Elvis refuse to play at Astro dome in Houston Texas because they wouldn't allow his black musician to play. Elvis had cancel the show. The owner finaly agreed and Elvis made the show. Be careful when talking about what you don't know.

@angelripper_420

3 жыл бұрын

And Elvis bought a black lady a brand new Cadillac

@Mike-vt6jj

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelripper_420 she was his personal cook too I believe

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelripper_420 - Yes, he seen a woman who was admiring a car at the dealership and he asked her which car she liked so he bought her a Cadillac along with a lot of other gifts too all delivered to her home.(Yes, she was a Black woman)

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike-vt6jj - No... Elvis bought many people cars including a woman at the car dealership who was admiring a car. He bought her a Cadillac along with other gifts and had them delivered to her home. Yes she a Black woman. Elvis did buy his cook a home and a car as he did buy homes and cars for many people.

@cherrycain6425

3 жыл бұрын

So very true. 👍🏻👍🏻

I heard a story @Elvis when he was young: an elderly black woman left a grocery store carrying her groceries & walking home. He caught up to her & asked if he could help. She let him carry her groceries & they walked to her house, apparently it was quite a walk. Next day he bought her a car. According to his friend (who told the story), Elvis was truly colorblind. He didn’t care @race or color at all.

@tellittothemarines704

Жыл бұрын

Pardon me for saying so but your story sounds much embellished. I don't think Elvis ever walked anywhere in his adult life and probably never saw the inside of a bank, let alone a grocery store. However, there is a story of Elvis buying a car for a Black lady but that happened at a car dealership in the 1970s during one of his car buying sprees. The woman was admiring a car and Elvis apparently bought it for her.

@alexmetista

6 ай бұрын

That's correct.​@@tellittothemarines704

My grandfather (a black jazz musician). Known as the black cat Tom in the 50s opened for Elvis 3 times in his early career. Elvis loved his style of guitar so much that he struck a conversation with him about where the music industry was headed and God knows what else. Low and behold he asked my grandfather how he had arrived to the venue, and my grandfather (19 at the time) informed him that he had walked. Later that night Elvis handed him the Keys to the car he was driving that night, and gave him his personal number, and said to ring him if he needed anything. He kept in touch with Elvis, and even paid visits to Graceland where he would play football, and yard sports with the king. When Elvis passed in 77 I was 12 years old, and I can still remember him coming over with no expression saying “that’s it they got him, the world will never be the same” and I can not agree more as music has gone down hill since his passing.

@laurawilloughby4000

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this.

@lauralaine8678

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your Grandfathers meeting & becoming friends with Elvis. I love this heartfelt story! I could totally in-vision the expression on you Grandpas face when Elvis tossed him the keys😮

@ScalpEstetic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Awesome anecdote!

@troutaholic8834

Жыл бұрын

Very cool story.

@omural

Жыл бұрын

Sorry dude! Is that grandfather of yours the father of your father or mother?

MUHAMMAD ALI - 'Elvis was my close personal friend. He had a robe made for me. I don't admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know. We must understand, Elvis did lot for poor people, he cared for people, he had a good heart, he just wasn't a person who was great with talent, but he was great in spirit and with God in his heart. I wouldn't praise nobody if he don't deserve it, because I am the greatest of all time in boxing, in boxing. I said boxing ! But I'm telling you, I'm Black, I'm a Islamic, I'm 100% different from you. But I’ll tell the world Elvis was the greatest of all time. I'm a Muslim who's black who stands up for what he believes. I don't have to say what I don't feel, I'm not false, I don't have to say this. I have no Bosses. I'm free. He to me, is one of the greatest singers, actors and all round men of all time.” ~ "THE GREATEST" MUHAMMAD ALI.

@JomoDaMusicMan

Ай бұрын

if u don't think racist didn't have a number of black celebs that they worked with, you're crazy

@depper

Ай бұрын

@@JomoDaMusicMan Elvis Presley WAS NOT A RACIST. BB King, who was a victim of racism his entire life, was VERY SPECIFIC about Elvis. BB KING: 'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist, then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism. With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know. Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns (on BB's guitar). It was Elvis' way of relaxing. I'll tell you a secret, we were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business, and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them.

@JomoDaMusicMan

Ай бұрын

@@depper what makes BB's words or opinion more important than QUINCY JONES OPINION

@depper

Ай бұрын

@@JomoDaMusicMan Easy. Because BB spend HUNDREDS OF HOURS with Elvis. They KNEW each other. Quincy never met Elvis AND he was caught in several lies about this video alone. Here is how Quincy lied in this case: #1. Quincy stated that TOMMY DORSEY told him that HE REFUSED TO WORK WITH ELVIS because he's a racist. Guess what? Dorsey hired Elvis on SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS to perform on his show. Then Dorsey DIED in 1956. Elvis and Dorsey worked together up until the end of his life. So THAT ONE is BS. #2. Quincy claims that he saw Otis teaching Elvis HOW TO SING in person many times. Quincy said "Every time I saw Elvis, he was being coached by Otis Blackwell, telling him how to sing." FACT CHECK: OTIS BLACKWELL said on DAVID LETTERMAN in 1987 that HE NEVER MET ELVIS. ** NOT ONE TIME. ** Otis' family then verified that the only reason Otis never met Elvis was that he was very shy and was afraid to ruin the big royalty monies that he was getting from Presley sales. They also said ELVIS BOOSTED Otis' fledgling career and he was even able to tour again. SO THIS WAS A BIG LIE from Quincy that Otis' family disputed. #3. Lastly, in response to Jones's weird reply, "I wouldn’t work with him," THERE IS NO EVIDENCE that Elvis ever asked Quincy Jones to work with him. So with Quincy's three major statements failing the smell test, it is clear that QUINCY WAS FULL OF CRAP.

"I wasn't just a fan, I was his brother. Last time I saw Elvis alive was at Graceland. We sang 'Old Blind Barnabus' together, a gospel song. I love him and hope to see him in Heaven. There'll never be another like that soul brother." - James Brown

@lhuff1069

3 жыл бұрын

So its ok he paid precilla parents to bring from Germany hide her in his mansion til 19 married her to hush her up

@saraswatkin9226

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069, two hundred years ago they would burn you as a witch if you told people about electricity. In bygones days people were promised into marriage by consent at an early age still goes on today round the world. We know it is inappropriate and wrong but Priscilla even said she chase Elvis as he was already engaged to someone else at the time.

@neilstern1694

3 жыл бұрын

James Brown, another great. But come on Elvis was just a man and we all have flaws. They really were upset about Elvis not letting the artists have the credit for their work. I would be mad too.

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilstern1694 - not getting credit??? What are you talking about?? EVERY SONGWRITER got PAID & was ARTISTICALLY RESPECTED when Elvis sang their song!! The songwriters name was on that record! And btw, artists were grateful and happy when Elvis sang their song! So what do you say when black artists sings a song from a white writer?? Isn’t it all MUSIC?!? Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller wrote Hound Dog - Elvis, just like other singers, sang songs from both black and white writers!! He added his own flare to the songs, he produced his own music! Elvis made & changed history and he did it with humility, graciousness, respect and love which is why people love him but why people hate on him because of their own failures and jealousy! Elvis was very aware of the negative criticism at him. He understood that with his success, his stardom, there will always be people trying to knock you down, trying to discredit you. Elvis always stood above all that! Elvis’ spirit and soul was love!!

@neilstern1694

3 жыл бұрын

@@melvis1516 thanks for your reply, what I said was what I heard . Thanks for sticking up for him .

There is a story that Elvis once threatened to walk away from a concert after hearing that the the show organizers didn't want the Sweet Inspirations to sing with him. Apparently, the organizers didn't want black backing vocalists accompanying Elvis. However, the show organizers changed their minds after Elvis threatened to leave. Standing up for the Sweet Inspirations don't seem to fit the narrative that Elvis was racist.

@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549

2 жыл бұрын

Plus he lived in a black community

@kevinkelly5569

2 жыл бұрын

That's a fact! It was Texas Astrodome in 1970. 1 of the Sweet Inspirations( his Background Singers)...talks about it in the documentary "Elvis and The Black Community "

@nicklubrino2606

2 жыл бұрын

The man isn’t around to defend himself from these allegations. Elvis’ personal cook was a Black woman. If Elvis was a racist, why would a white racist allow a black woman to cook his meals? When she retired, Elvis bought her a house.

@jamesdean3474

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was Mirna of the Sweet Inspirations who spoke of the incident to be true!

I used to have a lot of respect for Quincy Jones until i heard him say this. I think I'll believe people like BB King who actually knew Elvis.

@depper

Жыл бұрын

Same. BB spend hundreds of hours with the man. one on one.

@impishsongster333

Жыл бұрын

Same. Great music producer, but as it turns out, kind of a shit person.

