Give us this October 23 our Daily Elvis
Posted: October 23rd, 2025, 11:44 am
Highlights
October 23, 1954
Black radio giant WDIA in Memphis began banning all records with what they considered suggestive lyrics, including the Drifters’ “Honey Love,” the Bees’ “Toy Bell,” and the entire “Annie” series of singles by the Midnighters.
Elvis Presley reaches a Billboard chart outside of Memphis for the first time when “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” hits #6 in Nashville and #3 in New Orleans. The song had been written in 1946 by Bill Monroe as a slow waltz, but Presley and his band turned it into an upbeat, Blues-style tune in 4/4 time.
Elvis performed at Shreveport, LA Louisiana Hayride
https://scottymoore.net/shreveport.html
1955
At the Missouri Theatre, St. Louis Elvis was scheduled at 2.00, 5.00 and 8.00 p.m. Elvis was supposed to open the show, but he was late because of searching for his wallet. He was not allowed to perform and was fined $125.
The other acts were: Lester Wilburn, Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, Johnnie & Jack, The Smokey Mountain Boys, The Tennessee MT Boys, P&P & His Jug Band
1956
At Audobon Drive, Elvis got a visit from Nick Adams.
1957
Georges Klein with Elvis in October 23 1957 in Las Vegas.
Elvis was in Las Vegas with Sandy Preston
Joan Adams was 1957's 'Miss Nevada', and ended second runner-up in that year's Miss USA Pageant.
She had just made a network TV appearance on 'The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show' two weeks earlier.
https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pi ... vegas.html
1958
military service in Germany, Hotel Grunwald in Bad Nauheim, Germany
Off Duty Elvis in Frankfurt and visited Haley and The Comets backstage – Only 2 years before, Elvis had been the opening act.
Little Gerhard, a rock ‘n’ roll star from Sweden, got to meet Elvis
1961
Elvis started with Kid Galahad. At United Artists he met producer David Weisbart and director Phil Karlson. First appointments were to be made with wardrobe and makeup, then, after a medical exam for the insurance, Elvis started with workouts with champion Mushy Calahan for his role in the movie Kid Galahad, co-starring Charles Bronson
1962
It Happened at the World’s Fair production
1963
The Beatles completed the final session for their second album ‘With the Beatles’ recording ‘I Wanna Be Your Man.’ a song originally written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney to provide friends the Rolling Stones with a hit song. The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school.
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones all appeared at Odeon Theatre, Nottingham, England.
Bob Dylan recorded ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads.
Elvis in Kissin’ Cousins production
1964
All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed in a plane crash – in one of Rock and Roll’s most ironic tragedies, the man who replaced Buddy Holly as the lead singer of The Crickets, 21 year old David Box, was killed when the Cessna Skyhawk 172 he had chartered, crashed and burned, killing all on board.
J. Frank Wilson is injured and Sonley Roush, the producer of his hit song “Last Kiss” is killed in a head-on car crash in Lima, Ohio. Their record was still in the US Top Ten at the time.
Elvis had his way – Vernon and his new family – Dee and her three sons, moved from the house on Hermitage to a new home, just behind Graceland on Dolan Drive
1965
The album “Elvis For Everyone” hit #10 in the U.S.
Elvis got a speeding ticket near Graceland around 4.00 a.m. while returning home from the Memphian.
1966
Easy Come, Easy Go Production production
1967
Stay Away, Joe production
1968
The Elvis Presley film “Live a Little, Love a Little,” co-starring Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee, Dick Sargent, Sterling Holloway, Celeste Yarnall and Eddie Hodges, opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.
Elvis worked at United Artists Recorders with Billy Strange on the soundtrack for A Trouble With Girls from 7.00 p.m. till 3.15 a.m. Later Felton Jarvis would overdub and remix the tracks in Nashville.
United Recorders – Hollywood, California
October 23 / 24 1968 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Chautauqua (instrumental) ////////-NA
Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (movie version) XPA1 3976-06
Swing Down Sweet Chariot (movie version) XPA1 3977-10
Signs Of The Zodiac WPA5 2568-09
Almost XPA1 3978-31
The Whiffenpoof Song WPA5 2556-03
Violet WPA5 2557-03
Full Post
https://ourdailyelvis.wordpress.com/201 ... ctober-23/
October 23, 1954
Black radio giant WDIA in Memphis began banning all records with what they considered suggestive lyrics, including the Drifters’ “Honey Love,” the Bees’ “Toy Bell,” and the entire “Annie” series of singles by the Midnighters.
