October 10th

 

In 1970, Elvis flew to Memphis, where he would stay the whole week, before returning to Los Angeles. There was a private ceremony arranged for him, where he received his official deputy sheriff's badge from the Sheriff. This badge permitted him to carry a pistol. Elvis was interested in police work for a long time and with all the threads in Las Vegas he was very pleased with it.

 

October 11th

 

In 1956, Elvis arrived in Dallas by train to begin a brief tour promoted by Bamford.He performed at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas.

Elvis entered in an open car which brought him to a stage set up at the fifty-yard line. There was an attendance of 26,500. :dance:

 

October 12th

 

In 1957, Elvis left Memphis for a Las Vegas vacation. He stayed at the Sahara Hotel and dated the exotic dancer Tempest Storm :o :dance:

October 13th

 

In 1954, Elvis, Scotty and Bill played The Eagle's Nest in Memphis, a nightclub over the changing room at the Clearpool complex.

October 14th

 

In 1963, location shooting for Kissin’ Cousins begins. At some point during shooting, Elvis confesses to Gene Nelson how excited he was, at the age of seventeen, when Nelson came to Memphis with his co-star, Virginia Mayo, to promote their new picture, ‘She’s Working Her Way Through College.’ ‘You know, I really love the stuff you do,’ he tells Nelson, who will always appreciate the extent to which Elvis goes out of his way to show respect. :wub:

October 15th

 

In 1954, Elvis, Scotty and Bill played The Eagle's Nest in Memphis, a nightclub over the changing room at the Clearpool complex.

After the show the three men went to Shreveport, with Sam Phillips. Sam had arranged a try-out on the Louisiana Hayride. After a seven-hour drive, they checked in their hotel, the Captain Shreve Hotel.

October 16th

 

In 1955, for one night Elvis joined a Hank Snow show, and met Bill Haley there. It took place at the Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at 3.30 and 8.00 p.m. Haley and Elvis were advertised, above Hank Snow himself, on the top half of the poster. :dance:

 

October 17th

 

In 1970, Elvis returned once again to the Quartet Convention where he sung with James Blackwood, Hovie Lister and bass singer J.D. Sumner. Backstage their picture was taken.

 

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October 18th

 

In 1958, along with his almost daily letter, the Colonel encloses a clipping referring to an East German newspapers’ statement that Presley is a key weapon in America’s atomic war. :o

 

In 1956, Elvis stops for gas at a Gulf station in downtown Memphis, when his car is surrounded by a mob of fans. The attendant, Ed Hopper, asks him to move along. And an altercation erupts, with Hopper pulling a knife and a third man entering the fray. Elvis gives the 6’3’’ Hopper a black eye, and all three are booked on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct.

 

Elvis at home with the manager of the gas station after all charges against Elvis were dropped :cheer:

 

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October 19th

 

In 1970, Elvis picked up 12 TCB-pendants in Beverly Hills from Schwartz and Ableser, Fine diamonds and Jewelry.

These pendants were made from a design sketched by Elvis and Priscilla. The 14 karat gold charm consisted of the letters TCB over a zigzag lightning bolt. Over the years many explanations were given but its meaning is: Taking Care of Business- in a flash. :cheer:

 

October 20th

 

In 1954, the Press-Scimitar notes that Elvis is now a regular on the Louisiana Hayride. In fact, Elvis’ contract with the Hayride has not yet been finalised.

 

October 21st

 

In 1965, thirty-nine-year-old Bill Black, Elvis’ original bass player, dies of a brain tumour at 7.15am at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. Elvis is quoted in the Commercial Appeal as saying that Bill ‘was a great man and a person that everyone loved. This comes as such a shock to me that I can hardly explain how much I loved Bill.’ While Vernon and Dee attend the funeral, Elvis does not, expressing fear of causing disruption. :(

 

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October 22nd

 

In 1968, Elvis begins preproduction for his new (and final) MGM feature film, presently called Chautauqua, with rehearsals starting at 11.00am. The film is to be produced by Lester Welch and directed by Stay Away Joe director Peter Tewkesbury. The Colonel expresses concern that the title will be difficult to advertise properly, and the name is changed to The Trouble With Girls (And How To Get Into It). B)

October 23rd

 

In 1968, Live A Little, Love A Little opens nationwide. From 7.00pm till 3.15am Elvis works on the soundtrack for The Trouble With Girls at United Artists Recorders at 6050 Sunset Boulevard, with Billy Strange as producer. Later Felton Jarvis will overdub and remix the tracks in Nashville.

October 24th

 

In 1955, together with local rockabilly Sonny Burgess, who would start for Sun the next year, Elvis performed at the Silver Moon Club, Newport, Arkansas.

At the same time Colonel Parker had sent a telegram to Sam Philips to tell him he's got all authorization from Gladys and Vernon to negotiate for Elvis in order to buy his contract from Sun.

October 25th

 

In 1961, Elvis completed some dubbing for Follow That Dream. In the afternoon he had to attend a music meeting for Kid Galahad.

 

October 26th

 

In 1956, Elvis arrived in New York and rehearsed there with the Jordanaires.

The Colonel concluded a deal with RCA, permitting them to use Elvis's name for promoting a record player called the Victrola phonogram.

 

October 27th

 

In 1958, Vernon, Grandma, Lamar and Red are in the process of moving from the Hilberts Park Hotel into the elegant Hotel Grunewald, a health spa located in Bad Nauheim, about twenty minutes from the base. Charlie Hodge, who is stationed ten miles away, starts coming around on weekends to spend time with Elvis and the guys.

October 28th

 

In 1957, Elvis is at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

In his first show in his new adopted hometown, Elvis outrages not only the local and national press but an audience filled with Hollywood celebrities and their children. During the fifty-minute, eighteen number show, he ‘wiggled, bumped, twisted,’ and prompted headlines the next day that declared: 'Elvis Presley Will Have To Clean Up His Show - Or Go To Jail.’ The Los Angeles Vice Squad warns Colonel Parker of that same potential consequence, but according to the Colonel, Elvis remains unfazed. ‘He just said, ’Well, if I don’t dance tonight, maybe I don’t have to take a shower tonight.’ :dance:

 

October 29th

 

On 1976, a makeshift studio is set up again in the ‘Jungle Room’ at Graceland, with the first night’s session running from 9.00pm to 8.00am. Three songs are recorded : It’s Easy For You, Pledging My Love and Way Down which will be the A-side of the next single.

 

Pledging My Love

 

 

It’s Easy For You

 

 

Way Down

 

 

October 30th

 

In 1976, this was the second night the musicians were together in the Jungle Room for a RCA recording session. They recorded a couple of instrumental tracks while waiting for Elvis to appear. Finally Elvis did, but only for a short time while there was a delivery of a shipment of Harley - Davidsons. Elvis insisted to take them for trial runs up and down the driveway and to Linda's home, just around the corner. So the session was called off.

Elvis arranged for all the musicians a ride home, even went so far to give J.D. Sumner his white limousine to ride back to Nashville in style. :dance: