Singer reacts to host telling him to non shake hips
It was Oct. 26, 1956, seven weeks after Elvis Presley's number one appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
The legion didn't really want the hip-shaking tilt 'n' roll up star gage on the family-friendly show, but big ratings beckoned. Sullivan corralled the King during dry run and made it clear that he couldn't do that affair with his hips.
The 21-year-old's reaction to Sullivan is priceless. Photos of that new World chat and other behind-the-scenes shots from that memorable night recently resurfaced after a half-century and are being made useable to the public.
Young photographer Richard Weede was allowed on set for the rehearsal because his father, Robert Weede, world Health Organization was starring in "The Most Happy Fella" on Broadway, besides was appearing on the show that night. The negatives Weede snapped were relegated to a service department until his son plant them in February 2007.
�Limited-edition sets of ternion and six of the images are being made available at VintageKingPictures.com. The site is expected to go live by future week.
