Presleys huis in Palm Springs, dat hij van 1970 tot 1977 gebruikte als weekendhuis, staat bekend als Graceland West. Huell Howser, Elvis House (12005). California's Gold, Huell Howser Archive, Chapman University, 8 november 2010. Gearchiveerd op 22 mei 2023.
I never said anything like that, and people who know me know that I wouldn't have said it [...] A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that kind of music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing like Fats Domino can. I know that.Williams, T. (2012): 'Why I stopped hating Elvis Presley' in Atlanta Music Blog. Gearchiveerd op 20 augustus 2022.
A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.Masley, E. (2002): 'The King still reigns 25 years alter', Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Surrounded by the[ir] parasitic presence, it was no wonder that as he slid into addiction and torpor, no-one raised the alarm: to them, Elvis was the bank, and it had to remain open.Harris, J. (2006): 'Talking about Graceland', The Guardian. Gearchiveerd op 14 mei 2023.
Presleys huis in Palm Springs, dat hij van 1970 tot 1977 gebruikte als weekendhuis, staat bekend als Graceland West. Huell Howser, Elvis House (12005). California's Gold, Huell Howser Archive, Chapman University, 8 november 2010. Gearchiveerd op 22 mei 2023.
I never said anything like that, and people who know me know that I wouldn't have said it [...] A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that kind of music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing like Fats Domino can. I know that.Williams, T. (2012): 'Why I stopped hating Elvis Presley' in Atlanta Music Blog. Gearchiveerd op 20 augustus 2022.
Take a look at the things that are only publicized now, of how he’d be driving down the street and see a destitute black woman with a little child. He went and bought her a Cadillac. Now if this guy hated blacks, he wouldn’t even have gone near them. 'Civil Rights and Elvis Presley', 23 december 2015
Surrounded by the[ir] parasitic presence, it was no wonder that as he slid into addiction and torpor, no-one raised the alarm: to them, Elvis was the bank, and it had to remain open.Harris, J. (2006): 'Talking about Graceland', The Guardian. Gearchiveerd op 14 mei 2023.
