April 24, 1955

Elvis performed at the Magnolia Gardens, Houston, Texas in the afternoon, and he performed at the Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, Texas in the evening.

 

April 24, 1963

Elvis had ordered a lot of books at the Readin' & Ritin' Shop

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April 24, 1973

Elvis performed at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, and Lisa Marie was in the audience.

 

April 24, 1975

 

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Macon, Georgia. Jerry Scheff returned on bass for the first time in 2 years.

 

April 24, 1976

Elvis performed at the Sports Arena, San Diego, California

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April 24, 1977

Elvis performed at the Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan and "Unchained Melody" and "Little Darlin" were recorded here.

Was a good day :cheer:

April 30, 1955

Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, from the Gladewater, Texas, High School, where his performance of Tweedle Dee was recorded for this remote broadcast.

April 30, 1957

Elvis worked on soundtrack recordings at Radio Recorders from 10.00 a.m. to 6.10 p.m. It was at this sessions that Elvis first met with Leiber and Stoller.

April 30, 1964

Elvis was visited by Larry Geller for the first time. Geller replaced Elvis' regular hairdresser and the two of them became good friends.

April 30, 1971

Elvis flew to Palm Springs for the weekend.

April 30, 1973

Elvis performed at the Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado and after the show Elvis went to the Sahara Tahoe Hotel.

April 30, 1975

Elvis performed at the Omni. Atlanta, Georgia.

April 30, 1976

Elvis performed at the High Sierra Theater, Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada. This was the opening night of the Tahoe engagement and Elvis was not well at all.

April 30, 1977

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.

May 1967

On May 1, Elvis and Priscilla are married in a private ceremony amongst a small group of family and friends at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, just after 11:40 a.m. A press conference and breakfast reception follow. The couple honeymoon for a few days in Palm Springs. Then they return to Memphis.

 

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May 02, 1955

Elvis performed at the High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.

 

May 02, 1960

Principal photography began for G.I. Blues.

 

May 02, 1969

Elvis spent the weekend in Palm Springs.

 

May 02, 1970

Elvis spent most of the next 3 weeks in his new Palm Springs home. During this time he watched 16 mm prints of several films, including Citizen Kane.

 

May 02, 1975

Elvis performed at the Omni, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

May 02, 1977

Elvis performed at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois.

 

May 03, 1955

The Hank Snow Jamboree reunited in Mobile, Alabama, where Elvis and the others participated in radio interviews.

 

May 03, 1957

Soundtrack recording continued at Radio Recorders from 9.00 a.m. to 6.25 p.m. This time is was Bill Black's turn to walk out. He was unable to mange the introduction to "Baby, I Don't Care" on his new Fender electric bass, so Elvis picked up the instrument and played the part himself.

 

May 03, 1971

Elvis was seen as an outpatient at the Palm Springs hospital.

 

May 03, 1975

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana at 2.30 and 8.30 p.m.

 

May 03, 1977

Elvis performed at the Saginaw Center, Saginaw, Michigan and after this show Elvis flew home to Memphis.

May 04, 1955

Elvis performed at the Ladd Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.

 

May 04, 1967

Elvis and Priscilla flew back to Memphis, after a 2 day stay in Palm Springs, and arrived at 6.00 a.m.

 

May 04, 1969

Elvis, Priscilla and Lisa Marie used the name "Carpenter" to fly to Hawaii with the Gambills, the Fikes, the Esposito's and Charlie Hodge. They spent the first and the last week at the Ilikai Hotel with the intervening weekend at the Coco Palms Hotel.

 

May 04, 1973

Elvis performed at the High Sierra Theater, Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, which was the first show of a 17 day engagement.

 

May 04, 1975

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana at 2.30 and 8.30 p.m

May 06, 1955

The show played in Birmingham, Alabama, with Scotty and Bill but without Elvis, who returned to Memphis. There he attended Dixie's junior prom.

 

May 06, 1956

During his final show at the New Frontier Hotel Elvis introduced "Blue Suede Shoes" as: "This song here is called 'Get out of the stables, Grandma, you're too old to be horsing around'".

 

May 06, 1957

Elvis reported to the MGM studio to meet with the producer and the director of Loving You. He got Clark Gable's dressing room and the rest of the week was spent with costume fittings, makeup tests and dace rehearsals.

