Elvis - Hound Dog & Dialogue - Milton Berle Show - 5 June 1956
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The quality varies because the video is made up of multiple clips. I have tried to edit in the best quality video where possible. I have synced in a new audio track, it is much better than whats on the original video. The hiss and crackle sound has been reduced quite significantly throughout the majority of the video except the end.
This performance has been included on many Elvis Dvds, However its presentation on a few is quite poor. The worst I have seen is from the film "This Is Elvis". The performance is cut short, truncated, interrupted by Johnny Harra [Elvis impersonator], extra "ows and ahs" from the audience are added. Also the bottom half of his legs are cut off, so we don't get to see properly his now famous leg shuffle [2:04m]. Whats the point of including footage in a documentary if it isn't presented in its true and raw form?.
Also sometimes like on the TV special "Elvis: Greatest Hits - Centre Stage" the first verse is edited out and begins at [0:39 m] and again the performance is interrupted this time by George Klein.
Some ask what was the controversy all about?
Well, this performance was pretty run of the mill until Elvis slows the song down [1:39m] and makes a suggestive motion with the microphone stand & then walks with a sort of drunken stance then turns towards the audience & thrusts his body to them. At the time this was deemed too sexually suggestive for a family show.
About the show:
NBC-TV "The Milton Berle Show" - Comedy/Variety Show
8.00 to 9.00pm , June 5th 1956
filmed at NBC Studios,Burbank CA
Guests:
Elvis Presley - the new singing sensation
Debra Paget (actress)
Arnold Stang (comedian)
Irish McCalla (actress)
Les Baxter and Orchestra - with his No.1 hit 'The Poor People of Paris'
Barry Gordon (child star)
notes:
- the original broadcast was in colour!!
- Elvis' first television performance of Hound Dog which he was yet to record until July 2nd 1956 a day after his appearance on the Steve Allen show.
-In my opinion his performance here of Hound Dog was the most important milestone of his career, because it made him a star. The day after this show aired his name started to headline the front pages of newspapers across the nation and even though most of the publicity was negative, the offers kept coming in and he soon at only 21 years of age was a millionaire and the King of Rock n Roll. 
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There is an interview with Milton Berle somewhere on youtube where he said he had Elvis on and he really liked him and thought he was a sweet boy with a lot of talent. He said that week after this aired he got 500,000 pan letters(hate letters) saying how much they hated Elvis and how dare Milton have that kind of person on his show. Milton said immediately he knew Elvis was going to go far and that they had a star on their hands. Milton said if someone can get that many letters good or bad there had to be something there. I love that Milton believed in Elvis and treated him so affectionately :)
Yup, that's all correct.
Cherie Wolfe interesting. So eliciting a strong reaction suggests strong influence I think, which elvis was, being that he became the personification of American culture
He also had itv nnview on the Greatest Perfomances wonderful complilation of E w great narrator-saying how he was like wtf about the Colonels treatment to Elvis
Cherie Wolfe Even though Elvis did have all of those PAN letters he gained much respect from many people around the country when he went into the Army serving his country. Elvis was a God fearing man who was patriotic he loved America and even as much as his mother Gladys was heartbroken Elvis fulfilled his duty. He could have gotten out of serving or even postponing his service but chose to go on with it. It served him well as when he returned from Germany and discharged Elvis was more loved than ever by fans all over the world. I absolutely admire him for the person he was, truly larger than life.
That interview is from the 90s documentary series "The History of Rock and Roll" - I show it to my 8th graders as part of our unit on Rock & Roll.
Milton Berle was such a fun guy. He did alot for Elvis by having him on his show.
2:41 😂🤣
Milton Berle believed in Elvis from the start...much credit to him!
Yes.
As a millennial, I never really understood why Elvis became so huge until I came back and watched these early videos. You really have to put it into context with what was popular at the time - doo-wop, pop, etc (just go listen to "top songs of 1955/1956" to see how family friendly the mainstream music scene was before Elvis came along). Putting myself in the shoes of a teenage girl from the 1950s, I can definitely see the appeal of Elvis beyond his good looks and talent. His personality really shines through, even on a low-definition black-and-white TV. He's dangerous but cute...shy but still playing with the crowd, and sexy and confident when he's singing. Even when the crowd is laughing, he's laughing along with them but he doesn't stop dancing. And the hip-shaking... obviously it seems tame nowadays, but if we could see this in HD, I'm sure we'd see some non-PG stuff going on with those pants. Even though everyone's grandma loves Elvis nowadays, I'm sure grandmas hated him back then.
