Tupelo, Mississippi (1935-1948)
1935-1940
306 Old Satillo Road, Elvis’ birthplace, is now 306 Elvis Presley Drive.
December 30, 1937
Vernon in prison
December 30, 1938
Vernon in prison
1940-41
Reese Street, where the Presleys stayed with Vester and Clettes Presley and their daughter Patsy,
1942
Frank Sinatra started an eight-week run of live performances at New York’s Paramount Theatre. Nearly 400 policemen were needed to handle his screaming “bobbysoxer” fans.
Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment.
December 30, 1945
Berry Street – “Doll” Smith lived here with the Presleys and then Minnie Mae Presley moved in.
1946
Commerce Street, a rental
510 1/2 Maple Street, South Tupelo -the Presleys lived with Glady’s cousin Frank Richards and his wife, Leona.
Mulbery Alley
1010 North Green Street, in the Shakerag section of Tupelo.
Memphis, Tennessee (1948-1977)
Sept. 12, 1948-Sept. 20, 1949
572 Poplar Avenue
Sept 2o 1949 to January 7, 1950
185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)
January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street
December 30, 1953
The first color television sets, made by Admiral, went on sale in the U.S. for $1,175.
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
1954
The Presleys lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, rented end of 1954 to mid-1955
RCA Victor’s Atomic Powered Singer
December 30, 1955
The Presleys 1414 Getwell Street rented from mid-1955 to May, 11 1956.
December 30, 1956
The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive May 11 1956 to March 1957.
December 30, 1957
The album “Elvis’ Christmas Album” hit #1 in the U.S. The top album was Elvis’ Christmas Album, which many radio stations banned from airplay because they didn’t think a rock and roll artist should play Christmas music.
The Presleys lived at Graceland
The Military Service Disruption
1958
Elvis received a letter from the Colonel that there were rumors in the press about parties at the Hotel Grunwald in Bad Nauheim, Germany. So the Colonel cautioned Elvis to maintain a low profile.
Military Service in Germany
October 1958 to February 2, 1959: Hotel Grunwald in Bad Nauheim, Germany
1959
Military Service in Germany
Feb 3 – March 1960: Goethestr.14 in Bad Nauheim, Germany
The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment
1960
Wild in the Country production break in Memphis
1962
Brenda Lee is slightly injured when she runs into her burning Nashville home to rescue her poodle, Cee Cee. However, it is too late as the pet succumbs to smoke inhalation and the home is destroyed by the flames. Brenda’s hit, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, that featured Boots Randolph on saxophone, was still riding high on the charts.
Priscilla visits Elvis
1966
Again, for Elvis: the purchase of the day was a horse, along with a great deal of equipment for riding.
1969
There was a lot of fireworks delivered at Graceland for the New Year’s Eve party.
The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade
1970
Elvis’ Golden Records, Vol. 1” hit #21 in the U.K.
The Elvis Presley album “Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1” hit #49 in the U.K.
Elvis Presley tours FBI headquarters in Washington DC. He requests and is given a permit to carry a gun in every state.
Elvis returned to Washington D.C. with 8 friends, including ex-sheriff Bill Morris, for a visit to the headquarters of the National Sheriffs Association. Elvis took out memberships for everyone to that they would all be eligible for automatic life insurance policies.
Morris, who was also Mayor of Memphis during his career, had also promised Elvis to arrange for an appointment with J. Edgar Hoover, but once again this failed. The group did went on a special tour at the FBI headquarters the next day.
Memphis Sheriff Bill Morris with James Earl Ray, who murdered Martin Luther King Jr.
1971
Priscilla and Lisa Marie flew back to Los Angeles. Following their departure, Elvis announced to everyone that Priscilla was leaving him. She hadn’t told him why, he said, simply that she no longer loved him.
1973
Elvis got a house call from the podiatrist who had helped him a couple of days ago with his toenail.
1974
For the first time, Colonel Parker is forced to cancel an entire engagement, not just a show here and there, due to Elvis’ increasingly erratic behavior.
In writing, the Colonel directs the management of the Vegas Hilton to contact Dr. Ghanem for “the proper interpretation for the appropriate press release.”
