1933
Floyd Cramer (“Last Date”) was born in Samti, Louisiana; died of lung cancer in Nashville, Tennessee December 31, 1997.
1954
The Presleys lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, rented til the end of 1954 to mid-1955
October 27, 1955
Elvis performed at the National Guard Armory, Jackson, Alabama with Shorty Sullivan and The Green Valley Boys
Scotty Moore Site: https://scottymoore.net/mobile.html#VIGOR
Prichard, AL Vigor High School Auditorium (10:30 a.m.)
Meanwhile, Bob Neal learned for the first time that Colonel Parker was in the middle of selling Elvis’ contract. Neal demanded a meeting between himself and the Colonel to get things clear.
1956
A front page article in Billboard magazine says that the US Army will give Elvis Presley a GI haircut, much to the dismay of his fans.
Elvis Presley attains his third straight number one hit on The Cashbox Best Sellers Chart when “Love Me Tender” reaches the top. The King had led the list since the middle of August with “Hound Dog”, which was replaced by “Don’t Be Cruel” a month later. Elvis Presley’s single “Hound Dog” hit #2 in the U.K.
1957
After a show in Los Angeles, the police tell Elvis that he is not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage. The next night, they film his entire concert, but no charges are laid. Opening for Elvis were Howard Hardin, The Burns Twins & Evelyn, Joe Termini, Wells & The Four Fays, Paul Desmond, and The Jordanaires
His teen-age audience broke up as Presley came onstage, flailed wildly at his guitar, sang passionately into mike …Photo by Bob Campbell © The Chronicle
Elvis performed at the Oakland Auditorium Oakland, California.
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1961
Elvis had a recording session for Kid Galahad, at Radio Recorders from 4.00 till 8.00 p.m.
Radio Recorders Studio B – Hollywood, California
October 27 1961 (Friday)
I Got Lucky (alternate master) ////////-06
I Got Lucky N2PB 3135-02
This Is Living N2PB 3132-10
King Of The Whole Wide World (remake) N2PB 3131-04
1962
Elvis Presley’s single “Where Do You Come From” hit #99 in the U.S.
it Happened At the World’s Fair production
1963
The Beatles performed three concerts at the Cirkus in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Kissin Cousins production
1964
Tickle Me production
1966
Easy Come, Easy Go production
1967
Stay Away, Joe production
1968
Trouble With Girls production
1972
From October 8 to the end of the month, Elvis watched movies at the Memphian or the Crosstown almost every night .
1973
Elvis Presley’s single “Raised On Rock” hit #41 in the U.S.
Elvis in Memphis Baptist Memorial Hospital. Linda Thompson stayed in the room with him.
1975
Elvis went to the movies at the Crosstown Theater and kept on doing that for at least 2 weeks.
1976
Elvis performed at the Southern Illinois University Arena, Carbondale, Illinois.
Directly after this show, Elvis went directly to his hotel where he ordered his staff to leave him alone. He was in a severe depression which lasted for several days.
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The tour brought in $1,005,000 in profits, which was still divided two-thirds/one-third with the Colonel.
($5,736,801.41 in Sep. 2025 equals $1,005,000 of buying power in 1976 (Average). )
The total inflation rate from 1976 (Average) to Sep. 2025 is 470.83%. The average inflation rate is 3.61% per year.
Elvis on stage 27th October 1976
a review by Geoffrey Mc Donnell (Australia)
Elvis's show in Carbondale,Illinois at the southern Illinois UNIVERSITY Arena was to 10,200 fans. It was the FINAL show of a good 2 week tour and 48 hours later Elvis was recording at Graceland.
Well clearly this 2 week tour gave fans a glimpse of a weight reduced Elvis and performing to a much better standard than the previous September tour.From Audrey Bucketts excellent review she thought Elvis had lost 30 lbs. and looked happy and smiling throughout the 70 minute performance.It was a 'good' show..but as close examination reveals it wasn't the best of the tour and unmistakenly Elvis was starting to tire.Barbara Scbechters review in the Southern Illinonian notes that "Ole Elvis still thrills the fans"- despite him looking older and his voice sometimes 'weak' with more flesh than wiggle!.Robert Harris picked up Elvis and took him to the Arena for his performance.