Elvis understood poverty and hunger because that was his life. He witnessed whites and blacks of all ages suffer. He went hungry and his family went hungry. His parents picked cotton along with the poorest black and white families. All during the great depression and segregation. Elvis Presley was singing in the 1940s in black and white churches down during this dangerous racist time. His viewpoint coming from dirt poverty was profound. His own twin brother was stillborn and buried in a SHOEBOX due to lack of ANY funds for a proper burial. His home was a shotgun shack, built by his father by hand, and with no electricity. That was his humble beginnings. He grew up in two legendary neighborhoods Shakerag in Mississippi and Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee. Two ghettos and music hubs. And the rest is history.

@cindyk.6462

2 жыл бұрын

house also had no running water....therefore an outhouse

"We were poor. We weren't prejudiced" - Vernon Presley. Neither was his immortal son Elvis. James Brown was so inconsolable when he went to see Elvis in his casket for the final time, his own band members left him by himself because it was too emotional for them. For once, Quincy is very badly wrong.

@mademsoisellerhapsody

Жыл бұрын

Q is jelly

@thepagecollective

Жыл бұрын

The people who call him racist didn't know him and the people who say he wasn't actually knew him. Yes, "racist" is nothing but a cheap political tool, now.

@manuelaguirre1062

Жыл бұрын

Jones also said The Beatles were the worst musicians ever. LOL. He has some sort of jealousy issue. Nobody claims the Beatles were the greatest musicians. They were great songwriters and the biggest musical phenomenon of all time. They had the top 5 songs at one time. Never seen before or since.

@Tigerlillielibra

Жыл бұрын

I don't believe the racist claims either. Never did.

@loriannrichardson7644

Жыл бұрын

@@mademsoisellerhapsody Jones has more talent in his pinky toe than Elvis had in his WHOLE BODY.

“Elvis had a robe made for me. I don’t admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you’d want to know.” - Muhammad Ali Enough said!

@depper

3 жыл бұрын

And that was before he gave a speech that he wrote at an Elvis Presley memorial service

@alightthatnevergoesout

3 жыл бұрын

@@depper Beautiful stuff! Elvis co-signed by multiple civil rights activists. Old head Quincy and modern day woke culture aren’t friends of facts, though.

@randallanthony1794

2 жыл бұрын

excellent

@djranlove

2 жыл бұрын

Most bigots view African American celebrities in a very different light then they do the average Black man, woman, or child. There are thousands of whites who listen to music by iconic Black artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Beyonce, Jay Z, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder to name a few but do not want anyone who looks like them living next door to them or even in their neighborhoods. A perfect example of this hypocrisy can be seen by the Italians who lived in Bensonhurst Brooklyn during the unrest after Yusef Hawkins was murdered. When celebrities such as Spike Lee would march with the protestors he would hear vile racial slurs being used by the white Italians who lived in these Bensonhurst neighborhoods, but in the same breath they would ask him if he could bring Flavor Flav from the Hip Hop group Public Enemy to Bensonhurst so that they could meet him.

@CMCSE

2 жыл бұрын

@@djranlove dude...italians are racist since the roman empire Even egiptians saw dark skin people low In fact...the slaves solded to the settlers amd colonizers are coming from north afrika solded by other black tribes as "War Spoils", most islam countries are light brown skin or tanned, and the Muslim Otoman empire who ruled most of europe or more specificly what we know as the balkans were white Is not about race, is about countries and cultures We in latinamerica we can say the N word an nobody gets angry or b1tch about it (even if we suffee the slavery and get ruled by the spanish empire for most of 600 years) The problem with racism in U.S.A Starts with whites and keep going by the same P.O.C who became vindictive thats why they reinforce those racist stereotypes, P.O.C sabotage themselves, SPECIALLY if somebody gets rich and leave the ghetto.

Elvis was not racist at all He loved everyone Rest in peace Elvis Presley❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

@myrel543

11 ай бұрын

I dont know if he ever be with black woman.

Elvis Presley.....IS and Will ALWAYS WILL be defended by the truth ...,miss you hope you are finally Happy

"Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business." - Isaac Hayes

“With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know.” - B.B. King (2010)

@anniemihn

2 жыл бұрын

End of story. 😘

@blakecarter1043

2 жыл бұрын

Anytime black people disagree with someone or don’t like certain people they’re automatically racist

@Anti-Simping

2 жыл бұрын

C'mon people....BB KING has N-E-V-E-R sugarcoat shit for friend or foe, and is a true LEGEND of blunt truth. If BB says Elvis wasn't a racist, give the legendary BB King CREDIT. If Elvis was racist, BB would tell it like it is.... Folks need to stop hating on Elvis. Elvis used his MEGA SUPERSTAR status and went against KKK, Memphis Dixie mafia, Las Vegas, Hollywood, and racist police when it came to his Black musicians, friends, fans, Black churches, and the Civil Rights Movement. So did Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe.....

@blakecarter1043

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anti-Simping Not even just Elvis man any person the black community doesn’t like or agree with is falsely accused of being racist now they’re are legitimate cases of racism but it’s like the boy who cried wolf they’re false allegations far out number the legitimate ones makes it to wear nobody listens to the legitimate cases because of the snout of false allegations

@michaelwilliams853

2 жыл бұрын

B.B. King may have not have known what racism ACTUALLY is. MANY Black people do not. Elvis never denied that he was the king by admitting he mimicked Black entertainers. Did Big Momma Thornton make as much money as Elvis's version?

My grandparents were his neighbors. Completely shocked. We found a ton of old photos. I was wtf??? He’s very far from racist. His parents in my opinion were alittle a head of their time with living next to a black family… but my minds still blown after watching the movie lol!!!

@raycarter8070

2 жыл бұрын

We're keeping certain details private out of respect to his family , my grandparents, and his parents. Very nice family!

@aurora_-

Жыл бұрын

I refuse to watch the movie. Does it try to depict him as racist?

@raycarter8070

Жыл бұрын

@@aurora_- No it doesn’t. Your fine lol! He was a normal dude. My grandpa gates always said- we didn’t have no Michael or Britney Spears- so he wouldn’t have been as fancy. They told me that he would stay over our home or another kids home out on the farm land. His parents were really sweet for that. They just said he thought the black church’s people with dancing was so much lol. He loved it. I’m like really mom lol.

@aurora_-

Жыл бұрын

@@raycarter8070 Awe thanks for sharing that is so cool

@raycarter8070

Жыл бұрын

@@aurora_- Same here lol!

"I used to live in Memphis, back when Elvis was alive. He bought football uniforms, band uniforms, etc., for Humes H.S. Yes, he graduated from there. By the 70s, Humes was predominantly Black. And Elvis showed no embarrassment that he went to school there. Nor did his generosity cease when the school's demographic changed. A racist would've acted differently." -- a alumni student of Humes HS

James Brown on Elvis "MY BROTHER. WE sung Gospel together." James was in the room with Elvis' casket for hours after he died. They had to pull him out of the room, he didn’t want to leave. James knows best. So did Muhammad Ali. So did B.B. But James Brown knew Elvis the best. And he NO DOUBT would have responded to Quincy Jones' BS.

@dougboyd9599

3 жыл бұрын

You really believe James? 🤣🤣🤣

@dougboyd9599

3 жыл бұрын

If he wasn't a racist then why did he help steal all those song from blind black man in the basement and let him die broke

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

James Brown & Elvis were friends, they would say, ‘we’re brothers from a different mother!’ - Brown was at Elvis’ funeral, it’s well documented! Anyone questioning anything about Elvis doesn’t know, his life & iconic legacy is well documented. Those who have negative criticism about Elvis, prove how ignorant they are! Jackie Wilson in an interview was asked, ‘if you could play any artist on the radio for an hour, who would that be?’ Jackie responded with, “ELVIS PRESLEY!” The surprised reporter asked, ‘really, why Elvis?’ Jackie said he and Elvis were good friends and ‘Elvis did a great favor for me. I was playing at a club, called the Trip and we were having a little difficulty getting people to come out that particular time. So, Elvis came out twice for me, and, well, you couldn’t get in. They said if Elvis goes, well...hey, let’s go!’ Jackie’s drummer Jimmy Smith recalls; “Elvis came to the club in a white suit and a white Rolls Royce. I said, That man’s got style, ain’t he?” Elvis rarely went out publicly but he did for Jackie. Elvis and Jackie greatly admired each other! In between sets, backstage, Elvis met with Jackie and expressed his admiration for Wilson’s talent! They also had a lot in common, they were the same age, being the only son, and having an unbelievably close & loving relationship with their mother, although Elvis was born in Mississippi, Jackie’s family came from Mississippi. - Elvis invited Jackie to his movie set, Jackie took up the offer and visited him at MGM. They had photos taken like two old friends. Elvis signed the photo for Jackie, “Jackie, you have a friend forever, Elvis Presley” - Jackie carried the photo everywhere thereafter, it was a treasure.👑🎸🎶😎⚡️

@shankleythebest

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougboyd9599 what blind black man are you talking about?

