May 5 in Elvis History: A Young Man's Priorities

It's May 5, and on May 5, 1955, Elvis Presley performed at Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Billed as part of the “WSM Grand Ole Opry” All-Star Jamboree. Elvis skipped the next night’s performance, instead jumping in his pink Cadillac to drive the 350 miles back to Memphis to take his girlfriend, Dixie Locke Emmons, to the prom. It was a move described as “a most remarkable display of priorities for a young aspiring artist at the bottom of the tour hierarchy,” Sources:elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/1955-may-6.html