Elvis Live Interview 1956

Elvis first, and only, live talk show interview.
'Hy Gardner Calling!' was a famous talk show in New York. Using a spilt-screen fromat Gardner called his interviewees at their homes. Here, Elvis is talking from his New York hotel room, on July 1st, 1956.

[@hayesman76]

7:20 “Of course I’m not a good singer.” Impressive humility for such an extraordinarily talented person. God bless Elvis.

[@diegojames8678]

@BNO97 ! whats up your ass today?

[@alexpardo6194]

Diego James Lol

[@avaparker9007]

I heard that too..I was thinking no he wasnt a good sing ..he was an amazing sing/performer

[@schlafwandler1427]

I think you should see it from the perspective of a 50s citizen. His style of singing was totally new and standarts of good singing were very different. Nobody could decide who a good rock singer had been or who hadn't.

[@Cynthia00007]

ELVIS was a Mega ⭐ he was very humble He was only 21, in this July 1956 interview. He once said that his fame came very fast, all at once. No other 21 year old, had such a enormous popularity and magnitude of a career, that he achieved in his 23 year career. Still, 45 Years later after his passing, NO ONE. His legacy will live on to Eternity.

[@monikacabadajova6514]

21 yers old - smart young man. Some silly questions, but really clever and honest answers from young unexperienced tired Elvis Presley. He had class and charizma from young age.

[@Cynthia00007]

He was gifted in every way. He was a Angel 😇 from Heaven, her for 42 years. He will live in our 💓 for eternity♾️✌️🕊️❤️🌹🌹

[@ALFONSOLEON-zy8jj]

Truly inspirational family man. Always a giving person. The greatest 🙏 of all time. ..Long live the 👑 king....❤

[@ALFONSOLEON-zy8jj]

The most gifted elite person.... Always was the most genuine artist actor....Love the greatest ever..Mr Presley was the greatest yesterday today and tomorrow...❤❤❤

[@dougdickason]

How could people not like him after watching this?

[@juliehodge2831]

I agree

[@DanielIchbiah]

Such a class. He was naturally extraordinary.

[@bernadetteprimault3096]

oui c'est la classe un exemple

[@cut1986]

Yes.

[@gtamediaproductions1]

I think Elvis Presley is getting more attention now than any other artist out now. Amazing! This is how much of an incredible impact he made to the world when he was alive. It still continues! ✌🏻

[@GR33TINGSEARTHL1NGS]

Jesus. You're painfully wrong about this opinion, as much as I wish it was true.

[@Cynthia00007]

ELVIS will always be popular, he is the one and only ELVIS until ♾️✌️❤️✝️

[@leinonibishop9480]

It’s just because the new movie came out and sparked interest in him again. It’s introducing many new people to his life and music.

[@ellenl.r.p.obrien4661]

He looks so sad and tired. I wanna give him a hug a blanket and a cup of tea 💙💙💙

[@gabaduran3333]

He sure didn't sleep enough. He worked a lot

[@loyalroyal1015]

Even Elvis ' eyelids were beautiful 😃💗

[@GroundhogDayisAWESOME]

Boy, he really had a SOUTHERN accent ;-)

[@iberius9937]

Classic Tennessee accent, or rather a Mississippi drawl.

[@toniclife1971]

Yeah, he was from the south. Duh.

[@avaparker9007]

I love it..hes so country Southern..just a sweetheart..dryating? Maybe I didn't spell it correctly

[@chelisagray9533]

Love it

[@kikim6116]

I love it.

[@valdornas]

"I'm not a good singer" LOL baby you're The King

[@sniper555100]

I think he said this with sarcasm. Because at this time there was many newspapers etc which would say Elvis couldn't sing. So Elvis said here "of course, I'm not a good singer" in a tongue-in-cheek response to those critics!

[@CooManTunes]

ELVIS is the beginning of the modern era of popular culture. Without Elvis, the world would be.......well, different.

