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Elvis' Mark On Savannah Felt 60 Years Later
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A pair of blue suede shoes touched down in Georgia 60 years ago this weekend. The Savannah civic center played host to Elvis Presley's first concert in that city on June 25, 1956. Elvis made his national TV debut on CBS just a few months earlier. Back then, Dee Sutlive was a 14-year-old fan of the rock ‘n’ roll legend. She recalls what it was like seeing him perform.
The Jepson Center for the Arts has rare images of Elvis Presley at age 21 on display through October 2.
Dee Sutlive's reflections in 1956 about Elvis' concert in Savannah:
First, I’d like to say, being a registered member of the “Elvis Presley Fan Club” you may think I’m prejudiced: Maybe so, but I think for the most part, I have an open mind(!)When people say this “boy wonder” is illiterate or worse (some have, too), I think it over, and only THEN do I disagree. Really, I think you have to be a teen to really appreciate him. He’s different, and people have to get used to his style. The male disc jockeys, critics, etc., say he’s sexy. (I wonder why!) Personally I think they’re jealous. After all, how many women do you know that REALLY like Jayne Mansfield? Even I, an ardent fan, think that Mr. Presley is a fad (but, oh boy, WHAT a fad), and will, in some length of time, go out but while he’s here, let’s just accept him. Why all the fuss and bother about how awful he is? Leave him alone, (but buy the records!) he’ll go out, and it’ll almost have to be pretty fast, (though I hate to admit it) since he reached the top in one try. I’ll leave you with but one thought—that most teenage girls agree on. He’s terrific—the most, the gonest, “and everythang”!
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