He looked like a Greek God. His voice was like butter and honey. He dressed like nobody else and his hair was to die for. He loved sharing and caring and he loved his fans. Combine coolness and sex appeal with warmheartedness, boldness, humbleness, style, talent, uniqueness, innovativeness, beauty, and love for the Creator, and voila, you get Elvis.
Elvis came FROM NOTHING. Born in a shack with no running water or electricity. Twin brother died at birth and was buried in a SHOEBOX. So poor his black friend Sam Bell called him the poorest of the poor. Yet his ability to interpret and arrange a song by merging three distinct genres, R&B, Country and Gospel was revolutionary. Elvis was an ARRANGER as much as he was Lead vocalist and Dancer. He was a creator of stage presentation, of clothing attire, the look of a rock and roll star. He was a crossover youth symbol for many young white, black and Hispanic people in the 1950s, no matter their race or creed, and always went against the order of older elites of the day. Elvis was a youth rebel, who dressed with Italian and Cuban collar shirts, wide-legged, pleated trousers, blousons , long raised Pompadour hairstyle, sharp colors, denim and leather jackets, and always looked youthful and fresh. Always dressed on point. All eyes were on Elvis. And the older people hated the look and would threaten to arrest him and even kill him for his singing and dancing. Death threats became the norm to the day he died. Elvis was a strong supporter of civil rights, hiring black musicians and staff members when almost noone was at the time, even during the race riots of the 1960s.
Thanks very much guys for reviewing. You know he could sing that song completely different, Many times. You can see another version of Hound dog on here. And that's how he did every show right through to the 70s. never the same. In sound or looks.
In 1956, ELVIS was only 21 years old.. NOT 24....He was born in 1935....He was young and so talented...already...There is only one ELVIS....Thank you guys for this great video...I love your reaction, and you are right, ELVIS had the crowd in the paume of his hand..till HIS dying day...***LONG LIVE THE KING****
His performance on The Milton Berle Show is a much more raw performance of Hound Dog. In fact it was because of that performance that they started filming him from the waist up!
Elvis was a jokester and you could see it in his smile and his introduction of the song as a serious song. Also you could see his love for people and his graciousness and wanting others to be blessed as God had blessed him. People responded to his truly caring about others. ❤
He was only 21, it was 1956 and I was 12 yrs old. I sat on the floor in front of the TV, and turned around during the middle of the song and saw my dad grinning. He did a prior performance in sept, which was broadcast from Ca., and hosted by Charles Laughton, because Sullivan was recovering from an accident. During the Sept performance Elvis sang 3 songs, same for this Oct show. In Jan 1957, 2 days before his 22nd birthday, Elvis appeared on Sullivan and sang 4 songs.
I saw Elvis in concert in 1976. I was 14. The “older” women (in their 30s and 40s) who were of this generation still stood on chairs and screamed at the top of their lungs throughout the entire performance. It was a site to behold!
I was 28 when I saw Elvis on stage in 1976 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Flew from Melbourne Australia just for that concert. Front row seats and yes, I got up on my seat and screamed I love you Elvis, and he heard me! Looked at me and grinned❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Most of the correct information is already in other comments, so rather than repeating, I'll try to give a little bit more context. This is 1956 America, where Perry Como, Dean Martin, Doris Day, etc are the staple on TV. Elvis was like something from another planet by comparison. Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, and Blue Suede Shoes were all hitting the charts as well as others, and Elvis was setting sales records that the record company could not keep up with.
Elvis also built an audience across generations and continues to gain fans to this day which takes a special quality that only the rarest have had in history.
Elvis's hips! Quel scandale! Elvis is somehow amazingly charming and cool as he is youthfully awkward in these early clips. He's still absorbing his fame and he's a mix of cheek and bashfulness in these early periods. He lives on through all of us.
Elvis was on Sullivan's show 3 different times. This is the 2nd time. The 1st time was Sep.9, '56, when he got 82.6% of the entire television audience, when Elvis was in Hollywood filming his 1st movie "Love Me Tender" and Ed Sullivan was not actually the host that night because he was recovering at home from a car accident, so he had a replacement host, British actor Charles Laughton was hosting from New York remotely. But this is absolutely a live audience in the Ed Sullivan theater in NYC. He was still shown full body shots for both the 1st and 2nd shows. It was actually the 3rd time on the show, in Jan. '57, (he just turned 22), when the cameras would not show Elvis below the waist!!
