[zeugma]

I recall reading of an incident where Elvis bout got his ass kicked because he objected to having some black folk he had playing with him enter through a back entrance. I seriously doubt he was racist at all. He regularly performed with black artists, and readily admitted that his style of playing had very strong roots in the secular black music scene of the day, and black gospel music as well. One weird thing about Elvis, is that though folk consider him 'the King of Rock and Roll', his discography actually contains more gospel than rock music.

[Bigtigermike]

Elvis grew up for many years in north Memphis heavily black area. My co worker said that her mom use to see Elvis walking in the ‘hood’ playing his guitar