 

May 06, 1960

Elvis worked at Radio Recorders from 1.00 to 10.00 p.m. recording for G.I. Blues.

 

May 06, 1974

Elvis flew to Los Angeles to get ready for a short California tour, which would be followed by another Tahoe engagement.

 

May 06, 1975

Elvis performed at the Middle Tennessee state University Athletic Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

 

May 06, 1977

Back home in Memphis Elvis spent most of the next 2 weeks upstairs at Graceland.

May 08, 1954

Elvis and Dixie attended the annual Memphis Cotton Carnival.

 

May 08, 1955

Elvis performed at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida at 2.30 and 8.15 p.m.

 

May 08, 1956

Elvis went back to Memphis where he stopped by the newspaper office and announced: "Man, I really like Vegas. I'm going back there the first chance I get."

For the first time Elvis stayed extended at his new Audubon Drive home.

 

May 08, 1957

Elvis went to the MGM soundstage to record the vocals for Baby I Don't Care. Afterwards there were some script rehearsals.

 

May 08, 1959

Since Red West went home for a couple of days, Elvis tried to recruit Alan Fortas to replace Red West, but this failed. Alan was already warned by Red of the restrictiveness of life in Germany. Elvis then contacted Cliff Gleaves.

May 10, 1955

Elvis performed at the Southeastern Pavilion, Ocala, Florida.

 

May 10, 1956

Elvis went to see Dewey during his broadcast.

 

May 10, 1957

Elvis rehearsed the fight scene for Jailhouse Rock, which caused his character to land in jail.

 

May 10, 1971

Late in the evening Elvis flew back to Los Angeles.

 

May 10, 1974

Elvis performed at the Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California.

 

 

 

May 11, 1955

Elvis performed at the Auditorium, Orlando, Florida at 7.30 and 9.30 p.m.

 

May 11, 1957

Elvis visited Russ Tamblyn, the star of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and a friend of Nick Adams.

 

May 11, 1965

The preproduction for Frankie and Johnny began at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios.

 

May 11, 1974

Elvis performed at the Forum, Inglewood, California at 2.30 and 8.30 p.m.

So fun to read all this historical Elvis events :D

So fun to read all this historical Elvis events :D

 

Glad you are enjoying them Greta :dance:

May 12, 1955

Elvis performed at the New Baseball Park, Jacksonville, Florida.

 

May 12, 1956

Elvis flew to Minneapolis. He and the band didn't stay at the same hotel.

 

May 12, 1957

Elvis had a date with Anne Neyland, who had a minor part in the film.

 

May 12, 1960

Elvis attended a kenpo karate demonstration at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where he also met the instructor, Ed Parker.

 

May 12, 1965

Elvis went to Radio Recorders for the soundtrack sessions of Frankie and Johnny. He was there from 7.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m. However, Elvis was not in the right mood to record so only instrumental tracks were cut.

 

May 12, 1971

Elvis went to the Self Realization Center with Sir Gerald.

 

May 12, 1974

Elvis performed at the Selland Arena, Fresno, California at 3.00 p.m.

May 16, 1943

The Presley family moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where Vernon got himself a job. They stayed there until June 20, and then they all returned to Tupelo, homesick for family and friends.

 

May 16, 1955

Elvis performed at the Mosque Theater, Richmond, Virginia.

 

May 16, 1956

Elvis performed at the Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas at 7.00 and 9.30 p.m. Elvis was asked by a local DJ to name his favorite song and Elvis picked "I Was The One", from his first RCA session.

 

May 16, 1957

Elvis was released from the hospital.

 

May 16, 1967

Elvis went to the Memphian to see Peter Sellers' A Shot In The Dark.

 

May 16, 1971

Back in the recording studio in Nashville for his upcoming Christmas album, Elvis and the band started to jam during a break. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" of Bob Dylan went on for more than 11 minutes. Unfortunately Elvis lost his interest for the Christmas album afterwards and the band did 3 instrumental tracks.

 

May 16, 1974

Elvis performed at the High Sierra Room, Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, where he opened this engagement with 2 cocktail shows.

May 18, 1955

Elvis performed at the American Legion Auditorium, Roanoke, Virginia at 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.