And one last thought - the dancing. It's so fluid and in-the-moment. Not rehearsed. It looks almost impossible to do but so easy for him. And every time he gets onto his toes, I automatically think "Michael Jackson". I've never thought about it until now, but Elvis obviously came first. Does that mean the King influenced the Prince of Pop's moonwalk? It's interesting that it's always noted that Elvis' material was heavily influenced by black artists, but MJ's dancing is obviously influenced by Elvis'. It's the cycle of creativity - artists are always being influenced and inspired by each other. It's a beautiful thing.
(That was long. Thanks for coming to my TED talk)
@Aþort Mən And he married Elvis' daughter
確かに！
マイケル・ジャクソンの爪先立ち…
本当、そうですね！！
彼らは彗星の様に現れて、光り輝きながら通り過ぎてしまったけれど、その光はわたし達の脳裏に焼き付いています…
このビデオの彼は本当に可愛いですね💕
@boat yep!!
@boat But James Brown loved Elvis and was a friend. He immediately went to Graceland went he died and spent hours, if not days there with the family.
So eloquent Star Child!! Thank you. I was a teenager of The Beatles era but when I found how they loved Elvis and his influence on them, although I knew of him, then I became a fan. Elvis was a nuclear bomb in American and youth culture. Everything after him was the radiation of his explosion.
here we are 60 years later
I never knew who Milton Berle was, but boy I know he can shit on all of today's talk show hosts with this energy and enthusiasm. He knew how to make both the audience and Elvis laugh.
Hyder Noori watch Milton Berle on the muppets. Hilarious.
Hyder Noori True.
So true. They didn't call him Mr. Television for nothing!
Milton was a superstar. he also was one of the few adults who "got" elvis. he was also a vegetarian.. an interesting guy.
LOL this was his last TV appearance, his show got cancelled after that episode.
Milton was so cool to Elvis and unlike Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan, Milton gave Elvis the room to do his thing.
This man had charisma for days! Truly the King of Rock n Roll
When others were afraid of Elvis’s suggestive stage moves, Berle was not only not afraid he tried to join the act! See how he dances at the end! It’s hilarious! Berle was crazier than Elvis was! 😝
Berle was a one of a kind talent just like Elvis was! And when Elvis appeared on his show, it was like giving him the stamp of approval nationwide. And then Sullivan had to have him on too. So Elvis went national and became famous almost overnight!
RIP
Wow! This took place exactly 68 years ago today. Where does time go?
He’s the most charismatic attractive person I have ever seen
"This is not for children's eyes!"
He went from fast rocker to slow blues in one performance! WOW!!!
Born entertainer.
Elvis was controversial back then.
Oh you were being vicious . Gotcha!
@@garymattscheck9066 they wanted him to be the new Elvis, they made him sing to a bassist hound with its legs and arms pulled down.m
When I think of the fact that this was filmed 66 years ago...that's just INSANE!! Elvis was a treasure and so was Mr. Berle...he was on the same vibe as Elvis and it is just so satisfying to watch these two men vibing together in a perfect harmony of their pure souls...so precious
❤
I SAW THIS MILTON BURL SHOW WITH ELVIS WHEN IT FIRST AIIRED,, I WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL, NOW I'M A LOT OLDER, BUT I STILL LISTEN TO ELVIS EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND I WILL KEEP LISTENING TO HIM UNTIL I'M NO LONGER HERE. HIS VOICE IS BETTER THAN ANYONE, AND AND EVERYONE ELSE'S AND NO ONE WILL EVER COME CLOSE TO ELVIS'S VOICE NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, OR HOW HARD THEY TRY. UNTIL THE END OF TIME. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO MISSED SEEING IT THE FIRST TIME. GOD BLESS YOU FOR KEEPING THE REAL ELVIS'S MEMORY ALIVE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE!Y SHOULD KNOW HOW BLESSED THEY ARE TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO SHARE HIS AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL VOICE BEAUTIFUL VOICE, SOMETHING THEY PROBABLY WON'T LEARN IN SCHOOL, HIS MEMORY SHOULD NEVER DIE....