@eapdap Hello and thank you for the great information, I think I confused myself on the video. Thanks for checking out the video and channel All the best
Elvis was quite thw ham and didn't give a rat's ass about any controversy that came his way. Ed Sullivan wasn't thrilled about having Elvis on his show but knew it was a stupid move not to. Yes, the second time they would only show him from the waist up because the complaints that flooded the show.😅 In the beginning many especially in very racist areas of the country referred to Elvis's music using a derogatory slang for black people. Saying he was adopting 'their ways'. If you have never seen it I highly recommend the video (part 1) Elvis and the Black Community. It rells.his beginnings as a child and his career in music. It's very interesting. 😊 Oh and Ed Sullivan had no idea who The Beatles were until he had them on his show.😅
I watched this show with my parents at years old. Dad said to Mom " we've got to watch Sullivan tonight. He's some new singer on that just goes crazy". They were on the couch and I was on the floor leaning back on the couch. The back up trio of singers were The Jordenairs. I got to see the and had them autograph a CD when the wife and I were in Las Vegas years ago.
Ed Sullivan really liked Elvis. He told the audience that they had the best time with a "big name star." Elvis was very polite to Ed, always using "yes, sir" and "no, sir." That's the way Elvis was raised. With that, many adults' attitudes toward Elvis were changed. If Ed likes him then they can like him.
Ed Sullivan wouldn't allow Elvis to do his gyrations because, at that time, the older folks considered it obscene. So that's why he wasn't moving his hips much during that performance.
The Hound Dog that shock the world was not the Ed Sullivan show but the Jackie Milton Berle Show in 1956. He was just 21. This was the first time many of us ever saw a white man move to the music. th-cam.com/video/UKCMm8lIlgM/w-d-xo.html this is the complete version. Many of the videos of this performance have been cut short and edited. This is the unedited version
He was actually only 21 years old here, he had released heartbreak hotel in Jan of that year and had just filmed Love Me Tender. Elvis was so tame on TV compared to his stage performances so you can just imagine what it was like. This style had never been seen on TV before and he was breaking all the norms of the performance etiquette by merely moving on stage, no white performer ever did that before. Imagine this was filmed nearly 65 years ago and man is he still rocking the viewers. Lovely upload and reaction.
Elvis was the first Rock & Roll superstar. Young people had never seen a singer move the way Elvis did; other white singers at that time just stood still and sang. Elvis was young, charismatic, and one of if not the best looking singers on the planet. No surprise that people went crazy when they saw him perform.
I grew up listening to Elvis since 1956 ( my brother was a big fan) I was 4 years old n started learning the words to his songs n even danced 💃 learning his gyrating moves that my dad didn't like lol. I went to all my neighbors with Elvis picture n told them that I'm going to marry him oneday. Elvis music keeps me young and he has helped me get thru some bad times in my life. Keep the videos coming esp my Elvis
This performance is tame, and is NOT the one that caused a national uproar, THAT performance was prior to this one on the Milton Beryl show. THAT performance is here on TH-cam as well. search Elvis Hound dog Milton Beryl show with original audio.
He was funny too he knew how silly the screaming was . That goofy knee jerk got him censored and next time they filmed him from the waist up. Yep he was one charming fella
I remember watching each of Elvis’ appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. I remember it like it happened last week. I was 12 and I fell in love. Elvis was so beautiful. Thanks so much for the walk down memory lane. 👏👏🇨🇦
He was 21 here, and it was recorded together with Ed Sullivan..If I remember correctly, it was the first performance of Elvis at his show where Ed Sullivan wasn't there because of a accident.And Elvis was recording his first movie..So the first show was done separately.
Love you guys I saw this in real time and he was shocking I was 12. He had a tough beginning I wish you could react to a real short documentary , " Elvis Presley and the Black Community". It will open you eye on his struggle in the racist 50's. Another fantastic one is "Welcome Home Elvis on Frank Sinatra Show" 1960. Thanks guys.
still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard Elvis had died...was a bright sunny beautiful day and I was walking to a burger shop to get lunch when some high school girls stopped me and a work mate and told us the news.... 1977
I love watching these live versions of Elvis back in the early days. Hound Dog is a great song! This was performed on the "Ed Sullivan" show in 1956. Many times you will see the backup quartet singers called "The Jordanaires" with him. They performed with Elvis in live appearances, on his recordings & in his films in the 50's-70's. Elvis' movements were considered scandalous to show on TV. Some shows only filmed him from the waist up.
