Tupelo, Mississippi
1935-1948
1938
Vernon Presley in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)
Memphis, Tennessee
1948-1977
The Sun Records Rockabilly Era
1954
Elvis performed at the Shreveport, LA Louisiana Hayride and the Billboard reported that the hottest piece of merchandise on the Louisiana Hayride at that moment was Elvis Presley, the youngster with the hillbilly blues beat.
That’s All Right has taken the place of Good Rockin’ Tonight on the Houston chart, while Blue Moon Of Kentucky is in it’s last week on the Virginia chart.
For the first time since Elvis had emerged on the music-front, he is not represented on the Memphis chart.
The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer
, 1956
From the Louisiana governor Earl K. Long Elvis received the same rank as his manager, namely a Louisiana Colonel.
Elvis ran out of gas in his new Cadillac Seville and was mobbed by fans.
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The Military Service Disruption
1958
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
1961
Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Blue Hawaii’, his seventh US No.1 album.
Kid Galahad Production
1963
“Love Me Tender” was shown on television.
1968
The Trouble With Girls Production
1970
Elvis was host of another wedding.
In his house in Palm Springs policeman Dick Grob was married.
1971
Elvis’ Christmas Album” hit #7 in the U.K.
Joyce Bova was in town and went to the movies with Elvis at the Crosstown.
1973
Still in the Stax Studios, Elvis recorded 2 more songs, including If You Talk In Your Sleep. They finished at 2.00 a.m.
1975
Elvis performed at the Hilton Hotel Las Vegas in the V Neck 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
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
Hound Dog
Happy Birthday
Until It’s Time For You To Go
Polk Salad Annie
[band introductions]
Just Pretend
How Great Thou Art
Burning Love
Softly, As I Leave You
America The Beautiful
It’s Now Or Never
Can’t Help Falling In Love
1976
2 concerts, the dinner show in the Egyptian Jumpsuit and the Red Phoenix at the midnight show.
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
You Gave Me A Mountain
Rip It Up
It’s Now Or Never
Blue Suede Shoes
Help Me
My Way
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
What’d I Say
Happy Birthday
Love Letters
School Days
Hurt
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Trying To Get To You
It’s Now Or Never
Jailhouse Rock
Go Calls Me Home
Blue Christmas
Softly, As I Leave You
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
My Way
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
What’d I Say
Johnny B. Goode
Love Letters
School Days
Hurt
Heavenly Father [K. Westmoreland]
Danny Boy/Walk With Me [S. Nielsen]
Reconsider Baby
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Charlie Hodge left his career as a singer in a gospel quartet to be Elvis’ sideman and he roomed with him for 3 months on the USS Randall and he lived with Elvis at Graceland and other houses.
Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism
1982
The single “The Elvis Medley” hit #71 in the U.S. The album “The Elvis Medley” hit #133 in the U.S.
Choreographer and dancer Toni Basil went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Mickey’, making her a US One Hit Wonder. Also a No.2 hit in the UK, the song was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as ‘Kitty’, and was first recorded by UK group Racey during 1979. She later tried tv and movies.
2002
Musicologist and author Rob Durkee compiled a list of The Top Ten Christmas Songs Of All Time (according to sales and radio air play)
1. White Christmas – Bing Crosby – 1942
2. Silent Night – Bing Crosby – 1936
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry – 1949
4. The Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone Chorale – 1958
5. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms – 1957
6. The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole – 1946
7. The Chipmunk Song – David Seville and the Chipmunks – 1958
8. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee – 1958
9. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley – 1957
10. Jingle Bells – Bing Crosby / The Andrews Sisters – 1943
2003
Scotty Moore, the elite guitarist who backed Elvis Presley for several years, was in serious but stable condition following brain surgery.
2006
TV guide issues an Elvis cd single of an alternative take of “It won’t Seem Like Christmas without You” for it’s 2006 December 11 – 17 issue.