what popular entertainer joined the us army in 1958
Elvis Presley
title: United Service Organizations text: entertainers such as: Abbott and Costello, Larry Adler, Brian Aherne, Louise Allbritton, Morey Amsterdam, Marian Anderson, The Andrews Sisters, Armida, Jean Arthur, Fred Astaire, Gene Autry, Lauren Bacall, Fay Bainter, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Tallulah Bankhead, Lynn Bari, Count Basie, Peg Leg Bates, Constance Bennett, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Ingrid Bergman, Milton Berle, Eubie Blake, Ben Black, Ben Blue, Ray Bolger, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Brian, Hillary Brooke, Phyllis Brooks, Joe E. Brown, Willie Bryant, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Charles Butterworth, James Cagney, Joseph Calleia, Cab Calloway, Judy Canova, Eddie Cantor, Charley Chaney, June Clyde, Jerry Colonna, Gary Cooper, Katharine title: United Service Organizations text: day went by without the USO providing services somewhere in Korea. At home or overseas, in 1952 it was serving 3.5 million in the armed forces using much the same methods of operation as it did in World War II. Many stars, both well-known and new, came to perform, including Bob Hope, Errol Flynn, Debbie Reynolds, John Cena, Piper Laurie, Jane Russell, Paul Douglas, Terry Moore, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Rory Calhoun, Mickey Rooney, Linda Coleman, Al Jolson and many others. Hispanic-American soldiers were entertained by artists such as Pérez Prado's Show featuring Evita Muñoz as his invited mambo dancer. title: United Service Organizations text: named the "USNS Bob Hope"; and streets, schools, hospitals, and a golf tournament were also named in his honor. A Senate resolution declared him "a part of American folklore." The "Guinness Book of Records" called him the most honored entertainer ever. And during his 1993 televised birthday celebration, when he turned 90, General Colin Powell saluted Hope "for his tireless USO trouping", which was followed by onstage tributes from all branches of the armed forces. General William Westmoreland spoke about his loyalty to the GI throughout the gritty Vietnam years. And bandleader Les Brown, who was with him during many title: Goodbye Cruel World (James Darren song) text: on the UK Singles Chart (no. 28). Darren, playing pop idol "Kip Dennis", performed the song on a late 1961 episode of "The Donna Reed Show". (He had previously played a different character in a 1959 episode of the sitcom). The song's lyrics were changed to "join the Army" instead of "join the circus" to reflect his character's reason to exit the show as Shelley Fabare's "love interest" ala Elvis' zeitgeist Army stint. The song was also used in a film on Pop Art directed by Ken Russell for the BBC TV series "Monitor" which was aired in March 1962; title: Entertainment industry during World War II text: musicians contributed to the war effort. Musician Glenn Miller enlisted in the army to perform in the United States Organization, in which he established the Army Air Force Band. Musician Irving Berlin assisted in the war effort by creating the "This is the Army" musical, which raised millions by playing on Broadway and for the US troops. Because of the war, approximately 15 million people "crossed county lines" and brought about the spread of different music styles like country music and African-American styles. Even the war itself influenced the music industry through its technology. The capture of Germany’s magnetic tape