"'My music is a combination of country music, gospel, and rhythm and blues,' Elvis explained in 1971. He attuned the sounds of white gospel quartets, black gospel spirituals, rural country, and urban blues to the same frequency as his spirit, providing a tour of the musical milestones and memories of his young life. It wasn't black. It wasn't white. It wasn't blues. It wasn't country. It was the transcendence of classification made possible only in the multicultural, multiethnic American experience."
David Masciotra at The American Conservative defends Elvis Presley.
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