[@champflowahbomb7630]

He truly was a pioneer. The guy is present in EVERYTHING. you see clothes, modern dance moves, novelty items all have some Elvis influence. It's so extraordinary

[@champflowahbomb7630]

Absolutely! He was so beautiful

[@Richard-jy1jn]

We evolve no matter what, Elvis or no Elvis! There’s countless other artist who were just as good if not better than Elvis who had an impact on today’s music and culture. God bless them all

[@Laplaya64]

WITHOUT Elvis the world would be BORING as far as music is concerned.....cuz up till NOW NO ONE hasn't EVN COME CLOSE too what ELVIS has DONE as far as the music industry is concerned.....HE STILL HOLDS THE TITLE AS THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL....THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ERA LIKE THIS AGAIN.....NOT UNLESS HIS GRANDSON SURPRISES US!!!! BUT I DON'T THINK HE HAS ANY INTEREST IN SINGING

[@Laplaya64]

@BNO97 ! No one has ever DONE what Elvis has done!!!! His been gone for over 40yrs....can you name ANY ONE person FAMOUS alive/or dead!!!! Who still effect the AMERICAN PPL LIKE ELVIS DOES.....you can't cuz there ISN'T ANYONE LIKE ELVIS!!!! EVERYONE has they're own opinion about Elvis.....some might be bad...... but THANK GOD 99.99% OF IT IS ALL GOOD....AND THE 1% is ur comment tht no one really thinks about or worries about.........NO one can JUDGE ANYONE only God has tht power. Until a person has walked in someone's shoes.....I DON'T THINK ANYONE TRULY KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE!!!! SO THERE FOR I THINK IT'S A SHAME!!!! HOW PPL CAN PUT SOMEONE DOWN..... AND NOT KNOW ANYTHING!!!! ABOUT THE PERSON THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN!!!!! PPL ONLY KNOW WHAT THEY SEE ON THE OUTSIDE.....Life as we know it is coming to an END FAST.....and it's sad we still hvnt learned....how to be CIVIL with one another as God intended us to BE. God BLESS US ALL😇😇🙏🙏😇😇

[@TheAlfa1Omega]

Such an intelligent person. Elvis never said anything negative about any comments or stories they told about him. Such a positive and sincere soul.

[@CJLOVE23]

That man handled the intrusion of the ridiculous press so magically. Wise beyond his years. Such a beautiful man inside and out ❤

[@amc042759]

He was a class act. One of the most handsomest and talented men to walk the earth!

[@1ranjeeves21]

+Annie Carriero handsome*

[@amc042759]

1ranjeeves21 your right my grammar is questionable there.

[@1ranjeeves21]

Annie Carriero You're*

[@amc042759]

1ranjeeves21 Don't get too carried away with the formalities.

[@1ranjeeves21]

Annie Carriero At last perfect grammar. Top marks!

[@senseijuan3230]

Love that he said "Anything that is mine is theirs".

[@over50fab20]

I was only 10 yrs old when Elvis passed. I remember all of the family in front of the TV listening to the news. Then our momma was crying uncontrollably. It was such a heavy & sad time. I remember feeling so sad for his daughter who was a year younger than me. I remember thinking how sad she must have been & that made me sad. Elvis is truly an icon. Now, Lisa Marie is gone as well. It brings up a lot of sad emotions. RIP 🕊️

[@avaparker9007]

Presley used car lot...so sweet..he said that he isnt a good singer..no he was amazing singer and amazing human being

[@elvis78ale]

He was incredibly humble... So sweet and respectful ❤️

[@nascarfan7217]

HE WAS ABSOLUTELY DROP DEAD GORGEOUS! NO WONDER WOMEN WENT NUTS, ITS WORTH WATCHING HIS MOVIES JUST TO LOOK AT HIM!

[@cazb877]

He was truly beautiful, humble, generous, honest and had god given talent. They were afraid of him and didn’t know what to do with him, the crap he had to put up with at the beginning of his career was unreal and must’ve had an impact on him ❤️

[@lisaroberts8739]

That's right they put him in the Army , thinking people will forget about him ,then when he came out of the Amy they sent him to Hollywood for 10years ,the in 1968 he did that comeback special and everyone knew then he still was the king of rock n roll.x

[@jesus-is-the-way2079]

So adorable!!!! I like when he was talking about his parents when he said EVERYTHING OF MINE IS THERES... I wish I could of met him.

[@Flippie123]

Wow. He looked sooooo good. He was awsome

[@idontlikeseeinglongusernam4589]

He does wink alot...just watch his eyes

[@19kilo241]

I dont like seeing long usernames on youtube you can tell he’s exhausted in this video. Circles around his eyes, wrinkles, etc. He had been touring and recording nonstop.

[@anntares172]

He was just such a sweetheart. Can't help but love him.

[@nme_mma]

Beautiful young Elvis ❤ so well spoken and polite.

