Baz Luhrman interviews Sam Bell (REACTION) PART 2

‪@AirplayBeats‬ reacts to Baz interviewing Sam Bell - Elvis Presley’s childhood friend
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[@lmsossi6501]

The reason I get angry when some people accuse Elvis of appropriating black music is that they don't understand that's all he knew from a young age. To him, that's simply the way music sounded. He wasn't copying famous black artists but simply mirroring what he learned from his black neighborhood friends, his black church, his black choir, the Blues musicians who took him under their wing when they saw his fascination with their music, etc. If anything, the critics should recognize that this was Elvis showing the world a different musical sound, one that had captivated him from his early childhood and that he never forgot and that he wanted to share with everyone. You guys are great! I love your thoughtful commentary and that you really see the significance of Elvis living in a black neighborhood during the1940s segregation in Mississippi. That fact makes Sam Bell's stories so much more impactful, such as Elvis calling his black friends' parents "sir" and "ma'am" at a time when white people didn't do that, especially in the South. Elvis never had a racist bone in his body but was respectful and kind to everyone from the time he was a child. The world would be a better place if we had more hearts in it like his.

[@JohnWhite-xc3md]

Sounds like little Elvis just loved life and dove right in. He just wanted to know everything he could.

[@pauldark3044]

So cool you are showing this! And still people call EP a racist, what a world we are living in!

[@primategaberocco]

Sam Bell was a truly sweet, sincere and beautiful soul. RIP Sam you great man. 👍

[@arlenefisher1164]

Amen.

[@edwardvelez2926]

Thank u Brother's for the Informative Video! 😊

[@texasgirl6000]

Great reaction guys. RIP Mr Sam Bell and Elvis Presley.

[@hutchu1]

Lisa Marie was a grandmother. Nobody knew until she passed away. Lisa Marie’s daughter named her daughter Tupelo. How great is that❤

[@lindapowers8592]

Sam passed away in 2021. He was 81. There is a sit down studio interview where he talked about other things and trying to get into a venue once. He told the person at the stage door he was a childhood friend of EP. He thinks Elvis never got the message and the person didn’t believe him. Hope they’ve been hangout in heaven buddies once again.

[@angelagoodwin5758]

I was going to mention that interview. He talked about how EP would sit with Sam and the other black kids in a segregated movie theater.

[@dragonflydreamer13]

That was my favorite interview.

[@1Cruzer4u]

Great Video. Elvis bought over 20 houses for people. Mostly the staff in kitchen Ms.Jenkins. He bought her a house, furniture and a new Cadillac. Elvis setup in the event he died for her to be paid her salary until her death. Elvis never left the ghetto in his mind. He would disown any person who made racist comments in his presence. He did not go for that talk at all. The Black churches in Memphis fed Elvis and his family many times when he was very young. Vernon Presley went to jail for passing bad checks. Watch the video Elvis and the Black community. Continued Success

[@carriemichelle322]

So sad, Sam passed away before the movie came out. That video that's up, The National Archives, is a great video if y'all ever want a good laugh. It's the story of when Elvis decided he wanted to go to the white house. U will definitely get a kick outta that. Lol

[@ronaldackerman7383]

When Elvis came back and did tupelo concert all his old friends came by in fact Vernon Elvis dad purposely look those guys up and brought them in to see Elvis the truth is is he was a kind human being who never forgot where he came from and what about that line they look down on him because he lived poor white person living with black people that was sad thank you for showing this

[@justafanmiller7486]

When you grew specious the racist narrative of ELVIS might be incorrect & decided to dig deeper to see for yourself, you meant it! Elvis fans like me knew his nature & true history . ELVIS had millions of fans who loved him. However some people didn't love him. Instead they were jealous of his looks, talent & fame. In Elvis last years those individuals were easy to spot because they made fun his weight & cultivated ugly rumors to taint his legacy. Your search for the truth regarding Elvis is helping to correct the narrative. As an Elvis fan I thank you both!

