October 12th in Elvis History

It's October twelfth, and on this day in 1955... Elvis Presley performed at the Midland High School Auditorium in Midland, Texas, as part of a star-studded Southern tour that included Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, and Floyd Cramer. But what made this date truly historic was backstage—when Johnny Cash introduced Elvis to a young Roy Orbison, marking the first meeting between two future legends of rock and roll.