@depper

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougboyd9599 Yes I do, considering he was crying profusely at Elvis' wake, YES I would say I do.

"Elvis was my close personal friend,” recalled Ali. “He came to my Deer Lake training camp about two years before he died. I don't admire nobody, but Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know.”

@no1nestandsalone387

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I find that info

@no1nestandsalone387

2 жыл бұрын

Or video

@nct127songsarebops7

2 жыл бұрын

@@no1nestandsalone387 it’s out there. saw it on reddit though

@nancychartrand7808

2 жыл бұрын

I totally believe you

@gregpettis1113

2 жыл бұрын

Elvis gave Ali a custom made robe that said THE CHAMP on the back. While Ali was in boxing exile

Quincy was out of pocket for this. He also slandered Marvin Gaye reputation

The fact that Elvis went around these black neighborhoods should speak volumes in itself. He was a very generous person as well. He gave so many things to individuals who were struggling.

“With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know.” - B.B. King (2010) There are many other comments like this from those who actually knew Elvis, such as James Brown, Sammy Davis Jnr, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Wilson

@WatchDoggyDog

3 жыл бұрын

🤠👏👏👏🔥❤️

@scottbiddle3967

3 жыл бұрын

Ignorant people always have a way to bring a bad light on those who have already passed away. It really upsets me when the race card is used wrong. There are racist people on the world so these people should be able to label enough real racist. And not lie about someone who obviously respected their race enough to learn from them, emulate them, and help to bring a new style of music to the public. Also making it so big that to this day people are being praised for doing crossover music.

@pgroove163

3 жыл бұрын

he never wore his pants under his ass..

@stellaguerrero169

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, its amazing how many black men spoke about Elvis Presley praising him! Elvis Presley🤴❤👏

@patrickfoster4586

3 жыл бұрын

Elvis actually paid Jackie Wilson's medical bills! When Jackie was dying and he and his family couldn't afford his treatment Elvis stepped in and paid for everything. Some racist. It's a damn shame Quincy had some issue with Elvis and now smears the man's name with pure lies 40 years after he died. That's the actions of a real pos.

Elvis grew up in the poorest part of town and attended a black church. That's where he learned to sing and he loved singing the old gospels that he grew up on. His life was miserable when he became famous because he no longer had control of his life

@maryann6678

3 жыл бұрын

Hi saw this nice comment of yours that caught my attention but we are not friends here on KZread, I hope you don't mind us being friends 🌹🌹🌹.

@steveelliott5060

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! At last someone who knows what theyre talking about!

@elijahcumpton9926

2 жыл бұрын

...so did half the dudes I knew who ended up in the klan. Growing up around Black people in the south doesn't mean sh*t. Sorry.

@glorybea3060

2 жыл бұрын

@@elijahcumpton9926 No matter what, someone has to bring up race. Pretty sad when we can't talk or educate people without some kind of political agenda being involved.

@elijahcumpton9926

2 жыл бұрын

@@glorybea3060 ....well this video is specifically about race, for starters. So.

To get to Elvis' heart and soul, you got to go through BB King. Nobody in the world of music knew Elvis better than B.B. He spent A LOT OF TIME WITH ELVIS: 'Before Elvis we had Little Black Sambo, separate black restrooms and water fountains, and colored events that kept us away from the whites', BB King noted as he mention that Presley would attend events especially designated just for African-Americans. In June 1956, Presley ignored Memphis's segregation ordinances by attending 'Colored Night' at the local fairgrounds amusement park. The following December, King was there as Presley opened up almost unbreakable racial barriers by attending and supporting the segregated WDIA black radio station's annual fund-raising event for 'needy black children' at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. King wrote in his autobiography that he 'liked Elvis. I saw him as a fellow Mississippian. I was impressed by his sincerity. When he came to the Goodwill Review (the event WDIA fund raisers of 1956 and 1957), he did himself proud'. 'The Goodwill Revues were important', he wrote. 'The entire black community turned out. All the DJs carried on, putting on skits and presenting good music'. In his autobiography, King said he held no grudges because 'Elvis didn't steal any music from anyone. He just had his own interpretation of the music he'd grown up on, same is true for everyone. I think Elvis had integrity'. 'If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist', charged B.B. King in the 2010 interview. 'Then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. 'Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite', King stated. 'I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing'. 'I'll tell you a secret', King winked and laughed. 'We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them." 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'.

Black people who accuse Elvis of being racist are just bitter people. Who want to tear down his legacy. They sound like the racists to me.

Its usually the most racist that screams "racism" the loudest...

@splabbity

3 жыл бұрын

What about those who are vehemently defensive every time they hear the word "racism"?

@tombuick1578

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right

@TheBustedNut

3 жыл бұрын

@Deus Ex Machina makes more sense than your stupid comment!

@matrix5000100

3 жыл бұрын

@Michael: Elvis loved all cultures. Elvis had many, many black artists as friends. Many black people who have met Elvis say that Elvis was a wonderful person and loved black culture. A friend of Elvis' once said: "Elvis cried when he heard that Martin Luther King was shot". All of this is very well documented. whoever says something else is lying. Elvis himself said: No matter who you are, no matter where you come from - we are all the same and come from God.

@jimcowan8770

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly Right!!!

Before Elvis' burial, James Brown did a visitation. He wept beside Elvis' coffin for hours. Anyone believe that the man who sang, 'Say it loud, "I'm Black and Proud!' would react that way to a racist?

@thomasharrison3126

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!!!! Quincy Jones is FULL OF IT!!!!!

@MyMy-zi7yv

3 жыл бұрын

It's HORSESHIT! By a has been, who, who knows maybe want to resurrect his once great career. Actually, kidding about the resurrect because I really don't know if he's doing any more music or retired. I only know I NEVER, EVER, LIKED THE JAZZ type music from his music scores. But that has a lot to do with the fact I simply don't like the movies of today or let's say late 60's, so that's not all on him.

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s true, there were 2 people who stayed each by themselves the longest with Elvis as he lay in state & that was Ann-Margret & James Brown! James Brown would say he and Elvis would say to each other they were brothers from a different mother! The Sweet Inspirations said they would call him boss and Elvis would say don’t call me that, I’m not your boss, I’m your brother! They said he really meant that too!! The Sweet Inspirations were with Elvis from 1969 to 1977, if he was anything wrong or bad, they would have not stayed with him until his death! They loved Elvis and he loved them! Nuff said ~ TCB⚡️TLC⚡️

@thomasharrison3126

3 жыл бұрын

@@melvis1516 Exactly!!!!!!

@alameas6358

3 жыл бұрын

@@melvis1516 Nuff said and very well said! Thank you!

Elvis purchased a home for his cook Mary Jenkins! She had nothing but good things to say about him❤️

"Elvis created a new style all his own, and gave an injection to black music like no other artist had ever done." --- Legendary black entertainer Rufus Thomas. Elvis gave AN INJECTION to black music, he didn't appropriate it or steal it. In fact he propelled it. R&R was born mostly in the Southern US states, and Elvis was an integral pioneer of this genre during the 1940s and 1950s in the Church scene and Shakerag and Beale Street scenes when everyone was jamming and looking for a new sound. Elvis opened a LOT OF DOORS for people that the industry shut out.

The only thing Jones said that was right is that he should shut up now. People that constantly bring up race r the true racist because it matters to them.

@Omega1st

3 жыл бұрын

Racism is not simple Bias. It is Political, Economical, Judicial and Social Discrimination, Antagonism, and Predudice against a group or individual of another Ethnic group.

@justiceforall6412

3 жыл бұрын

In the last few years Quincy has made so many stupid and false statements that you really can't take him seriously.

@whizkidd2227

3 жыл бұрын

Your talking about tace rigth now u fking hypocrite. Only when you have a opinion about race you can talk about it. Only dum people like this fking comment.

@justiceforall6412

3 жыл бұрын

@@whizkidd2227 Whiz Kidd? You can't even spell or put together a sentence properly. No smart person can take you seriously, sorry.

@whizkidd2227

3 жыл бұрын

@@justiceforall6412 that what people like you say so that dont have to argue that facts. If your scared just say you're sacred.

There is a number of black artists that were close friends of Elvis and denied any accusation of racism underlying the fact that Elvis success angered many black artists at the time ( i can sympathise with that while not agreeing!!). James Brown was at his funeral as a friend and Sammy Davies junior was a close friend and also said that Elvis learned a lot by black artists but also many black artists were inspired by him! Quincy Jones basically met Elvis once, took someone else comment as the truth, never worked with him and said was coached by someone who has never even met him and all the other artists who commented on Elvis being racist have done so simply based on the media rumours that has been denied by Elvis himself and those around him!... And im not even an Elvis fan and still this doesn't sit right with me!

