Uncle Miltie’s show April 3 1956

[@janetgiddings5538]

I'm 70, have been a fan since high school and I have never seen this!!! So much fun! Thank you. 😎👑

[@shanke300]

Most handsome talented singing ultimate star. The Greatest.

[@fredrios1402]

How freakin' classic is this...never seen it before...the King just on the cusp of the hurricane to come...awesome!!!

[@greglapointe1311]

Elvis and Milton made a great team. Also, nice to see when patriotism was still fashionable and not looked down on. This is classic, I've never seen it before.

[@lendrury2771]

@Robert Beck uncle milton with the ol hogs leg under the slacks Boy was strapped to the knee caps

[@janetgiddings5538]

Elvis had such a good sense of humor!

[@beaulyle6933]

you probably dont care but if you're stoned like me atm then you can stream all the new movies and series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my girlfriend for the last few weeks :)

[@fletcherandres6318]

@Beau Lyle Definitely, I've been watching on InstaFlixxer for since november myself =)

[@smitastic7030]

People are still patriotic, but the neo patriots are all driving Toyotas and Hyundai's to their "rallies" now. They also talk big but have never been in the military, doesn't sound very patriotic to me. My Dad was in the military and he thinks dumpf is an idiot, oh and dumpf also dodged the draft, again not patriotic.

[@familymemphis]

He will always be my favourite artist. No one like him ever.

[@edwardchascsa4191]

Lol. Milton Berle the first guitar smashing rebel. What a way to ease the tension off Elvis.

[@tmph1814]

Love this Elvis is such a natural in the spotlight with the singing, has great humor and personality!

[@jackiewagner6446]

I noticed how he was enjoying the experience. Not self conscious.

[@r.d.g.7877]

Yeah, it clearly sounds and shows he digs entertaining not only himself, he knows we all are entertained what he does. I know I dig his confidence!

[@r.d.g.7877]

Bill Black, Scotty Moore is just as much Elvis Aron Presley as he himself is.

[@alexdroyd]

Elvis rocks and his performance every time anywhere anytime !!! Long life the King of rock n roll!!!

[@ArsPraestigium]

When Elvis appeared on the Milton Berle show, Berle received literally half a million letters complaining about the “vulgar” pelvis-thrusting singer. Berle called them “pan letters,” rather than “fan letters.” Berle called “Colonel” Tom Parker and told him about the letters, and said “You have a star on your hands.” He was, of course, proved correct.

[@MikeyJMJ]

That was in June and Elvis final appearance on the Milton Berle show when he sang Hound Dog

[@janetgiddings5538]

If they watched, there was no "thrusting".

[@glendametivier6027]

This was hilarious, what fun they had, no one like Elvis, he was special and still is.

[@mariaamorim1460]

Elvis is Elvis ... SIMPLEMENT FANTASTIC and Brilliant ETERNIT KING OF THE ROCK

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

I was born in the 50's and I still love Elvis!

[@rmenton3]

American Royalty. Keep your Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses, We had THE KING. A twenty-year reign of Elvis I

[@hazelevans1971]

Love love love this,and has always love , love , love Elvis

[@r.d.g.7877]

Thumbs up to all positive comments! I truly dig; the boy, the young teen, the young man, the adult.... Elvis Aron Presley and the three; Scotty, Bill, and DJ. Also those that made the background sounds!

[@joecap2919]

So significant, it was obvious that Elvis was something completely different and unique

[@polygamous1]

What did John Lennon say: B4 ELVIS there was NOTHING

[@AndrewVOdom]

polygamous1 Sozou I always loved the sentiment but it’s not true.

[@beautifulinsideout5258]

@@AndrewVOdom Who among the 40s/50s singers before Elvis can compare to his looks, talent, charisma, appeal and stage presence . . . no one, even after him.

[@shahidlatif6230]

Elvis Presley. What a Legend

[@fredrios1402]

He was just some poor kid that just had it...amazing!!!

[@memphispresley7145]

Thank you for sharing always nice to see a young happy Elvis

[@serafimsousa5383]

What a Sport was Milton Berle, and Elvis....of course, the greatest ever, there will never be another one like him, ever, not in a billion years.

