Elvis In Texas The Undiscovered King 1954-1958
by Oberst, Stanley; Torrance, LoriFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-11-19
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary
Exciting never before seen photos, interviews, and memorabilia of Elvis' tours of Texas.
Author Biography
As a QA Manager, author Lori Torrance enjoys breaking software for a living in Dallas. She also wrote Tea for Texas: A Guide to Tearooms in the State Stanley Oberst teaches high school Social Studies in Plano and is an amateur archaeologist, environmentalist, and animal and music lover
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Well, It's a One for the Money... '54 | |
| The Once and Future King | p. 2 |
| Hayride to the Rescue | p. 6 |
| The Gladewater Connection | p. 10 |
| The First Elvis Impersonator | p. 17 |
| Watch Him Like a Hawk | p. 21 |
| Two for the Show... '55 | |
| New Year's Revelation | p. 26 |
| Those Same Old Harbor Lights | p. 27 |
| That's Ol' right, Mama | p. 31 |
| A' dairing Encounter | p. 33 |
| "Am I in Hawkins?" | p. 37 |
| Longview or Bust ... or Both | p. 39 |
| Band-Aide at Joinerville | p. 40 |
| It's 8 p.m., Do You Know Where Your Singer Is? | p. 43 |
| New Benefactors | p. 48 |
| The Ol' Boys Network in Action | p. 51 |
| No Need to Be Coy, Roy | p. 54 |
| Fit to Be Bow-Tied | p. 56 |
| Punches for Presley | p. 58 |
| Longhorns then Aggies | p. 62 |
| Guitar Homicide | p. 64 |
| Elvis Hits a Home Run, But the Spectators Are Snagging a Weenie | p. 70 |
| To Protect Her Name | p. 73 |
| To Protect Her Teeth | p. 75 |
| Big D is a Big Deal | p. 76 |
| Double Trouble | p. 82 |
| Get a Haircut! | p. 87 |
| Cisco Kid Was a Friend of Mine | p. 89 |
| An Arresting Performance | p. 93 |
| Dallas Dealings | p. 97 |
| You Know That I'll Always Be Lovin' You | p. 99 |
| April Showers Bring May Glowers | p. 101 |
| A Jolly Holly Concert | p. 102 |
| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | p. 105 |
| Famous Last Words | p. 106 |
| Kilt Him a B'ar | p. 107 |
| How Sweet the Sound | p. 109 |
| The Truth is Out There | p. 112 |
| Gotcha' | p. 114 |
| Jumpstarting His Career | p. 116 |
| Behind the Bleachers | p. 119 |
| Near Miss | p. 121 |
| Bye Bye to Big D | p. 124 |
| The Last Time I Saw Paris | p. 126 |
| Jailhouse Rock | p. 127 |
| Trouble in Paradise | p. 128 |
| Dancehall Daze | p. 131 |
| Be My Little Good Luck Charm | p. 133 |
| KSIJ, Radio Sanctuary | p. 141 |
| Three to Get Ready... '56 | |
| RCA Presents | p. 146 |
| Snow Fall | p. 147 |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis Has Entered the Building | p. 150 |
| The Rainmaker Washes Out | p. 155 |
| Panhandle Refugees | p. 158 |
| The First Relaxing Moment in Months | p. 160 |
| Some Things Never Change | p. 165 |
| Know What I Mean Jellybean? | p. 166 |
| Big Dog, Little Dog, Flop-eared Pup, Come on Team, Let's Eat'm Up | p. 168 |
| Nowhere To Run To | p. 171 |
| A Day Which Will Live in Infamy | p. 172 |
| Is Fort Worth It? | p. 178 |
| The Morning After | p. 181 |
| Devil in a Pink Dress | p. 184 |
| Yes, But Do You Have the Elvis Action Figure with the Kung Fu Grip? | p. 191 |
| Atom and Eve | p. 195 |
| Worst First Day on the Job | p. 202 |
| He's a Fightin' Man, He's a Lovin' Man, He's a 20th Century Fox | p. 207 |
| Now, Go Cat Go... '58 | |
| Uncle Sam Wants Him Too | p. 212 |
| The Pink Room | p. 220 |
| Darling, Danke Schon | p. 222 |
| Epilogue | p. 224 |
| Concerts in Texas | |
| 1954 | p. 225 |
| 1955 | p. 226 |
| 1956 | p. 229 |
| Index | p. 231 |
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