Chapter 27. Bye Bye Bird Creek
“The first week”: Keasler, “The Saga of Bird Creek Bridge (Part 3),” Miami News, August 15, 1961.
“The second week”: ibid.
“Messed around”: ibid.
“You could hear the screams”: ibid.
“In addition to running”: ibid.
“Fine boy”: ibid.
“I didn’t want to owe him”: Helm.
“If it’ll bring people”: “Yankeetown Denies Elvis a Road,” Ocala Star-Banner, July 2, 1996.
“Elvis Presley does not personify”: ibid.
“Elvis boarded a plane”: Keasler, “Bird Creek (Part 3).”
“Elvis had been a skinny country kid”: ibid.
“I was on the verge of tears”: Summer of ’61, 321.
“I was clumsy”: ibid.
“Now are you happy”: ibid.
“Little girl you better stick close to me”: ibid.
“I was so happy”: ibid.
“I know you do”: ibid.
“Judging by this”: Bosley Crowther, “Follow that Dream,” New York Times, August 9, 1962.
Chapter 28. Coming Back
“Your career is in the toilet”: Binder.
“I’m scared of television”: ibid.
“If I can dream of a better land”: lyrics by Walter Earl Brown.
“Over my dead body”: Nash, 240.
“I’ll do it”: Binder.
“Bindle”: ibid.
“Fuck him”: ibid.
“He started to feel it”: ibid.
“I was so happy for him”: Helm.
“He was fabulous”: Moscato.
“He was more like”: Gurley.
“There is something magical”: John Landau, “Review of Elvis,” www.Graceland.com.
“A part of me wanted to be excited”: Moore, 183.
“I hear you Elvis”: Binder.
“It made me sick”: Bell.
“I remembered him young”: Craig Basse, “Anne Goldman, Former Times Features Editor,” St. Petersburg Times, February 6, 2003.
“When I think of Elvis”: Moore, 201.
“I can”: “Guitar Legend Burton on Elvis at 80,” www.clarionledger.com, August 25, 2015.
“We want Elvis”: Elvis Interview: August 9, 1956—Daytona Beach Florida, www.youtube.com.
Index
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Acuff, Roy
African Americans: concerts and; musical influence of; segregation and
Allen, Steve
American Guild of Variety Artists
The Americans (Frank)
Andy Griffith Show
“Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
Arnold, Eddie
Atkins, Chet
Axton, Hoyt
Axton, Johnny
Axton, Mae; friendship with Presley; influence of; promotion by; as songwriter
Barhanovich, Frankie “Yankee”
Barr Dunn, Edith
Bayfront Municipal Auditorium (Pensacola)
Beatles
Beaulieu, Priscilla
Bell, Ardys
Bell, Phil
Bemis, Donna
Benningfield, Bonnie
Berle, Milton
Berry, Chuck
Bill Black Combo
Billboard charts: number 1 hits; rock and roll music and
Billboard country charts
Billera, Nita
Bill Haley and the Comets
Biloxi (Miss.), performances in
Binder, Steve
Bird Creek
Black, Bill: back up by; estrangement with; as independent contractor; musical style; partnership; performances; recording sessions; resignation; road trips; salary; Tom Parker and
Blizin, Jerry
Blue Hawaii (film)
Blue Moon Boys
“Blue Moon of Kentucky”
Boone, Pat
Bram, Bill
Brand, Roy
Brent, Mary
Brown, Earl
Brown, James
Bryan Glazer Family Jewish Community Center
Burton, James
The Byrds
Cars: collection; Lincoln Premiere; Messerschmitt; pink Cadillacs; toys; white Cadillacs
Carter, Clare
Carter Sisters
Cash, Johnny
CBS
Chadux, Lynn
Chitlin’ Circuit
Chordettes
Citrus County Chronicle
City Auditorium (Fort Myers)
Clary, Dawn Marie
Clinton, Bill
Commercial Bank and Trust (Ocala)
Connelly, Marsha
Conner, Linda
Connor, Gram. See Parsons, Gram
Connors, Frankie
Conroy Bowl (Hawaii)
Conversations with Tom Petty (Zollo)
Coon, Gavin
Coon, Robin
Copacabana Motel (Daytona Beach)
Country music: Grand Ol’ Opry and; Presley and; Snow and
Country rock music
Cramer, Floyd
Crowther, Bosley
Crudup, Arthur
Crystal River (Fla.)
