Bass Quote by Brian Setzer

Elvis might have compromised his musical style a bit towards the end, but that doesn't mean that artists from the rock n' roll/folk-roots culture…

— Bonnie Raitt

If you ask me, rockabilly has had a raw deal for far too long. People never shunned the blues or jazz the way they…

— Imelda May

I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be…

— Brian Setzer

Elvis Presley was rock 'n' roll, I thought that was pretty mediocre. But since that time, the succeeding steps in music has been down,…

— Frank Sinatra Jr

It's rare when an artist's talent can touch an entire generation of people. It's even rarer when that same influence affects several generations. Elvis…

— Dick Clark

To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s with Elvis…

— Ann Powers

Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain.

— Link Wray

Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all…

— Elton John

Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business.

— Chet Atkins

No way! Let me tell you, I'm no Elvis. Elvis had his time. I'm Vanilla Ice, and it's my turn now.

— Vanilla Ice

The industry is so oversaturated with these fly-by-night rappers who come in and come out. People who say 'rock is dead,' it's because of…

— Shavo Odadjian

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced…

— Mac Davis