1932
NBC Red debuted “The Carnation Contented Hour”. The show was as a showcase for top singers and musicians.
Tupelo, Mississippi
1935-1948
1936
Billboard magazine published its first record sales chart. Big band violinist Joe Venuti’s “Stop! Look! Listen!” was the first #1 record to be listed.
January 4, 1938
JD Presley and JG Brown stood sureties for Travis Smith and Lether Gable. Vernon spent six months in custody awaiting trial.
J.D. was still farming on Orville Bean’s land; Orville Bean was his landlord so it may have encouraged J.D. to stay on the ‘right side’ of the landowner.
Vernon Presley had spent six months in custody awaiting trial Jan 4 – (prison May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)
Memphis, Tennessee
1948-1977
1950
Two years after Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 RPM long-playing vinyl record, RCA announces that they will also start using the same format.
Elvis worked at Precision Tool company, operating a drill press for $1.55 a hour.
1953
Over 20,000 people jam the streets of Montgomery, Alabama, as Hank Williams’ funeral is held at the City Auditorium.
The Sun Records Rockabilly Era
1954
Elvis went to the Memphis Recording Service in hopes of auditioning for Sam Phillips, not a gift for his Mother as was the publicity story during his career. Elvis Presley recorded “It Wouldn’t be the Same Without You” and “I’ll Never Stand in Your Way.” on a private demo disc, that he gave to the high school pal who loaned him the fee.
Memphis Recording Service – Memphis, Tennessee (private demo recording)
January 4 1954 (Monday)
I’ll Never Stand In Your Way CPA5 5101-NA
It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You CPA5 5102-NA
Marion Keisker did the recording and took down Elvis’ number with a note “good ballad singer”, and would later get Sam Phillips to call Elvis.
1955
Odessa, TX High School Auditorium (2 shows) were done by Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys
The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer
1956
Elvis performed at the Community Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
1957
Elvis Presley released the single “Too Much” b/w “Playing For Keeps.”
“Too Much” reached number one on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to number three on the R&B chart.[6] The single peaked at number two on the then-named Top 100 chart, the main Billboard pop chart
“Playing for Keeps” reached number 34 in the United States
Elvis drove his Cadillac Eldorado to the Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis for a pre-induction physical for his draft status.
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He was accompanied by Cliff Gleaves and Dottie Harmony.
Later in the day Dottie flew back to Los Angeles. Elvis returned to Audon Drive, were he climbed the locked fence.
The Military Service Disruption
1958
The Soviet satellite Sputnik I fell out of Earth orbit after three months and burned up in the atmosphere. It had been launched on October 4, 1957 and was the first artificial Earth satellite.
Military Service in Germany
October 1958 to February 2, 1959: Hotel Grunwald in Bad Nauheim, Germany
1959
Elvis called the Colonel at 5.00 a.m. and woke the Colonel with his call. It turned out in an hour-long chat and the Colonel joked that the call interrupted his dream about Elvis getting an early army release, but that now he didn’t get to know how the dream ended.
The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment
1961
Wild in the Country
1963
Priscilla Visit
The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade
1971
After avoiding Elvis in 1970, FBI Director G. Edgar Hoover sent Elvis a note on January 4: “your generous comments concerning the Bureau and me are appreciated and you may be sure we will keep in mind your offer to be of assistance.”
Accompanied by Charlie Hodge, Sonny West, Richard Davis and Bill Morris, Elvis flew to Dallas, where he registered at the Royal Coach Motor Hotel under the name of Jon Burrows.
1973
In a very good mood Elvis flew to Los Angeles on his way to Hawaii. Last November he was told to loose some weight and he and Red West each lost 25 pounds on a crash diet Elvis picked up in Las Vegas.
1975
Elvis’ update of the ballad “My Boy” hit #5 in the U.K.
1976
Elvis flew to Colorado for a vacation with Linda and a party of 17 other
First they checked into a Denver hotel, but Elvis dispatched Joe Esposito, Jerry Kennedy and Ron Pietrafeso to Vail to find enough rental houses and condos for the group.
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1977
Elvis, Ginger, and Ginger’s sister Rosemary, flew to Palm Springs to celebrate Elvis 42th birthday on January 8.
The Wake and Aftermath
2016
Elvis‘ birthday approaches; The King would have been 82
Touring Tupelo: Stop at Elvis Presley’s birthplace worth the visit
Events set this week to celebrate Elvis‘ birthday in Memphis
Events in Memphis set to mark Elvis‘ birthday
2017
The Elvis Presley Effect:
Nielsen Music reported that sales of George Michael’s music skyrocketed in the days following his death last Christmas Day. The former Wham! singer sold around 477,000 albums and songs in the week ending 29 December compared to 17,000 the week before, an increase of 2,678 per cent.
The British Phonographic Industry announced that sales of David Bowie‘s album “Blackstar” helped push global sales of vinyl records to a twenty-five year high. Sales in the UK topped 3.2 million, an increase of a whopping 53 percent over last year.
2018
Elvis Presley’s family: Where are they now?
Wise men say Jan. 4 is an important date in Elvis history
The Commercial Appeal–Jan. 4, 2018
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2020
Dublin Elvis Presley fan seeks new home for his huge collection
Irish Times–6 hours ago
Elvis Presley fan Maurice Colgan has been acquiring Elvis records, books, magazines and memorabilia since the 1950s. His one bedroom …