Baz Luhrmann's biopic shows Elvis in harmony with Black artists such as B.B. King and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. But how true is that?
the architect of rock and roll spoke frankly about how Presley’s whiteness helped his career. “If Elvis had been Black, he wouldn’t have been as big as he was,” Richard said.
But because Presley was designated the king of rock and roll, Tharpe’s influence was overshadowed in popular culture for decades. Even worse, some critics assumed she was copying him, rather than the other way around.
But while Tharpe’s opinion is more of a mystery, Big Mama Thornton’s is less so. In 1953 the singer (portrayed by
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