[@lucreto956]

My heart hurts so much everytime i watch him...but i just cant stop. 65 watched him un the 50-60s lots and listen to him to sleep...each night.

[@hazelevans1971]

I watch and listen to this special man Elvis ever night as well he is loved so much and always will be God bless him

[@ruthrattner5609]

me. too.

[@johnrogers9481]

I was ten when.The Beatles hit in 63. It was overwhelming, all the great music that occurred just after that. I knew little of Elvis then but I caught up on Elvis and his talent on into the mid seventies. Unfortunately he died at that time. Oh, I wish I could have seen him live!! The great Elvis Presley.

[@anneshaw9681]

Fantastic. never seen this before.

[@karenkoontz581]

Anne Shaw me neither!

[@stellapatchouli6652]

Greatest performer EVER. ELVIS. im blessed to have known him as my friend.

[@cheripetty1805]

You have to love the energy and excitement that broadcasting & producing Live Television in the 1950s exuded! Performing onstage to an in-house audience and those millions of viewers out there in TV Land, the domain of so many BIG STARS of the day like Uncle Milty or some nice young man named Elvis. Plus, the whole family gathered together at the same time to enjoy the experience TOGETHER. Nowadays, family members sequester themselves about the house to plug into their devices to pursue their personal interests and entertainment. ✌🍁✌

[@dynjarren7523]

This is hilarious! Back when some people were scared of rock n roll leave it to Milton Berle to go even further and break and smash his guitar 🎸 years before The Who ever did! Funny! Berle was crazy like a Fox and wasn’t afraid of this new trend in music. In fact he welcomed Elvis and even tried to join in the fun! And Milton Berle was the King of live Television back then along with Ed Sullivan who practically ran show business on the East Coast. If you wanted to become big and become a National Act you had to go on Sullivan’s show to get the exposure. Now TVs not that important. Now it’s the Internet and KZbin and Viral Videos! Back then it was a different game run by a handful of people.

[@mr.breeze8796]

Not much different, the internet is ran by a handful of people

[@marilynadams349]

Love the slap the base! Love the simple band

[@r.d.g.7877]

Awesome opportunity for Elvis Aron Presley.

[@jvs333]

His Beatles Sullivan moment

[@Guyright]

No one before no one then no one after Elvis is the King

[@walterlangston9398]

real show business we will never see it again elvis and milton berle a great team

[@mariapontillas490]

Elvis presley mother still alive reflecting in him the happiness in him as a person.

[@jeddyhi]

Nation's Only Atomic Powered Singer....

[@pelvismc]

Elvis is unique ! There is only 1 Elvis! It s like that !

[@justthink5854]

even in blurry b&w he was electric. and a nice guy too. Uncle Miltie got 500,000 letters of outrage about Elvis the Pelvis. a star was born.

[@Flippie123]

Elvis was sooo young, pure, raw, happy and full of energy before fame killed Him. Him with a capital H.

[@charluvstrue]

YES!

[@ninap2222]

His manager overworked him

[@danielupsdell2697]

Yes fame was fine he was over worked

[@brendafulmernickel1218]

And he meant it, "you can do anything but lay off my blue suede shoes "!❤🎶🎯

[@lorettamann4246]

This was so great---Elvis

[@mysteryseaker1914]

So it was MB who invented the smash your gear thing, not The Who? Revelation! Things are never what they seem. Blowin' my mind.

[@kenlieck7756]

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in your mind! But remember, Abbott & Costello had the Who on first!

[@Elvis-guy1973]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@ckalnicki]

Uncle Miltie was the funniest!

[@johnrogers9481]

This is great... what a fantabulous show opening with good timing on it all.!! So much talent here.

[@MickTheQuickk]

Great! I never saw this before!

[@angelabaiers5055]

We were United as a Country in patriotism. Beautiful.

[@gregfrancis5252]

ELVIS WAS DYNAMITE LIVE,,,

[@user-ol9hc4wx1w]

I've never seen it before! One of the greatest Elvis show! He is young and beautiful!!!!

[@pmccachren]

So funny that Elvis's hip gyrations were considered indecent back then. Some of today's acts would be considered porno back then.

[@barbarawright1302]

Elvis was tame back then compared to what we have now,and it's worse then when Elvis said it in the 70s...

