Elvis did a Blood Drive Charity at Memphis State University
1956
Fats Domino had the #1 R&B song with “Blueberry Hill”.
Elvis Presley‘s “Love Me Tender” took over the top spot on the Billboard chart, pushing his double sided hit “Don’t Be Cruel” / “Hound Dog” to number two. Jim Lowe held down the #3 spot with “Green Door”, Johnnie Ray was at #4 with “Just Walkin’ In The Rain” and Bill Doggett’s “Honky Tonk” was #5.
Variety detailed some of the craziness.
At the time RCA reported that sales of Elvis’s “Don’t Be Cruel”/”Hound Dog” single had reached 2.6 million copies in the U.S. alone. Over 1.8 million copies of his new single, “Love Me Tender,” had already been shipped.
The record company was selling more than Elvis records in 1956, though. That November it started shipments of its Elvis Presley portable record player. The player featured Presley’s autograph stamped in gold on the top cover of the simulated blue denim case and could be purchased in two different packages. A four-speed model came with a two-pocket Elvis extended play record for $32.95. The second offer included an automatic 45 r.p.m. player with a three-pocket EP album for $44.95.
Finally, although RCA officials denied any connection with its Presley meal ticket, the company started closing its New York 24th Street offices at 5 p.m., thus shortening their employees’ workweek by 2½ hours. Record companies with less hit records continued to work until 5:30.
1957
Elvis Presley had eight singles in the U.K. Top 30. The songs were “Party” (3), “Teddy Bear” (11), “All Shook Up” (17), “Got a Lot of Livin’ to Do” (19), “Trying to Get to You” (21), “Loving You” (24), “Paralyzed” (26) and “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (30).
1958
With the U.S. Army’s 32nd Tank regiment near the Germany-Czechoslovakia border, PFC Elvis Presley went on maneuvers for the first time.
1960
Elvis Presley had his fifth UK No.1 single with ‘It’s Now Or Never’, it stayed at No.1 for eight weeks. The song which was based on the Italian song, ‘O Sole Mio’, gave Presley his first post-army No.1. “It’s Now or Never” would be a number-one record in the U.S., spending five weeks at number one and the UK, where it spent eight weeks at the top in 1960 and an additional week at number one in 2005 as a re-issue, and numerous other countries, selling in excess of 25 million copies worldwide, Elvis Presley’s biggest international single ever. In early 2005, the song was re-released along with the other Presley singles in the UK, and again reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 5 February 2005.
A Mess of Blues was number 32 in the US charts and number 2 in the UK charts.
1961
Kid Galahad production
1962
Billboard dropped the word “Western” from its “Country & Western” music chart title.
It Happened at the World’s Fair production
1963
Coming in at #83, The Kingsmen‘s version of “Louie Louie” enters the Billboard Hot 100 where it will peak at #2 during a sixteen week run. Costing just $50 to record in one take, the effort would go on to sell over a million copies, cause an FBI investigation and be ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at #54 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
Kissin Cousins Movie Production
1964
Cleveland Mayor Ralph Locker banned rock bands from ever performing in the city again after a teenager fell from a balcony during a Rolling Stones concert. Hizzoner added, “Such groups do not add to the community’s culture or entertainment.”
Tickle Me Production
1965
The Beatles recorded “Michelle” from 2:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London.
Elvis’ 24th LP Released: Harum Scarum It peaked at number eight on the Top LP’s chart.
In 2003 Harum Scarum was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with numerous alternate takes
1966
Easy Come, Easy Go Production
1967
The filming for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour was completed finishing with a sequence at Ringo’s country house in Weybridge, Surrey, BBC television bought the rights to broadcast the film twice, the first broadcast, in black-and-white was scheduled for December 26, 1967. The second showing, on the color channel BBC2, was not yet available to all Britons, was set for January 5, 1968.
Elvis was in Production for Stay Away Joe
1968
The Trouble with Girls Movie Production
1971
The Australian Women’s Weekly Magazine
1973
At Sam Thompson’s House’ with Linda Thompson, Ricky Stanley, Louise Thompson [Sam’s Wife], Margie Thompson [Sam & Linda’s Mother], Sanford Thompson [Sam & Linda’s Father] & Dusty [Louise and Sam’s dog]), Elvis’ informal performance is tape recorded by Sam Thompson.
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise (Instrumental)
Spanish Eyes
That’s All Right
Your Life Has Just Begun – with Linda Thompson
Teardrops
Ode To Robin (Short Poem)
These would be released officially, on the Follow That Dream Labels’ Made In Memphis or A Private Moment With The King
2015
A lock of John Lennon’s hair was one of 350 items put up for auction on the website Julien’s Live. Other items up for grabs included a long-lost acoustic guitar that belonged to Lennon, a drumhead from the Beatles’ 1964 visit to The Ed Sullivan Show, Elvis Presley’s 24 karat gold leaf grand piano, and several items from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.
2016
Elvis Presley’s former Beverly Hills home hits the market for $30M
2017
Bling King: Elvis Presley’s glam tour outfits go on display
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Robert Plant says Elvis Presley was trapped by frame
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