Quote by Steely Dan

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

— B. B. King

After my early days of being a passionate young Elvis fan, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. I got interested in Ray Charles and Ella…

— Ian Gillan

It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid.

— Elton John

Actually, my mother turned me on to the blues. We had Lightnin' Hopkins as well as Elvis Presley records.

— Dusty Hill

Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and…

— Peter Tork

See, that's nothing but blues, that's all I'm singing about. It's today's blues.

— Jimi Hendrix

I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix.

— Eddie Money

Ive always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix.

— Eddie Money

My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties.

— Kiki Dee

James Brown, he won't let you down. Now Elvis was the king of rock and roll.

— Queen (band

Nothing really affected me until Elvis.

— John Lennon

If nothing else, we grew up loving the old blues artists and Ray Charles.

— Johnny Van Zant