[@Floppyearsmomma]

I was just 14 when he died. I spent the whole week crying and writing in my journal. I grew up with him on the record player and on the Saturday night movies. Love the way he said, “Not my heed!” Everything he did was mesmerizing! Love you till I die Elvis!

[@florac6906]

Elvis was so humble and understood how media works . He accepted both good and bad media coverage of him

[@ladybug6005]

No hesitation in his answers. He tells it like it is. Loved that about Elvis.

[@sarahp3144]

He's adorable. Miss him!

[@dulanjaleeabeysundera8514]

Man he’s handsome ❣️

[@Elizabeth-dw6lc]

I just love that beautiful southern accent. ❤️💋❤️

[@DiceDecides]

"of course im not a good singer" HE'S SO HUMBLE THO

[@brendabooher6683]

Elvis was great in this interview. He was so truthful and straight forward with his answers.

[@Flippie123]

The greatest ever. Period.

[@lilym1524]

2:00 I love this moment. Such a mature way of handling that question to simply say that the critics have a job to do, and they do it. And then for him to still stick to his guns and say that he doesn't believe he's done anything wrong is so impressive. Great interview.

[@donnachesser9245]

I love listening to Elvis talk.....just so honest and sincere, so very humble! No one compares to him even now in 2021!!!!! Love him so very much 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@techiedls4308]

Wow what a treat ! Elvis looked very tired but so real , transparent, very honest w his responses. Thank you

[@gtamediaproductions1]

There's the guy that changed the world of music as we know it. EP forever! Never to be forgotten about!

[@melissam7322]

What a beautiful man 💕 inside and out

[@gabaduran3333]

Definitely

[@charlesfrancis6925]

He was not only a great singer but a great actor, guitarist, songwriter, dancer and above all a wonderful full human being.

[@gabaduran3333]

You right sir

[@foggyqubti6288]

God, he's so beautiful

[@loripatterson7882]

He was the first recording artist to add percussions!! And the only one to be added to FOUR different HALLs OF FAME!!

[@nonamous2098]

You know. Hes only 21. Brought up dirt poor. Extreme basic education. Yet he carries himself with such maturity and integrity. Wise beyond his years. The name " Elvis " is Welsh. Its origin means , " All Wise "

[@larryoconnor7094]

The name Elvis is Latin for the Irish name Ailbe. St. Alibe was an Irish Christian monk that brought Christ to the Welsh. Ailbe means "white".

[@judithbain3820]

Elvis graduated with a High School Diploma ..

[@willimina362]

What a humble man with a good sensible head on his shoulders.

[@asktina1st1]

So polite; such a gentleman to everyone man or woman. I loved his interview and the way he speaks. He is young here at 21 years old so his innocence to a lot of stuff shows. He is not silly by any means but I remember when I was 21. It is a young age to get all the fame and publicity and how to handle all that must have been hard especially when you come from nothing or very little. Great video.

[@dontknocktherock1263]

Great to see this virtually complete and in decent quality.

[@carlacarapetyan]

Poor Elvis. He was just feeling the music, dancing to the music. ❤️🕊️

[@DosSantos.00]

Perfection!! most gorgeous handsome man in history😘

[@gabaduran3333]

Yeees for sure he was

[@EmeraldJade66]

This interview of Elvis makes me sad actually. He comes across as though he's extremely tired almost to the point of exhaustion (has very dark circles and puffiness like little bags right under his eyes) and just not happy and this was when he was just starting out his career in his youth until his tragic death at 42! Just the fact he says he can't sleep but for 4-5 hours and then saying it all happened so fast ... it's like it was all in a daze for him because of the grooling schedule the Col. had him do non-stop at such a young age. He missed a lot of his teenage years because of wanting to become famous. Sooner or later all of it catches up with you and then it's too late. His death in his early mids is no shock considering his lifestyle and being as famous as he'd become. Elvis is an exhilarating inspirational story but also a very sad tragic one with many lessons to be learned from it for upcoming young people who wish to become just as famous as the King was. Wonderful interview of Elvis! What a treasure to have on film! So very rare indeed. R.I.P. ~ E.A.P. You will always be the King of our hearts

[@nildaaraga8377]

EmeraldJade66 His death truly aches my heart . .. died unhappy while he continue to search his soulmate . No doubt he’s been unhappy since the witch Priscilla left him. Let’s continue to pray for him . May he Rest In Peace . I pray for him everyday .

