Word: presleymania
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...including blues rock and rockabilly. Presley led not only his fans but also performers worldwide. There had never been such an idol. The world had seen Rudolph Valentino in films drive young women insane. The postwar bobby-soxers screamed for Sinatra. But before the Beatles' popularity enveloped the earth, "Presleymania" was the biggest thing ever to hit the entertainment world...
...Presleymania reigned. A frenzied girl tried to jump from the balcony to the stage. More than 13,000 other Elvis worshipers-housewives in Presley T shirts, teenyboppers, and vacationers who were following their idol on a seven-state tour-paid $10 and up for a concert in the Providence Civic Center. Paunchy and jowly at 42, the King scarcely bumped or gyrated. But just like old times, he crooned hoary favorites such as Hound Dog and Teddy Bear, and when he periodically tossed a sweat-stained scarf to the peons below, he set off a clawing clamor. A gratifying finale...
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