My dad and 2 of his friends met Elvis a few months before this Sullivan appearance, in May 1956. Outside his hotel after a concert in Omaha, Nebraska. He hung out with them for about thirty minutes. Mainly due to their 1955 Oldsmobile convertible I think. He was a car guy. He sat on the back of the car with his feet in the backseat. My dad sat beside him. With a security guy standing on the sidewalk. Elvis would stand up to sign autographs if other people came up with things to sign, then would sit back down. He did not want to cruise around with them though. My parents love him but will not watch the new movie, because as my dad said they saw it already and hate what they did to him.
Great reaction! I love love watching you guys you make me laugh Thank you for keeping Elvis alive Here’s a young Elvis singing Please react to ** 1958 Elvis Presley and Kitty White ( Crawfish 2:30 ) from the movie King Creole one of Elvis’s best movies this is a groovy song you will enjoy this one!! 👑🦞
The background singers are the Jordanaires, a vocal group who are on almost all Elvis songs up until he started doing shows in Vegas. The handsome man on the far left is my uncle, Neal Matthews Jr. This group is in the Country Music Hall of Fame for their work with Elvis and many other greats A side note. My Uncle and 2 others in the group owned a recording studio in Nashville, TN, my hometown, for several decades. Both Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney recorded with them at one time.
Thank you, this made me emotional🙏 Only 5 when Elvis died, but will never forget the feeling I got when my mum played one of his records and I heard "Love me tender". I had chills, his voice was so beutiful. Hope you will watch some documentaries about him, his story is really remarcable. "Elvis and the black community" and "A boy from Tulepo" is a must, also recommend "Elvis: A generous heart" or " The king of kindness" to learn why this man is so big. Available on TH-cam.
I'm late here, but I have to say this. Elvis Presley was charismatic when he was 21, 31 and 41. He was always charismatic. He was also the most beautiful man that ever walked the earth. He was actually my very 1st crush at age 7! I never get tired of watching him perform as he was born to do. He was a great singer with a very impressive range and yes, very distinctive. As for me, Elvis always receives a 10/10. There is nobody better. Not before, during or after him. Thank you for the reaction!
“Elvis keep that pelvis far from me!” A favorite quote from the movie Grease. Ed probably had Elvis in a different studio in fear of permanently losing his hearing!
There’s a reason why they call Elvis the king of rock ‘n’ roll. He had this effect on Everyone of that generation! No different than the Beatles 10 years later.
Every generation did not love the Beatles.I know because I was alive but every age from two to ninety loved Elvis That love intensified because he was a military hero, serving in a very dangerous time of the Cold War.The Beatles were sissy men and could not pass military muster.
There is another TV presentation of Hound Dog where Elvis is on stage with a real live hound dog. He later said he hated that as he was singing to the dog.
I truly enjoy you guys for the most part, but please get your facts straight - Elvis was born in Jan.'35, which made him the tender age of 21 on this appearance, not 24. You also stated that the show might have been broadcast from two different locations. You realized you were obviously mistaken at the end of Elvis's performance, but that fact would have applied to Elvis's debut on the Sullivan show. British actor Charles Laughton took over hosting duties for Ed from New York, while the 21 yr. old Elvis performed remotely from Hollywood, where he was shooting his first movie, “Love Me Tender.” Elvis appeared on the Sullivan show 7 times, but it was on the Dorsey Bros. "Stage Show" where Elvis made his very first tv appearances, right after he turned 21. He became a household word and rose to superstardom changing the face of music in not even a year. He also became successful in film in the scope of that time period. I was introduced to Elvis from his beginnings, by my GG, Grand and Mom in '91 when I was just 6yrs old and I've loved him ever since.
@Malka18 HI and thanks for the information and the corrections. We really do these reactions as one take and what comes out of our mouths at the time is what stays in the video, we usually make the running list up as we go and collect the information right before pressing record, what comes out of our mouths may not always be what our brain is thinking. We have some much to remember to do, like press record, we have done that a few times, recorded a whole reaction and forgot to press record. We are not in the same location, so I have no idea when he is going to pause and have to jump in at the right time with the information, that I may have quickly read through. So yup we get things wrong at times, but that should also give you something to comment about and put us straight. Hope that helps and thanks for watching anyway
You have the wrong episode. They were in separate studios in Elvis' first appearance (Ed Sullivan wasn't even there following a car accident) in September. This was his second appearance in October.
