August 6, 2014 By Raanan Geberer Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Elvis Presley smiles after he is promoted to army sergeant at the U.S. Army Unit's maneuver headquarters in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Feb. 11, 1960. Presley went into the Army in 1958 and was shipped out for Europe at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. AP Photo
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Recently, Brooklyn Eagle writer Paula Katinas wrote about Bay Ridge nostalgia crooner Martin McQuade and his show honoring Elvis Presley at Hunter’s Steak & Ale House on Fourth Avenue.
While Katinas’ article focuses on McQuade, who has also performed songs by Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Danny Kaye and others, she mentions Presley’s little-known visit to Brooklyn in September 1958.
No, Elvis didn’t play a concert here. In fact, he rarely performed in New York City, some exceptions being his 1956 appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which was filmed live, and a 1972 show at Madison Square Garden.