September 2nd in Elvis History

It's September second, and on this day in 1957... Elvis Presley performed at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon, delivering a 40-minute show so electrifying that it nearly sparked a riot. Police were called in to control the overwhelmed crowd. Before the concert, in a rare moment of candor, Elvis told reporters, “There's nothing more important than love and marriage. I do think that marriage would hurt my career now, though.” His words—and his performance—captured the tension between the private man and the public phenomenon at the height of Elvis mania.