I like the Milton Berle appearances the best. Elvis unfiltered and not censored.
This was 50 years before I was born and I still get giddy at his performance
He's just the hippest... He's real gone, man! 🕺👑❤️🔥 I swear, Im bringing this back... 😂
Im passing elvis's music to my kids, my grandchildren and literally everyone i see. i dont want this man to be forgotten (like he ever is gonna get forgotten)
I saw Milton Berle perform at Westbury Music Hall in March 1977 - he far exceeded expectations - he was absolutely hysterical - his act was great - i laughed so hard and to this day it was one of the all time funniest shows i have ever seen by a comedian and i have seen a lot of the greats of comedy -- RIP Milton and Elvis
I'm cracking up watching him. I can't believe he got away with the Miltown joke in the "50's.
wish we had those days back
Greatest rock and roll video ever.
This was the performance that REALLY got Elvis going. Also, Elvis alternated between dying his hair and keeping it natural for the first couple of years. Thats why he has the lighter colored hair often throughout 56, such as on the first Sullivan appearance. He has it dyed black here, 3 months prior to that. Beginning with his 2nd Sullivan appearance, Elvis would keep his hair dyed black for the rest of his life, with the exception of his army stay. His return press conferance in 1960 is basically the last time we see him with his natural hair.
Milton really loves him.
Elvis was FOOOOIIIIINE
Those were the days when watching TV Was Entertaining and there was Talent on the Air waves NOT LIKE TODAY
The King!!
Elvis was so cute, and the little boy was hilarious. Geez, the people who were so offended by Elvis, must have had a nervous breakdown, to see the boy imitating him. lol!
Well also his moves were considered vulgar and sexual and back then, that kind of thing wasn’t allowed on TV, so if you watch like the Ed Sullivan show, he was filmed from the waist up and nothing from the waist down was shown.
@@therandomplushchannel4520 and then he shook his pinky
@@theredeemer2974 lol that is funny that he did that
@@therandomplushchannel4520 it also sent the message that you can't stop change
@@theredeemer2974 true
He went from fast rocker to slow blues in one performance! WOW!!!
+Vincent IsValentine The greatness of Elvis!!!!!!!!!!!
Vincent IsValentine that was improvised. They didn't plan to do that.
🇦🇺🙋♀️🦚🕺💃🎸 Brings tears to my eyes realising what a marvellous Man Elvis was, no wonder Elvis entertains and brings joy to MILLIONS EVERYDAY. JUST THE BEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD ALL DAY WITH THE TEARS FOR OLD TIMES SAKE.🇦🇺🙋♀️🦚🦘🕺💃🐈⬛💕💕🤙
3:15 onward is so freaking funny! lol
The uncle Milton.. the Best
This is the best
I can't understand why a lot of folks bashed Elvis for his style here. I see nothing wrong at all. It's entertainment at its best. I look at this stuff cuz there's nothing out there today. Long live Elvis.
I'm 27 and I agree
If it wasn’t for this Ed Sullivan would’ve never had him on his show, he hated Elvis until he saw how many people watched his rival Milton with how many views he got once Elvis was on his show. Milton was a pioneer at the time as well for accepting him and the change in culture
Priceless..
As a child I watched this. My parents did also. They must have liked him! He was so cool. Love Elvis. A lot of money back then!
I love the 'wtf' face Elvis has when Milton starts walking on his knees haha
😆😅😂 I love these shows!!
This is a good opportunity to see why Michael Jackson was so inspired by Elvis. Not just his music but the way he dressed, the way he performed, the dancing, the way he moved. Elvis and MJ had very similar influences. Jackie Wilson and Elvis went to each others gigs and traded dance moves. They were lifelong friends. Same with James Brown. Elvis sung gospel and hung out with James Brown. Brown was family to the Presley's. MJ was heavily inspired by all three: ELVIS, BROWN & WILSON. Without these three, I don't believe there would have been an MJ solo act. RIP MJ and Elvis. Two very misunderstood legends and human beings...
Elvis should've gone on Saturday Night Live. He was so funny
He had two more years of his life when it aired too
SNL Debuted in 1975. By that time Elvis was a terribly bloated, slow, sad shadow of himself. It would have been a disaster for him to go on. I doubt Lorne Michaels would have even allowed it. Elvis was THAT bad by 1975.
