According to Elvis's then girlfriend June Juanico, Elvis's gyrations were so threatening they were deemed unacceptable for a teenage audience.
A florida judge had warned Elvis he would be arrested if he performed this way during his 1956 shows in jacksonville.
With the judge in attendance, Elvis remained stationary, but wiggled his finger suggestively.
It can't be overstated how brazenly sexual Elvis's performances seemed at the time; people referred to him as 'behaving like a sex maniac' in front of millions of people.
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