I think Paul McCartney admitted as much didn't he?

Elvis was a copy of a copy.

 

Last edited: Sep 18, 2018

Can't...
or won't?

 

Paul sang Richard's "Long, Tall Sally" to a new level. I'm a Little Richard fan btw, and consider The Beatles good friends. Of each other's.

 

We are all influenced by others in one way or another. Anyone who says different has an ego full of shit. Actually, there were a lot of people, who couldn't dance, make an attempt to dance to Little Richard. Saw it with my own eyes. Check out American Bandstand during that time. If you are referring to white people, understand that Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino played to predominantly white audiences during the height of their careers, and long after. As far as the Beatles......it is very hard to dance to Strawberry Fields, A Day In The Life, and Eleanor Rigby.