Micky Curtis, an Elvis Presley-style singer, strums his guitar and sings just beyond reach of female admirers in the Nichigeki Theater in Tokyo on February 18, 1958. (32/53)

Japan was bouncing in a Rock ‘n Roll craze as the Rockabilly music of the west jolted its way to the top of Japan’s Hit Parade. Screaming, moaning, applauding teenagers packed the theater, throwing steamers toward the stage which the lucky singer dodged with timely gyrations.