No, he wasn’t gay.
At least he said he wasn’t.
Years ago, on Merv Griffin or some type show, he said it was all an act so that white good ole boys wouldn’t string him up if he was caught with a white woman.
At least that’s what he said then...
But a couple of decades later, in the early 2000s, he said he was now a Christian and denounced his “gay past”.
So maybe only as queer as a 1.01 dollar bill.
He was gay....he admitted it many times
His strict religious background vexed him over being an admitted homosexual at times
His son is adopted despite being married at the time
He was arrested a few times for liking to watch a man and woman haves sex in his car as he drove around or parked. He had young male acquaintances usually white who were obviously effete twinks
He was however instrumental in rock and roll
Very