Reflecting on the Canonicity of Elvis Presley
Introduction: In the upcoming series, I’m going to be writing reflections on the canonicity of the most important artists in the history of rock and roll. The series will cover a wide variety of attributes or parts of the artists’ legacies and their recorded outputs, including popularity, awards, critical acclaim, longevity, influence, etc. It will be a lengthy series, if I manage to be consistent about writing it, but I think it will also be an interesting read for readers who have any interest in rock and roll as an art form, and the future of it at the current time (2022). It works as an outgrowth of my recent Twitter polling about this (The Top 2000 Most Important Artists in the History of Rock and Roll Re-ranking Project at www.twitter.com/ArtOfTheComment ). I’m planning on beginning from the top of the list with Elvis Presley and working my way to #2000 and perhaps beyond that. The entry for an artist will begin from a freewheeling reflection on that artist’s canonicity i