10/28/2021
On this day 65 years ago; Elvis garnering massive viewership on Ed Sullivan’s TV show. This was his second appearance, the first being on September 9. His third and last (and last TV appearance until the Frank Sinatra “Welcome Home” special in 1960) was January 6, 1957 when he was, infamously, filmed only from the waist up.
He’d scandalize the nation (and gained record viewing audiences, which is why Ed Sullivan changed his mind about having him on his show) in June, 1956 when he performed the same song on the Milton Berle TV show, almost a full month before actually recording it in the studio. By now it and its flip side, “Don’t Be Cruel,” had become massive hits, two in a string that kept Elvis at the top of the charts throughout this year and catapulted him to unprecedented fame. He was widely hated and heavily criticized , but he sure was making a lot of people a lot of money. He somewhat toned down his normal performing style for the screen here, but it’s still fairly wild and intense stuff, and extremely jarring for the times.
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Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" on The Ed Sullivan Show on October 28, 1956. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe Watch Mo...
