As an aside,I was driving through Memphis a few years back and was in no big hurry so I decided to visit Graceland.I was struck by the fact that the furnishings and decorations I saw appeared to be,at the same time,expensive *and* things that a poor white southern boy would buy.
Just sayin'....I was brought up in the suburbs of the Northeast by served with a number of southerners so I know that things weren't great for a lot of kids growing up there in the '40s/'50s/'60s.Including white kids.
my mom said the same thing when she visited Graceland.
but he was Elvis....nuff said.