CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" (Single Side A) "MONEY HONEY" (Complete Recording) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) "I GOT A WOMAN" (Complete Recording) First RCA Recording Session / The "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" Session on Tuesday, January 10, 1956: First RCA Recording Session / The "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" Session on Wednesday, January 11, 1956: "I'M COUNTING ON YOU" (Complete Recording) "I WAS THE ONE" (Single Side B) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) First "STAGE SHOW" Performance on Saturday, January 28 1956 CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Lew Irwin Interview (Location 00:53 to 02:46) "HOUND DOG" performance on "THE MILTON BERLE SHOW" (Click Here for Video) Paul Wilder Interview (Location 00:00 to 06:51) Hy Gardner Interview (Click Here) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Mexico's Critic: On Tuesday, February 19, 1957, a newspaper called the "EXCELSIOR" published a false article by gossip columnist Frederico de Leon which stated that Elvis was interviewed in Tijuana. This article's lie stated how Elvis claimed he didn't want to go to Mexico because he found it a distasteful country, adding that he would prefer to kiss three Negro women (it was 1957) than a single Mexican woman; a quote which never came out of Elvis's mouth. CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Unfortunately, it took decades to bring the truth to light. The false Mexican stories came from one of Mexico City's highly influential politicians named Ernesto Peralta Uruchurtu. Apparently, Uruchurtu wanted Elvis to appear at some powerful media mogul's daughter's fifteenth birthday party. Uruchurtu sent a blank check to Elvis's Los Angeles office in early 1957. Elvis's office did not accept the check (and who knows if Elvis was even made aware of the grand fifteen-year-old's event). Foolishly, the mogul had been boasting publicly that Elvis was going to appear at his daughter's birthday party. Uruchurtu got his panties all in a bunch and had to save face, so he sought revenge against Elvis by creating the FALSE racial quote and FAKE damaging rumors. CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Mexico's Critic (Continued): CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Adding fuel to the fire, Mexican reporters labeled Elvis as being a racist and a homosexual. They suggested how Elvis’s hip-wiggling and mannerisms proved he was homosexual or a woman in reverse drag. This false rumor split the attitudes about Elvis among Mexican youth, resulting in riot violence at the 'Las Americas' cinema in Mexico City. This riot occurred during the opening of "KING CREOLE," where a large number of young people had already gathered hours before the screening was scheduled to begin. More than 600 of these rioters entered the theater without paying. Many began yelling and shouting insults and disturbing others, especially the young ladies present. Oddly, the showing of the film started in the middle of the chaos which included the throwing of seats and running through the theater as if it were on fire. In an attempt to calm the crowd, the theater stopped the film, but the rioting didn't cease until the police came on the scene and threw everyone out. Approximately 100 people were jailed that day due to a media lie. (For more information, click here to read "ELVIS REFRIED: THE RISE OF THE MEXICAN COUNTERCULTURE" by Eric Zolov and "REY CRIOLLO" by Parménides García Saldaña.) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) RCA Recording Session on Monday, January 30, 1956, Tuesday, January 31, 1956, and Friday, February 3, 1956: "MY BABY LEFT ME" (Single Side B) "ONE-SIDED LOVE AFFAIR" (Complete Recording) "SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE" (Complete Recording) "I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY OVER YOU" (Complete Recording) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) "SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL / FLIP, FLOP & FLY (Take 1 & 2) "LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY" (Complete Recording) "TUTTI FRUTTI" (Complete Recording) "BLUE SUEDE SHOES" (Complete Recording) PREVIOUS CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Third STAGE SHOW Performance on Saturday, February 11, 1956: CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) "BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE" (Recorded Video)) "TUTTI FRUTTI" (Recorded Video) "BLUE SUEDE SHOES" (Video Missing) "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" (Video Missing) Fourth STAGE SHOW Performance on Saturday, February 18, 1956: "TUTTI FRUTTI" (Video