Be proud Quote by Hank Williams, Jr

The day Elvis passed away would be our national holiday, if the South would have won, we'd had it made.

— Hank Williams, Jr

Elvis epitomised America, and for that we shall be eternally grateful. There will never be anyone else like him. Let's all rejoice in his…

— Ronald Reagan

Nothing but blues and Elvis.

— Steely Dan

I think certain people would be moved to be nostalgic about America's glory days, when the music set the tone for the cultural conversation…

— David Longstreth

Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.

— B. B. King

I'm just a singer, Elvis was the embodiment of the whole American culture.

— Frank Sinatra

Elvis Presley's death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique, irreplaceable. More than twenty years ago, he burst upon the…

— Jimmy Carter

I wouldn't have Elvis Presley on my show at any time.

— Ed Sullivan

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

— Chet Atkins

I think everybody in my generation, we wanted to be Elvis.

— Chris Isaak

I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.

— Paul McCartney

Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If…

— John Mellencamp