Tupelo, Mississippi
1935-1948
1938
Vernon Presley in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)
Memphis, Tennessee
1948-1977
September 21, 1953 to March 19, 1954
Elvis worked at Precision Tool company, operating a drill press for $1.55 a hour.
The Sun Records Rockabilly Era
1955
Big Joe Turner, Fats Domino, the Clovers, Moonglows, Drifters and Harptones performed two shows at the 6,000-seat St. Nicholas Arena in Harlem as disc jockey and concert promoter Alan Freed presented his first Rock and Roll Ball in New York City. Both shows sold out well in advance.
originally rumored but now suspect: Elvis performed at the Futrell High School Gym, Marianna, Arkansas.
The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer
1956
Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” debuted on the charts.
Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport. He sang Baby Let’s Play House, I Got A Woman, Only You, Tutti Frutti and That’s All Right.
https://www.scottymoore.net/shreveport.html
1957
Elvis went to the Paramount makeup department to have his hair dyed black for the first time.
Afterwards he went to the wardrobe department. The script, is about to be re-titled “Loving You,” after the Leiber-Stoller song.
1958
King Creole Production
The Military Service Disruption
1959
Military Service in Germany
1960
Military Service in Germany – on leave Jan 2 to 17
Two months before the end of his U.S. Army hitch, Corporal Elvis Presley was promoted to the rank of sergeant, which gave him a $22.94 per month pay increase
The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment
1961
Wild in the Country Production
1966
Elvis ordered a professional slot car racetrack for $4,990. By the end of the month all of the guys had their own personal cars and soon there were many contested races.
1969
Elvis continued recording at American from 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 a.m. with several more successful sides. However Elvis’ cold got worse and vocal tracks on I’m Movin’ On and Gentle On My Mind had to be redone later. Elvis didn’t return to the studio until the next week. The band continued the followings days laying down new tracks and overdubbed some songs already recorded.
Come Out Come Out (Wherever You Are) (Fast – Track) XPA5 1144-02
Memory Revival (Slow – Track) XPA5 1144-04
Wearin’ That Loved On Look XPA5 1145-15
You’ll Think Of Me XPA5 1146-23
A Little Bit Of Green XPA5 1148-03
The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade
1970
Elvis in rehearsals at RCA Studio, Hollywood, California
1972
Denmark had its first queen since 1412, as Queen Margrethe II ascended the throne. She also holds the distinction of being the first Danish monarch since 1513 who was not named Frederick or Christian.
in 1960:
1973
The Aloha Concert was performed in the early hours of the day, to be live for Japan Prime Time.
Elvis made television and entertainment history with his ‘Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii – Via Satellite’ concert special. The show was performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973 at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time. The concert was beamed live via Globecam Satellite to Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, South Vietnam and other countries, and was seen on a delayed basis in approximately thirty European countries.
Costume: Aloha Eagle
Track list: Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
Burning Love
Something
You Gave Me A Mountain
Steamroller Blues
My Way
Love Me
Johnny B. Goode
It’s Over
Blue Suede Shoes
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Hound Dog
What Now My Love
Fever
Welcome To My World
Suspicious Minds
[band ntroductions]
I’ll Remember You
Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin Going On
An American Trilogy
A Big Hunk O’ Love
Can’t Help Falling In Love–
after the audience left: pre-taped RECORDINGS:
Blue Hawaii
KU-U-I-PO
No More
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Early Morning Rain
Joan Deary sat in a room recording the show’s audio for RCA and the tapes were rushed to the factory, where the covers were already printed with a photo from the Madison Square Garden Concert.
The first American airing was April 4, 1973 on NBC-TV and the Concert Double LP TV special soundtrack already in stores.
in 1973, the global population was 3 billion people and there was not 1 billion tv sets yet.
Many people watched in bars and other public venues and gathered in living rooms too.
it was the first show also really sent into space – so it’s out there in the universe, from planet earth
tv re-broadcasts, vhs/beta, laserdisc, DVD and Blu ray releases and streaming services…
After sleeping, the plan was for the group to tour parts of the island, but Linda Thompson found Elvis on the Suite Balcony, back on pills after 2 weeks of not using.
1976
It was “car buy day” for Elvis. Elvis purchased two Lincolns and a Cadillac for Jerry Kennedy, Ron Pietrafeso and police surgeon Gerald Starkey, along with Cadillacs for Linda Thompson and Joe Esposito’s girlfriend, Shirley Dieu. In all the bill comes to $70,000.
1977
Elvis, Ginger and Rosemary returned to Memphis.
The Wake and Aftermath
2018
Almanac: “Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almanac-el ... satellite/
Elvis Presley rocked in from Hawaii by satellite in 1973
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opin ... f0a4d1cc87
Elvis slept here: Waco house frequented by Presley to find new life
https://wacotrib.com/news/business/elvi ... be108.html
2020
Elvis Presley: Priscilla sets record straight on ‘FORCED …
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment ... -Graceland
How a Lafayette car salesman once had Elvis‘ last Harley …
Journal & Courier–Jan. 13, 2020
This photo provided by GWS Auctions shows a motorcycle that belonged to Elvis Presley. The auction house said the 1976 Harley Davidson …
Elvis shook up St. Petersburg in 1956. Here’s what it was like.
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/202 ... 449592002/
Tampa Bay Times–7 hours ago
Fans are still around to remember when Elvis Presley performed three sold-out shows in one day, a month before his historic appearance on …
https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertain ... -was-like/