Now, if Elvis was still in good shape and as energetic and magnetic as he was here, Lorned would have offered at least $3,000 to get him on the show (fans of the show's early years know exactly what I'm referring to)
@@joe6096 Elvis still had his amazing voice though
I really like Elvis's sense of humor yes he was funny like to play jokes on people
I think this was scripted tho
Superb, great entertainment.
It was a much different time in the 50’s, when Elvis & his enormous talent began to break barriers! If he were up & coming today, would he enjoy the same level of success? I would hope yes, but in reality he represented the forbidden fruit of his generation, fruit readily available today!
Beautiful! Elvis was magic!
Milton Berle and Johnny Carson were so good at what they did that nobody can match their talent. Especially with things the way they are these days.
After this performance by Elvis, Revolution ensued!!!
Such a great moment. The audience clearly has no idea what to make of him, although you can hear some screams. Not surprised he went on to be such a huge star after this!
The King and Uncle Milty....2 absolute LEGENDS !!!
Isn't it cool how he's naturally dancing along while Berle is mocking his dance moves? He seems so confident!
I love you Elvis ,now and forever
Oh my God, I can't stop watching that *-*
me neither
Pure Genius
Wow!
Just WOW!
ELVIS is a force of nature.
Happy Birthday Elvis s2
This has gotta be the single greatest video in the history of RUclips
Long Live The King rest in peace Scotty Moore and Elvis Presley 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
yep
Look at this Man Move !
It's really amusing and amazing!
I just love this !!! Milton Berle is fabulous dancing like Elvis
Incredible - 42 years an Elvis fan and I have never seen (only heard) a great deal of this footage. Elvis’ facial expressions as he delivers his lines to Milty are priceless. He was a hilarious guy, a comic genius. I never realised that all that noise was Debra Paget accosting Elvis - he must have loved that; he was nuts about her. And the kid doing his Elvis impersonation - that was new to me. The things that Berle tells him; you can’t sing, you can’t dance.. are eerily similar to what the popular press were saying about Elvis at the time. It’s great that Milton Berle was such a supporter at this critical early stage. Many of the professional old guard knew he had giant talent and giant potential. Tommy Dorsey told his band, when they rehearsed with Elvis; like it or not, this is the future of music. So good that Austin Butler takes off the King so brilliantly in the new movie. Congratulations to everyone involved in that one of a kind extravaganza.
Talk about PG rating, check ot Debra Paget’s snake dance in some 50’s movie she did where she’s practically nude, it makes this seem like nothing.
This extended footage was on a documentary called Rare Moments with the King that I've had on either on VHS or DVD since the late 80s
Check out the Milton Berle episode where they're outside on a ship with the US Navy. Also the Steve Allen show where Elvis is a cowboy, along with Imogene Coca and Andy Griffith. Each of them were so good and the writing was genius. Absolutely hysterical!
@@karencarlos3942 Hi, fortunately I picked up a a dvd of the complete USS Hancock show some years back in France, as well as the Frank Sinatra Timex special. It’s a pity these are so badly mastered and not on blu-ray. It’s a missed opportunity that all the TV performances have not been drawn together in one intelligent package. It would be Christmas everyday with a box set like that! Still, the complete Ed Sullivan shows was a good effort.
Love him he was great
TIMELESS AND PRICELESS.
The greatest artist in the universe
Debra Paget is still alive as of 1-16-22 at the age of 88!
Milton Berle later said he got a half million letters of condemnation for putting the relatively unknown Elvis Presley on the air. "All that repulsive shaking was too much!"
When America was great....
I was just a child almost 9, and can't quite remember this, but later that's all I heard about .I did see him on Ed Sullivan.
Debra Paget played in a movie released that year titled "The Ten Commandments".
Debra Paget appeared in his first movie
I like the Debra Paget part. I suppose she was so popular, and a Elvis Preslwy girl too. I feel you Sister Debra. Everyone loves Elvis 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
저 시대로 가서 처음 저 무대를 봤을 때의 충격을 고스란히 느껴보고 싶다.
보수적인 주들은 여전히 금하고 있지 않을까요? 유타나 카톨릭이 강한 주들요.
2:42 😂🤣
Dieser Auftritt beweist:Elvis war wirklich der KÖNIG (King) des Rock n Roll!
6/5/56, NBC Hollywood. Berle's last episode of a show he had hosted since June 1948.