 

May 18, 1956

Elvis performed at the Forum, Wichita, Kansas at 7.00 and 9.30 p.m.

 

May 18, 1957

After hearing the news about Elvis' stay in the hospital, Lamar Fike drove straight from Texas to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, where Elvis was staying.

 

May 18, 1965

Throughout the week Elvis had script rehearsals at the studio.

 

May 18, 1966

The group went to the Fairgrounds again and ate and drunk for more than $100.

 

May 18, 1968

Elvis and Priscilla flew to Hawaii for a vacation with Lisa Marie, Charlie Hodge, the Gambills and the Esposito's.

 

May 18, 1969

Elvis and the group returned from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

 

May 18, 1971

In Nashville 3 more gospels were recorded, including He Touched Me, which would be the title of the album.

 

May 18, 1973

Elvis was taken to a local hospital for some chest X rays and the fans were told that the weekend shows were canceled and Elvis and Linda flew home to Memphis.

 

May 19, 1955

Elvis performed at the Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, North Carolina, which was Elvis' last show of the tour.

 

May 19, 1956

Elvis performed at the University of Nebraska Coliseum, Lincoln, Nebraska. Elvis was asked whether Rock & Roll had a bad influence on teenagers and he replied: "I don't even smoke or drink and I started singing as a gospel singer and come from a Christian home."

 

May 19, 1965

Elvis recorded his final vocal for the Frankie and Johnny soundtrack at the Goldwyn Studios.

 

May 19, 1971

After recording 2 more gospels for his upcoming album, Elvis sat down behind the piano and played some of his old favorites in the early hours of the morning.

 

May 19, 1972

Elvis returned to Los Angeles.

May 24, 1956

Elvis flew to the next gig with Gene Smith and Tom Diskin while the band drove again.

Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium Arena, Kansas City, Missouri. However, there was a big riot and DJ's drums and Bill's bass were smashed, while DJ himself was thrown into the orchestra pit.

The next day the paper wrote: "Elvis Presley flees to car after 20 minutes on stage."

At 4.35 Elvis flew to Detroit.

 

May 24, 1959

Elvis had a meeting with Currie Grant, an airman whom Vernon and Lamar had already met in Wiesbaden.

 

May 24, 1965

Principal photography began on Frankie And Johnny.

 

May 24, 1967

Elvis bought Priscilla a special Happy Birthday charm with rubies and sapphires.

 

May 24, 1970

Elvis held a surprise party at Graceland for Priscilla's birthday.

 

May 24, 1972

Elvis flew to Las Vegas where he would stay until the weekend to attend Glen Campbell's show at the Hilton.

 

May 24, 1977

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Augusta, Maine.

June 02, 1955

Elvis performed at the City Auditorium, Amarillo, Texas

 

June 02, 1955

The single "Baby Let's Play House" became Elvis Presley's first national chart single, reaching #10 on Billboard's Country chart.

 

June 02, 1956

Elvis and Gene Smith flew to Oakland, California, where they arrived at 4.00 a.m. and met with the band who drove the whole way.

 

June 02, 1957

Elvis filmed his scene in the prison coal yard, a scene from Jailhouse Rock.

 

June 02, 1968

Elvis and Priscilla returned from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

 

June 02, 1975

Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama, at 4.30 and 8.30 p.m.

 

June 02, 1976

Elvis performed at the Civic Center Coliseum, El Paso, Texas.

 

June 02, 1977

Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama. At the conclusion of the show Elvis returned to Memphis.

 

June 24, 1955

Elvis performed at Altus, Oklahoma.

 

June 24, 1956

Elvis performed at the Paramount Theater, Atlanta at 2.00, 5.50 and 8.30 p.m.

 

June 24, 1965

Elvis completed publicity stills and was recognized at a special ceremony on the set for contributing $50,000 to the Motion Picture Relief Fund.

 

June 24, 1968

There was a rehearsal at the NBC studio from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and afterwards Elvis started to work on the informal jam with Scotty and D.J. Fontana. Later that afternoon Elvis returned to Western Recorders, where recorded the vocals for "Memories".

 

June 24, 1973

Elvis performed at the Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 3.00 p.m.

 

June 24, 1974

 

Elvis performed at the International Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York at 3.00 and 8.30 p.m.

 

June 24, 1977

Elvis performed at the Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin.