3 thoughts on “Elvis gets a trim at Jim’s, Memphis ’56”
Unless I missed something Elvis appears to be a rare white guy who grew up in the south and had no predjudices against black Americans (his manager on the other hand). He absolutely loved black musicians and regularly tried to record with him. There are audio recordings of him sitting around in the studio with other musicians lauding new and old records of black artists and truly appreciating the music.
He’s certainly had his problems later in life, but prior to that he seemed to be a genuinely nice guy.
It’s weird to realize I was actually alive when this photo was taken (2yo) and it was deep in the middle of a different century than the one we’re fairly deep into now. But so much is the same. We still have barbershops – they’re equipped fancier but still somebody stands and cuts your hair – not a robot, not a high tech helmet gizmo. And we still go around in cars and buses – much more complicated but they’re still cars and buses, not teleportation pods or antigravity sleds. No domed cities or undersea cities, no moonbases, and definitely no jetpacks (although yes they technically do exist). It’s just weird to me how many things are still like the 1950s. Not to mention we have huge political factions who want the rules to be that way too. It’s just striking that even though there are tons of differences there’s also tons of sameness.
Unless I missed something Elvis appears to be a rare white guy who grew up in the south and had no predjudices against black Americans (his manager on the other hand). He absolutely loved black musicians and regularly tried to record with him. There are audio recordings of him sitting around in the studio with other musicians lauding new and old records of black artists and truly appreciating the music.
He’s certainly had his problems later in life, but prior to that he seemed to be a genuinely nice guy.
It’s weird to realize I was actually alive when this photo was taken (2yo) and it was deep in the middle of a different century than the one we’re fairly deep into now. But so much is the same. We still have barbershops – they’re equipped fancier but still somebody stands and cuts your hair – not a robot, not a high tech helmet gizmo. And we still go around in cars and buses – much more complicated but they’re still cars and buses, not teleportation pods or antigravity sleds. No domed cities or undersea cities, no moonbases, and definitely no jetpacks (although yes they technically do exist). It’s just weird to me how many things are still like the 1950s. Not to mention we have huge political factions who want the rules to be that way too. It’s just striking that even though there are tons of differences there’s also tons of sameness.
Title should have been Elvis at Jim’s Barber Shop, reading a magazine about Elvis. Memphis, 1956