Quincy Jones Isn t the First Person to Accuse Elvis of Racism
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In a new interview with
The Hollywood Reporter, legendary producer Quincy Jones revealed that he refused to work with Elvis Presley because the so-called King of Rock and Roll was racist.
Asked by the publication if he ever worked with Presley, Jones replied, “No. I wouldn’t work with him.”
“I was writing for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, oh God, back then in the ’50s,” he continued. “And Elvis came in, and Tommy said: ‘I don’t want to play with him.’ He was a racist mother I’m going to shut up now.”