Quincy Jones Says He Refused To Work With Elvis Presley Because He Was Racist

[kenneth]

It’s obviously not definitive proof one way or the other, but Elvis was known for spotlighting many of his supporting players, such as the Sweet Inspirations, who he always called out by name and gave some impetus to their own career as a group on their own.

Likely, growing up in the south, he’d heard all the jokes and derisive comments and maybe smiled or laughed along with some of them, but as an adult he certainly never displayed any disdain for African-Americans that I’ve ever been aware of.