I’d love for you to react to the original song by big mama thorton. It’s definitely more blues. It is amazing to see how Elvis made this song his own thing
No it was the first Milton Berle show when he played the full one. When Ed Sullivan saw the ratings shoot up, he booked Elvis for 4 appearances $50,000 pet performance, the highest he'd paid anybody. But he did tell him to tone it down a bit, which he did lol
Check out the video Elvis and the Black Community , it will give you a better understanding of Elvis . It shows the music that influence him , the hatred he faced for singing that music and his belief in racial harmony . Then check out Elvis the King of Kindness , you'll see what a caring and giving person Elvis truly was . Unlike many stars who buy mansions around the world , Elvis bought yachts and gave them away to charity auctions , he gave away over 200 Cadillac cars sometimes to complete strangers . He truly was one of a kind .
There's a clip on TH-cam of Elvis on the Milton Berle Show preceding this one where he was more comfortable in being playful,especially at the end and then he interacts with Mr. Berle. You should check that out
Here's my theory as to why Elvis was irresistible to women (beyond his talent and looks); he came out on stage looking like the shy country boy in the big city. Nervous, stumbling over his words, vulnerable. Then he starts singing and he is transformed into the wild bad boy, totally in control, oozing sexuality. Then the song is over and he goes back to the humble country boy thanking God. Elvis was both vulnerable and dangerous at the same time. What woman could resist? What other artist had both personas? They were either dangerous (Jerry Lee Lewis for ex). or non threatening (Pat Boone).
The most talented, charismatic and handsome man to ever walk the earth. 💕💕
You’d have to understand what the music scene was like in 1956 to understand how revolutionary this was.
Elvis is the GOAT.
He looked like a Greek God.
His voice was like butter and honey.
He dressed like nobody else and his hair was to die for.
He loved sharing and caring and he loved his fans.
Combine coolness and sex appeal with warmheartedness, boldness, humbleness, style, talent, uniqueness, innovativeness, beauty, and love for the Creator, and voila, you get Elvis.
Elvis came FROM NOTHING. Born in a shack with no running water or electricity. Twin brother died at birth and was buried in a SHOEBOX. So poor his black friend Sam Bell called him the poorest of the poor.
Yet his ability to interpret and arrange a song by merging three distinct genres, R&B, Country and Gospel was revolutionary. Elvis was an ARRANGER as much as he was Lead vocalist and Dancer. He was a creator of stage presentation, of clothing attire, the look of a rock and roll star. He was a crossover youth symbol for many young white, black and Hispanic people in the 1950s, no matter their race or creed, and always went against the order of older elites of the day.
Elvis was a youth rebel, who dressed with Italian and Cuban collar shirts, wide-legged, pleated trousers, blousons , long raised Pompadour hairstyle, sharp colors, denim and leather jackets, and always looked youthful and fresh. Always dressed on point. All eyes were on Elvis. And the older people hated the look and would threaten to arrest him and even kill him for his singing and dancing. Death threats became the norm to the day he died.
Elvis was a strong supporter of civil rights, hiring black musicians and staff members when almost noone was at the time, even during the race riots of the 1960s.
Thanks very much guys for reviewing. You know he could sing that song completely different, Many times. You can see another version of Hound dog on here. And that's how he did every show right through to the 70s. never the same. In sound or looks.
Elvis was and will always be the best
The older I get, the more I appreciate Elvis. Ifyouknowworrimean. 😁
In 1956, ELVIS was only 21 years old.. NOT 24....He was born in 1935....He was young and so talented...already...There is only one ELVIS....Thank you guys for this great video...I love your reaction, and you are right, ELVIS had the crowd in the paume of his hand..till HIS dying day...***LONG LIVE THE KING****
January 8th 1935 - August 16th, 1977
His performance on The Milton Berle Show is a much more raw performance of Hound Dog. In fact it was because of that performance that they started filming him from the waist up!
Elvis was a jokester and you could see it in his smile and his introduction of the song as a serious song. Also you could see his love for people and his graciousness and wanting others to be blessed as God had blessed him. People responded to his truly caring about others. ❤
It’s really fun to see him in the beginning of his career.