Elvis telegrammed the Colonel: “Dear Colonel, I appreciate your signing any papers necessary for me while I am recuperating. The best from all the boys and myself. Happy New Year, Elvis.”
1975
Around midnight Elvis left for Pontiac, Michigan.
1976
Elvis performed at Omni, Atlanta, Georgia.
CONCERT DATE: December 30, 1976. Atlanta, GA
Elvis Is Back - Slimmer, Healthier Presley Shows Adoring Fans He's In Top Form Again By Scott Cain
The Atlanta Journal
December 31, 1976
There's good news for Presley fans: Elvis is back in the groove.
This Thursday show at the Omni was tops, the best possible year-end present for his Atlanta fans.
From a vocal standpoint, Elvis was operating at his peak, both in tonal quality and exertion. He has lost a little weight and looks much healthier than he did last June. His vitality is restored and he was full of pep. Furthermore, he was in a good mood. He was giving his best and knew it, adding a wonderful aura of self-confidence to the show.
The concert was unique in many respects. You haven't lived until you have seen the king of rock 'n' roll lying flat on his back on the stage. And who would ever have thought that the king of rock 'n' roll could be upstaged while in just that position?
This happened while Elvis was giving a particularly powerful rendition of "Hurt." He was going through an elaborate display of theatrics, culminating in a swirling motion in which he revolved closer and closer to the floor, finally lying down.
This brought a wild ovation, during which a determined mother pushed her young daughter, perhaps 6 years old, onto the platform. The girl boldly stalked up to Elvis, who was still prostrate. Elvis took this interruption in stride, bestowing a warm hug on the child.
The program also was unusual in that Elvis revealed himself as an acceptable pianist. He plopped down at the keyboard and accompanied himself as he sang a lovely version of "Unchained Melody." His piano playing which consisted largely of a few simple chords, has more in common with saloon technique than with Horowitz, but it was still an expected bonus.
Elvis gave an uncommonly long performance. He did 25 songs in more or less full form, plus snippets of numerous others. His part of the show lasted an hour and a half, which is substantially longer than has been his custom.
There were virtually no lags, either. Elvis stopped one song because he felt the tempo was wrong and he halted another because he was having trouble getting into the same key as his band, but these were only minor lapses.
Hie repertoire ran the gamut. He opened with "C.C. Rider," and performed such Presley classics as "Jailhouse Rock," "That's All Right, Mama," "Hound Dog," "Amen," "It's Now or Never," and "Fairy Tale."
Elvis shrewdly built the momentum of the performance, and the core of the show was centered on his no-holds-barred interpretations of "My Way," "Working on the Chain Gang," "Early Morning Rain," and "Love Letters."
The Presley audience was beside itself with glee. The fanaticism of his fans has reached such a peak that Elvis sometimes has difficulty staying in control of the situation.
He was able to restrain the fury somewhat. He has sharply reduced the scarf-giving and the kissing. He gave away about 15 scarves and kissed only three or four of his feminine admirers.
He did not accept as many gifts from the audience as he has done previously, but the ones he got were notable for their diversity. One girl gave him something that looked like a shrunken head. It had a tongue that went in and out and, when a string was pulled, emitted a hideous laugh.
Still another fan had baked Elvis a two-layer birthday cake, with a king's crown on top and an abundance of flaming candles all around. When Elvis accepted this donation. The audience warbled "Happy Birthday" to him, even though he will not be 42 until next month.
The concert had been sold out weeks in advance and Elvis reassured his squealing fans that he will return any time they want him.
The most notable member of the audience was the defeated candidate for the office of mayor of Plains, Georgia. When Billy Carter entered the auditorium during intermission, he attracted as much attention as Jacqueline Onassis did in her heyday.
after the show
Elvis and Ginger in the limo
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Fairytale
You Gave Me A Mountain
Jailhouse Rock
O Sole Mio/It’s Now Or Never
Jailhouse Rock
Such A Night
Reconsider Baby
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
That’s All Right
My Way
Polk Salad Annie
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
What’d I Say
Johnny B. Goode
Love Letters
School Days
Hurt
Hound Dog
Unchained Melody
Can’t Help Falling In Love
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