"The cutting edge of it was
Elvis singing 'Hound Dog.'
There was something
about that music that got
me excited. Elvis was
dangerous in a way that
even Buddy Holly wasn't."
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Jackat 8-17-2007
Eric Clapton, you don't make any sense. Just say he was great and get it over with.
James Michalekat 8-17-2007
That's the first time anyone used Buddy Holly's name in the same sentence as the adjective "Dangerous". Buddy Holly was squeaky clean, just a hair more dangerous than Pat Boone.
Scottat 8-17-2007
I think what Clapton is referencing is that Buddy Holly's attack on the guitar was much more aggressive than his counterparts. Not many people knew of BB King or Buddy Guy or even Lightning Hopkins, so for Buddy Holly to come out aggressively playing chords and solos on his guitar could have been portrayed as "dangerous" in those terms. I can see where the comparison draws.
Geoat 8-17-2007
Eric, you should have listened to Big Mama Thorton sing Hound Dog, much better. Elvis may have been the King, but the people who's music he stole died as paupers... Geo
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