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Old 06-25-2009, 09:13 PM   #253
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Originally Posted by nickerjones View Post
IElvis being a white person, singing what was considered black music opened the doors for black musicians to become more mainstream.
I'm sure black musicians were thankful for Elvis doing the same music as they did, but being much more successful at it because he was white. Not that I'm arguing with your analysis, but it's a pretty sad commentary on racial prejudice that this is true.
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