Davis, Holmes
Davis, Mac
Davis, Sammy, Jr.
Davis, Skeeter
Daytona Beach (Fla.): Copacabana Motel; first concert in; performances in
Daytona Morning News
Death threats
DeCastro, Manny
DeMille, Cecil B.
Dickins, Little Jimmie
Dickinson, Jim
Dickinson, Joy Wallace
Disc jockeys: influence of; reactions to Presley by. See also Radio
Diskin, Tom
Donaldson, Elvalee: concerts and; perceptive reporting by; photograph
Doncetelli, Al
“Don’t Be Cruel”
The Doors
Dorsey, Tommy
Dorsey Brothers
Douglas, Gordon
Drug use: army and; filmmaking and; modeling and
Dundas, Jeanette
Durden, Tommy
Dylan, Bob
Ed Sullivan Show
Edwards Theater (Sarasota)
Einhorn, Dotti
Elvis effect
Elvis in Memphis (album)
Elvis the Cool King (Rijff and Van Gestel)
Establishment reactions
Fame: death threats and; enduring; fans and; privacy and; southern venues and; Tom Parker and
“Fame and Fortune”
Fans: African American; criticism of; defense of; early; female; filmmaking and; frenzied; male; merchandise and; musical style and; sex appeal and; tearing clothing. See also Presleymania
Felder, Don
Female reporters: interviews and; perceptions and; sex appeal and; women’s pages and
Fields, W. C.
Films: Follow That Dream; Girls, Girls, Girls; Love Me Tender
Finley, Bud
Florida: {ap}70s performances; Crystal River; Daytona Beach performances; early venues in; filmmaking in; first concert in; Fort Myers performances; Inglis; Inverness; Jacksonville performances; Lakeland performances; legacy of Presley in; Miami performances; Ocala performances; Orlando performances; Pensacola performances; rock and roll music and; Sarasota performances; St. Petersburg performances; success in; Tampa performances; West Palm Beach performances; Yankeetown
Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch (Live Oak)
Florida State Theaters
Florida Theater (Jacksonville)
Florida Theater (Ocala)
Florida Theater (Sarasota)
Florida Theater (St. Petersburg)
Follow That Dream (film)
Follow That Dream Parkway
Fontana, D. J.: as drummer; estrangement with; salary and; television appearances and
Ford, Tennessee Ernie
Fort Myers (Fla.), performances in
Fort Myers Auditorium
Frank, Robert
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville)
Georgia, performances in
Gete, Giles
“In the Ghetto”
Gibbs, Ann
Gidley, John
Gilmore, Bill
Girls, Girls, Girls (film)
Gleason, Jackie
Goldenberg, Billy
Gooding, Marion
Goodrich, Ward. See also Needham, Nervous Ned
Gospel music
Graham, Bob
Gram Parsons Memorial Guitar Pull
Grand Ol’ Opry
Gray, Robert
The Greatest Show on Earth
Green, Janet
Greer, Ann
Gregg, Lee
Griffin, Dave
Griffith, Andy
Grimes, Larry
Guralnick, Peter
Gurley, Doris Tharp. See Tharp-Gurley, Doris
Haley, Bill
Hall, Michael
Hank Snow All-Star Jamboree
Hank Snow Attractions
Hansen, Chuck
Hansen, Jane
Harris, Emmylou
Hatch Show Prints
“Heartbreak Hotel”
Helm, Anne: co-starring with Presley; drug use and; fans and; photographs; relationship with Presley; Tom Parker and
Herrin, Billy Ray
Heston, Charlton
Heustis, Carl E.