Only Elvis ❤ imagine that much power at 21 not 24. Great clip and reaction.
Elvis was amazing , incredibly handsome, full of charisma and sooooo talented! Thank you for playing the video ❤
Thats why us girls loved elvis and still do,after all these yrs.
He was only 21, it was 1956 and I was 12 yrs old. I sat on the floor in front of the TV, and turned around during the middle of the song and saw my dad grinning. He did a prior performance in sept, which was broadcast from Ca., and hosted by Charles Laughton, because Sullivan was recovering from an accident. During the Sept performance Elvis sang 3 songs, same for this Oct show. In Jan 1957, 2 days before his 22nd birthday, Elvis appeared on Sullivan and sang 4 songs.
I was 10 and I, too, sat in front of the tv
Absolutely magnificent ELVIS PRESLEY👏👏👏
He's The Man
I saw Elvis in concert in 1976. I was 14. The “older” women (in their 30s and 40s) who were of this generation still stood on chairs and screamed at the top of their lungs throughout the entire performance. It was a site to behold!
I was 28 when I saw Elvis on stage in 1976 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Flew from Melbourne Australia just for that concert. Front row seats and yes, I got up on my seat and screamed I love you Elvis, and he heard me! Looked at me and grinned❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Patracat great experience and memories to have!
@@firefighterchick story about the concert and photos on my channel if you want to have a peek🙂
Love it, he's too damn charming!!!❤
If you notice, Elvis was holding back from busting a move several times.
Ed Sullivan probably told him not too much hip action.
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I hear when the Beatles met Elvis they were in absolute awe of him!
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LA BOMBE DU Siècle 💥💥💥👋👋👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Squirrel knows his music!! The screaming was the norm for all Elvis shows!
Most of the correct information is already in other comments, so rather than repeating, I'll try to give a little bit more context. This is 1956 America, where Perry Como, Dean Martin, Doris Day, etc are the staple on TV. Elvis was like something from another planet by comparison. Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, and Blue Suede Shoes were all hitting the charts as well as others, and Elvis was setting sales records that the record company could not keep up with.
Elvis's performance of Hound Dog on the Milton Burle show is the one where the grown folks got all upset lol
Elvis also built an audience across generations and continues to gain fans to this day which takes a special quality that only the rarest have had in history.
Elvis's hips! Quel scandale! Elvis is somehow amazingly charming and cool as he is youthfully awkward in these early clips. He's still absorbing his fame and he's a mix of cheek and bashfulness in these early periods. He lives on through all of us.
There was only one microphone above their heads, one for everyone! So I had to release the voice!
Elvis was on Sullivan's show 3 different times. This is the 2nd time. The 1st time was Sep.9, '56, when he got 82.6% of the entire television audience, when Elvis was in Hollywood filming his 1st movie "Love Me Tender" and Ed Sullivan was not actually the host that night because he was recovering at home from a car accident, so he had a replacement host, British actor Charles Laughton was hosting from New York remotely. But this is absolutely a live audience in the Ed Sullivan theater in NYC. He was still shown full body shots for both the 1st and 2nd shows. It was actually the 3rd time on the show, in Jan. '57, (he just turned 22), when the cameras would not show Elvis below the waist!!
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Hello and thank you for the great information, I think I confused myself on the video.
Thanks for checking out the video and channel
All the best
Elvis was quite thw ham and didn't give a rat's ass about any controversy that came his way.
Ed Sullivan wasn't thrilled about having Elvis on his show but knew it was a stupid move not to.
Yes, the second time they would only show him from the waist up because the complaints that flooded the show.😅
In the beginning many especially in very racist areas of the country referred to Elvis's music using a derogatory slang for black people.
Saying he was adopting 'their ways'.
If you have never seen it I highly recommend the video (part 1)
Elvis and the Black Community.
It rells.his beginnings as a child and his career in music.
It's very interesting. 😊
Oh and Ed Sullivan had no idea who The Beatles were until he had them on his show.😅
I was 15 when this came out. He was the a heartthrob for girls my age and that was the usual reaction!
We can see by his footwork, where Michael Jackson got his dance moves from! Thanks for your reaction to the "King of Rock 'n' Roll".
We loved him. No doubt.