[@cindylawrence1515]

Well, just think what viewer today would attribute to Gene Vincent's two band members kneeling next to him while he leans back and sings baby blue....Wow! what people today would read into that today!!!......

[@waterlec8718]

*L👀K what Miley Cyrus has done on live television...it WAS porno...* And she ain't the ONLY one.

[@uncjim]

Priceless

[@lorettamann7588]

Wonderiful===Love it

[@karenkoontz581]

Loved it! Thank you!

[@TheJackflash85]

A Real Star for the Ages !

[@donaldduke2233]

Uncle Miltie treated him better than Ed Sullivan where he was cut off at the waist.

[@annamarcaletti1025]

ELVIS PRESLEY WAS UNIQUE AND HE LOVED HIS MAMA💓💜🎸❣️

[@mirito488]

The greatest of all time!!... Anyway

[@richarddavies9514]

Wow, I have seen outtakes of Elvis on this show , however never saw it in this format, Priceless ,Thanks.

[@ArsPraestigium]

Note the historical precedent. This was the first guitar smashed purposely on television, long before it became fashionable.

[@ArsPraestigium]

tinwoods From the 1970s through the early 80s, rock guitarists routinely smashed the instruments they were playing at the end of concerts. www.vh1.com/news/9382/10-epic-classic-rock-guitar-smashes/

[@josephconsoli4128]

This was the real Elvis. Raw Rockabilly. He got it out to the public brilliantly. He had it all. I think members The Who watched this with the instrument thrashing on stage as kids!

[@michaelelsy2209]

Never new anything about this one before. This was great.

[@marilynadams349]

Never saw this until today Aug 2020

[@bellabiesel442]

Love Elvis!!

[@Nonduality]

That act is still ahead of its time.

[@stevensmith4328]

Damn wish I was there

[@shanelockridge8580]

That was great put a big smile on my face that was funny there never be another Elvis

[@CornbreadOracle]

So many legends in that show and Elvis swamped them all.

[@joe6096]

This is the moment rock n roll blew the world up and some would say it ain’t been the same since. It went from Sinatra, big bands, and top 20 to Gibson, Fender, and Marshall. Especially after Blue Suede Shoes where Elvis about completely looses it in a good way and Bill Black starts riding his bass. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, and Roger Daltrey all saw this as kids. All hell broke loose after that.

[@pauldunn231]

Actually Joey I doubt that they did as Milton Berle, like Ed Sullivan & Steve Allen, were not shown on British TV: that was why McCartney has told of his excitement at going to see Love Me Tender with Lennon

[@joe6096]

Paul McCartney owns that very bass today. He bought Black's bass about 30 years ago. He actually used it on Free As A Bird and Real Love. That's this very bass you hear on those tracks.

[@pauldunn231]

Indeed it is, Joey. But I forgot to mention that we Brits also didn't get to see the Dorsey Bros shows on our national TV, waited until '69 for the '68 Comeback, & after Elvis's death for Aloha from Hawaii!!! I'm sure you've seen the clip of P McC playing Bill Black's bass, but check out the one (I think it's in the wings as he's going on stage in Memphis) where he recounts going to the movies with John for their first chance to see Elvis in motion!

[@dynjarren7523]

Paul Dunn Yeah, you Brits missed the original explosion 💥 of the first Rockers on TV like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis but they did tour in Britain except for Elvis. He couldn’t tour Britain or Europe because of the Colonel blocking him. On the other hand, I am only now catching up on all the Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops shows that I missed out on back in the 70s and 80s. Now thanks to KZbin I can finally watch those shows and we missed out on the whole glam scene with TRex, Sweet and the rest. There was no Satellite coverage or Internet or KZbin. Now thanks to KZbin everyone worldwide can see this great music and these legendary performers! Thank God for KZbin!

[@kenlieck7756]

The Hawaiians had us *all* beat, though -- or at least my girlfriend did. She hung out with Elvis on the Paradise Hawaiian Style set, and also with Jerry Lewis on the Family Jewels set... It helped that her best friend Donna Butterworth was in those movies, of course!

