Elvis Presley | July 28 & 29, 1955 | Jacksonville, FL. Gator Stadium Baseball Park

Elvis with Ardys Bell Clawson

Jimmy Rodgers Snow said the stage was setup in the middle of the field facing the bleaches with rows of chairs in front of the stage. He said the girls in the chairs in the front are the ones that pursued him. When asked if it happened on more than one occasion, he said, 'Yes, just about everywhere we played it happened. Sometimes it would be more people then other times. It would depend on how large the crowd was. I know that Elvis did not invite the girls back stage anymore. I think he learned that it was not a good idea'.

This was the point that according to the Colonel's advance man, Oscar Davis, Parker was irrevocably sold on the growth potential of Elvis Presley. Scotty, in his book 'That's Alright Elvis' recalled that almost from the beginning the Colonel started trying to separate Elvis from the band. He had tried to get Hank's band to back him and both they and Elvis refused to do that. He felt that it was because he 'had Elvis' ear'. The following July when they performed at the ballpark again appearing with Andy Griffith and The Louvin Brothers, the fans (girls) apparently rioted and again relieved Elvis of most of his clothing.

A fan, Ardys (Bell) Clawson who had recently moved to Jacksonville from Boca Grande was in attendance both days and after the performance on the 28th saw him hiding shirtless eating ice out of one of the drink boxes under the grandstand. Her brother took pictures.

Ardys Bell Clawson, Elvis and Scotty - July 29, 1955

Elvis and Ardys Bell Clawson - July 28, 1955

January 1955

Alvis Presley: January 5, 1955
Elvis Presley on The Louisiana Hayride | January 22, 1955
Tyler | January 25, 1955
Backstage Gilmer | January 26, 1955
Elvis Presley January 29, 1955 The Louisiana Hayride

February

Sun Studios | February 3, 1955 | Elvis, Scotty and Bill
Elvis Presley February 6, 1955 | Memphis. Overton Park Shell
Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley February 13, 1955 | Lubbock, Tx. Fair Park Coliseum
February 26, 1955 | Ad for Cleveland Concert on this date

March

Elvis, Scotty and Bill at Coley's Truck Stop in Dermott, AR | March 25, 1955

April

Bill Black, Royce Hanson Jr. and Elvis Presley Gladewater High School | April 30, 1955

May

Elvis Presley and Dixie Locke | Dixie Locke's Junior Prom | May 6, 1955
Elvis Presley May 13, 1955 | Elvis with Mae Boren Axton
Elvis with Jimmie Rodgers Snow in the parade | Meridian, Mississippi | May 26, 1955
Elvis Presley Texarkana, AR | Friday, May 27, 1955

June

Elvis Presley Fair Park Coliseum Lubbock, TX | June 3, 1955
Elvis Presley June 5, 1954 | Elvis Presley's Burnt out Cadillac
Elvis Presley Big D Jamboree Dallas, Texas. Sportarium June 18, 1955
Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley & Bill Black Beaumont Texas June 21, 1955

July

Elvis Presley July 4, 1955 | Hodges Park | De Leon
Elvis Presley Water Skiing McKellar Lake | July 1955
Elvis Presley July 15, 1955 | Joy Drive-In Theatre Minden, LA
Elvis Presley July 28 & 29, 1955 | Jacksonville, FL. Gator Stadium Baseball Park
Elvis Presley Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, FL | July 31, 1955

August

Elvis Presley Bryan, Tx., Aug 23, 1955

September

Elvis Presley and friends, backstage | Clarksdale, MS. City Auditorium | September 8, 1955
Gilmer | September 26, 1955

October

Elvis Presley The Cotton Club Lubbock, TX | October 15, 1955
Elvis Presley October 18, 1955
Elvis Presley Cleveland | October 19, 1955
Elvis Presley Cleveland, Ohio | October 20, 1955

December

Elvis Presley New York | December 1, 1955
Elvis Presley Swifton, AR | December 9, 1955
Scotty, Bill and Elvis onstage (in the ring) at Ellis Auditorium | Dec 19, 1955

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