@pgroove163

3 жыл бұрын

Jackie Wilson said his favorite performer was Elvis..and said he was a great guy

@lhuff1069

3 жыл бұрын

He married precillag after keeping her in his room from 14 to 18 then married her wen her parent got passed cause checks hush money stopped coming.

@margarettaylor8107

3 жыл бұрын

And country music stars were mad at Elvis because their sales went down 50 percent because Evis changed how country was sung and had a slew of country hits.People just loved his music, so unique and different.

@guydaves3925

3 жыл бұрын

Shame people always want to ruin others down especially when too many incidents showed compassion to people of all races smh Seems like almost everyone is accused of being racist nowdays it's like crying rape when it didnt happen it insults people who were true victims also funny how allegations are made against dead people who aren't here to defend themselves

@MsBonijoni

3 жыл бұрын

Q.Jones was a member of the Tommy Dorsey Band during this era and it was Dorsey himself who made derogatory remarks about EP for his style of music. Dorsey could have realized how his era of music was coming to a close but discredited EP for it. . but Q.Jones probably adopted Dorsey’s opinion since it likely concluded his own position as a member of the band. .

I just heard that the blues lady who played Big Mama Thornton in the film just passed away. Prayers to her family.

@cindyk.6462

2 жыл бұрын

RIP

@raycarter8070

Жыл бұрын

@@cindyk.6462 I thought it was so sad. Especially since she was an important voice for the film.

It's sad how people would post and say damaging things about superstar, singers that can't tell the facts because they passed on, it's good to read comments from others to tell the true of Elvis and educating us that don't know.

I love how they mention two artists who never met Elvis, and weren't even alive at the time of these accusations. It just proves once again that anyone can make a claim about someone's character without any evidence and get away with it without people even batting an eye.

@melvis1516

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer ~ in Jackson’s case, he had young children in his bed with him. He said so on film. Jackson said it was the purest form of love..... (having other people’s kids in bed with him) - said during an interview on camera. IMO that’s a very weird, scary weird, sick weird comment to make. Why did he really marry LMP?? .... cause of WHO her daddy was....no one would put Elvis’ daughter’s husband in prison. Jackson paid off many many lawsuits. Questions are and also what’s really scary, what we don’t know because of non disclosure settlements. What really happened to those young little kids in Jackson’s bed? Seems no one really cares.😢

@markross7385

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer typically answer from a hard-core fan.

@markross7385

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer then you living in dream world bro. Do some unbiased research. His guilty as hell.

@melvis1516

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Salyer Ssssuuuuuurrrreee!!😉 You live in a disturbed world. Jackson admitted himself on film, having young kids in his bed. To him it meant ‘pure love’ that’s a really creepy thing to say. He was abused by his own father, usually when that happens, the victim now becomes the predator. What really bothers me is how people don’t care about safety of young children.... There wasn’t just one child either (although that’s 1 too many) it’s hard for a group who at different times accused Jackson. Pretty hard for everyone to be lying.... all those kids lied....?? Come on... What bothers me also, is the fact that LMP’s son committed suicide. We will never know what happened. Why? What happened in that young man’s mind to think that was his only destiny. Is it relevant? Idk but Jackson’s past is beyond creepy.

@Clout4k

2 жыл бұрын

@@melvis1516 Oh so you exposing MJ but have nothing to say about Elvis being in his 20’s dating 14 year olds and I don’t want to hear that bs it was a different time or they didn’t do anything sexual while dating

DOUBLE TRAGEDY: Jackie Wilson was singing " Lonely Teardrops" in 1975 and collapsed when he sang " my heart is cryin" ....when he fell on stage floor the crowd roared .....they thought it was part of the act. But Dick Clark was there and knew it wasn't and immediately called for aid.....CPR was given by a CPR trained member of the next singing group waiting to go onstage. Terrible tragedy. Jackie was in coma from the stroke for few weeks. He finally woke up. The nurses & PT got him Up. He stood with PTs help and walked beside bed for 5 to 6 steps and had another stroke right then and there. That one did all the severe damage. It was Elvis Presley that went to see him. Elvis paid ALL his medical bills. After Elvis died, Graceland continued Elvis' instruction to pay for Jackie's bills. Utterly Heartbreaking. When someone tries to say Elvis didnt give back, there is NO BETTER proof than this. No cameras, no press. ZERO RECOGNITION. NO ONE KNEW outside the Presley and Wilson families that Elvis did this until after THEY BOTH PASSED. RIP Forever Brothers in Paradise...... you really did stand by each other... What did Quincy ever do for ANYONE BESIDES THAN HIMSELF????

@PutOnASweater

2 жыл бұрын

Since jackie was performing on the Dick Show at the Latin Casino in New jersey, there was medical insurance from Dick Clark's company, however, Elvis payed $35,000...a huge sum in those days. The singer who performed CPR on Jackie was Cornell Gunther of "The Coasters". On August 29, 1975, I was with Jackie in Las Vegas where he was performing on the same Dick Clark show..which included The Coasters and Dion (of the Belmonts). I met Jackie Wilson when I was 16 years old and he was at the peak of his popularity, and surprisingly, we became the very best of friends. Over the years I spent a lot of time with him, andhad seen him perform approximately 150 times and believe me, NO ONE cold top Jackie on record or stage. I was with Jackie when Elvis came down to see Jackie perform for the very first time at "The Trip" in 1966, and he went CRAZY watching Jackie on stage.... all the other stories of them meeting on the set of Elvis' movie, "Girl, Girls, Girls" are false...since the movie came out in 1962, and they didn't meet until 1966. Later, Elvis told Jackie, "There is no reason why you're not the #1 singer in the world ". I agree!

@7777Lace

2 жыл бұрын

WOOOW!!!! Great story!!!🙌🏽🙏🏽👏🏽

@7777Lace

2 жыл бұрын

@@PutOnASweater Great story

THE GODFATHER OF SOUL LOVED ELVIS ! THANKED HIM FOR SETTING THE STAGE FOR HIM ! JAMES BROWN WHILE ALIVE , R. I. P. , SAID ELVIS WAS ALWAYS IN HIS PRAYERS EVERYDAY . WE'RE TALKING THE GODFATHER OF SOUL HERE .

He loved his black back up singers, who knew him well. Mohammed Ali and Elvis were best friends. James Brown and he were very close. Jackie Wilson wasn’t drawing big crowds so Elvis would show up unannounced to draw large crowds to boost Wilson and help his career. He loved and was very generous to his black help. He bought them homes and Cadillacs and they all spoke very highly of him. Jealousy and envy make people say ugly lies about generous and good hearted people.

What sealed the deal for me towards Elvis was finding out about his friendship with Jackie Wilson. Both entertainers had respect and admiration for one another. Both their careers had similar peaks and valleys. During the mid-70's, when Jackie suffered a heart attack on stage, the health scare essentially put an end to his performing days. Elvis was so hurt by the news, he informed Jackie's family that he'd personally handle all medical bills. Elvis did this right up until his own death in August of 1977. Now that's a true friend. NO RACIST would do this. IMPOSSIBLE

@fender1000100

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They don't educate themselves on who he really was. They just listen to hearsay.

@Jamestele1

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Col Tom Parker said something and it got confused, or something similar got confused. I will never believe he was a racist. He didn't "co-opt" black culture either - he played Rockabilly style, which is decidedly country-ish, with influences from black music. It's like saying any non German person who pays classical music is co-opting white music, which is of course stupid. I agree with you basically: Elvis looked up to black performers and was close friends with many black people.

@danielcombs3207

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve read the same thing about his friendship with Jackie Wilson. I have definitely never read anything about Elvis being a racist. Anything is possible but I am surprised.

@depper

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielcombs3207 Don't be surprised. Be PISSED that someone would LIE about deceased human being without a shred of evidence. Elvis was not racist. And black people around him that knew him well were very vocal that he was not racist. Muhammad Ali, BB King, Sammy Davis Jr., James Brown, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry. There is NO WAY Ali and Brown would voluntarily befriend a racist. And they didn't just BEFRIEND ELVIS, they called themselves brothers. They were very very close.

@danielcombs3207

2 жыл бұрын

Come to think of it Eric Clapton actually verbalized his racism on stage during a drunken rant on stage. If people can hold Mel Gibson accountable for his drunk rant well you know where I’m heading with this. But Clapton didn’t use the N word he used British slang he called dark people golliwogs. Of course he begged to be forgiven as soon he came to his senses. But why was that horrible racist shit even in his head. He is naïve when it comes to his hunt for perfection in his love of blues music. I watched a interview on Sixty Minutes with Ed Bradley where he romanticized about being black in the south and playing delta blues in the fields . I guess he never heard of Jim Crow.

