Early Elvis in Cleveland
Why was it a landmark in his early career?
A new publication tells the story!
Now available with over 100 illustrations
and detailed information about Bill Randle's
promotion of Elvis Presley in 1955-1956
and a rare interview with Bill Randle in 1974!
(picture courtesy of Bill Randle)
"Good Rockin' Tonight":
Elvis Presley, Bill Randle,
and The Rise of a Music Legend
By Roger Lee Hall
(PineTree Press, 2025)
This new pdf book was written by
a former disc jockey and Director of the
Center for American Music Preservation.
He once worked as Bill Randle's teaching assitant
and spoke with him about his years
as a popular Cleveland Ohio disc jockey.
This book tells the story about the early appearances
of Elvis Presley in Cleveland in 1955
and promotion by two Cleveland disc jockeys:
Tommy Edwards and Bill Randle
(both shown in the above picture).There is also information about
the planned movie short,
"The Pied Piper of Cleveland:
A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey"
It was filmed at two locations:
Brooklyn High School auditorium in Brookyln, Ohio
and at St. Michael's Hall in Cleveland
Some of the footage was shown
on local Cleveland TV at that time.
Bill Randle introduced Elvis on his
national TV debut on "Stage Show" on January 28, 1956
on CBS-TV in New York City
There were six appearances by Elvis on "Stage Show" in 1956:
January 28, February 4, February 11, February 18, March 17, March 24
In the book there is a chapter about the first Elvis movie
LOVE ME TENDER
and about the songwriter who wrote
all four songs for that movie sung by Elvis Presley.
In this book, the author tells his personal story about
following Elvis Presley in his early career in the 1950sas he became a music legend
and the author's work as teaching assistant for Bill Randle.
Included in the book are remembrances
from some of the people
who were fans of Elvis in the 1950s.
There is also a transcript from a rare television interview
with Bill Randle in 1974.
This new pdf book has over 100 b&w and color
illustrations, some not published before.
Read how to get your personal copy below...
"Good Rockin' Tonight"
Elvis Presley, Bill Randle
and The Rise of a Music Legend
By Roger Lee Hall
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See the other titles
in the 10 volume series --
Memories And Music
'Bill Randle, Elvis Presley
& The Night That Changed
Rock Forever' WebinarThis special webinar about the Elvis Presley
national TV Debut in 1956
was presented by Roger Hall
for the New York Adventure Club website
on 28 January 2026
Read about it -- here
Read about Early Elvis on the long-running webpage
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