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In reply to the discussion: Was Elvis Presley a racist? [View all]

Lithos

(26,480 posts)
14. While I will give Quincy Jones his opinion
Mon Jul 19, 2021, 06:01 PM
Jul 2021

I also know that Quincy was prone to vomit salad interviews where he would make extremely wild remarks. One famous thing where he called the Beatles "no-playing m*f-ers". In this case, he theoretically only met Elvis once and even then associated another person - Otis Blackwell who Quincy said was teaching Elvis how to sing. But Otis Blackwell said he had in turn never met Elvis.

What I think is probably a more fair statement and opinion is that Elvis made money singing Black music at a time when Black musicians were being subjugated to systemic racism in society and in the music industry and barely able to get by. I'm sure this left a very sour taste for Black musicians and producers at the time who viewed the system as rigged and Elvis part of the system.



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Was Elvis Presley a racist? [View all] Tomconroy Jul 2021 OP
Elvis was a southerner and it was the '50s. So probably yes, at least then. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #1
By today's standards? Yeah prodigitalson Dec 2021 #27
Interesting, thanks for the research. Merlot Jul 2021 #2
It's worth watching. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #3
Nice. The words did indeed sound like it was inspired from MLK's speech Merlot Jul 2021 #8
This was 70 years ago. He has been dead most if that time. Srkdqltr Jul 2021 #4
Quincy Jones quote about Elvis being a racist Tomconroy Jul 2021 #5
I think Quincy Jones has a book out and is trying to sell it (just a theory) MisterNiceKitty Jul 2021 #12
In the interview he also claimed Tomconroy Jul 2021 #13
Wait Quincy Jones claimed to speak 26 languages? MisterNiceKitty Jul 2021 #15
I've always felt racism is a curve, not multigraincracker Jul 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author multigraincracker Jul 2021 #7
Hmm... Mike Nelson Jul 2021 #9
+1 Dan Jul 2021 #16
Op this is an interesting topic, but why is the word "tumor" appearing in your post instead of rumor MisterNiceKitty Jul 2021 #10
Those letter buttons on the phone are really tiny! Tomconroy Jul 2021 #11
While I will give Quincy Jones his opinion Lithos Jul 2021 #14
Well... Mike Nelson Jul 2021 #18
Jackie Wilson was quoted as saying Tomconroy Jul 2021 #21
Little Richard . . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 2021 #22
My sister used to say Elvis was a bigot kimbutgar Jul 2021 #17
That's good enough for me FakeNoose Jul 2021 #20
White folks . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 2021 #24
If Elvis were alive, do you know what he'd be doing today? Probatim Jul 2021 #19
Remembering his song "In the Ghetto" ALBliberal Jul 2021 #23
Is this a song a racist sings? flotsam2 Jul 2021 #25
I thought I'd do a little follow up since I still Tomconroy Jul 2021 #26
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