to Elvis throughout the week in the intimate
settings of Franklin, Tennessee. And if anybody's interested, you can
go to Nashville Nashville Elvisfestival dot com. Right on the
(08:15):
front is tickets and it takes you right to a
ticket link. But if you've never been to the Nashville
Elvis Festival, it is a week long celebration of the life.
How do you think Elvis would want us to remember
him today on his ninetieth birthday?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
Listen to the music.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Yeah, and it speaks music and it speaks for itself.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
That moment, the Comeback Special and this song and what
America was going through.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
Man, this was Elvis at his best.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
If I can dream, Tom Brown, thanks so much for
joining us.
Speaker 3 (08:47):
Burning Bride Somewhere got to be Birds Fly High.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
King lives on at five after the hour. This is
your morning show.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Miss a little, miss a lot, and we'll miss you.
It's your Morning Show with Michael del Churno
Previously on your morning show with Michael dil Jono.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
And today I say this would have been or for
those that believe he's still alive. Is Elvis's ninetieth birthday
and one of the foremost authorities I used to listen
to him on Sirius XM all the time. From gracelamb
is Tom Brown, and he joins us from Tupelow this morning.
He's also the co producer of the Nashville Elvis Festival
that's coming up in March.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Tom, we have this conversation.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
It seems like all the time Elvis why he was
the king, and how the King still lives through his
music and work.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
He's bigger than ever.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
And I was going to say every generation finds Elvis,
and I wanted to first of all, good morning to you.
Happy Elvis' birthday. And actually I'm not in my hometown
and Elvis's hometown of Tupelo. I'm actually at Graceland about
to go out on the lawn and help host the
birthday celebration in the front lawn with all the fans
(00:55):
of Graceland here for the ninetieth birthday. So I'm very
honored to be on hallow ground to Elvis fans here.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Well, you always live when it comes to Elvis, You're
always right there and living a more exciting life than me.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
We've talked about this, you know that.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
The fast the most fascinating thing I've often shared with
you is my son and his reaction. Now, there's no
reaction to the movies. I enjoyed the movies and I
still watch them every now and then. Doesn't get the movies,
but he does get the music. The Elvis is that way,
The Beatles are that way. Not everyone, but some Why Elvis?
What was so unique about Elvis? Because I think he
(01:30):
was probably one of the most gifted entertainers ever.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
I think there's a there's something about certain people that
you hear the you know, the old saying when they
walked into the room, everybody knew they were there. That's
that's what people said about Elvis. I think what it
was in the fifties was he represented a new generation,
a different voice for young people that were listening. You know,
their parents were listening to Perry Como and watching Ed
Sullivan and that youth generation. You know, you're less than
(01:59):
ten years out of War War two, and that generation
didn't have anyone. Elvis represented that different, totally different kind
of sound and look, and I think at all points
during his career there were new generations of people and
it happens even today. And one of the sayings that
we have is, no matter your age, if you get
(02:20):
Elvis in front of the young people, Elvis will take
care of the rest. He's been doing it since nineteen
fifty four.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
So uniqueness, there's some unique.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Something about the voice and the look and the whole combination.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
You really don't get on stage unless you have the
life right. So you got to be one of two
twins that survives. You got to be raised in a
single room home. You've got to be influenced by blues music,
gospel music. I mean, all of that's a part of it.
But you and the uniqueness is you're right to point
that out. But I'm thinking I go back to even
(02:52):
the Hayrite. I mean, nobody knew who he was and
it was instant. There was just there was a giftedness,
charisma in a stage presence that maybe we could bring
up names like Michael Jackson, but very few. This guy
had the talent, the voice, and the ability to own
a room no matter how big, in fact, probably bigger
than every room combined.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
And to make a song his own, make someone else's
song his own, and just spoke to people. And here's
the one statistic I wanted to hit you with a number.
I went back and looked at this.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
On the day the.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Movie opened, the Elvis movie that came out in June
of twenty twenty two with Austin Butler, which we credit
with bringing an entirely new generation of fan into Elvis.
But it wasn't just a movie. The movie opened the
door for them to consider Elvis. And when they went
to Elvis, they stayed. There's something about him on the
day he On the day that movie opened, there were
(03:51):
thirteen point seven million fans following Elvis on Spotify thirteen
point seven million today seven point eight Wow, a little
bit of a difference. The movie opened the door, they
stayed for the music. They stayed for Elvis. And just
like your son, doesn't matter which prong of the attack
(04:12):
of Elvis. The movies, the look, the sound, something's gonna
latch onto them. And for your son, it was the song.