Oh and I almost forgot, he bought a house for his longtime cook, a black women. That also was always with his daughter. What a racist indeed...dah

@lhuff1069

3 жыл бұрын

You call him paying price I'll parent to let him take her at 13 yo? To his mansion to drug her lock her up beat her you call thst bum. A hero?

@wh4193

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 Pal, you can't even spell. Just stop it already, you've been commenting nonsense on almost every comment I've seen.

@gabaduran3333

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 hahaha you're mad about something, you've been repeating the same thing every time

@donkinghan1

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 you are an idiot...I see the same cr@p from you on several posts.

@marilynpresley2am

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 Since when did he date a 13 year old? Since when did a 13 year old live in his house? Where are your facts? You have none. You are just ignorant and spreading lies about Elvis King of Music!

I know more than a little about Elvis and he was not a racist. He was actually far from a racist. He grew up in projects and hung around the black musicians in Memphis as a kid. He had more than one black role model and even bought his black cook a house in Memphis.

Let's dig a tenth into Quincy Jones' life that we've spent decades digging into Elvis' and let's see if there's anything we could twist around about him. Elvis wasn't a racist. He helped anybody he could and loved all people.

THE LEGEND Mr BB KING spent A LOT OF TIME WITH ELVIS: "I think Elvis had integrity'. If anyone says Elvis Presley was a racist, then they don't know a thing about Elvis Presley or music history. Many nights after we finished our sets and I'd go up to his suite. I'd play Lucille (on Elvis' guitar) and sing with Elvis, or we'd take turns. It was his way of relaxing. I'll tell you a secret -- We were the original Blues Brothers because that man Elvis knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang everyone one of them." 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said, 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'.

@depper

Жыл бұрын

@@thesecularatheist Because it doesn't fit their narrative. What else? Its in B.B.'s AUTOBIOGRAPHY and he had NO REASON to lie. Actually, people were and still are HARD ON HIM for telling the TRUTH.

When are we going to start holding people accountable for false claims?

@lildee2626

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Depp did exactly that with Amber Heard! Don't those people know that if you talk trash.... you could get sued.

@Sean-wt7sz

2 жыл бұрын

@@lildee2626 Luckily Johnny Depp was alive to defend himself.

@texicanwife

2 жыл бұрын

Amen! Mama always said, be prepared to back up any claims you ever make. I say the same. You feel strong enough to speak ill about the dead, you better have the proof that what you say is factural.

@WTN416

Жыл бұрын

He stole ppl music ,I guess not today

@horaciocapanelli-soto4710

Жыл бұрын

@ Rosebed416 Linda Ronstadt, another great singer, who sang all genres on earth, most of her songs are covers. And there are many, many more. Elvis never claimed to having written those songs, He just liked them and made his own versions outta them. Now, if he said “I wrote those songs” then I would believe he stole them but, so far….nothing.

Elvis' bestfriend as a child was Sam Bell, a BLACK kid in his poor neighborhood of Tupelo. Elvis bought his cook, Mary Jenkins a BLACK woman a house and a new car. Elvis was a helluva lot less racist than Quincy Jones, who exclusively worked with black artists, while Elvis had entire backup groups of black singers. Elvis didn't "steal" or appropriate black music, he just brought it to the world via TV, radio and magazines because black music was what he grew up as a child singing in the black church down the street. He also grew up to become wealthy but gave MILLIONS to BLACK causes. Now that's all you need to know when people falsely accuse the late, great icon and King of Rock n Roll as being "racist". Theyre just assholes throwing down the race card.

It is so hard and perhaps unfair to define Elvis from 1956 in the mindset of 2022. Elvis was amazingly talented, loved the music emanating from largely black artists and helped to bring people of different backgrounds together. Unfair? The whole society in that time and place was unfair. Elvis helped move us forward.

I knew the great black character actor, Ji-Tu Cumbuka. He knew Elvis well and worked with him. He discussed Elvis with me. He was VERY clear in his feelings about Elvis. He said Elvis Presley was NOT a racist.

@backyardastronaut5272

2 жыл бұрын

These made up stories are only because they didn’t want him to have a good name and because the most are just freaking jealous over him….hoddamn why can’t they stop harassing the man….

@randallanthony1794

2 жыл бұрын

@@backyardastronaut5272 its worst than that this white rascism is overtaking the planet.what it shows is rascism is ok if done by non whites.of course this is just globalist propaganda but the lie has been told for so long that people believe it. i cant believe people actually believe this.if it continues then america will be destroyed the world also of course thats probably the end game, a new world authortarian communist world.its all over because people are to stupid to think for themselves

@SuperAnimelover100

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Elvis leave his Black maid money in his will ? Presley’s maid from 1963 to 1977, Mary Jenkins, shared a conversation with Jet magazine in 1986 she had with Presley. Elvis told Mary in the mid-1960s that he was still very upset about the rumor about him started in the 1950s that claimed he said “the only thing a black person could do for him was shine his shoes. In 1968, when Martin Luther King, Jr. died, Elvis was devastated. One of Presley’s co-stars in the film, Celeste Yarnall, recalled what happened as she and Elvis watched King’s funeral on television in Presley’s dressing room. Yarnall said that Elvis proceeded to sing an a capella version of “Amazing Grace” in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Presley’s former girlfriend, Linda Thompson. “We used to listen to his speeches over and over, and the cadence and the mellifluous tone of Martin Luther King’s voice was so inspirational. Quincy Jones must have Dementia . He once said Paul McCartney was the worst bass player he ever heard !!! C-R-A-Z-Y- !!!

@rvegas81

2 жыл бұрын

It depends. I always told it was other family member’s who’s started trouble. It sounded like Peyton place lol. I just came back from some family funerals. RIP I don’t think making him a saint is realistic. I do believe some of what Quincy said..

@randallanthony1794

2 жыл бұрын

@@rvegas81 then you must be an idiot and none of the people he wouldn't tolerate them doing anything like that so you need to learn your facts buddy just because somebody says it doesn't mean it's true

"Elvis was an integrator. Elvis was a blessing. They wouldn't let Black music through. He opened the door for Black music." - Little Richard

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Kaihe - You DO REALIZE your comment makes no sense AT ALL!! Lmao And please re-read and comprehend THE QUOTE!

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Kaihe You’re riled up by a propaganda site spreading bias and lies to incite racial hatred - and ya fell for it!

@scroogemcduckrich9705

3 жыл бұрын

Elvis was a racist with originality just copy and appropriated Black talent

@marymoore5776

3 жыл бұрын

Just like MTV refuse to play black artists videos till they was force to play Michael Jackson music videos. And history was made.

@melvis1516

3 жыл бұрын

@@marymoore5776 hahahaha what history... oh the guy with how many different noses who had children in his bed.... he admitted to it on camera saying it was the most intimate way of showing love..... oh yeah, that guy, who ya gonna cry for next, R Kelly - oh how about that guy with a gun who bound and tied underage girls and drove them over state lines, oh what was his name, oh yes, Chuck Berry!

From all that I have ever heard about Elvis- personal stories, etc. from people who knew him, I always heard that he liked black people, and was always nice to black fans. I heard that he once gave his own new Cadillac to a young black man who was admiring it. Michael Jackson and his siblings used to go see Elvis in Vegas, and hang out with him, when the Jacksons performed there for an extended time. Quincy Jones likes to talk crap about all these people who are dead, including MJ, and Quincy never even knew Elvis.

"Elvis loved gospel music. He was raised on it. And he really did know what he was talking about. He was singing Gospel all the time - almost anything he did had that flavor. You can't get away from what your roots are." - Cissy Houston (The Sweet Inspirations co-founder & member & sang vocals for Elvis, also mother of Whitney Houston)

@patsorenson997

3 жыл бұрын

Elvis is the best

@bradhuskers

3 жыл бұрын

@@turtlecoal LMFAO Your comments reveal serious psychological problems. Get help.

@bradhuskers

3 жыл бұрын

Low IQ sheep call the king of rock n roll a racist. He clearly was not.

@ronfasano6823

3 жыл бұрын

@@turtlecoal your an idiot they met when she was 14 and Elvis was in the Army, when they married she was 23 and he was 33 do your homework before you make stupid comments.

@gabaduran3333

3 жыл бұрын

@@turtlecoal You better research My friend

Elvis has Muhamad Ali's seal of approval. That is all.

@leximojito1218

3 жыл бұрын

@WatchDoggyDog

3 жыл бұрын

Boom💥

@ThaDude-ci1zk

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@N4divers

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!

@BigDaddy-vr2ut

3 жыл бұрын

I heard they weren’t really that good of friends (Quincy Jones) that Elvis was a big racist ,,

Elvis has always been known to be kind and have a lot of respect for Black Artist. It is shame he is being smeared.