October 27, 1976 (8:30 pm) Carbondale, IL. Southern Illinois University Arena
TRACKLIST:2001 Theme / See See Rider / I Got A Woman - Amen / Love Me /Fairytale / You Gave Me A Mountain/ Jailhouse Rock / Help Me / All Shook Up / Teddy Bear - Don't Be Cruel / And I Love You So / Fever /America The Beautiful / Polk Salad Annie / Introductions & Solos - Early Morning Rain - What'D I Say -Johnny B Goode - Solos - Love Letters - Hail Hail Rock'n Roll / Hurt / Hound Dog / Danny Boy - Walk With Me (by S. Nielsen) / Heavenly Father (by K. Westmoreland ) / Blue Christmas / That's All Right /Can't Help Falling In Love
JUMPSUIT:Inca Gold Leaf suit / Chinese Dragon type belt r/t 70 minutes
As usual for this tour it was the Stamps who opened the show at 8.30pm and then the the Sweets and Jackie Kahane(who had a sign saying "I AM NOT ELVIS" written on his back!)Then a LONG intermission before the darkness and FINALLY After the dramatic 2001 Theme Elvis walks onstage smiling wearing his beautiful Inca Gold Leaf Suit and had on a Chinese Dragon type belt.After swaggering on stage taking the Guitar from Charlie and singing C.C.RIDER Elvis accepted flowers before the well,well,wells led into I GOT A WOMAN/AMEN after inviting the audience to 'sing it with me' on AMEN -then J.D Sumner really goofed up the ending so badly that Elvis jokingly motioned him off the stage!With the 2nd attempt Elvis mocked prayer as J.D tried again and with all the Airoplane moves as J.D. made it with his 2nd attempt.After this a girl up front gave Elvis some kind of placque in return for a scarf, then Charlie Hodge managed to spill water everywhere causing Elvis to jump back and take another drink saying "Confucious, he say man with ice in mouth cannot talk" During LOVE ME a LOT of scarves were given out and Elvis received a Rose from one girl.
FAIRYTALE next was introduced by Elvis as "The story of my life" Elvis performed his strongest song this Evening next with a powerful version of YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN. After great applause he said he would like to sing JAILHOUSE ROCK at which their was a massive surge of fans rushing forward during his performance of this song(despite plentiful and tight security).Elvis performed JAILHOUSE ROCK at a really blockbusting speed version (with the tone of his voice back in the 50's) before moving around at the slowed up ending.
HELP ME followed, then the medley's of ALL SHOOK UP/TEDDY BEAR/DON'T BE CRUEL , then AND I LOVE YOU SO then FEVER with a LOT of leg movements and Elvis changed the words to "Till your belt falls off!"- making quite a show of how much he enjoyed being 'trimmer'.Next Elvis announced that he would like to perform his version of AMERICA and this was another highlight which received tremendous applause from the atmosphere Elvis generated whilst singing it.Next Elvis went into a slightly slower version of POLK SALAD ANNIE than he usually performed at this time with not too much moving and when he got down on the low leg stretches he pleaded "Get me out of this-tell me what do I do?" their wasn't any Karate Kick at the end either - Elvis just went straight into the intros. Here it was becoming obvious that at this LAST night on this 2 week tour after a great show in Dayton on 26th Elvis was indeed 'tired'.
During the introductions Elvis threw water over J.D. and joined John Wilkinson on EARLY MORNING RAIN, then WHAT D'SAY, J.B.GOODE (with James being asked to play the guitar behind his head), THEN LATER AFTER Tony Browns intro, David Briggs came in for some teasing about how he was wearing one of the STAMPS left over suits!- a beautiful version of LOVE LETTERS followed Elvis remarking that he had first performed it at Davids first recording session. After the final intros and HAIL,HAIL ROCK N'ROLL Elvis announced that(as far as he knew) his latest record was HURT and for anyone who hadn't heard the power of his voice really got to hear it on this song!HOUND DOG was the usual 'throwaway' version before Elvis asked Sherril Neilson to come out and perform DANNY BOY and WALK WITH ME.. whilst this was happening Elvis sat and watched and he surely must have been tired.Next Elvis asks Kathy Westmoreland to come out and perform MY HEAVENLY FATHER- whilst again Elvis just watched.Finally Elvis took the guitar back from Charlie and performed spirited versions of BLUE CHRISTMAS and THAT'S ALLRIGHT before announcing that they had been a really good audience and the closing CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE. The concert ended around 11.15 pm and it had been an entertaining 70 minute show- certainly the large number of female fans present said they would DEFINITELY pay the $12.50 to see him again-finding him just as handsome as before, just older.