I remember watching this in show. This is from the early Rock & Roll era. Elvis started out in Gospel music.
E IS THE GOAT 🎤❤🎼🔥
You guys do great reactions. I watch all the Elvis reactions. Love your comments.
Elvis’s hip movement here is mild to what is was when he appeared on the Milton Berle show. That appearance produced tremendous public outrage.
I watched this show with my parents at years old. Dad said to Mom " we've got to watch Sullivan tonight. He's some new singer on that just goes crazy". They were on the couch and I was on the floor leaning back on the couch. The back up trio of singers were The Jordenairs. I got to see the and had them autograph a CD when the wife and I were in Las Vegas years ago.
I remember seeing it on TV back then when I was a kid, we watched Ed Sullivan Show!!!
Ed Sullivan really liked Elvis. He told the audience that they had the best time with a "big name star." Elvis was very polite to Ed, always using "yes, sir" and "no, sir." That's the way Elvis was raised. With that, many adults' attitudes toward Elvis were changed. If Ed likes him then they can like him.
Ed Sullivan wouldn't allow Elvis to do his gyrations because, at that time, the older folks considered it obscene. So that's why he wasn't moving his hips much during that performance.
It was still too much for the prudes...lol.
The Hound Dog that shock the world was not the Ed Sullivan show but the Jackie Milton Berle Show in 1956. He was just 21. This was the first time many of us ever saw a white man move to the music.
th-cam.com/video/UKCMm8lIlgM/w-d-xo.html
this is the complete version. Many of the videos of this performance have been cut short and edited. This is the unedited version
That's too cute!! Whenever Elvis starts swiveling those hips, you guys are blushing!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He was actually only 21 years old here, he had released heartbreak hotel in Jan of that year and had just filmed Love Me Tender. Elvis was so tame on TV compared to his stage performances so you can just imagine what it was like. This style had never been seen on TV before and he was breaking all the norms of the performance etiquette by merely moving on stage, no white performer ever did that before. Imagine this was filmed nearly 65 years ago and man is he still rocking the viewers. Lovely upload and reaction.
Elvis was the first Rock & Roll superstar. Young people had never seen a singer move the way Elvis did; other white singers at that time just stood still and sang. Elvis was young, charismatic, and one of if not the best looking singers on the planet. No surprise that people went crazy when they saw him perform.
I grew up listening to Elvis since 1956 ( my brother was a big fan) I was 4 years old n started learning the words to his songs n even danced 💃 learning his gyrating moves that my dad didn't like lol. I went to all my neighbors with Elvis picture n told them that I'm going to marry him oneday. Elvis music keeps me young and he has helped me get thru some bad times in my life. Keep the videos coming esp my Elvis
This performance is tame, and is NOT the one that caused a national uproar, THAT performance was prior to this one on the Milton Beryl show. THAT performance is here on TH-cam as well. search Elvis Hound dog Milton Beryl show with original audio.
He was just 21 years old here. Nobody had heard of him just two years prior to this show.
Exactly! Beautifully said
I’m old enough to remember watching this…my Aunt Tree was absolutely appalled at his antics.
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He was funny too he knew how silly the screaming was . That goofy knee jerk got him censored and next time they filmed him from the waist up. Yep he was one charming fella
I actually watched this episode of the Ed Sullivan Show in 56. I sat on the living room floor with my dad. I was 8 years old in 56.
He was always great. His last performance was 7 wks before he died. 9.5
Such a fun react with Elvis the Pelvis! Thanks!
Elvis was punk rock in his day
I remember watching each of Elvis’ appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. I remember it like it happened last week. I was 12 and I fell in love. Elvis was so beautiful. Thanks so much for the walk down memory lane. 👏👏🇨🇦
He was 21 at the time of this performance. Born in 1935.
He was 21 here, and it was recorded together with Ed Sullivan..If I remember correctly, it was the first performance of Elvis at his show where Ed Sullivan wasn't there because of a accident.And Elvis was recording his first movie..So the first show was done separately.
Love you guys I saw this in real time and he was shocking I was 12. He had a tough beginning I wish you could react to a real short documentary , " Elvis Presley and the Black Community". It will open you eye on his struggle in the racist 50's. Another fantastic one is "Welcome Home Elvis on Frank Sinatra Show" 1960. Thanks guys.
AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE ELVIS WAS N TV ONLY FROM WAIST UP!!! CONSIDERED "VULGAR" TO ADULTS!!!!🎸🎸🔥🔥🎸🎸🔥🔥😍😍😍😍
I saw Elvis twice in 71 and 76 at the Philadelphia Spectrum the woman were screaming loud I still have problems with my hearing lol
still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard Elvis had died...was a bright sunny beautiful day and I was walking to a burger shop to get lunch when some high school girls stopped me and a work mate and told us the news.... 1977
LOL… oh my goodness! 😂
He was just 21 with no training or tv experience.
I love watching these live versions of Elvis back in the early days. Hound Dog is a great song! This was performed on the "Ed Sullivan" show in 1956. Many times you will see the backup quartet singers called "The Jordanaires" with him. They performed with Elvis in live appearances, on his recordings & in his films in the 50's-70's. Elvis' movements were considered scandalous to show on TV. Some shows only filmed him from the waist up.
The Jordanaires were originally Gospel singers. Elvis loved to sing Gospel music after his shows.
My dad and 2 of his friends met Elvis a few months before this Sullivan appearance, in May 1956. Outside his hotel after a concert in Omaha, Nebraska. He hung out with them for about thirty minutes. Mainly due to their 1955 Oldsmobile convertible I think. He was a car guy. He sat on the back of the car with his feet in the backseat. My dad sat beside him. With a security guy standing on the sidewalk. Elvis would stand up to sign autographs if other people came up with things to sign, then would sit back down. He did not want to cruise around with them though. My parents love him but will not watch the new movie, because as my dad said they saw it already and hate what they did to him.
YOU GOTTA SEE "JAILHOUSE ROCK" AS YOU'LL SEE HIM UP ON HIS TOES LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!👍👍👍👍👍🙏RIP ELVIS AND MICHAEL🙏
That's where MJ got a lot of his moves, from watching Elvis videos.
BEATLES AND ELVIS MADE ED SULLIVAN SHOW VERY FAMOUS!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Great reaction! I love love watching you guys you make me laugh Thank you for keeping Elvis alive Here’s a young Elvis singing Please react to ** 1958 Elvis Presley and Kitty White ( Crawfish 2:30 ) from the movie King Creole one of Elvis’s best movies this is a groovy song you will enjoy this one!! 👑🦞
Crawfish is amazing and different ❤❤❤❤
Solo un Elvis irrepetible irresistible irritablemente hermoso sensual carismático y talentoso amado y admirado eternamente ❤
He was WORKing those girls : )
The background singers are the Jordanaires, a vocal group who are on almost all Elvis songs up until he started doing shows in Vegas.
The handsome man on the far left is my uncle, Neal Matthews Jr.
This group is in the Country Music Hall of Fame for their work with Elvis and many other greats
A side note. My Uncle and 2 others in the group owned a recording studio in Nashville, TN, my hometown, for several decades. Both Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney recorded with them at one time.
Thank you, this made me emotional🙏 Only 5 when Elvis died, but will never forget the feeling I got when my mum played one of his records and I heard "Love me tender". I had chills, his voice was so beutiful. Hope you will watch some documentaries about him, his story is really remarcable. "Elvis and the black community" and "A boy from Tulepo" is a must, also recommend "Elvis: A generous heart" or " The king of kindness" to learn why this man is so big. Available on TH-cam.
Elvis was born Jan. 8, 1935. This being his first appearance in 1956 makes him 21, NOT 24. When he was 24 he was in the army.
He was called Elvis Pelvis for the movements.
I'm late here, but I have to say this. Elvis Presley was charismatic when he was 21, 31 and 41. He was always charismatic. He was also the most beautiful man that ever walked the earth. He was actually my very 1st crush at age 7! I never get tired of watching him perform as he was born to do. He was a great singer with a very impressive range and yes, very distinctive. As for me, Elvis always receives a 10/10. There is nobody better. Not before, during or after him. Thank you for the reaction!
I grew up in Memphis and the first song I learned was Love Me Tender. My heart still melts
“Elvis keep that pelvis far from me!” A favorite quote from the movie Grease.
Ed probably had Elvis in a different studio in fear of permanently losing his hearing!
Sweet looking Martin Guitar with a leather cover. You don't see them very much.
