Robinson's prominence gave him access to top performers who came to town, and he tells endless stories about his times with Holly, Presley and others.
Calling himself the first disc jockey to play Presley music in Canada, he credits Elvis for cementing the popularity of rock 'n' roll, ensuring its transformation from fad to industry. Before that, the thrill was just being around the scene and the performers. 'Not because at the time they were spectacular, but because we were kids and it was exciting and we thought it wouldn't last long', Robinson said.
http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/red-robinson.html
AH: When the kids came up near the stage, some accounts say that Colonel Parker came out on stage and told the kids they had to go back to their seats before the show could go on.
RR: I don’t remember that. I just remember Elvis finished a song and tore down the back stairs. In that little vestibule I was talking about, he took off his jacket and handed it to his cousin Gene, who got into the limo. The kids all followed the God damn limo, while Elvis stayed in the vestibule. I was standing right there. Colonel Parker never came out on stage.
AH: Somebody warned the kids, right?
RR: Maybe on the PA. That could be. The stadium had a big PA system up in the corner where they did the broadcasts from. Somebody could have said it from there, but no one came on stage except Elvis and myself. I’m telling you that. I don’t care where this other stuff came from.
AH: The newspaper articles talk about kids moving back and then forward, and then back and then forward several times. Does that sound familiar?
RR: No. You know what I think when that description comes up? There were policemen there, not enough of them, but I think what happened is the kids come up, take a look and go back to their seats, or go get a hot dog or whatever, so it changed all the time. I don’t think it was one major thrust like a big flood wave coming in, ever, except in the front. I’d say four or five rows never moved. You know, the ones who were standing right in front of the stage.
AH: You said it was Gene Smith who exchanged with Elvis. I read one article that said it was George Klein.
RR: It was one of guys. I thought it was Gene, but it could have been George. He was there, but I never met him. He never introduced himself, never said he was a Memphis disc jockey. The only Memphis disc jockey I knew at that time was Dewey Phillips.
(this is me in the King DJ video)
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he was called "red" because of his hair
Red Robinson hung out with Elvis before the show and Elvis handcuffed him to the shower as a joke
Robinson said the room number of the Vancouver hotel elvis had stayed in and girls broke in and tore the room apart. the station had to pay for damages