Elvis Presley August 5 1956 Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
By the time of their final two appearances at the Armory on February 19 and August 5, 1956, each of which followed recent television appearances (The Dorsey Bros. Stage Show and The Steve Allen Show), they had gone from supporting act to headliner. DJ Fontana was now a regular member of the band and performed there with them also. The August 5 appearance was photographed by Tampa photographer Bob Moreland for the St. Petersburg Times and depicted in the photo book 'The Cool King' by Ger Rijff. Elvis' popularity though was not without controversy. Just days after their final appearance at the Armory a local Juvenile Court judge in Jacksonville, Florida called Elvis a "savage" and threatened to arrest him if he shook his body while performing at Jacksonville's Florida Theatre, justifying the restrictions by saying his music was undermining the youth of America. Throughout the performance, Elvis stood still as ordered but poked fun at the judge by wiggling a finger.
Elvis Presley onstage at the Armory - Aug. 5, 1956
Bill and Elvis onstage at the Armory - Aug. 5, 1956
Stop, look and listen baby that's our philosophy .... First thing in the morning, last thing at night ... look, stare everywhere and see everything inside .... Stop, look and listen!
You need to have flash player installed and Javascript enabled to be able to see the site content.
(The Dorsey Bros. Stage Show and The Steve Allen Show), they had gone from supporting act to headliner. 
was now a regular member of the band and performed there with them also. The August 5 appearance was photographed by Tampa photographer Bob Moreland for the St. Petersburg Times and depicted in the photo book 'The Cool King' by Ger Rijff. Elvis' popularity though was not without controversy. Just days after their final appearance at the Armory 