[@charlesbrooks9577]

Miltii said that he got a half millions letters complaining about having elvis on his show.He said he called tom parker and told him that he had all those letters that were mad at him for having elvis on his show.Milti said he called tom parker and told him about all of the letters complaining about having that trashy man called elvis on his show and he told tom parker,tou have a star.The rest is history.

[@jokkantii9521]

king.period.

[@overcamehim]

Elvis was the first man to get on a stage and very unselfconsciously put on a show using the moves of a stripper. Ofcourse, his looks and voice didn't hurt. He was certainly unique.

[@r.d.g.7877]

I don't know about the "stripper" remark. I've never ever thought of him doing anything like a stripper. And never will. I'm sure he NEVER thought like that. He maybe not be living amoung us, but he's alive and doing just fine on KZbin.

[@janetgiddings5538]

I saw an interview with Elvis around 1973. The interviewer asked him about his "moves". Elvis told him when they were first starting he went backstage and one of the guys told him to get back out there and do what he'd been doing. He asked, "what have I been doing"? The guy said moving your arms and legs all around. With a chuckle, Elvis told the interviewer, "been doing it ever since"! Not intended as vulgar; he didn't even realize what he was doing.

[@mark2designs607]

Really funny. Milton was great. Crazy thing is that after this show Milton received thousands of letters complaining of how vulgar the young guy from Memphis was. Many went on to say they’d never watch his show again. Milton said a few days later he called Col. Parker and told him “you’ve got a real star”

[@wakanathan1]

Bill Black is brilliant

[@carlanelson41]

He played that June in Savannah Georgia Sports Arena. I bet my late dad saw this on TV too.

[@rustynails8756]

To think how revered Elvis become it is hard to believe but Milton Berle got several thousand letters panning the "vulgarity" of his performance. Seems so tame by todays standards

[@kenlieck7756]

It didn't even look sexual to me, just energetic and entertaining! But that's what "rock and roll" was really about at its base (no pun intended)...

[@angelabaiers5055]

I love Milton, Ester Williams & Elvis.

[@jackiewagner6446]

Just plain fun!

[@ge484]

elvis is sharing the stage ---

[@jerryjones7472]

Elvis was custom made for doing tv.

[@elyzarimiel2620]

😊❤😍👍🏼🙏R.I.P

[@billmelton5528]

uncle miltie a whole lot different than ed sullivan

[@dougdickason]

How can you not like that?

[@Angela-tt5ik]

That audience was so lucky .

[@rolandjohansson2714]

ELVIS IS BEST! Especially in the 50's. And those moves by instinct - nothing beats that.

[@dburch7894]

Perfection.

[@pjriverdale8461]

Had one saw the LIVE broadcast, on a color set it was indeed shown "IN COMPATIBLE COLOR". The term as always used on 1950's NBC broadcasts was to (pointedly) differentiate NBC-RCA broadcasts and the systems employed to generate them from their victory over a (potential rival) CBS system that could not be seen on anything but CBS manufactured receivers. The FCC ruled in favor of the NBC-RCA system primarily on the basis that it was COMPATIBLE. That is, able to be received on ALL TVs either Black and White or Color sets both existing and in the future. Subsequent repeats and AFRT broadcasts of this episode used the NBC BLACK AND WHITE kinescope recording as seen here. Early NBC-RCA color had a " soft focus " to it which was accentuated on film recording accounting to the less than sharp focus as seen here even when accounting for extant copies of this film being at least second generation or more removed from the source footage. While black and white videotape recording WAS developed by 1956, NO color recording exists of any TV broadcast prior to 1958. Film/Kinescope recording continued to be used into the 1960s until the per foot price point of videotape reduced relative to that of film. Briefly, in the 1990's, the complete film recording of the show was available on budget priced home videotape. In black and white. This was likely one of the first outdoor COLOR TV broadcasts ever, almost certainly the first of that in a purely enertainment form. Berle, by this time was winding up a TV series that had begun in mid 1948 as "The Texaco Star Theater" By 1953, it was known as " The Buick Berle Show". As TV grew from primarily an East Coast service as far as live broadcasts went, viewers in increasingly outlying areas of the US were less inclined to watch "New York" style comics. As ratings declined for some of TVs pioneer stars, other shows and stars emerged. About the only variety format holdover from TVs earliest network days was Ed Sullivan, due in part to his role of that as a presenter only. NBC would eventually buy Berle out of a " Lifetime" contract by the 1960's. Berle was frequently a guest on numerous TV shows until his passing, relatively unchanged from his days as " Uncle Miltie"... As for Elvis,this was his first TV appearance after his breakthrough "Stage Show" appearances on CBS in January-March of 1956. He would go on to appear on Berle's last episode in June 1956, debuting "Hound Dog" in a legendary performance that would long define him visually for those who had never seen him live. From there, " toned down" in various ways, he went on to appear on The Steve Allen Show and three "Ed Sullivan Show" appearances, one of which Sullivan instructed his cameramen to ONLY SHOW Presley from the WAIST UP. This was not lost on Presley, who performed both waist up and waist down for the studio audience. After his final Sullivan appearance in January 1957, he did not appear again until 1960 on a Frank Sinatra ABC TV special entitled " Welcome Home,Elvis". Not until 1968 did Presley return to TV on "The Singer Show" broadcast in December 1968. He appeared once more during his lifetime in the 1973 "Elvis, Aloha From Hawaii" broadcast. Seen also internationally via satellite.

