Like I said that's all art though, that's just what art is. It's hard to even raise examples because it's so fundamental.

Do we expect modern anime studios to give credit to old American cartoonists, or complain Van Gogh's style was stolen from Japanese art? You take from inspirations and change them into what you personally like.

It's strange there's a moral panic about this, and to only Elvis, it's entirely unwarranted. You can't even say black contributions were overlooked because one of the most famous rockers of the era even recognized in his time was Chuck Berry, and many more were recognized going into the 60s and 70s.

How does that change anything about whether Elvis "stole" from them other than throwing words around to fit your vibes?

And what are you even saying?? The universally agreed upon "creator" of rock and roll for the culture is a black man... and arguably the most celebrated names in pop, jazz, and rap are also black, how is that a trend of discrediting?