Not even knowing what the guy looked like, knowing nothing
about his history, this the music you said one time
you were flipping around and wait, and your son said,
what was that? Was that? What was that?
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Yeah? No, yeah, And he made it. He also made it.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
He made a very interesting observation a lot of Elvis's songs.
The title of the song is the first words out
of his mouth, which my son picked up on that
I never picked up on that. Tom Brown is one
of the foremost Elvis authorities. He'll be hosting the festivities
today at Graceland in Memphis. Elvis would have been ninety today.
No doubt in your mind that Elvis has actually gone right.
(04:54):
But he lives on through his music. And really, you know,
I was doing oldies radio and Elvis, Buddy, Holly Dion,
the Belmonts. I mean, that's probably Chuck Berry, that's it.
That's the fifties and no one higher than the King.
Then he gets trapped into the music. Then the Beatles arrived,
and he reinvents himself in sixty nine with the Comeback,
(05:16):
and then closes out in the seventies, a really nice
kind man who fought loneliness. I thought the movie captured
the trap of fame very very well.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I think it was what they call a cautionary tale.
Sometimes the fame you seek is not the thing that
fulfills you. And he got to a point in his
life and I think about what's happened in the world
since nineteen seventy seven, what there is available for people
who have addictions, who have problems, depression, all those things
(05:51):
that the Presley family itself all had, and what has
been happening with people being able to be helped. And
I think now a lot of a lot of people
have been helped because of all this. And I do think.
You know, when Elvis passed away at forty two, I
was seventeen, so I thought, wow, forty two, that's pretty good.
But when I hit forty two, I thought, yeah, wow,
(06:14):
Now what do you think?
Speaker 2 (06:16):
What do you think we missed? If Elvis had lived,
it would have been the next reinvention.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
You think that's the thing, you know, you bring up
a great point. There was another one coming. Yep, there
was another one coming. I think there would have been
a I already know that. And everybody always says, you know,
they didn't. They didn't tour in Europe because Colonel Parker,
you know, was an illegal alien. He would have gotten caught.
Colonel Parker was best friends with Lyndon Johnson. He knew
(06:40):
all the presidents. Colonel Parker was Actually he was a
young man in the army for ten years, so I
think he had his identity pretty well covered with being
able to travel anywhere he wanted and Europe. Actually venues
were booked for Europe when Elvis passed away, so we
lost him too early. I think there would have been
a new reinvention. I think he needed a challenge, just
(07:03):
like he got himself in shape for the for the
Comeback Special, just like he got himself in shape for
a Loha from Hawaii. I think he needed a challenge,
and I think Europe would have been a challenge for him,
and interesting point, he would have risen to that challenge. Yeah,
it's impossible. I wonder what what would have happened, what
would have what? I wonder what would have happened, how
(07:24):
he would have changed things, and who we would have
influenced if he had been around.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Uh, impossible to pick a favorite song, Impossible to pick
a favorite aspect of Elvis. I always come back to
the Comeback Tour and if I can dream, if for
those that want to relive the Elvis experience, nobody does
it like Tom and Brian do the Nashville Elvis Festival,
which is actually held every year in Franklin, Tennessee. We
(07:49):
bring some of the best Elvis performers and it's a
it's a legitimate contest for a champion, and then we
have the Sunday Brunch with all the gospel music. We
pay tribute to Elvis throughout the week in the intimate
settings of Franklin, Tennessee. And if anybody's interested, you can
go to Nashville Nashville Elvisfestival dot com. Right on the
(08:15):
front is tickets and it takes you right to a
ticket link. But if you've never been to the Nashville
Elvis Festival, it is a week long celebration of the life.
How do you think Elvis would want us to remember
him today on his ninetieth birthday?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
Listen to the music.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Yeah, and it speaks music and it speaks for itself.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
That moment, the Comeback Special and this song and what
America was going through.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
Man, this was Elvis at his best.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
If I can dream, Tom Brown, thanks so much for
joining us.
Speaker 3 (08:47):
Burning Bride Somewhere got to be Birds Fly High.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
King lives on at five after the hour. This is
your morning show.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Miss a little, miss a lot, and we'll miss you.
It's your Morning Show with Michael del Churno
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