[@deborahminton9548]

thx ... at the end, that's great early tv info on Elvis !! 💜💜💜💜💜⚡👑⚡💜💜💜💜💜

[@Agustin_Reyes.G2000]

9:14 Twin brother? That hurts. If you get it press like

[@adamrichards3174]

Yeah, I'm really surprised that he went along with that. Just really seems cruel.

[@renitamcintyre1071]

Was great !

[@barbarawright1302]

Lol it was great.

[@hazelevans1971]

This is great

[@rayberkin1079]

Where is The Love Button? Elvis in Top Form

[@JustPeachiiChan]

"Blue schuede shoes"

[@jvs333]

And a king named Elvis was born. Milton Berle got a 1/2 million angry letters from his viewers for this. After that Berle said he knew Elvis was going to be the biggest thing ever. Milton Berle the original guitar smasher on stage

[@cfx5000]

Elvis was one BAMF in those days.

[@trickydick6152]

Well, Elvis seems more at ease in the skit than Berle.

[@janicemurphy7878]

Even a major star recognizes when an unknown is the next major star.awmk

[@thylacinethetigerwolf1372]

Odd..didn't realize Elvis had a Guitar malfuction in this performance

[@ThomasDeLello]

What is particularly interesting about this to me is at 14:34 on the time dial in the credits is indicated that the broadcast was in "COLOR"... and on NBC and that must have been before they came up with the still used NBC Peacock logo which they soon had after that. The man who invented color TV lived on my street in Yonkers NY where most of the RCA executives lived then and I went to school with his son. I saw my first broadcast color TV while Trick or Treating in 1957 at the house of the man who invented it and they had the Peacock logo by then. Color broadcast TV was very poor and most of us preferred black and white until cable replaced it and gave us the bandwidth needed for a decent quality.

[@seanmagee5669]

We all loved Elvis girls and boys alike

[@ThomasDeLello]

The footage we're seeing here on KZbin was probably kinescoped off the original with black & white film and probably off of a black and white cathode ray TV tube.

[@sparky6086]

Not sure if color videotape was around then or if they used any color kinescopes, but I know most of the color broadcasts back then were on local stations, broadcasting a few color shows, such as Superman, rather than from a network feed.

[@king77703]

Thomas De Lello, What a fantastic n interesting story my friend.

[@ladybug3864]

Take note young artist this is when people could sing with out voice over Elvis was the real thing

[@MrSchmolko]

how come i never saw this??????

[@adamrichards3174]

Amazing to think that this was originally broadcast in color. If only the original color Ampex tape recording survived, and not just this blurry kinescope.

[@jimmyjennings4089]

Wonder did Elvis break a guitar strings?

[@Elvis-guy1973]

and what's with the thumbs down? It must be the bieber generation.

[@LJS232]

Fantastic show

[@TheKrupskeman]

That was cool!

[@waterlec8718]

*That's Carl Perkins playing all the great guitar licks, driving all the girls crazy while Elvis' dances to it 🙄🤔..*

[@HelloooThere]

They could have been on the road together as a comedy team!! Why did this never happen?