1944
In Nashville at the WSM Radio studios, Eddy Arnold recorded four songs, including “Cattle Call,” at his first recording session.
1954
Elvis performed at the Shreveport, LA Louisiana Hayride.
https://www.scottymoore.net/shreveport.html
1955
As an extra added attraction Elvis on a bill with Hank Snow, Rod Brasfield, Mother Maybelle, The Carter Sisters at the Indianapolis, IN Lyric Theater. This was the first day of a 4 day booking with the Hank Snow show.
https://www.scottymoore.net/indianapolis.html
Elvis, Scotty, Bill and DJ onstage at the Lyric Theatre in Indianapolis, IN – Dec. 1955
Of the engagements, Lee Cotten wrote:
Elvis, billed as “a county and bop singer, ” was scheduled to join Hank Snow for a four-day run at the Lyric Theater in Indianapolis. According to a later report in the Indianapolis Times (August 8, 1956), Snow was detained by a winter storm. When he failed to make the first date, Elvis carried on with just the supporting acts, comedian Rod Brasfield and Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters. For the four-day engagement, Elvis was paid a total of $750. The William Morris Agency of New York, which was already involved in negotiations with Colonel Parker, sent out Lou Mindling from Chicago to take a look at Elvis. Mindling’s positive report to the head office soon led to Elvis signing with the powerful William Morris Agency, which would negotiate future bookings.
1956
Elvis, with Vegas Showgirl Marilyn Evans, showed up at Sun Records where Carl Perkins and his band with Jerry Lee Lewis hired for the session was recording. Elvis’ drop by turned the session into The Legendary Jam Session. Sam Phillips called the press, leveraged the unexpected visit for publicity and called Johnny Cash, newly signed to the label for the photographs.
The Perkins session that became known as The Million Dollar Quartet was recorded by Phillips. knowing it could never be released – already sold to RCA Presley was a national and breaking international star – while Perkins and Cash were on his label.
Jerry Lee Lewis was still trying to convince Phillips, and was there as a session musician.
Phillips recorded the mostly gospel, with Chuck Berry songs, and Elvis doing impersonations of Country Singers Bill Monroe and Hank Snow as well as impersonating Jackie Wilson who sang lead for Billy Ward and His Dominos, whom Elvis had just seen perform in Vegas.
https://sunrecords.com/million-dollar-q ... ec-4-1956/
A copy of the tape was made for Elvis and it was located in the 1980s in his Graceland bedroom closet, along with a recording of the 1956 Tupelo Homecoming show and an interview with Elvis and both of his parents.
The four ended up taping some songs together, but recordings from the impromptu session would not be pressed on to discs for another 25 years when they were released as “The Million Dollar Quartet”.
Most of the infamous jam is gospel music, which was changed for the Broadway Play. Also, Elvis plays piano for most of the recordings and while Johnny Cash is in the photos, he’s not evident on any of the tape. Elvis’ Vegas Showgirl Date – Marilyn Evans is – she quips about “This Rover Boy Trio”
Marilyn Evans, the mystery girl Elvis brought to the Million Dollar Quartet
a recent musical of the event does not reflect the actual jam session
http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/elvis ... evans.html
1957
After hearing reports that many US radio stations had banned Elvis’ Christmas album because of their shock over “the Pelvis” singing religious songs, DJ Allen Brooks of CKWS in Kingston, Ontario, plays the entire album and invites listeners to call in their opinion. Of eight hundred callers, only 56 disapprove of Presley’s sacred music.
https://www.elvisinfonet.com/Spotlight- ... Album.html
1960
Wild in the Country
1961
Kid Galahad
1966
The Elvis Presley song “Tell Me Why” hit #15 in the U.K while the album “Elvis For Everyone” hit #8 in the U.K.
1968
The Trouble with Girls
1969
President Richard Nixon, Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew, and forty US governors view simulated acid trip films and listen to Rock music in order to comprehend the generation gap. Which really puts Elvis’ visit to Nixon’s oval office into perspective – Nixon was The 50s Square and Elvis had been the Coolest Guy.
1970
Elvis and Priscilla completed their purchase of the new home at 144 Monovale for $339,000. This house was considerably larger than the one on Hillcrest. It provided bedrooms for the entourage and their wives as well, and the grounds around it offered everyone some privacy.
Elvis bought 7 more TCB pendants as well as other jewelry at Schwartz and Ableser.
1972
Elvis was back in Memphis and at the Memphian almost every night into New Year.
1975
Hilton Las Vegas show in the Totem Pole Jumpsuit.
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Fairytale
And I Love You So
Tryin’ To Get To You
Blue Suede Shoes
It’s Now Or Never
Polk Salad Annie
[band introductions]
Just Pretend
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Burning Love
Softly, As I Leave You
America The Beautiful
Mystery Train/Tiger Man
Little Darling
Can’t Help Falling In Love
1976
Elvis at the Hilton, 2 shows, the Dinner in the Egpytian Jumpsuit and The Red Phoenix for the Midnight Show.
evening show
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
If You Love Me
You Gave Me A Mountain
Jailhouse Rock
It’s Now Or Never
Tryin’ To Get To You
Blue Suede Shoes
Fever
America The Beautiful
Bridge Over Troubled Water
What Now My Love
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
What’d I Say
Love Letters
Hurt
Hound Dog
How Great Thou Art
Can’t Help Falling In Love
https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pi ... ber-4.html
midight show
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Fairytale
You Gave Me A Mountain
Jailhouse Rock
It’s Now Or Never
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
Tryin’ To Get To You
Blue Suede Shoes
Fever
Softly, As I Leave You
Polk Salad Annie
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
Love Letters
Hurt
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Hound Dog
Danny Boy/Walk With Me [S. Nielsen]
How Great Thou Art
Can’t Help Falling In Love
2018
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