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Not saying he was given credit as a creator. I'm just sharing my opinion that someone who never wrote a song should not be crowned as the genre's "king". That's all.
Imo, if rock n roll had an "inventor", it was Little Richard (Elvis called him the greatest); and, Chuck Berry should ALWAYS be in that conversation, as well.

Elvis is the king because he is still the biggest, most important rock star that has ever lived; and, because he was an amazing, badass rock n roller, no matter who created the material. He has sold more than a BILLION records worldwide. He inspired those that inspired EVERYONE else. Most found Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Muddy Waters, and all the other greats THROUGH Elvis. I'd have no idea who Little Richard was, if not for Elvis, and neither would John Lennon and the like.
 
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They definitely appreciated him and idolized him. My understanding is that their biggest inspirations were the American blues musicians, and that's who the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, etc were processing, making their own, and then offering back to the world in new forms.

Yardbirds yes but not so much the other two. The Beatles were more like The Monkeys in their early days except the Beatles played their instruments. Sabbath, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Clapton, Allman Brothers, Cream and others were far more Blues Inspired.

Whipping Post was more "bluesy" than every Beatles and Stones song put together and Zeppelin 1 and Sabbath's first album were two of the most Blues oriented rock albums of all time. And Janis Joplin (or Big Brother and The Holding Company) was pure hippy blues. That woman was a reincarnation of a great Mississippi Delta Black Woman.
 
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