American Songwriter

Remember When: Elvis’ Pelvis Offends/Arouses the Nation on ‘The Milton Berle Show’

The ad-libbed ending of the Leiber & Stoller classic “Hound Dog” on The Milton Berle Show on June 5, 1956, caused…a bit of a stir, we’ll say. It had been slowly building for several months, but the ...
Arizona State Press

On the Web: Elvis' pelvis

Elvis has left the building. Or has he? Every true American has heard that phrase before. Long live the King! The King of Rock 'n' Roll, that is. Since his death on Aug. 16, 1977 at his Graceland home ...
The Cheat Sheet

Elvis Introduced His Controversial Dance Moves so the Audience Wouldn’t See Him ‘Shaking and Quivering With Fright’

Elvis Presley’s dance moves were incredibly controversial in the 1950s. Critics slammed his hip-shaking as vulgar and cautioned people against watching him. According to Elvis’ friend, though, the ...
American Songwriter

Remember When: Elvis Was Censored From the Waist Down on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’

There have been few things in music’s history more controversial than Elvis Presley’s hips. First plastered across television screens in 1956 for all of pearl-clutching America to see, that gyrating ...