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May 23, 1956:

Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium in Sioux City, Iowa.

The review in the paper the next day panned the show, naturally, or rather Elvis specifically, when Journal writer Marjorie Howe wrote:

A hysterical crowd of 5,000 gave Elvis Presley a screaming reception at the auditorium Wednesday night. His performance was the most disgusting exhibition this reporter has ever seen. For Presley is the male counterpart of a hoochee koochee dancer in a burlesque show.

The writhing goes on while Presley is singing Blue Suede Shoes or Hound Dog, but his frenzied singing and guitar strumming are only incidental to the act. In fact, the singing can barely be heard above the crowd noise for every paroxysm brings a fresh outbreak of shrieks from the audience.

A formidable line of police officers kept the people away from the stage but they jammed the aisles, moving ever closer. They were almost all teenagers, with girls in the overwhelming majority.

Presley is not long out of the teen-age bracket himself. He has a sulkey look and his infrequent smile is almost surly. He wears long sideburns and is beginning to get fat.

The Elvis Presley performance took up only one fourth of the show, the last fourth, but it was the part the audience was waiting for. They showed their impatience at every delay. They were restless. They were watching for a glimpse of Presley. The tension mounting.

They almost ignored some of the preliminary acts, which were fairly good. They liked the comedian and the male quartet but talked all the time some other singing was going on.

Then there was an intermission and still further postponement and finally Presley appeared and the contortions and the tumult began. The act was merely variations on a single theme, except that every new wiggle was a little more “low down,” in Presley’s own words, and quite soon the orgy was ended. The only consolation is a prediction that Elvis Presley’s sensational popularity will be short lived.

Photos: (1) Elvis at the Warrior Hotel in Sioux City, Iowa; May 23, 1956. (2-4) Elvis performing in Sioux City, Iowa; May 23, 1956.

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Elvis vacationing in Kauai, Hawaii; May 1968.

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born too late for you to notice me..

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Elvis as Ross Carpenter in "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962)

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I love him in this position

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gorgeous beautiful perfect boy

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Mhm 🤭🤭 and he still is. Every move he makes is a sight to behold.

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elvis train interview 1960 𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩

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elvis in ‘girls! girls! girls!’ (1962) 𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩

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"It wasn't you who changed but me..."

Elvis Presley, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Rehearsal)

Early August 1970.

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Elvis Presley on the set of Jailhouse Rock with Linda Williams; 1957.

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Circa 1968

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Mmm 😍😍😭

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Handsome ❤️

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1956. 1973.

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I don’t even know where to begin with this fucking photo. 😭

First off.. the hair?? So fluffy and perfect.

His chest?? Just out here flashing us with that glorious chest of his and in one of my fave jumpsuits.

The stance?? Ugh… He looks so tall. That man would TOWER over me.

The waist?? SNATCHED as usual. I absolutely love that belt around him.

He’s perfect. I need him in every way possible.