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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Elvis Presley 
At the Hayride
Live 1954 - 1956
(Memphis Mansion)




Rockabilly in febrile infancy, before the majors put a rope around its neck. Colored vinyl.

Recommended: "That's All Right," "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine," "Hearts of Stone," "Little Mama," "You're a Heartbreaker," "Baby Let's Play House," "I Forgot To Remember To Forget," "Paralyzed," "Hound Dog."

Audio: First Elvis Hayride gig, 1954

Memphis Mansion site

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FORMER staff writer for Rockabilly and Pin Up America magazines. FREELANCE credits include Daily Caller, American Thinker, Free Republic, Huffington Post, Counterpunch, Dissident Voice, Independent Political Report, USA Today, Des Moines Register, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Waterloo Courier, Cedar Falls Times, Marshalltown Times Republican, Cincinnati.com, IndyStar, Arizona Republic, No Depression, Goldmine, Blue Suede News, Rock and Rap Confidential, Crackerjack, Blues News, Wrecking Pit, Punk Globe, Prairie Sun, Music and Sound Output, BAM, New Music, and 1980s NYC fanzines Shake, Rattle, and Roll, Rebel Rouser, and Off the Wall. AUTHOR: Shake, Rattle and Rocket!, Ghost Saucers in the Sky!, Stratosphere Boogieman!, Flesh Made Music, That a Man Can Again Stand Up: American spirit vs, sedition during the incipient Trump Revolution, and Ideas Afoot: Political observations, social commentary, and media analyses. WORKED as 2004 Iowa coordinator for Ralph Nader independent presidential campaign; co-founded Iowa Green Party, also served as statewide media coordinator; press coordinator, 2002 Jay Robinson (Green) IA gubernatorial effort. Wrote extensively re Trump campaign..