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1956 – Elvis Presley performed three shows at the Florida Theater in St. Petersburg at 3:30pm, 7:00pm and 9:00pm on this date with approximately 6,500 people in attendance. In early August, Presley’s hit singles, “Hound dog,” and “Don’t be Cruel,” exploded onto the Billboard charts, and his Florida tour coincided with this latest round of “Presley-mania.” From August 3rd - August 11th, Presley performed 25 shows total in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Jacksonville. He would travel and perform in Florida on a number of other occasions, but Presley never underwent a whirlwind tour like his 1956 Florida tour.
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