Word: charlestoning
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...them calling for a TV ban on Elvis the Pelvis, and Presley was obliged to tone down his moves when, on "The Steve Allen Show," he sang "Hound Dog" in a tuxedo to an actual hound dog (in a tuxedo). In a revealing press comment in Charleston, S.C., the week before the Allen show, Elvis put his music and his performance style into cultural contest: "The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. They played it like that in the shanties and in their juke joints...
...left? A terrific crooner who was closer, in intonation, vocal virtuosity and care for a song's mood, to Bing Crosby than to any top singer of the rock era. We have to entertain the possibility that Elvis was exactly the anachronism he wanted to be. In the 1956 Charleston interview, he'd been asked what he would do after the rock 'n roll fad faded, as many adults thought or hoped it would. "When it's gone," Elvis said, "I'll switch to something else. I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry...
...Lisa Garro of Charleston, S.C., is a house-call vet with 1,500 patients. "The major benefit is that you're in their environment. Things--like seeing where the food and litter boxes are placed or where a pet likes to sit--all help. It's conducive to a higher quality of care on all fronts...
...Charleston Southern, Mills will replace David Dowd, who recently resigned as the Buccaneers’ coach after starting their football program 12 seasons...
...Charleston Southern Athletic Director Hank Small sees Mills’ impressive record at Harvard as a tremendous asset for this young head coach...