James Brown on Elvis "MY BROTHER. WE sung Gospel together." James was in the room with Elvis' casket for hours after he died. They had to pull him out of the room, he didn’t want to leave. James knows best. So did Muhammad Ali. So did B.B. But James Brown knew Elvis the best. And he NO DOUBT would have responded in force to Quincy "I Never Met Elvis and I own all Michael Jackson Songs" Jones' BS.

Muhammad Ali James Brown B. B. King Sammy Davis jr and lots of other black legends said the opposite.

@hanorabrennan8846

2 жыл бұрын

Never saw a better pair of legs than those of Muhomned Ali. One couldn't help but love Sammy Davis Jr and his madcap ways. His white friends didn't fight for his equality at events etc. So props to Elvis!

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

@@hanorabrennan8846 neither did Elvis speak up about racial inequality, what's your point?

He's just trying to discredit Elvis's legacy, sorry person, and racist himself.

@wisdomseeker3362

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly is ❗

@MsCwebb

3 жыл бұрын

He lied about Elvis Presley because he was suffering from a lot of envy jealousy and racism. Quincy Jones seemed like a terrible person.

@bennyshaversmusic590

3 жыл бұрын

He's living proof that success doesnt make you a better person

@karajones2530

3 жыл бұрын

He was married to peggy lupton which was white RIP peggy

@justinbryces

2 жыл бұрын

Quincy Jones was married to a white woman and has like 7 mixed kids.. but sure.

as a Black man that’s from the school of Malcolm X, i don’t think elvis was racist .

His black back up singers tried calling him Boss in the beginning but he wasn’t having it. “Then what do we call you?“ asked the beautiful Myrna Smith. “Brother,” he said. “Just call me brother.” So like everyone else they just ended up just calling him Elvis. And “Mr Presley” was applied only to his father.

Over 20 years ago, I started getting into rockabilly. Remembering rumors about Elvis, I researched his actual track record on race relations. I discovered that the proudest and most outspoken black celebrities like Ali and James Brown LOVED Elvis! And he loved them! There are quotes of Elvis praising virtually all of his black peers from the 50s & 60s and vise versa.

@PutOnASweater

2 жыл бұрын

Elvis was not terribly fond of James Brown, and avoided him as best he could...he could often be a real SOB.

@EleonorS

Жыл бұрын

@@PutOnASweater I'm sure he could, but James Brown was still the first celebrity to arrive at Elvis's funeral and has called Elvis his "brother". There are several videos of Brown's tributes to Elvis right here on KZread.

@meetontheledge1380

Жыл бұрын

@@PutOnASweater He did not avoid James Brown. Brown himself said (paraphrase) -Elvis is the sleepingest son of a gun- every time I call Graceland (why would he have Elvis' number if Elvis wanted to avoid him?), they'd say he was asleep. Nowadays everyone knows Elvis slept by day, but it wasn't known (by Brown, at least) in the 60's. Orbison made the same mistake when he came by at noon with his newly written ''Running Scared'', which he wanted Elvis to sing. Elvis wasn't avoiding the Big O- he really was asleep! I am glad he was asleep, as Running Scared is another perfect Orbison song that fit his personality. Elvis ''running scared'' or loosing the girl, wasn't very realistic!

Considering the wonderful things BB King and James Brown had to say about Elvis I'm gonna say I really don't think he was a racist man at all

Tell that to Sam Bell, his best friend growing up, who was black, whose grandparents loved Elvis because he was the only white kid who called them “ma’am” and “sir”…actually, the only kid who called them that, period. And his cook, Mary Jenkins, who he bought a house for in Memphis and would sneak over there sometimes and sleep when he missed his momma. He hung out in black churches, black music clubs, learned from black musicians. People don’t know what they’re talking about 🙄

@SoyAntonioGaming

Жыл бұрын

he put on a facade just to culturally appropriate (steal from black culture) in order to make a lot of money. it was a sneaky plan and he succeeded bigly with it

“there is evidence that Presley donated money to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other civil rights organizations.” Perhaps, as some noted, Elvis’ actions did some of the work that Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life towards-bringing America and Americans together to advance humanity.

It begs the question, why did Jones not came out with this shit before?

@philwright2480

3 жыл бұрын

* come out *

@kanyetwitty6158

3 жыл бұрын

@@philwright2480 Word on the street is that Quincy had some sugar in his tank (if you catch my drift).

@bradhuskers

3 жыл бұрын

Quincy Jones is another weak minded sheep who is easily duped and manipulated by bullshit propaganda.

@bradhuskers

3 жыл бұрын

Quincy Jones is a deviant pathological liar.

@gabaduran3333

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder the same...People is crazy about everything. The quarantine is taking effect

It is unwise, and intellectual lazy to judge people from other eras by the standers of the current era. It is immoral to use such judgements for political positioning. And evil......to use such judgements for personal gain. Hopefully, there are enough people in America with enough critical thinking skills to start rejecting these types of things.

@donnierockwell474

3 жыл бұрын

Right on!!well said racism is a learned behavior !!

@brandonayong5823

3 жыл бұрын

Elvis literally had James Brown and Muhammed Ali in his friend group. 2 of the proudest black man ever

@bigstink9

3 жыл бұрын

It's not that hard to discern if someone is a racist from the 1950s, if the evidence is there. I don't really think it is.

@bradhuskers

3 жыл бұрын

Lee. Correct. Today's left wing democrat party IS totalitarian and a danger to our liberty and our constitutional republic. They are pathological liars who will stop at Nothing, to divide and tear down this country. It's the left that lies about elvis presley. Just like they lie about everything else. The single most destructive force, the left undermines the principles of liberty and our bill of rights. They've duped and manipulated millions of low IQ weak minded sheep.

@bradhuskers

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone who calls elvis a racist, is not only a low IQ weak minded sheep, but mentally disturbed as well.

Elvis was far from racist

I've heard from very reliable sources that Elvis was not a racist. When I lived in Vegas, I knew a few older musicians that worked with him.

TOTAL BULLSHIT!! LOOK at the James Brown video of his feelings about Elvis. Elvis sang gospel music in his off time all the time. Elvis was way more black than quincy jones will ever be. let me repeat Elvis sang gospel music all the time at home or wherever there was a piano he sang gospel for the beatles, led zepplin james brown, i'm siorry but anyone who sings gospel music like elvis did and calling him racist is just wrong and low. lower than the lowest its too bad quincy jones took that road but hey it speaks of his character.

@oldmcdonald9582

3 жыл бұрын

agree 100 %.just ask whitney houston.s mother . quincy has always been a race baiter

@Raider577

3 жыл бұрын

James Brown is not a good example to use. Whether he truly liked Elvis or Elvis liked him we will never know. First, he wasn't really a friend of Elvis like Sammy Davis Junior was. Also James Brown supported Nixon and Reagan who both were not keen on African Americans. Nixon didn't even like James Brown but was told it would be good to get the black vote. Sammy's friendship with Elvis and Elvis' friendship with black actress and singer Barbara Jean McNair who he met on his last film Change of Habit would prove he's not racist.

@marilynpresley2am

3 жыл бұрын

@@Raider577 James is a great example to use! He and Elvis were very good friends!

@Raider577

3 жыл бұрын

@@marilynpresley2am There is no evidence or proof that they were great friends apart from them meeting each other once or twice. Or James Brown saying how great Elvis was. Elvis was actually great friends and had more encounters with Sammy Davis Jnr than with James Brown.

@marilynpresley2am

3 жыл бұрын

@@Raider577 I watched a video about how James Brown went to Elvis’s funeral and sat next to his coffin and said goodbye to him. I thought they were great friends. You may be right tho, I’ve never really looked into it.

Hasbeen trying to get his name back in the news and pretend to be relevant hops on the racist bandwagon and throws mud at someone who can't hit back.

@tombuick1578

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought Lon

@carolinejohnson1249

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right

@bananafanafoferry6970

3 жыл бұрын

Quincy Jones also said The Beatles were not good musicians, Michael Jackson stole a lot of his music from other people and that his old ass dated Ivanka Trump. I would take his claims with a grain of salt.

@robertshawiv1513

3 жыл бұрын

Thats what they do

@rc-darkangel774

3 жыл бұрын

You are right on Que! I wasted a response when all I had to do was read yours. But this is a lesson for us simple folks. Haters come in all shapes and sizes.The really accomplished and those not.

He was not a racist - some black people were disgruntled because he succeeded with material that black entertainers couldn’t. It’s the public that wanted a white guy to sing those songs.

