Whenever you hear the name "Elvis Presley," "Black music" trails closely behind. Baz Luhrmann's new biopic "Elvis," starring Austin Butler as the King of Rock 'n' Roll, doesn't leave the singer ...

Not everyone agreed with the notion that Elvis Presley was the king of Rock n Roll: everyone meaning Black people. The reason was because he made a killing appropriating songs by Black artists and ...

In the new Baz Luhrmann film dramatizing the life and career of Elvis Presley, a young Elvis peers into a juke joint in his hometown of Tupelo, Miss., and his jaw drops. Inside, Arthur “Big Boy ...

Public Enemy, “Fight the Power.” “Though I'm not the first king of controversy/I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley/To do black music so selfishly/And use it to get myself wealthy.” ...

Is it true that Colonel Parker’s reason for being attracted to Elvis was that he thought a white singer who sounded Black was bound to be a star and accomplish what a Black singer could not?

Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big ...

“He felt that Elvis' singing captured the spirit of black music.” First and foremost, Lauterbach devotes himself to research while relating his findings as a storyteller who sets the musical ...

But as in life, (Butler as) Elvis shines. And as in life, his hair gleams. It should get its own billing. It's thick, pompadoured and black as night. That wasn't natural. The singer famous for ...

No, Warner Bros.’ “Elvis” and Universal/Blumhouse’s “The Black Phone” won’t light up the box office charts the way “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World: Dominion” have ...