Elvis Presley - Hound Dog - The Ed Sullivan Show - 1956

- Digging deep in the archives and going way back to the beginning of Rock and Roll today. Even though this was a little before my time, I have always been a big Elvis fan and love his music to this day.

Elvis Presley appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956. His three appearances on the show would cement his popularity as The King of Rock and Roll and make him a household name. However, this didn’t happen overnight. It took awhile for Presley to be invited to appear on the show.

However, Ed Sullivan, who had the biggest variety show on TV, had declared that Elvis would never appear on his show due to Presley’s perceived obscenity by the establishment. But Sullivan changed his mind when The Steve Allen Show beat him in the ratings due to Presley’s appearance on July 1, 1956.

Funny that this was so controversial at the time, if you think about what they show and say on TV today. My mom was a pre-teen when this aired. I know she was a big Elvis fan. I wonder if my grandmother let her watch this. They have both sadly passed away. I guess I will never know.

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