I personally feel Elvis DID put on a 'good' show, possibly not quite as good as the night before in Dayton but nevertheless ok. Elvis, by his more lackluster version of POLK SALAD ANNIE tonight, WAS feeling tired and indeed less than 48 hours later he was singing at his last proper recording session back at Graceland! However his VOICE in Carbondale and on the 29th October recordings prove that he was pretty damm good - and still entertaining his fans.Hopefully someday a soundboard of this Carbondale show will eventuate- more or less typical song choices for this tour and to a 'SOLD OUT' show in Carbondale Elvis kept it an 'interesting' throughout.
CONCERT DATE: October 27 1976 (8:30 pm). Carbondale IL.
Ole Elvis Still Thrills The Fans
by Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
October 28, 1976
There was more flesh than wiggle. And sometimes the voice sounded weak.
But Wednesday night, Elvis was still the king.
The 4l-year-old, rock and roll superstar brought his Las Vegas review to Southern Illinois University - Carbondale before an Arena sellout crowd of 10,200 most of whom paid $12.50 each for a glimpse of the legendary Elvis.
This was not a teenage crowd but one filled with men and women who grew up in the 50s and 60s, when rock N roll was born and a truck driver from Memphis became a living legend.
Many brought along their parents and children - plurking down $50 or more - so all could witness Elvis' first concert in Southern Illinois.
Preceded by four classy, fastpaced warmup acts, Elvis Presley swaggered onto stage to the strains of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," The crowd roared as he launched into "C. C. Rider" twitching his now hefty frame clad in a white and gold jumpsuit.
Flashbulbs from small cameras transformed the darkened arena into daylight. Despite tight security precautions and SIU Security Police bodyguards, hundreds of women raced to the edge of the stage throughout Elvis 70 minute performance. They pleaded for a touch, a memento, a glance.
Elvis flashed dazzling smiles at the bleachers behind the stage and received the expected shrieks.
As fast as his stage aide tossed towels around the singer's sweat-laden neck, Elvis flung them to the audience, leaving the crowd to fight over each one.
Few seemed to notice that songs like "Jailhouse Rock," "All Shook Up," and "Teddy Bear" lacked the power of a younger Elvis.
Few seemed to care.
"I have loved Elvis all my life" said Linda Grasty, 26, of Energy. "It doesn't make any difference to me that he's older. He can still wiggle and sing like he always did". She said, while wearing an Elvis button, one of many souvenirs hawked repeatedly by the singer's crew.
Middle aged women scooped up $5 color portraits of the singer while younger fans favored the buttons.
"He sounds good. He's better looking now," said Shirley Robertson, 31, of Benton.
Jane Bissi,36, brought her 10 year old daughter, Susan, from West Frankfort to see her mother's idol. "He was the first. "He was the leader, always," said Mrs. Rissi.
Traveling from Scott City, Mo., William Pfatt took his wife and younger son to the concert. "we live in a real small town and a lot of people from there drove up to see him".
Few seemed to object to object to the cost of tickets, a price set by Elvis.
"It's my one chance; there's some kind of mystique about him," said Rhonda Starnes, 26, of Carbondale.
"I loved it," said Carol Bunning of Murphysboro. "I'd pay $12.50 to see him again."
2008
Forbes reported that Elvis Presley was the top earning dead celebrity over the past twelve months, earning over $52 million. Income was boosted by visitors to his Graceland estate who commemorated the 30th anniversary of his death and new ventures like the Elvis Sirius Satellite Radio show.
2014
The Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Always On My Mind’ was voted the top cover version of all time in a BBC Music vote. The song, written by John Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, was first made famous by Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley in 1972. Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’ came in second place, followed by The Stranglers’ version of Dionne Warwick’s ‘Walk On By’. Jimi Hendrix’s take on Bob Dylan’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ came fourth and Jeff Buckley’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ completed the top five.
2018
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Chop Chop Shop ready to takeover the iconic, former Nicko's spot in Seminole Heights
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Ever since the legendary King of Pop, Elvis Presley, ate there after a Tampa concert in 1956, the diner has had a strong reputation for keeping the 50s alive, and now Sera has big shoes to fill offering a completely different concept- Asian style cuisine.
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas On The Hallmark Channel
WVXU–Oct. 26, 2018 Christmas At Pemberley Manor (8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27): An event planner … and former singing partner, in a film shot at Elvis Presley’s estate.
2019
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