Elvis Presley 'was a gentleman so my daddy let me date him'
msn.comElvis Presley was just coming up in popularity. The singer was slowly but surely building a fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to come, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar.
On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her. Nicolas Cage Returns Dinosaur Skull After Learning It's StolenSam Ryder announced as UK Eurovision act for 2022Eurovision: Sam Ryder announces he is the UK's entry artistArgylle: Henry Cavill stars in teaser from Apple TV+The Eyes of Tammy Faye: Andrew Garfield stars in trailerCharlie XCX stars in short film for Samsung Galaxy S22Dolly Parton sends her support to the people of UkraineDiscord: Outage map shows users experiencing issues across globePep Guardiola reviews Manchester City's win v Manchester UnitedOctopussy: Roger Moore stars as James Bond in 1983 trailerThe Ipcress File: ITV first look promoUncle Buck trailer with John Candy and Macaulay CulkinPaul Rudd stars in Marvel's Ant-Man and the WaspAnt-Man and the Wasp teaser and interviews with Marvel starsCilla Black memoriam statue unveiled in LiverpoolJumanji The Next Level: Cast return for action-packed sequelAt the time Wanda was a young up-and-coming country singer straight out of high school.
Looking back on her tour with Elvis - which spanned from 1955 to 1956 - she said: "After I graduated from high school, I had a couple of songs by that time.
I was ready to go on tour. "Before long, she was on the road with Elvis. . . and her father, Tom Jackson. The sweet 18-year-old was accompanied by her dad throughout her entire music career at the time because she was so young.
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