What did Elvis bring indeed. I'll let others answer that specifically. But, it seems to me that most musicians have borrowed and stolen from musicians that went before them. But some have made a big impact on the music scene through their own role in it, even if it was their passion and delivery rather than and specific song that they did or didn't write.
What would the Rolling Stones have sounded like without the blues or Dylan without traditional songs. All artist are a product of their time and the politics and events of that era in some way.
It seems to me that there are many reasons why songs have been placed in the TG library. Sometimes it's a classic guitar song, most of the time it's because there's a number of good things to learn. And sometimes it's because it's just a cool song, a fun song to play or an appropriate song for an occasion.
Well I assume that's why we have:
15 cowboy song
12 holiday sing-a-longs
15 holiday instrumentals
So you could do some beautiful songs that Elvis made big, teach us some cool things and arm us with a song that will be a crowd pleaser; and credit whoever it was who wrote the song too.
Whatever songs we learn, they help us to become better guitar players one way or another. Isn't that the plan?
Michele.
