Was Elvis a racist?

Ringoid | 14:14 Sun 28th Aug 2011 | Music

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I've heard this rumour and want to know whether there is any truth behind it.

Seven drunken nights.

Queen's John Deacon

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sandyRoe

He was white trash from the deep south. I'd be surprised if he wasn't.

sara3

lol... based on what, Ringoid?

Ringoid

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Based on this sara3.

http://www.google.co....&aql=&oq=was+elvis+ra

Warlock

Rumour? What a 'rumour' from the bloke in the chip shop?

Ringoid

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Warlock based on the several million links that came from a google search.

sara3

are you going to stop buying his records?

jackthehat

I shall certainly be boycotting his concerts........

Ringoid

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Sara3 I've never bought a record, cd or cassette of his as I hate his music.

Warlock

http://answers.yahoo....20090519003813AA20NO3

whiskeryron

http://www.snopes.com.../artists/presley1.asp

Ron.

sara3

cassettes? they still make cassettes?

Warlock

Ringoid, you are what is known as a internet troll

http://www.theanswerb...o.uk/members/ringoid/

you have joined to try and (lol) wind me up. You will have to try harder junior.

Ringoid

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Warlock, so every user on the internet doesn't have a first time that they join a new site or ask a question?

oconnor

no way ! he was influenced buy black music

Warlock

ringo, I don't really care.
Big coincidence though?

Ringoid

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I've found conflicting stories that seem based around a time where he said blacks were only good for shining shoes or something similar, but then as you said oconnor his music was black influenced but then again as sandyroe said he came from the racist south and many were uneducated, ignorant or just hated non whites so what's the truth?

sara3

blimey Warlock, you've only been here 5 minutes yourself!

Ringoid

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Warlock you yourself are very new and I'd guess that maybe you're a troll, why else would you start with your paranoid accusations, maybe to try and shift some off the focus off of you and to others? Good ploy.