[@hutchu1]

The interviewer was the one that made that movie Elvis that came out in 2022 which was so good. I couldn’t believe The young man that played Elvis didn’t get the academy award for best actor.

[@cryforthemoon]

Loved rewatching this interview with you guys. It's interesting how Elvis could just speak things into being at such a young age. He was like a master manifester. He could imagine things bigger than others and it became real to him. I remember reading June Juanico's book (his gf from '56 or '57) and he told her that ever since he was a small child he would meditate on the blue ring around the moon at night and could feel himself floating around the stars. He told her people think you're crazy if you tell them things like that, but that he would talk about it with his mom and she understood.

[@lorisutton5267]

Love , Love you guys and the respect you guys have for Elvis and taking the time to really find the truth about this beautiful man, ELVIS was a searcher, there's a video of Elvis The Searcher that you would really like, 2 part's to it, it's long but we'll worth your time, thank you so much for the great reaction and please keep reacting to Elvis, I just love you both , so as ELVIS always did Keep on TCB. Thank you TCB 1935🕺🕺🕺⚡⚡⚡👑👑👑🎵🎵🎵🎵🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Wildlife_SA.]

I'm really enjoying your Elvis reactions. Please react to Elvis meeting Pres. Nixon in 1970. Funny story... Thank you. 👍

[@m.connelly2018]

Please react to Elvis singing Words in rehearsals with the sweet inspirations and talking to them. It’s great to see him rehearsing and creating the arrangements for the songs ❤

[@betsyjonex9364]

Thanks guys you are becoming my favorite reactors. Elvis was a good and kind man. Elvis loved football but was kicked off the team because he wouldn't cut his hair. Watch "NFL films presents Elvis Presley" it's cool. Thanks, and Be Blessed.

[@chrism.c9965]

Yes, Elvis loved football. NFL Film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rRfXaci5qKe9U👍

[@rosecarr7956]

If you're still doing reactions try his rehearsal of When Jesus Washed my sins away and you can get a glimpse of what a young Elvis singing with the choir was like.

[@cinnamon962]

I truly love watching people come to know the Elvis we all know here. Watching from Tupelo Mississippi ❤🥰🇺🇸

[@sammy_the_uncool2702]

This was a really great reaction 👏👏👏👏 I love how you guys were just leaned in and trying to catch every word Sam Bell was saying 💖 Thank you so much for reacting to Part 2 😊👍 I very much enjoyed your guys reaction to this! Peace & blessings to you & yours 💕

[@lynneclarke4866]

Elvis also did used to visit Tupelo even into the 70s but in secret obviously. He took Priscilla there several times. I've seen a video on KZbin somewhere where she talked about it.

[@submandave1125]

Although I grew up in post-segregation schools (I was born in 1965), there was still a lot de facto social segregation between Whites and Blacks. I make no excuses for the messed up criminal things Cosby did, but the truth of the matter is that for me and a lot of other White kids of the time Fat Albert and his crew were the first "Black" friends we ever had, and for that I applaud him. They were just kids getting into the same stuff all kids get into, and knowing them from TV made it easier to get to know real-life kids in out classes. We often dismiss popular entertainment of the '70s like FA or Jeffersons or Good Times or Sanford and Son or What's Happenin' as just being another show or even, in some cases, as mugging or exploitive, but I honestly believe shows like these were important in humanizing and normalizing what was, for many, a completely unknown segment of the population.

[@kerry378]

I read Sam's obituary. Very successful, full life himself, veteran...love hearing these stories of this generation..he tried to see him out in CA I believe and never got to unfortunately. I don't think he ever saw him again although he did a performance back in Tupelo after he became successful.

[@MrAlanfalk73]

I think one of the factors that made Elvis so great was that he LOVED music. It is telling that when he was first asked ( at the age of 18 , when he went to make a record for his mother) "what kind of music do you plat"? He answerd "All kinds" , and this is reflected in the songs he recorded. Also after his concerts and when he had freinds over the almost always sang and played music together.

