Lots of white artists were repackaging black recordings for segregated radio play in the 40s and 50s. It was routine in that era for any popular song to be cove

Lots of white artists were repackaging black recordings for segregated radio play in the 40s and 50s. It was routine in that era for any popular song to be covered by many artists within the same year, so it wasn't entirely insidious but there was a definite whitewashing going on with more than just Elvis. Georgia Gibbs is a notable case. Elvis' controversy was more the "sexualized" dancing which was among the things sanitized out of the covers.