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Danny Sherrill at The Cavalier Motel’s 9th Annual Elvis Concert.

Dean Beard Born: 1936, Coleman, Texas Died: April 1989, Coleman, Texas Buried: Coleman Cemetery, Coleman, Texas ,,, Coleman’s Dean Beard, an unsung “Rock-me boy,” often referred to as the “West Texas Wildman,” also shared the stage with Presley. Beard was the opening act in Breckenridge on April 13, 1955, and later that night Dean witnessed Elvis as “he tore the roof off that place.” The next day a write-up appeared in the Breckenridge American by Ann Cowan that just might be “the first post-show review of an Elvis concert.” Beard was in attendance for other Presley shows, including a July 4th appearance in Brownwood. Afterward Dean recalled inviting Elvis over to Coleman for a visit: “He [Presley] had a pink Cadillac. Boy, I felt like something riding down the main street of Coleman in that pink Cadillac.” (Elvis’s first pink Cadillac burned up on the road sometime in June

Elvis Presley performing “Baby, What You Want Me To Do” from the ‘68 Comeback Special. For more Elvis videos visit Elvis.Com