Actually, I believe it was PzLdr who made that comparison. I don't see any comparison at all between Frankie Avalon except maybe that they both appeared in movies and sang. In my opinion, that virtually sums up Frankie Avalon and is a tiny, tiny part of Elvis.
You are entitled to your opinion that Elvis was as popular as he was because a handler fed him different songs from time to time, but frankly, it doesn’t hold up.
I never intended to suggest that Elvis' popularity was based on the songs he was given to record (at his peak, Elvis could have sung the phone book and made at least #3 on the Billboard charts). Elvis had one of the greatest white voices in popular music.
What I meant is it's much easier to show variation in your music over a two+ year period when you're recording what Sam Phillips is handing you from a stable of accomplished songwriters than it is when you're recording your own music. I still realize that Elvis had to be a great artist for those recordings to become hits.
Rest in Peace Elvis.
I don’t post stories generally, Rest in Peace Jimmy “Orion” Ellis, Elvis look alike and sound alike according to many.