Presley had appeared on Berle's show in April 1956, broadcast from the deck of the USS Hancock at San Diego, CA.
Both shows were originally broadcast in color, however only black and white kinescope recordings remain.
The April show had been thought to be lost before turning up in the early 1980's via various home videotape sellers.
While Presley's first TV appearances were six consecutive weeks on CBS's "Stage Show" from January to March of 1956, the appearance here still stands as the iconic image most people have of 1950's Presley.
He would go on to appear only 3 more times on TV during the fifties.
Once on the "Steve Allen Show" and then two appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" ( Toast of the Town).
The day after this appearance, "Hound Dog" was recorded at Radio Recorders, 6/6/56 in 36 takes.
The arrangement heard here and subsequently recorded was a cover of an arrangement by Freddy Bell and the Bellboys heard by Presley during his engagement at the " New Frontier" Hotel in Las Vegas during May 1956.
The song had been originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1954. As written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, it was a woman's lament over a wayward lover.
Presley (and Bell before him) would "flip the script" of the narrative.
Presley actually thought little of the song, but had already performed it in live shows prior to 6/5/56 to good audience response. From that point on, up to his last live show in 1961, it was the show closer.
On returning to the live stage in 1969, until his last show in 1977, Hound Dog" was a set staple.
The lead breaks in the original recording of " Hound Dog" is considered by some Rock music historians to be the first "Psychedelic guitar " lead breaks ever recorded.
Incredible................................a Master..................................................
He was❤He is❤ abd always will be amazing❤I am 77 now and still love every minute of it 👌❤👌❤👌❤👌❤👌❤👌❤👌❤
Rip Elvis Presley, the King
GREAT GREAT Elvis Presley
June 5, 1956
Elvis Presley appeared on ABC-TV's "Milton Berle Show". During the performance, Presley abruptly halted an uptempo rendition of "Hound Dog" with a wave of his arm and launched into a slow, grinding version accentuated with energetic, exaggerated body movements. Presley's gyrations created a storm of controversy.
The lady with Elvis is Debra Paget who was leading lady in Elvis 1st movie 'Love Me Tender'.Debra's sister Lisa Gaye was leading lady & dancer in 'Rock Around The Clock' movie, with Bill Haley & The Comets.
America was not ready for Elvis.....they grew up with Sinatra.....Cuomo....Dean Martin....who stood there and sang to us......just imagine when Elvis came along.....wild.
I like this Elvis.
Oh my god the kid imitating Elvis! I'm dying! 🤣
Barry Gordon who faded as an adult, making occasional appearances, such as on Curb your Enthusiasm in the "Survivor" seder scene
Loved it all !!!
Simply incredible!
I remember this night, i was a little girl i had to go to bed, when my dad said hit the sack there as no arguement, i lived loving this man.
Elvis atemporal, perfeito 💝😍💖
Nobody, I mean nobody tops Elvis. He buried every performer that came before him.
Totally classic. The jokes aimed at uncle Milty were right on target.
ELVIS PRESLEY
GUAH
SU 1PERFORMAN
QUE JOVEN
LLEGANDO POR ELFILM 2022
UN GRANDE YA SE VEIA LO QUE LUEGO SE CONVIRTIO
ESA ACTRIZ SE GANO CON EL BESO
QUE PECADO Q NO ES ACOLOR
PERO MILLONES DE GRACIAS POR ESTA JOYA
Once Elvis appeared on the ED Sullivan show it was"look out world here i come!!
SuperStar right there 💋
He was a bad ass , I love his outfit and hair
And a great singer and dancer
What a great clip!!! Thanks for sharing this funny clip with our sweet star *.* Love him forever and ever
Me encanta el humor de elvis
Me too!
Both of them are HILARIOUS!😂
I'm loving this.
2:42 😂🤣
I love this time in his life. He wasn't quite the star he became and he was dating June Juanico. It seemed like such a magical time.
love love love it !!
Didn’t expect the word “sexy” to be used in 1956 TV. Seen so many productions from that era up until the late 60s, and never heard the word being uttered.
There is nothing smoother or prettier ou more lovely than this 🥹🥹🩷🩷
Very good song👍
First time I watched this guy and already love his material. Man I wish I could go back
Thank you for the lessons, Forrest.
how is it this vid doesn't have a billion views