High, Tom
“Hillbilly Cat”
Hillbilly music
Hillsborough County Humane Society
Hipp, Bill
Hix, Pat
Hoffer, Bob
Holifield, Cecil
Holly, Buddy
Homer Hesterly Armory (Tampa)
Hoover, J. Edgar
Hope (Ark.), performances in
Hostetler, Clyde
“Hound Dog”
Howe, Bones
Howlin’ Wolf
Huber, Jim
Huskey, Ferlin
Hutton, Betty
“If I Can Dream”
“I Forgot to Remember to Forget”
Image control
Inglis (Fla.)
Inverness (Fla.)
Inverness Courthouse
“I’ve Got a Woman”
“I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”
Jacksonville (Fla.): performances in; religious opposition in
“Jailhouse Rock”
James, Mark
Jarrell, Bob
Jennings, Waylon
Jernigan, Earl
Johnson, Erskine
Jones, Johnny
Jones, Tommy
Jordanaires
Juanico, June: attraction to Elvis; Biloxi vacation with Elvis; engagement; romance with Elvis; Tom Parker and; touring with Elvis
Keasler, John
Keener-Borresen, Joy
Keesler Air Force Base
Keisker, Marion
Kelly, Bella
Kennedy, Bobby
Kennedy, John F.
Kerouac, Jack
“Kid Dynamite”
King, B. B.
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Kirk, Jim
Klein, George
“Known Only to Him”
Kofoed, Jack
KWKH-AM radio
Lacey, Brad
Lakeland (Fla.), performances in
Lakeland Ledger
Lamour, Dorothy
Landau, John
Langdon, George “Red”
Langley, Pat
Larson, Betty
Layton, Bill
Lennon, John
Lewis, Jerry Lee
Life magazine
Little Richard
“Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young” (Young)
Locke, Dixie
Longo, Linda
“Long Tall Sally”
Louisiana Hayride (Shreveport)
Louvin, Charlie
Louvin, Ira
Louvin Brothers
Love Me Tender (film)
“Love Me Tender” (song)
Lubbock (Tex.), performances in
Lynch, Ollie
Maddox, Diane
Magnon, West
Maloney, Joyce
Manhattan Casino (St. Petersburg)
Maraquin, Phil
Marion Players
Marion Theater (Ocala)
Martin, Dick
Matthews, Neal
McKeen, William
McNear, Howard
Memphis Mafia
Merchandise licensing
Miami (Fla.); performances in
Miami Herald
Miami News
Miami News Herald
Midland (Tex.), performances in
Miles, Pat
Miller, George
Mississippi: Biloxi performances; Keesler Air Force Base performance
“Mister Sandman” (Chordettes)
Mock, Jimmy, Sr.
