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highlights
1954
Elvis worked at Crown Electric, until mid-October 1954
1955
Elvis did two shows today at the Fair Park Auditorium, Abilene, Texas. The first at 7.00 and the second at 9,15 p.m.
The other acts were Jimmy Newman, Johnny Cash, Floyd Cramer, Jimmy Day, Wanda Jackson, Porter Wagoner, Bobby Lord
1956
Elvis, with Nick Adams along, arrived in Dallas by train to begin a brief tour promoted by Bamford.
Elvis onstage at the Cotton Bowl by Kay Wheeler
The other acts were Rex Marlowe, Howard & Wanda Bell, Phil Maraquin, Hubert Castle, The Jordanaires, Sherry Davis
He performed at the Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas. Elvis entered in an open car which brought him to a stage set up at the fifty-yard line. 26.500 fans screamed while Elvis performed:
Heartbreak Hotel
Long Tall Sally
I Was The One
Blue Suede Shoes
I Got A Woman
Love Me
Dont Be Cruel
Love Me Tender
see also:
goldminemag.com/articles/go-back-to-1956-the-year-everything-changed-for-elvis
1957
Elvis drove to Madison to confer with the Colonel.
Scotty Moore and Bill Black played Texas State Fair, Dallas, TX (4 shows daily from October 5 to 20)
1958
The Elvis Presley album “King Creole” hit #2 in the U.S.
Elvis in Arizona for Stay Away, Joe
1970
Elvis Presley adds to his collection of honorary police badges when he is sworn in as a Special Deputy Sheriff of Bel Air, California.
1972
From October 8 to the end of the month, Elvis watched almost every night movies at the Memphian or the Crosstown.
October 11, 1973
Elvis had some difficulty breathing, just before he and Linda flew to Memphis.
October 11, 1974
Elvis performed at the High Sierra Room, Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada. Elvis did 8 shows in 4 days to make up for his cancelled appearances in May.
1976
Elvis returned to Memphis with Linda and arrived home about 4.00 a.m.
Red West called in later that day from California but Charlie Hodge told him Elvis was asleep. Red did not believe that and suspected that Elvis was listening in on an other line.
1994
The book “Good Rockin’ Tonight: Twenty years on the road and on the town with Elvis” by Joe Esposito was released.
2003
The July, 1954 Sun Studio session for Elvis Presley’s debut single “That’s All Right” was voted the most pivotal moment in Rock history by Mojo magazine readers. Bob Dylan’s switch from acoustic to electric guitars in 1965 came second, ahead of the release of The Clash’s debut single “White Riot” in 1977. The Beatles first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 was fourth and The Rolling Stones’ release of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” placed fifth. Releases and performances by Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, John Lennon and Led Zeppelin were also included in the Top 10.
2018
Letters offer new insight into Elvis at the end of his life
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/let ... -602834353
Glen Campbell’s Lost Album ‘Sings For The King,’ With Tracks For …
In the years between 1964 and 1968, during which he’d score his first hits as a solo artist, Campbell recorded studio versions of songs written with Presley as the intended artist, as he could skillfully imitate Presley’s delivery. Many of those songs were penned by songwriters Ben Weisman and Sid Wayne, with Weisman notably scoring a record 57 total cuts with Presley. The album’s executive producer Stephen Auerbach found reel-to-reel tapes containing the recordings of Weisman and Wayne’s songs in a storage space belonging to Weisman, his uncle by marriage.
Of the 18 songs on the new release, 12 were actually recorded and released by Presley, including “Stay Away Joe,” “Spinout” and “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the lost Campbell version of which is available for streaming now. Sings for the King also includes the gospel song “We Call on Him,” newly rendered as a duet between Campbell and Presley.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... um-735736/
Lisa Marie Presley files for sole custody of her twin daughters
Lisa Marie Presley claims her $135million trust was whittled away
Elvis Presley Lisa Marie plane at Graceland
Elvis Presley’s Lisa Marie plane at Graceland Photo: DreamArt123/Shutterstock
Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II
On the block in 2015
Sold together for a reported $15 million
Elvis fans breathed a sigh of relief in 2015 following the sale of his two jets—Hound Dog II and the Convair 880 that Presley named Lisa Marie after his daughter—because the new owner reached a “permanent” agreement to keep the aircraft at Graceland in Memphis, where they have been loved tender since 1984.
Elvis purchased the plane that would eventually bear the name Lisa Marie—a Convair 880 narrow-body airliner—from Delta Airlines in 1975 for $250,000. He spent another $350,000 refurbishing it. The custom interior includes a queen-sized bed, a bathroom with gold faucets and a gold washbasin, a videotape system linked to four televisions, a stereo system with 50 speakers, and a conference room. The tail section of the plane is emblazoned with the initials TCB—taking care of business. The plane last carried passengers in 1977, when it flew Priscilla Presley and George Hamilton, a good friend of Elvis, from California to his funeral at Graceland.
Like the plane in New Mexico that once belonged to Elvis, Hound Dog II is a Lockheed JetStar. Elvis bought it for about $900,000 in 1975 while waiting for the refurbishment of Lisa Marie to be completed.