Missing) Second STAGE SHOW Performance on Saturday, February 4, 1956: "I WAS THE ONE" (Video Missing) PREVIOUS CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Fifth "STAGE SHOW" Performance Saturday, March 17, 1956: "THE MILTON BERLE SHOW" at the USS Hancock Tuesday, April 3, 1956 (Video) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) "BLUE SUEDE SHOES" (Partial Video from "ELVIS 56" documentary) "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" (Recorded Video) Sixth "STAGE SHOW" Performance Saturday, March 24, 1956: "MONEY HONEY" (Video Download) "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" (Video Missing) PREVIOUS "THE MILTON BERLE SHOW" at the USS Hancock Tuesday, April 3, 1956 (Purchase Show) "BLUE SUEDE SHOES" (Audio CD) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Second MILTON BERLE SHOW Performance on, Tuesday, June 5, 1956: CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) RCA Recording Session on Saturday, April 14, 1956: "I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU" (Complete Recording) "I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU" (Video) "HOUND DOG" (Video) Venus Room at the New Frontier in Las Vegas, Nevada (Video - No Sound) PREVIOUS Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday, April 19, 1956 (Video - No Sound) Otis Blackwell documentary (Click Here) Radio Spot for Sunday, June 3, 1956, at the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California (Click Here) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) Wink Martindale Interview on Saturday, June 16, 1956 (Video) "STEVE ALLEN SHOW" on Sunday, July 1, 1956: "HOUND DOG" (Video) Range Roundup Comedy Skit (Video) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Juneteenth: "TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY & CULTURE: JUNETEENTH PART 1" (Video) "TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY & CULTURE: JUNETEENTH PART 2" (Video) "TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY & CULTURE: JUNETEENTH PART 3" (Video) "HOUND DOG" (Audio CD) Elvis performing "HOUND DOG" on the Steve Allen Show on July 1, 1956. CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) RCA Recording Session on Monday, July 2, 1956: "HOUND DOG" (Single Side B) "DON'T BE CRUEL" (Single Side A) "ANY WAY YOU WANT ME (THAT'S HOW I WILL BE)" (Single Side A) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Russwood Park Concert in Memphis, Tennessee (Video) "HOUND DOG" (Vinyl Purchase) "ANY WAY YOU WANT ME (THAT'S HOW I WILL BE)" (Vinyl Purchase) Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa Florida interview with Ray and Norma Pillow on Sunday, August 5, 1956 (Complete Interview) Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa Florida interview with Ray and Norma Pillow on Sunday, August 5, 1956 (MP3 Download) Polk Theater in Lakeland, Florida interview with Paul Wilder on Monday, August 6, 1956 (Complete Interview) Polk Theater in Lakeland, Florida interview with Paul Wilder on Monday, August 6, 1956 (MP3 Download) "DON'T BE CRUEL" (Vinyl Purchase) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Robert Abel and Pierre Adidge Interview in 1972 (Location 29:06 to 30:09) Peabody Auditorium in Daytona, Florida with Ed Ripley on Thursday, August 9th, 1956 (Complete Interview) Peabody Auditorium in Daytona, Florida with Ed Ripley on Thursday, August 9th, 1956 (Download) Florida Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida with Bob Hoffer on August 7th, 1956 (Complete Interview) Florida Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida with Bob Hoffer on August 7th, 1956 (Download) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) 20th Century Fox Sound Recordings for "LOVE ME TENDER" on Friday, August 24, 1956: "WE'RE GONNA MOVE" (Vinyl Purchase) "LOVE ME TENDER" (Movie Scene) "POOR BOY" (Movie Scene) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS "LOVE ME TENDER" (Vinyl Purchase) "POOR BOY" (Vinyl Purchase) "WE'RE GONNA MOVE" (Movie Scene) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) "LOVE ME" (Audio CD) "HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?" (Complete Recording) "HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU?" (Complete Recording) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS "PLAYING FOR KEEPS" (Vinyl Purchase) RCA Recording Session in Hollywood, California on Saturday, September 1, 1956: "PLAYING FOR KEEPS" (Single Side B) "LOVE ME" (Complete Recording) "HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?" (Audio CD) "HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU?" (Audio CD) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS RCA Recording Session in Hollywood, California on Sunday, September 