Some of us were around back then. LOLOL
Elvis paved the way for the ones that followed. The Beatles once said before Elvis there was nothing they would not be
Hahha when I saw the title of this video, I spontaneously said out loud “oh hell yeah!”
He’s only 21 here.
Elvis is 100 out of 10.
USA is an American icon and the goat of goats
There’s a reason why they call Elvis the king of rock ‘n’ roll. He had this effect on Everyone of that generation! No different than the Beatles 10 years later.
Every generation did not love the Beatles.I know because I was alive but every age from two to ninety loved Elvis That love intensified because he was a military hero, serving in a very dangerous time of the Cold War.The Beatles were sissy men and could not pass military muster.
There is another TV presentation of Hound Dog where Elvis is on stage with a real live hound dog. He later said he hated that as he was singing to the dog.
Elvis was born 1935 my math says not 24 but 21 years old
I truly enjoy you guys for the most part, but please get your facts straight - Elvis was born in Jan.'35, which made him the tender age of 21 on this appearance, not 24. You also stated that the show might have been broadcast from two different locations. You realized you were obviously mistaken at the end of Elvis's performance, but that fact would have applied to Elvis's debut on the Sullivan show. British actor Charles Laughton took over hosting duties for Ed from New York, while the 21 yr. old Elvis performed remotely from Hollywood, where he was shooting his first movie, “Love Me Tender.” Elvis appeared on the Sullivan show 7 times, but it was on the Dorsey Bros. "Stage Show" where Elvis made his very first tv appearances, right after he turned 21. He became a household word and rose to superstardom changing the face of music in not even a year. He also became successful in film in the scope of that time period. I was introduced to Elvis from his beginnings, by my GG, Grand and Mom in '91 when I was just 6yrs old and I've loved him ever since.
@Malka18
HI and thanks for the information and the corrections.
We really do these reactions as one take and what comes out of our mouths at the time is what stays in the video, we usually make the running list up as we go and collect the information right before pressing record, what comes out of our mouths may not always be what our brain is thinking.
We have some much to remember to do, like press record, we have done that a few times, recorded a whole reaction and forgot to press record.
We are not in the same location, so I have no idea when he is going to pause and have to jump in at the right time with the information, that I may have quickly read through.
So yup we get things wrong at times, but that should also give you something to comment about and put us straight.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching anyway
Elvis..the creator of mass hysteria and the creator of pop music
Elvis was 21 here, he was born 1935 and this is 1956
You have the wrong episode. They were in separate studios in Elvis' first appearance (Ed Sullivan wasn't even there following a car accident) in September. This was his second appearance in October.
I’d love for you to react to the original song by big mama thorton. It’s definitely more blues. It is amazing to see how Elvis made this song his own thing
No it was the first Milton Berle show when he played the full one. When Ed Sullivan saw the ratings shoot up, he booked Elvis for 4 appearances $50,000 pet performance, the highest he'd paid anybody. But he did tell him to tone it down a bit, which he did lol
Elvis was just a kid himself back then. This was before he got drafted, isn't it?
2 years.
Check out the video Elvis and the Black Community , it will give you a better understanding of Elvis . It shows the music that influence him , the hatred he faced for singing that music and his belief in racial harmony . Then check out Elvis the King of Kindness , you'll see what a caring and giving person Elvis truly was . Unlike many stars who buy mansions around the world , Elvis bought yachts and gave them away to charity auctions , he gave away over 200 Cadillac cars sometimes to complete strangers . He truly was one of a kind .
There's a clip on TH-cam of Elvis on the Milton Berle Show preceding this one where he was more comfortable in being playful,especially at the end and then he interacts with Mr. Berle. You should check that out
Here's my theory as to why Elvis was irresistible to women (beyond his talent and looks); he came out on stage looking like the shy country boy in the big city. Nervous, stumbling over his words, vulnerable. Then he starts singing and he is transformed into the wild bad boy, totally in control, oozing sexuality. Then the song is over and he goes back to the humble country boy thanking God.
Elvis was both vulnerable and dangerous at the same time. What woman could resist? What other artist had both personas? They were either dangerous (Jerry Lee Lewis for ex). or non threatening (Pat Boone).
Amidst so much garbage spoken and commented on about Presley, nice to read something constructive and reasoned out.
@@gorse9030 Thank you, I appreciate that!
Never would have known guys!!!
Llivan really liked Elvis.
He was 21 years old here.