Their are a lot of people who say he took black people songs and brought his white version to the mainstream because whites wouldn't buy black music
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2007-07-04 09:14:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Yes it's a known fact he did. Also his dance moves he learned from Black people, there was a biography about him which stated that he would see Black girls and guys dancing and he was amazed by their moves so he would have them teach him and he would imitate it on his own.
2007-07-04 09:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by Amber 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't say he stole, But he was definitely influenced by it. It may have been true that many whites wouldn't buy black music, but Elvis did open the door for whites to become more comfortable and start buying black music.
2007-07-04 09:18:09 · answer #2 · answered by punch 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The famous critic Lionel Trilling once said, "Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal."
2007-07-04 09:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by Brent L 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Black artists may have been a major influence, I can't say he "stole" from them.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmVFnhO3A98
2007-07-04 09:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dunu
2007-07-04 09:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
kind of true, more like he learned from the best then tweaked it a bit.
2007-07-04 09:30:24 · answer #6 · answered by Annabella Stephens 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
elvis was black himself
2007-07-04 09:22:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is some truth to that
2007-07-04 09:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by jean 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2007-07-04 09:32:13 · answer #9 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