2, 1956: "WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN" (Complete Recording) "LONG TALL SALLY" (Complete Recording) "OLD SHEP" (Complete Recording) "PARALYZED" (Complete Recording) "TOO MUCH" (Single Side A) "ANYPLACE IS PARADISE" (Complete Recording) "WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN" (Audio CD) "LONG TALL SALLY" (Audio CD) "OLD SHEP" (Audio CD) "PARALYZED" (Audio CD) "TOO MUCH" (Vinyl Purchase) "ANYPLACE IS PARADISE" (Audio CD) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS RCA Recording Session in Hollywood, California on Monday, September 3, 1956: "READY TEDDY" (Complete Recording) "FIRST IN LINE" (Complete Recording) "RIP IT UP" (Complete Recording) "READY TEDDY" (Audio CD) "FIRST IN LINE" (Audio CD) "RIP IT UP" (Audio CD) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS 20th Century Fox's Stage 1 in Hollywood, California for the "LOVE ME TENDER" Recording Session on Tuesday, September 4, 1956: "LET ME" (Vinyl Purchase) "LET ME" (Movie Scene) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS First "ED SULLIVAN SHOW" Appearance on Sunday, September 9, 1956 (Click Here To Purchase DVD) "DON'T BE CRUEL" (Video) "LOVE ME TENDER" - Elvis introduces new song (Video) "READY TEDDY" (Video) "HOUND DOG" (Video) "DON'T BE CRUEL" (Audio CD) "LOVE ME TENDER" (Audio CD) "READY TEDDY" (Audio CD) "HOUND DOG" (Audio CD) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Mississippi Alabama Fair and Dairy Show at the Tupelo Fairgrounds in Tupelo, Mississippi on Wednesday, September 26, 1956 (Click Here for Rental and Purchase) Mississippi Alabama Fair and Dairy Show at the Tupelo Fairgrounds in Tupelo, Mississippi on Wednesday, September 26, 1956 (Video) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS Second "ED SULLIVAN SHOW" Appearance on Sunday, October 28, 1956 (Click to purchase DVD) "DON'T BE CRUEL" (Audio CD) "LOVE ME TENDER" (Video) "LOVE ME" (Video) "HOUND DOG" (Video) "HOUND DOG" (Audio CD) "LOVE ME" (Audio CD) "LOVE ME TENDER" (Audio CD) "DON'T BE CRUEL" (Video) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" at Sun Record Company on Tuesday, December 4, 1956 (Click Here For Video) "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET" at Sun Record Company on Tuesday, December 4, 1956 (Click Here For Audio CD) CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING CULTURE (CONTINUED) NEXT: THE TRIAL OF ROBERT GRAY BACK TO CROSS REFERENCE DIRECTORY PREVIOUS Audubon Drive Recording at Home in December 1956 Last Louisiana Hayride Performance on Saturday, December 15, 1956 "WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN" (Complete Recording) "WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN" (Audio CD) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN - STARTS AT 36:45 CHAPTER FIVE ROBERT GRAY CIVIL TRIAL In May 2006, Gray was arrested on multiple counts of capital sexual battery. These initial charges involved the alleged molestation of girls at Trinity Baptist Church and Trinity Christian Academy during the 1960s and 1970s. In July 2006, he was arrested again after more victims, including a man who had been a student at the time, came forward with new allegations. By the time of his death in 2007, he had been charged with at least 22 counts of sexual abuse, with more than 20 women and one man coming forward with accusations. Gray died in November 2007, just days before his criminal trial was scheduled to begin, leading to the dismissal of the criminal charges. While criminal charges against Robert "Bob" Gray were dismissed upon his death in 2007, several civil lawsuits proceeded against Trinity Baptist Church (TBC). These cases alleged that church leadership was aware of Gray's behavior for decades and actively covered it up. At least six civil lawsuits were filed by victims seeking damages for sexual abuse that occurred in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s (and who knows what happened in the 1950s). In late 2007, judges dismissed at least two of these lawsuits, ruling that the plaintiffs had waited too long to file under Florida's statute of limitations at that time. Attorney Adam Horowitz, representing many of the victims, appealed these rulings. While some cases were dismissed, others led to private settlements or were hindered by the church's defense that they conducted an internal investigation and found no evidence of a cover-up. A recording surfaced involving current pastor Tom Messer and other leaders, which victims' attorneys claimed proved church leadership conspired to hide Gray's actions as a "family squabble" rather than reporting them to the police. CHAPTER 5 (CONTINUES) PREVIOUS CLICK HERE TO READ: Devil in the Baptist Church: Bob Gray's Unholy Trinity