[@robertmcgee5717]

his eyes were naturally like that just like his mom's. you're reading an awful lot into one short interview. He was happy at this point..

[@marklarson3934]

The Darkness at the bottom of the eyes is hereditary -- his entire family is like that

[@presleyjordan8519]

@@nildaaraga8377 How is Priscilla a witch though? She isn't perfect of course, but she loved Elvis and gave him his heart, aka his Lisa.

[@lindagilbert6888]

Elvis knew how to move to the top fast. He did this with determination, hard work, and those damn good looks and such style.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

He tried to get into Elvis' head, but Elvis was great and went on to be even greater.

[@RockabillyRetreat]

He really tried but Elvis always came out on top ❤️

[@tonykerr865]

Elvis is so cool

[@nativeamerican8207]

He was the greatest and already showing it.

[@elvicare35]

He's so cool and REAL in this interview, and funny too!!!!!

[@ShirleyMooney-f6p]

Elvis was always my dream man and he will always be my number one singer and will always be the singer for me ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sulaksana]

Magnificent human being, god I love this man, I am not from the same era, but lord have mercy, he is looking so delicious in this interview.

[@kathryngreen6628]

He was always so Humble

[@shanke300]

Coolest man in the entire universe.

[@walterwiley2488]

Elvis is the King of rock and roll 😎 he was very humble and giving never forgot where he came from but was his personal life actually happy had a wife who loved him and a beautiful daughter ❤️ long live Elvis

[@Skipper86]

Elvis Presley always reminded me of my pastor.

[@elizabethyates69]

Bless his heart!

[@ShirleyMooney-f6p]

Elvis looks so young and Elvis was a really good sport about singing to a dog ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@msmcginn4574]

He was soooo tired. Poor guy. So wise for his years.

[@elizabethfreshour4828]

As someone with terrible insomnia I am so sympathetic to Elvis in this interview. He was so tired he was about to drop. People judge him for finally taking amphetamines but I bet he just couldn't keep up. He was supporting so many people family and friends. Exhausted and then tormented by insomnia. Poor dude.

[@liliaa.espinoza5084]

he said " if I was a good actor of course I'm not a good singer " I was like wtf lol

[@brendabooher6683]

Simply the best !

[@geoffm9944]

Some of the questions are frankly ludicrous, however, Elvis’s answers were polite and direct. At this time, he was a unique, exciting talent, whose voice was instantly recognisable. Elvis must have been bored and somewhat indignant about the stupidity of the questions, but nevertheless, he answered each one with good grace.

[@SkyKingofMaricopa]

Yeah, but Elvis doesn't really answer two questions clearly: the one about shooting his mother and, I believe, the one about marijuana. It always baffled me why he didn't come right out and deny both stories.

[@mammycher8895]

If you can say a man is beautiful he is. Inside and out. Damn shame what the hollywood machine did to him!

[@AndrewZambetti]

He’s the man

[@saezvirginia4575]

The date is July 1st 1956 according to my 2-LP set "This is Elvis" soundtrack. Thank you for the video :)

[@tomrucco6490]

A southern boy for sure

[@kataisa3]

"If there had been no Elvis, there would be no Beatles." ~ John Lennon

[@arielslack7015]

That’s really funny since John Lennon and Elvis did not get along at all, Elvis did not like John Lennon at all and he was actually responsible for trying to get John Lennon kicked out of the country

[@gfunk63901]

jeez. some of these questions are so condescending. What a generous guy not ending the interview.

[@SkyKingofMaricopa]

Okay, but why didn't Elvis flat out deny that he ever shot his mother? Sure. A goofy question, but to not adamantly deny that rumor was odd.

[@heikebohne8864]

Wonderful, mega cute. 1956 long time ago..... I love it. Wonderful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mouniasebbah8992]

Love this guy!!!

[@lindasayler4566]

Elvis told like it was the truth god bless this man shinning star

[@Yeshuasgirl1]

SO CUTE!

[@dinoleo3804]

Gorgeous

[@johnhumburg1828]

4-5 hours of sleep in YOUNG Elvis, that was extreme!

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

Yeh but suddenly I've got ton's and Ton's money to spend , after being poor for so long I can't spend it asleep,!! Or drive my car 👍

[@wendym5137]

Wow the best awesome my boy

[@scouseronthewirral]

The next day he recorded his epic single “Hound Dog”/“Don’t Be Cruel”

[@fayebradley1203]

beautiful spirit and they took it from him

[@demeter7011]

Humble beginnings - "What's mine is their's."

