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ISBN-13: | 9780813059778 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Florida |
Publication date: | 03/07/2017 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 224 |
File size: | 4 MB |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I 1955: Hank Snow All-Star Jamboree
1 In Waves 7
2 May 7-9: Daytona Beach, Tampa, Fort Myers 17
3 May 10-13: Ocala, Orlando, Jacksonville 23
Part II Andy and Elvis
4 July 25-27: Fort Myers, Orlando 45
5 July 28-29: Jacksonville 54
6 July 30-31: Daytona Beach, Tampa 58
7 A New Place to Dwell 63
Part III 1956: Headlining
8 February 19-21: Tampa, West Palm Beach, Sarasota 75
9 The Florida-Georgia Line, February 22-26: Waycross, Jacksonville, Pensacola 85
10 The Promoter and Deserter: February 26, 1956 91
Part IV Presleymania: August 1956
11 A Tsunami Storms Ashore: August 3-4, Miami 99
12 Home Away from Home: August 5, Tampa 114
13 They're Somebody's Kids: August 6, Lakeland 122
14 A Real Test: August 7, St. Petersburg 135
15 Just for You: August 8, Orlando 141
16 Boiling Over: August 9, Daytona Beach 148
17 The Morals of Minors: August 10-11, Jacksonville 156
Part V 1960-1961
18 Presley and Sinatra TV Special: March 1960, Miami 165
19 Follow That Dream: July-August 1961 176
20 Crystal River 180
21 Weall House, Inglis, and Commercial Bank and Trust, Ocala 185
22 A Fella Who Wiggled 188
23 Hot Times Inside 193
24 Yankeetown 198
25 Weeki Wachee and the Mayors Daughter 207
26 Inverness Courthouse 214
27 Bye Bye Bird Creek 219
28 Coming Back 225
The Early Florida Tours and Venues 235
On Sources 237
Notes 241
Index 263
What People are Saying About This
"A persuasive argument that Presley’s "moonshot" to fame could not have happened without Florida. . . . Deftly captures a pre-Interstate Florida where an anonymous Presley would be traveling for grueling hours down every two-laner in the state in his signature automobile."Palm Beach Post "I don’t think there was a better time and place to be a teenager than in Florida in the 1950s. It was such a magical place. Elvis is part of what contributed to that excitement."Bob Graham, former Florida governor and United States senator "Kealing tells us the story of what happened when Elvis arrived in Florida and what role the Sunshine State played in his life and musical career. This is a critical era in the Elvis Saga."William McKeen, editor of Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay: An Anthology "A Florida-centric look at his 1956 breakout state for people who thought they knew everything about Elvis."Joel Selvin, author of Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day "Presents a great picture of what it was like to be a touring musician in the 1950s and also of Florida at the time and how the culture was changed by the shock of Elvis."Joy Wallace Dickinson, author of Remembering Orlando: Tales from Elvis to Disney