{"id":25055,"date":"2014-08-16T07:32:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T11:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyesofageneration.com\/?p=25055"},"modified":"2021-03-20T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T20:48:00","slug":"elvis-presleys-second-television-show-the-milton-berle-showat-the-clip-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/?p=25055","title":{"rendered":"Elvis Presley&#8217;s Second Television Show&#8230;&#8217;The Milton Berle Show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elvis Presley&#8217;s Second Television Show&#8230;&#8217;The Milton Berle Show&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Milton Berle Show - U.S.S. Hancock- 03. April 1956\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMlU8K9h-rw?start=14&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn the clip above, you can see the debut of &#8220;Blue Suede Shoes&#8221; that Elvis performed from the deck of the aircraft carrier, the USS Hancock in San Diego on April 3, 1956. Below is a picture of one of four RCA TK41s there to shoot it in color.<\/p>\n<p>Following the six week stint on &#8216;The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show&#8217;,<br \/>\nElvis&#8217; next television appearances were on &#8216;The Milton Berle Show&#8217; on April 3 and June 5. 1956. On April 3, he opened with &#8220;Heartbreak Hotel&#8221;. Still in in San Diego, Elvis performs concerts on April 4 and 5. Later the San Diego Police Chief announces that if Elvis Ever returns to his city and performs in the way that he did&#8230;he will be jailed for disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Elvis&#8217; second appearance on &#8216;The Milton Berle Show&#8217; was on June 5 at the NBC Studios in Hollywood as we see below.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YVwZmJHT_js&#038;ab_channel=Danielvis<\/p>\n<p>Some call this one of his most controversial performances. It was also Elvis at his best. The next day, the press nicknamed him &#8216;Elvis the Pelvis&#8217;. Many described his act by comparing it to a striptease. Jack Gould of The New York Times declared, &#8220;Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability&#8221;, while John Crosby of the New York Herald Tribune called Elvis &#8220;unspeakably untalented and vulgar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>About 10 days later, Berle called Colonel Parker to tell him that based on the &#8216;hundreds of thousands of &#8216;pan&#8217; letters&#8217; he had received following the show that &#8220;you have a star on your hands&#8221;.<br \/>\nEnjoy and share! &#8211; Bobby Ellerbee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/189359747768249\/photos\/a.197108410326716.39183.189359747768249\/716626048374947\/?type=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp_automatic_fb_img\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Elvis-Presleys-Second-Television-Show...The-Milton-Berle-Show-At-the-clip-a\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/189359747768249\/posts\/716626225041596\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elvis Presley&#8217;s Second Television Show&#8230;&#8217;The Milton Berle Show&#8217; In the clip above, you can see the debut of &#8220;Blue Suede Shoes&#8221; that Elvis performed from the deck of the aircraft carrier, the USS Hancock in San Diego on April 3, 1956. 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