The fast rising Elvis Presley performed seven shows at the Olympia Theater in downtown Miami on August 3rd and 4th in 1956. Here is the story of Elvis appearances in Miami in 1956.
In 1962, he went to Yankeetown to film "Follow That Dream," and interested onlookers included a teenager named Tom Petty. And though the later "Girl Happy" (with a Fort Lauderdale Spring Break setting) and Clambake (speedboat racing at Miami Marine Stadium) were mainly filmed in California, there were some 2nd unit shots locally.
In 1962, he went to Yankeetown to film "Follow That Dream," and interested onlookers included a teenager named Tom Petty. And though the later "Girl Happy" (with a Fort Lauderdale Spring Break setting) and Clambake (speedboat racing at Miami Marine Stadium) were mainly filmed in California, there were some 2nd unit shots locally.