Elvis Presley Made His First Appearance On The Ed Sullivan Show On September 9, 1956

Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time on September 9th of 1956.

He performed "Don't Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender," and "Ready Teddy."

I couldn't find any videos of this first performance on Ed Sullivan but I did find some videos from of his second and third appearance on Ed Sullivan.

"Tutti Frutti" (the Little Richard song)



"Too Much"



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Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977

Elvis Presley died on August 16th of 1977 at age 42. 30 years ago today. Presley, of course, would be 72 years old if he were alive today.

Presley is arguably the most successful solo rock n roll artist of all time. He had 18 #1 US singles. Only the Beatles (20) have had more US #1 hits.

His first #1 was "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956 and his last was "Suspicious Minds" in 1969.

His death is believed to be caused by his indulgence in pharmaceutical drugs such as Codeine pills. He was found to have 14 different drugs in his system at his death.

"Heartbreak Hotel" live in 1956:



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Elvis Presley released his first single "That's All Right Mama" on July 19, 1954

On July 19th the first Elvis Presley single "That's All Right Mama" was released through Sun Records. The single was backed with "Blue Moon of Kentucky."

Possibly the very first video of Elvis Presley (from 1955) is seen below. The music accompanying the video (which has no sound itself) is "That's All Right Mama"


Elvis playing "That's Alright Mama" in 1977 (he would die later that year.)


The recording of "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (the video is photos)


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Elvis Presley sings "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show on April 3, 1956

51 years ago today Elvis Presley performed "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show. This was seen by an estimated 25% of the United States population.

He performed on the Milton Berle show again on June 3rd of that same year ('56) performing "Hound Dog." This performance caused quite a controversy due to his "swiveling hips." See that performance below:



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Elvis Presley joined the Army on March 24, 1958

49 years ago today, March 24th, Elvis Presley joined the Army. He served for nearly two years. He was honorably discharged on March 5, 1960.

Presley had received a draft board notice on December 20, 1957. His managers were able to get a deferment so that Presley could finish the movie he was about to begin work on which was called King Creole.

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Video of an Elvis Presley press conference in March of 1960 on his return from the Army.