Monroe, Bill
Moonglow with Martin (radio show)
Moon Over Miami (Kofoed)
Moore, Joanna
Moore, Scotty: back up by; estrangement with; financial difficulties of; as independent contractor; as manager; musical style; partnership; performances; photographs; recording sessions; resignation; road trips; salary; television appearances and; Tom Parker and
Moreland, Bob
Moreland, Michele Marie
Moscato, Linda
Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters
Mott, Marie
Muncy, Anne
Municipal Auditorium (Orlando)
Musical style: response to; rockabilly; sexuality in
“Mystery Train”
Nash, Alanna
Neal, Bob
Needham, Nervous Ned. See also Goodrich, Wade
“Never Been to Spain”
News coverage: audio recordings; criticism in; fans and; female reporters; girlfriends and; male journalists; rumors and; television appearances; Tom Parker and
New York Times
Norris, Max
Ocala (Fla.): filmmaking in; performances in; radio broadcasting in
O’Connell, Arthur
Old Courthouse Heritage Museum (Inverness)
Olympia Theater (Miami)
On the Road (Kerouac)
Orbison, Roy
Orlando (Fla.), performances in
Palms Theater (West Palm Beach)
Paramount
Parfitt, Richard
Parker, Colonel Tom: Bill Black and; biography; control of Presley by; dismissal of Moore and Black; film deals; Hillsborough County Humane Society and; Hollywood and; image control; as manager and promoter; mental health; merchandise licensing; military career; news coverage and; Presley parents and; profit and; public relations and; reinvention of; sales ability of; Scotty Moore and; success and; television appearances and
Parks, John
Parsons, Gram
Parsons, Louella
Peabody Auditorium (Daytona Beach)
Pearl, Minnie
Pensacola (Fla.), performances in
Performances: controversy over; influence of; ritual of; venues for. See also Southern venues; individual cities
Perkins, Art
Perkins, Carl
Perry, Newton
Petty, Tom
Phillips, Sam; “Heartbreak Hotel” and; promotion by; recording sessions; talent and
Photography: concert promotion; promotional; sales of; “tonsil photo”
Pielow, Louis
Pink Floyd
Pioneer Go Home (Powell)
Polk Theater (Lakeland)
Ponce, Jim
Posnak, Bob
Powell, Richard
Presley, Elvis: acting; adult appea
l; African American music and; ambition; approachability; army and; career boost; clothing; criticism of; death threats; decline in health; drug use and; effect on boys; establishment fears of; film deals; girlfriends and; gospel music; as headliner; image control by Tom Parker; impact of; income; influence of; influences on; interviews and; legacy of; loyalty to Tom Parker; management of; Memphis Mafia and; mother’s death; musical style; news coverage of; parents and; partnership; personality; photographs; politeness and; rebellion and; recording deals; recording sessions; record releases; religion and; return from army; sex appeal and; sexuality and; showmanship and; stage manner; stardom and; television appearances and; at Weeki Wachee Springs. See also specific topics
Presley, Gladys: concern for Elvis; death of; gifts for; gospel music and; new house for; Tom Parker and
Presley, Vernon; employment with Elvis; new house for; relationship with Elvis; second wife, Dee; Tom Parker and; at Weeki Wachee Springs
Presleymania: acting and; criticism of; early; frenzied fans and; generational divide in; news coverage of; onset of. See also Fans
Promotion: concerts and; music. See also Axton, Mae; Parker, Colonel Tom
Pumpkin Island
Pure Oil station (Crystal River)
Puschert, Del
Putnam, Norbert
Quinn, Burton
Radio: disc jockeys; importance of; influence of; interviews on; late night; Louisiana Hayride (Shreveport); music promotion and
Randle, Bill
Rau, Herb
RCA: contract with; recording sessions; record sales
Rebellion: musical style and; rock and roll and; social change and; teens and
Record sales: “Hound Dog”; number 1 hits; platinum albums
Reeves, Glenn
Religious opposition
The Reno Brothers
Richards, Keith
Richardson, James
Rijff, Ger
Ripley, Ed
Risher, Carolyn
Robbins, Marty
Robbins, Trish
Roberts, Harry
Robertson, William “Red”
Robertson and Fresh Photography
Rockabilly music
Rock and roll music: African Americans; Billboard charts and; defining image of; early; opposition to; in popular culture; radio and; rebellion and
“Rock Around the Clock” (Bill Haley and the Comets)
Rogers, Gamble
Rogers, James Gamble
Rogers, Will
Rolling Stone
Rowe, Anne: impressions of Presley; journalism and; mock seduction of; perceptive reporting by; photographs
Rowland, Marshall
Rubio, Mary
Runyon, Damon
Russi, Randi
Sarasota (Fla.), performances in
Sarasota Opera
Scotty and Elvis Aboard the Mystery Train (Moore)
Sex appeal: fans and; female reporters and; reactions to; songs with
“Shake, Rattle and Roll”
Shea, Nila
Sherouse, Louise
Sherouse, Tommy
Shreveport Memorial Municipal Auditorium
Sinatra, Frank
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