Elvis Presley reaches a Billboard chart outside of Memphis for the first time when “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” hits #6 in Nashville and #3 in New Orleans. The song had been written in 1946 by Bill Monroe as a slow waltz, but Presley and his band turned it into an upbeat, Blues-style tune in 4/4 time.
Elvis performed at Shreveport, LA Louisiana Hayride
https://scottymoore.net/shreveport.html
1955
At the Missouri Theatre, St. Louis Elvis was scheduled at 2.00, 5.00 and 8.00 p.m. Elvis was supposed to open the show, but he was late because of searching for his wallet. He was not allowed to perform and was fined $125.
The other acts were: Lester Wilburn, Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, Johnnie & Jack, The Smokey Mountain Boys, The Tennessee MT Boys, P&P & His Jug Band
1956
At Audobon Drive, Elvis got a visit from Nick Adams.
1957
Georges Klein with Elvis in October 23 1957 in Las Vegas.
Elvis was in Las Vegas with Sandy Preston
Joan Adams was 1957's 'Miss Nevada', and ended second runner-up in that year's Miss USA Pageant.
She had just made a network TV appearance on 'The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show' two weeks earlier.
https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pi ... vegas.html
1958
military service in Germany, Hotel Grunwald in Bad Nauheim, Germany
Off Duty Elvis in Frankfurt and visited Haley and The Comets backstage – Only 2 years before, Elvis had been the opening act.
Little Gerhard, a rock ‘n’ roll star from Sweden, got to meet Elvis
1961
Elvis started with Kid Galahad. At United Artists he met producer David Weisbart and director Phil Karlson. First appointments were to be made with wardrobe and makeup, then, after a medical exam for the insurance, Elvis started with workouts with champion Mushy Calahan for his role in the movie Kid Galahad, co-starring Charles Bronson
1962
It Happened at the World’s Fair production
1963
The Beatles completed the final session for their second album ‘With the Beatles’ recording ‘I Wanna Be Your Man.’ a song originally written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney to provide friends the Rolling Stones with a hit song. The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school.
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones all appeared at Odeon Theatre, Nottingham, England.
Bob Dylan recorded ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads.
Elvis in Kissin’ Cousins production
1964
All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed in a plane crash – in one of Rock and Roll’s most ironic tragedies, the man who replaced Buddy Holly as the lead singer of The Crickets, 21 year old David Box, was killed when the Cessna Skyhawk 172 he had chartered, crashed and burned, killing all on board.
J. Frank Wilson is injured and Sonley Roush, the producer of his hit song “Last Kiss” is killed in a head-on car crash in Lima, Ohio. Their record was still in the US Top Ten at the time.
Elvis had his way – Vernon and his new family – Dee and her three sons, moved from the house on Hermitage to a new home, just behind Graceland on Dolan Drive
1965
The album “Elvis For Everyone” hit #10 in the U.S.
Elvis got a speeding ticket near Graceland around 4.00 a.m. while returning home from the Memphian.
1966
Easy Come, Easy Go Production production
1967
Stay Away, Joe production
1968
The Elvis Presley film “Live a Little, Love a Little,” co-starring Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee, Dick Sargent, Sterling Holloway, Celeste Yarnall and Eddie Hodges, opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.
Elvis worked at United Artists Recorders with Billy Strange on the soundtrack for A Trouble With Girls from 7.00 p.m. till 3.15 a.m. Later Felton Jarvis would overdub and remix the tracks in Nashville.
United Recorders – Hollywood, California
October 23 / 24 1968 (Wednesday / Thursday)
Chautauqua (instrumental) ////////-NA
Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (movie version) XPA1 3976-06
Swing Down Sweet Chariot (movie version) XPA1 3977-10
Signs Of The Zodiac WPA5 2568-09
Almost XPA1 3978-31
The Whiffenpoof Song WPA5 2556-03
Violet WPA5 2557-03
Full Post
https://ourdailyelvis.wordpress.com/201 ... ctober-23/