[@1aleckman1]

Hi guys! Love your reactions. I'm going to leave you a KZbin piece here that I think you'll want to listen to. It's just audio but it's from Paul Harvey, a radio announcer from the past. You really need to listen to it. Paul Harvey - A Poor Boy with Guitar was Not Allowed Inside, He's Allowed Now - Rest of the Story. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Have a good one.

[@AirplayBeats]

I will put that on the list

[@sopala3952]

So interesting . There’s documentary of Elvis Memphis years …think it’s called A boy from Tupelo. It was good. Would be a good follow up for this interview

[@karentranter7806]

Hi guys, Great video. Got to love Sam Bell, what a gracious fun loving guy. RIP Sam Bell. Thanks guys as always Brilliant xxx 💝 I've just subscribed, love you and your channel x

[@Nyc0629]

How come this doesn't reach the majority of Black people, Elvis saying maam and sir to black elders in that time speaks volume, how can they say he was a racist

[@samhugh4965]

That was fascinating. Thank you!

[@raycarter8070]

Thank you!

[@richardbruske908]

Elvis sang at the same baseball field when he sang in his hometown of tupelo all his life he'd meet people and say well meet again and they did, musicians he ask them to sing in Vegas with him, it was John Wilkinson, it's an amazing story, you should see John Wilkinsons story.

[@leroyleach7581]

you had THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES on the screen as you ended the video: you should follow that up and see the special they have on Elvis when he met President Nixon at the White House.....funny video for sure!

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Elvis was the man

[@richardeidemiller6739]

Thank you for learning facts before speaking about things. So many foul labels were put on this man through nothing more than rumors and twisting of facts it's pathetic. Sheep get in line and are lead around. Men listen and learn then choose for themselves. You tube has enough sheep. Thank you for realizing we were given 1 mouth and 2 ears for a reason. Vicki

[@boosuedon]

The Presleys moved into public housing in Memphis when Elvis was 13 years old. Born in Jan 1935, they moved to Memphis in 1948. Depression is now over, jobs are available and things are looking up!

[@sopala3952]

To the end Elvis always yes sir’d and no sir’d

[@boosuedon]

Elvis never did learn how to read music, even while taping his 68 comeback special.

[@stevepomeroy-rockin-pa-realtor]

And he was considered by some to be one of the great rhythm guitarist of the era. Another thing to remember which is Seller mentioned is Elvis was an arranger. Some people slide him for not writing songs but that wasn’t his thing. Elvis was a singer a dancer but also a song arranger and producer. He had may be the greatest musical ear of all time. Remember he merged gospel with R&B with country music to help pioneer rock ‘n’ roll. He couldn’t read sheet music but he understood all three music genres so well he was able to merge them and create something new and different that young people in his generation wanted to hear. And those young people white Hispanic black and every other race. He was a very versatile musician. There’s was probably no one better.

[@MelanieAF]

I grew up in Mississippi in the Sixties and Seventies. Maybe things were different in Tupelo, because even back in my day we said “ma’am” and “sir” to ALL elders, black or white. We called all older ladies “Miss” and their first name, black or white, married or single. I called my own mother-in-law “Miss Gloria” until the day she died. My stepmother had a black housekeeper and I called her “Miss Hattie”, and I was not allowed to tell her to do anything, and it never would’ve occurred to me that I could, as she was my elder. I was only allowed to ask things like “Miss Hattie May I have a cookie”. If she said no, that was that.

[@MrToband]

He was influenced just as much by hillbilly music, country stations still play his country songs

[@dragonflydreamer13]

He was mistreated and misunderstood for a long time.

[@MRCATL3]

His dad was probably going to prison and they were being evicted

[@MamawT65]

It’s just like Michael Jackson learned to do the moonwalk from watching young blacks doing it in the streets dancing!

[@camrondirossi3249]

Shame sam and ep didnt get to meet each other when they grew up

[@rpoberhausen]

Worst captions ever. Turn the captions off 😂

[@primategaberocco]

I have childhood friends, that I still can't understand. And have to retort with "say that again". LOL 🤣