Wikipedia bio on Roy Hamilton states: "In early July 1969, Hamilton suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his home in New Rochelle, New York.[1][25] He was taken to New Rochelle General Hospital where he lay in a coma for more than a week. On July 20, 1969, he was removed from life support and died.[25] Hamilton was 40 years old. Some connected his earlier illness that caused his retirement to his death, although a connection was never proven.[20] In a 2017 documentary for the BBC, Hamilton’s son Roy Hamilton Jr. revealed that Elvis Presley sent Roy's wife, Myrna, a rose every day Hamilton was in the hospital. When Hamilton passed away from complications of his stroke, Presley sent Myrna flowers for the following six months. At the time of his death, Hamilton was heavily in debt, forcing him, a week before he died, to borrow heavily on his insurance policy to pay off back taxes. This prompted his widow, Myrna, to publicly seek funds for his burial. Elvis Presley is said to have covered Hamilton’s outstanding medical bills and funeral costs. At Hamilton's funeral service, messages of condolence sent by Presley, Mahalia Jackson and B.B. King were read out to the mourners." Doesn't sound like a racist.

Quincy sounds like he's been drinking the hatorade!

@MsCwebb

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@bettyforde9423

3 жыл бұрын

I so agree

@TRHARTAmericanArtist

3 жыл бұрын

Tired of Black on White hate.

@johnadams4754

3 жыл бұрын

Hatorade!! LOL!

@Stephan5916

3 жыл бұрын

STFU. I'm not saying Elvis is a racist. There are people out there like Hulk Hogan who live a double life and lie about the type of person he is. Hogan has done quite a bit for black people yet he was revealed as a racist. This is just Quincy Jones perspective on Elvis.

Elvis was not a racist, he was not brought up that way! Quincy just an old man that is too old!

It’s disturbing how people will say negative comments about a person once they are deceased. As someone who grew up in Memphis, Tn and black. I never heard anything remotely of him being a racist.

I don’t believe Elvis was racist …. He played black music for Christ sake . I think a lot of black musicians resented his success . But the ones THAT KNEW HIM , would never say that he was racist .

END OF A LEGEND. Shame on what Quincy has become, a TOWN DRUNK that spews nonsense, hate & lies. QUINCY: "every time I saw Elvis, he was being coached by songwriter Otis Blackwell, telling him how to sing.” OTIS BLACKWELL: "No I never met Elvis --- Elvis was recording 2 yrs prior to ever hearing me sing --- He didn't need a singing coach."

Leave THE KING alone! Pretty soon you’ll be saying Casper the Friendly Ghost was a racist

@TheEccho

3 жыл бұрын

Well of course Casper is a racist, haven't you seen just how so so white he is !!!!!

@the4cqueen148

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂😃😂🤣😃

@walte153

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... how come he's wearing that white sheet?

@derlingerardclair6252

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

Look I grew up thinking that Elvis was racist but seen him grow up with black folks that I did not know ! Change my mind when you grow up with black folks or Mexicans your in a brotherhood and that brother hood will never die we learn too see each other as brothers friends Neighbors and family those bonds will never be broken those ties could never be cut And that’s sad to hear I respect him more cause no matter how good of a person you were too other people will find the way too talk down on you so others can see you differently specially when your gone

The only racists are these black entertainers, who never even met him and are frankly jealous of his success. He was well known as a uniter not a separatist of the races. He almost ruined his career over it. Actions speak louder then hateful ignorant words, which is what Quincy and others are about. His own daughter never would have married Michael either.

Quincy really has being on a epic rant towards past icons like Micheal, Elvis, and even the Beatles.

@cindyk.6462

2 жыл бұрын

jealousy and bitterness

@sarahgordino6695

Жыл бұрын

He’s selling a book. The issue isn’t Quincy. The issue are platforms and media outlets that don’t do their own research into baseless accusations and carry them further than they need to be

@meetontheledge1380

Жыл бұрын

Bitter old drunk has also shot his mouth off about Marvin Gaye and claims he knows some guy who ''plays guitar better than Jimi Hendrix'' (also that Hendrix was ''intimidated'' by Jones' band). Yeah, right. Pathetic old dude can't even come up with decent lies! ''Ringo couldn't play drums''. ''The Beatles were lousy musicians''- get out of here, old rough dried, brain fried drunk!

I prefer to read the memories of a man who really knew Elvis. The King of the Blues, B.B. King, said in 2010: "With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know". Amen.

@bootsnsaddle8289

3 жыл бұрын

DAMNED STRAIGHT !!! That's why, to this day, E.P. remains THE KING !!!

@loriannrichardson7644

2 жыл бұрын

Why do you care whether or not he was liked by King? Ever ask yourself that? Why not pay attention to what QuincyvJones said? I'm certain it's valid.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

Жыл бұрын

@@loriannrichardson7644 depper is a wanker. he called me a racist and has yet to furnish me any proof that I hated or said Elvis was a racist.

@samhugh4965

Ай бұрын

@@loriannrichardson7644he didn’t even know Elvis. BB King knew Elvis very well. It’s a no-brainer. Anyone saying anything different is biased beyond measure.

Yesssss Elvis was not a racist he bought his housekeeper a house and a car I believe but she was like his mother she was African American Elvis Presley was half Native American and Irish his mom had native American roots and Scottish Irish and his dad was Irish.Elvis had black back up singers he met Richard Nixon because Nixon was a fan of Elvis.The man is deceased let him rest in peace.Elvis went to black churches he loved the way black people worshipped God he loved their music and he went to their revivals.Elvis was a big fan of Mahalia Jackson and BB King all the old blues and gospels black artists

I don't what Quincy talking about, cause he didnt visit Jackie Wilson when he was in comma. But Elvis visited him and pay for the hospital bills..

Quincy has gone dementia....talked shit about the Beatles too. C'mon man....lol 😆

@kanyetwitty6158

3 жыл бұрын

He's sinking and trying to grasp at a life preserver to stay relevant. Little does he know that most young people today don't even know who he is or care.

@rockhero2274

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Kaihe Wrong. The Brits kept the blues alive. Blame them for keeping R n' B from disappearing.

@marymoore5776

3 жыл бұрын

Quincy said things about Michael Jackson too. He isn't just talking about the white artists. Without Michael people would not know who the heck Quincy was.

@moiseschavez1447

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Kaihe you couldn't be any more wrong the Beatles wrote their own songs, tell me if you hear any blues in A day in the life or Strawberry fields forever or Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Don't talk of things you have no clue about 🤡

@moiseschavez1447

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Kaihe yes exactly they covered those songs, meaning they didn't steal them like u said. Everyone has done covers, over 90% of the Beatles music is original. Elvis's whole career was covers of other artist's songs but not the Beatles, if anything you would have had a better point with the Rolling Stones who were much more influenced by blues music than the Beatles but once again when you credit the original artist it is not stealing. And Elvis did always credit the original artists of the songs he covered. But if u knew your music history you would know that the Beatles were the first people to make it a standard to write your own songs, before them everyone was doing covers. Oh and Chuck Berry and Little Richard are Rock and Roll not blues.

In Jim Brown’s autobiography, he went to Graceland to visit Elvis. Elvis liked talking about football. Jim wanted to ask about music. But football dominated the day because Elvis was a fan of Jim Brown. In 1992, I met J.D. Sumner(the background vocalist who sang bass on songs like Good Luck Charm, Little Sister and others). He stood at 6’6 , had a strong build and was a very nice guy. He and his gospel quartet were performing and they sounded great. I, a black man, have heard the rumor for years. The day he died was a very sad time for the music industry. The radio station in the town I lived in at the time played Elvis songs and listeners called the station and shared their thoughts and memories of the King and his music.

@chuckfrost5624

2 жыл бұрын

You need to study your history before you speak.

@marcellaalfaro8418

2 жыл бұрын

I know where the rumor that Elvis was racist stared . At the peak of his Dane. Young girl wanted Elvis to sing at her wedding so of course the father tried very hard to hire but Elvis was already committed on that day so guess who was the bride’s dad a very powerful Mexican President and was very offended Elvis wouldn’t sing 🎤 so after that the Nex President did everything he could to spread the rumor that he was a racist. But I know in my heart he wasn’t a racist . When Elvis died James Brown went to Elvis wake abs stayed there for hours refusing to leave . Sammy Davis Jr. Muhammad Ali , Sam Coke , and many many other black singers loved Elvis . He refused to sing in Texas when they refused to have his female trio enter there so Elvis refused to sing until they accepted the black singers . Then he went out on the streets in his convertible with the three girls in his car to show every one he loved then .

@chuckfrost5624

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcellaalfaro8418 This has nothing to do with it. Black celebrities going to the Elvis funeral has nothing to do with it. Elvis was racist early on in his career and was able to grow out of it as the civil rights movement grew. What as you say, " knew in your heart" is nothing but fantasy, you did not know Elvis.

@no1nestandsalone387

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t Jim brown that famous athlete who ended up being a nasty sicko?

@no1nestandsalone387

2 жыл бұрын

Jim brown met Elvis and I love Elvis. But Jim was a serial rapist.

His mother raised him to be kind to others and to help everybody. Elvis wasn’t racist.

BB KING: 'Let me tell you the definitive truth about Elvis Presley and racism', The King of the Blues, B.B. King said in 2010. 'With Elvis, there was not a single drop of racism in that man. And when I say that, believe me I should know'. -- BB KING The "GODFATHER OF SOUL" JAMES BROWN: “I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him … I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There will never be another like that Soul Brother”. During Elvis' private family wake, James was the LAST ONE TO LEAVE. 3 hours and 30 minutes later -- it took several of his security guards to help him out of the room. James was devastated -- James and Elvis sang Gospel together many a night to all hours of the morning at each others' homes. James Brown was considered family by the Presley they were so close. JACKIE WILSON: "A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied from Elvis." --- JACKIE WILSON (Elvis quietly paid for Jackie's medical expenses until the day he passed away in 1977. Before Jackie's stage accident he would carry a small signed photo of Elvis in his pants pocket. Every day, bar none.) CISSY HOUSTON: "Elvis loved gospel music. He was raised on it. And he really did know what he was talking about. He was singing Gospel all the time - almost anything he did had that flavor. You can't get away from what your roots are." - Cissy Houston (The Sweet Inspirations co-founder & member & sang vocals for Elvis, also mother of Whitney Houston)

Bashing the dead for publicity.

When Elvis played the Houston Astrodome in 1970 they told him to leave his black backup group The Sweet Inspirations , ...home. Elvis told them if they don't go then I don't go. Watch it online. And listen to what , Muhammad Ali Sammy Davis B.B, King Red Foxx Jackie Wilson Fats Domino James Brown Rufus Thomas .....said about their love and friendship they had for and with Elvis.

@jamespollock11

3 жыл бұрын

"No Sweets? ...No Elvis" and he had a blonde woman drive the Sweet Inspirations in an open convertible around the Astrodome infield before the concert began.

@collingalanos1783

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I've done lot's of research about Elvis, and the conclusion I've come to is, there's lot's of evidence that he likely wasn't racist and only hearsay that he was. His backup singers, The Sweet Inspirations, were black women who said he treated them with nothing but respect. His housekeeper said she had the same kind of relationship with him and he even bought her a house because she liked it. Check out some of their interviews. Elvis also referred to Fats Domino as the true King of Rock 'n Roll. He also became good friends with Muhammad Ali, and if you know anything about Ali, you'd know he'd never have tolerated a racist.

@stever1791

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this wonderful comment." Spot On"

@shannonrichardson3405

3 жыл бұрын

@@collingalanos1783 true!

@dianemiller2173

3 жыл бұрын

it was a time black music was coming out but only after being "toned" down, Elvis used all it's creativity and talent.

Why did Quincy think Elvis was racist for not liking him? More likely Quincy was just an asshole, but refused to admit this as its easier to play the race card. But Elvis was born and raised in a black neighborhood in Tupelo MS and had a number of black friends including BB King, Mahalia Jackson and others. Based on what we've all heard of Mr. Jones, I'd say Elvis just didnt like him and thats ok, because we are ALLOWED to dislike or like who we want and it's NOT always race based. Stop playing that race card, people!!

One thing I don’t get is that racism was so widespread and accepted, why would Elvis lie and say he wasn’t racist? Like if he was, his audience in the 50s wouldn’t have cared. I genuinely don’t believe Elvis was a racist and I don’t know a single Elvis song. If anything, I think he admired black culture enough to want to sing and perform like black performers.

A person's life and overall 'body of work' often reveals their true character... not some baseless unsubstantiated claims which may in effect constitute slander or libel.

@lhuff1069

3 жыл бұрын

So it was ok for him to take or pay precilla parent to allow him to bring her from Germany age age 14 to his mansion locked her in a room to keep public outrage down drugged her occurring to her words hit her And was threaten by her parent to marry her or be putted notice precilla parent was never in any pictures?

@tommyk6719

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 You’re a lying POS! WTF’s wrong with you?

@richardeidemiller6739

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 You have an abundance of issues besides being semi illiterate clearly. Please continue your education and try not to twist facts to such a level of distortion to appear knowledgeable. You just made a complete fool of yourself. Vicki

@andrewgates9333

3 жыл бұрын

@@lhuff1069 doesn't prove racism. Lol

@lobitome

3 жыл бұрын

Especially when there is video from a talk show that shows the guy who allegedly coached him saying he never met Elvis. Jones is a POS.

Watch The Elvis Videos, Elvis And The Black Community! Elvis was not Racist's, he was A Good Decent Giving Man with a God Given Talent Who Never Saw A Man Or Woman By Their Skin Color ! Quincy will never be Remembered Like Elvis !

@jacksonrodriguez2703

3 жыл бұрын

Hello linda

@matrix5000100

3 жыл бұрын

@Mani Watson Elvis had respect for all people. Quincy J. has no respect for others.

This is just so absurd that Elvis was a racist.. he loved the black culture/people… he had the same cook from 1965 to the early 1980’s she was black and stayed working at Graceland after Elvis death to care for his father and grandmother after Elvis died.. he bought her a home and he loved her… she was black, she even wrote a book about him! He also gave tremendously to MLK when he was alive and in death, he gave to many African American charities. To claim he was racist is just horrible for him he absolutely was not and these people who claim that are saying they “hear” there is not evidence of that

Hearing the accusations that Quincey Jones made of Elvis being a racist breaks my heart and actually irritates me. So many black celebrities were close, personal friends of his. Elvis’ personal chef, Mary Jenkins, a black woman, he cherished. She started working for him in the early 60s. Elvis was very loving and caring of her, buying her a home, and several cars. She would carry his meal to him and he would ask her to stay with him and they would talk for hours she said. She wrote a book, “Elvis, Memories Beyond Graceland’s Gates”, he adored her and she adored him. Elvis never saw color. He saw friends and mentors.

Young Black man here, after researching years ago about the idea that Elvis was racist I have come to know it was quite the opposite. Now it just annoys me when people still say he was considering the truth.

@ragebait988

2 жыл бұрын

Thank god that is settled. There are worse things than being racist or being called racist names

2:50 - It's mentioned here that Elvis got rich "co-opting" African-American music. It's then mentioned that his 1956 hit, "Hound Dog", was originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. Quite true. Not mentioned, however, is that the song was written by two white men: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

@bjornsmith9431

3 жыл бұрын

Two jewish guys who love dating Black Women and Girls.

@warrendelay

3 жыл бұрын

And the flip side of his first regional hit, "That's alright Mama" was a country tune, Blue Moon of Kentucky. Elvis took different Genres, R&B, country, and Gospel. mixed them together with HIS fast hard style... So I guess every Genre can say he "co-opted" their music. The truth is He was an innovator, and the best in history.

@tommtommkin

3 жыл бұрын

@@bjornsmith9431 Elvis was also part Jewish and part Native American.... so of course he was raciest.... for anyone who buys that garbage I got a bridge to sell them too...

@davisworth5114

3 жыл бұрын

That's all music is, stealing sounds you like and including them in your playing, only this idiot narrator doesn't get it.

@zacharytomes5202

2 жыл бұрын

@@warrendelayThe mix of country/folk with the Blues is the formation of rock n roll. Hell look at Chuckberry. He pushed out some of the best rockabilly tunes of the era.

F Quincy. Whole bunch calls everyone racist. Elvis will be remembered way before him. Elvis grew up around colors

I remember seeing in a interview where a young black couple was looking at a car but couldn't afford to buy it because the husband was just starting a job and Elvis ended up buying them the car because it helped out the husband to get to work .

Elvis was raised to respect all people! He was raised in the church in Tupelo in the 1940’s to fear the lord and that you treat other better than yourself! Elvis would never ever disrespect his fellow man and woman. Quincy is a legend in music but his claim is BS

I don't know for sure but he must have hid it well during a time when he didn't have to hide it at all. I mean it is definitely possible but it's hard to believe that the music he loved and played was 100% influenced by black blues musicians and for him to disdain the very people that he was a fan of.

NO STORY contradicts Elvis not being a racist. NO ONE .. not ONE BLACK PERSON EVER CALLED ELVIS A RACIST THAT MET HIM. Not One. Not even Muhammad Ali or James Brown or BB King. And unlike Quincy, they actually KNEW THE MAN PERSONALLY and sang gospel and the blues together, and spoke on issues of their day. THEY WOULD KNOW THE TRUTH. And they spoke on it.

The song In The Ghetto doesn't come across as "racist", in fact it brings attention to poor black citizens in America.

@disprogreavette8545

3 жыл бұрын

It's almost as if they didn't listen to it.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

3 жыл бұрын

what does that tell you about white America.

@lunaticfringe8559

3 жыл бұрын

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 you tell me bwannabe.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

3 жыл бұрын

@@lunaticfringe8559 it tells me that you shouldn't be too hard about your own ignorance, after all it's what makes America great!!

@michaeljoseph9722

3 жыл бұрын

If I can dream was inspired by I have a dream

His cook was black. If he was truly a racist I doubt he would want a black person handling his food and helping to run his house.