[@ronniebishop2496]

My folks made me behave whether I wanted to or not! Lol Boy there’s kids that need to hear that.

[@Cynthia00007]

Gladys raised ELVIS right. He always made his Mama proud ❤️🌹♥️😇🕊️🕊️✝️♾️

[@marymary9288]

Elvis was pissed about putting on a tux and singing to a dog on the Steven Allen show. He was always upset about things that Parker made him commit to. At this time he loved to entertain and wanted the money desperately to make sure his mother was going to be well off from then on. He loved his momma best of all.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

As he said by this early in his career he already owned 4 expensive cars and was giving away an expensive diamond ring as a prize and was spending money like crazy. I'm not sure how his extravagant indulgence was beneficial to his mother,certainly to him. He 100% relied on parker to keep the money rolling in so he could continue to spend

[@TheBohemianAngels]

Interesting that out of this interview, we would see the downfall of Elvis and prescription drugs. He cited there that he could no longer sleep and averaged 4 to 5 hours. The excitement and demand of his career created this issue for him and that's when he began to take pills to make him sleep and to wake up, more so I hear when he went into the Army. Eventually, 20 years of this did him in. This is really the point and time when one can really see when it changes his life. He was only starting his stardom, he was a few months into his breaking year, '56.

[@roryandtheisland]

the absolute hate in his eyes when Colonel Parker is mentoned in a good light after Elvis is just sayin his head is all messed up and he cant sleep .. classic

[@elvicare35]

He really say's a whole lot in the small amount of interviews that he gave, like what you just said, everything was a whirlwind and his life had just been completely turned upside down and all around with all of the star status and treatment, a crooked "stranger" Colonel popping into his life..........he and his family were always just "regular down to earth people, who were all of the sudden caught up in this storm, and even though the "storm" gave out a lot of wonderful things, like money, fame and anything and everything that you could want materially, he WAS just a wonderful son, amazingly gifted and talented, but they were a down to earth and humble family, first and foremost.....................

[@beckysebring4959]

Yes I Noticed It Too. Col. Parker Was A Bastard .....

[@ata5855]

I thought the same thing - clenched jaw, dead stare... Parker was sadistic, for sure. He must’ve had some blackmail on Elvis

[@mrkk4360]

These commentors , speculation and accusations are now considered facts and they don't even care..

[@warmgunwarmgun3025]

Yes I saw the same reaction in Elvis.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

Hello from Hollywood Joe

[@giannabonadeo4231]

Meno male che non sei un bravo cantante . ELVIS grande uomo umile e semplice 👑❤️⚡️

[@beehappy3209]

Wow.... never seen this before 👌🙏

[@elvispresely3679]

21 AND ALWAYS YOUNG.....

[@kathrynenderby5997]

I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s I love 💕 his music and flims too my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis 5:11pm

[@wendymarriott4413]

Thank you

[@christinehasse3345]

Such a classy, humble and talented man. How not love him? A truly pioneer, he changed world forever. I can see him in Michael Jackson, Freddy Mercury, Beatles and everybody that came after him. Unfortunately he can't see all the tremendous impact he still causes today.

[@lucianareis1805]

Lindooooo 💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@jackieschiettekatte6756]

Tout pour plaire humble et modeste par excellence 👑👒👍

[@BNCA70]

If only we could jump in a time machine, go back and leave a note under his pillow saying "Whatever you do, do not under any circumstances allow The Colonel to manage you"

[@sayitloudblcknproud]

Me too! Would change the course of his entire life.

[@Hollyweirdification]

And that's why he was and still is the King of Rock 'N' Roll!!!!

[@elliottmayer-yeager8087]

“It doesn’t affect the size of my head” Elvis

[@johnday8204]

Now we all know why he was named the king 🤴

[@idontlikeseeinglongusernam4589]

Elvis blinks alot.

[@marklarson3934]

Five hours if daily sleep...

[@marklarson3934]

@James Walker Sad to see him go so early He was the male version of marilyn monroe -- a happy carefree person. Happy people are great they help all of us to forget the bad things.

[@josemeda4592]

Sleepy.

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Tired

[@DYA9091]

He was tired, and also he had problems with his sight.

[@derrickjones7862]

Real elvis