BeautifulAngel
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1 1 Madonna
2 5 Robbie Williams
3 3 The Saturdays
4 6 Pink
5 12 Britney Spears
6 14 Girls Aloud
7 7 U2
8 2 Will Young
9 11 Lady GaGa
10 16 Kylie / Dannii
11 8 Elvis Presley :( NOT GOOD)
12 18 Glee
13 13 Rihanna
14 9 Sugababes
15 15 Take That
16 4 Darius
17 20 Leona Lewis
18 19 Adele
19 10 Katy Perry
20 17 Destiny's Child
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May 25, 1955
Elvis performed at the American Legion Hall, Meridian, Mississippi, where Elvis was called back for encore after encore.
May 25, 1956
Elvis performed at the Fox Theater, Detroit, Michigan at 4.00, 7.00 and 9.45 p.m.
May 25, 1966
Elvis left for Nashville at 1.00 a.m. on a rented Greyhound. At Studio B Elvis met his new producer, Felton Jarvis. According to Chet Atkins, Felton's temperament would suit Elvis better. Felton was already a big fan of Elvis.
This was the first time in more than 2 years that Elvis was in the studio to record something else than soundtracks.
He had to deliver 2 singles, a Christmas single and a gospel album. Elvis worked form 10.00 p.m. to 7.00 a.m. on this first night. He concentrated on the album How Great Thou Art, but recorded Tomorrow Is A Long Time from Bob Dylan as well.
May 25, 1968
Still on Hawaii, Elvis and Priscilla went to Ed Parker's championship karate tournament at the Honolulu International Center. The couple met with former international light-contact champion Mike Stone.
May 25, 1977
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Elvis performed at the Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York.
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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.
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May 23, 1956
Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa.
May 23, 1961
Principal photography for Blue Hawaii ended and publicity stills were shot as well.
May 23, 1969
Elvis flew to Palm Springs for the weekend.
May 23, 1971
Elvis flew to Los Angeles, where he would stay for 2 weeks.
May 23, 1974
There was a party to celebrate Linda's birthday after the show.
May 23, 1977
Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island.
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May 22, 1955
Elvis performed at the Magnolia Gardens, Houston, Texas in the afternoon and very likely appeared at Cook's Hoedown, a club in Houston, in the evening.
May 22, 1956
Elvis performed at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa.
May 22, 1966
Elvis played touch football at Whitehaven High School, near Graceland.
May 22, 1970
Elvis and the group went to the Memphian to attend the movies, just like every night that Elvis was at home.
May 22, 1971
Elvis and Joyce Bova left Nashville to return to Memphis, where Elvis went to Dr. Nick's house from the airport.
May 22, 1977
Elvis performed at the Capital Center Arena. Landover, Maryland.
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May 21, 1955
Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport.
May 21, 1956
Elvis arrived in Topeka by plane where he got off the plane wearing nothing above the waist but a loose fitting, 2 button, shantung suit coat.
Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Topeka. Kansas.
May 21, 1957
At 7.00 a.m. Elvis had a makeup appointment for the fitting of the "butch cut" wig that he would wear in the prison scenes.
May 21, 1970
Elvis and Priscilla returned to Memphis, where they stayed until July 5, except for some brief trips to Dallas by Elvis.
May 21, 1971
On this last day of the session in Nashville Elvis had Joyce Bova as a guest in the studio.
May 21, 1977
Elvis performed at the Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky.
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The Very Best Of Elvis Presley Live 1950s
Sony released the track listing of the upcoming The Very Best Of Elvis Presley Live (1950s) CD which will be released on the Legacy sub label on June 26, 2012.
Tracklisting:
Money Honey
Blue Suede Shoes
Baby Let's Play House
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Ready Teddy
Heartbreak Hotel (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
Long Tall Sally (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
I Was The One (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
Love Me Tender (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
Don't Be Cruel (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
Love Me (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
I Got A Woman (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
Paralyzed (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
Hound Dog (Live In Shreveport, Louisiana December 15, 1956)
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May 20, 1956
Elvis performed at the Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m.
May 20, 1957
Elvis went back to the set of Jailhouse Rock.
May 20, 1969
The Circle G Ranch in Mississippi was sold for $440,000 to the North Mississippi Gun Club.
May 20, 1971
Still in Nashville Elvis recorded some pop material to be released as singles: I'm Leavin', We Can Make The Morning and It's Only Love.
May 20, 1977
Elvis performed at the University of Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, which was the first night of his 4th tour of the year.
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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.
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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.
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May 17, 1955
Elvis performed at the City Auditorium, Asheville, North Carolina, at 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.
May 17, 1956
Elvis flew to Springfield, Missouri, with Gene Smith and Tom Diskin, while the band drove to the show in Elvis' Cadillac.
Elvis performed at the Shrine Mosque, Springfield, Missouri.
May 17, 1957
Elvis wrote a note to the staff of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital: "Dear Friends, I want you to know how very much I appreciate your very wonderful treatment while I was there. When I went in I was all shook up but I left loving you. Thanks a million. My best to all. Sincerely, Elvis Presley."
May 17, 1968
The producer Bob Finkel had hired Steve Binder as director for Elvis' upcoming Christmas special and there was a meeting with Elvis at 8833 Sunset Boulevard to discuss the show.
May 17, 1971
On the third recording night in Nashville Elvis started with Help Me Make It Through The Night and Until It's Time For You To Go. Finally Elvis went back to the original reason that he was there for: the gospel album. But after some karate moves the session ended before completing the album.
May 17, 1973
Due to illness Elvis had to cancel 2 shows.
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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.
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May 15, 1954
Elvis and Dixie went to the Hi-Hat on South Third. Elvis was wearing his bolero jacket with a pink shirt and accompanied himself on the guitar. He sang 2 songs. This tryout didn't get him a job.
May 15, 1955
Elvis performed at the Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m.
May 15, 1956
Elvis performed at the Ellis Auditorium, Memphis.
May 15, 1957
Elvis had the aspirated cap removed from his lung and was visited in the hospital by Anne Neyland.
May 15, 1971
Elvis returned to Nashville to record some songs for his upcoming Christmas album, because RCA had pressured him. Although he was not in the right mood he did complete half the album before breaking off at 4.00 a.m.
May 15, 1974
In Lake Tahoe the rehearsals were held at noon, both this day and the following day.
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May 14, 1949
The Presley family, still living at 370 Washington Street, was about to move to another rooming house on Polar Avenue.
May 14, 1955
Elvis performed at the Shrine Auditorium, New Bern, North Carolina at 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.
May 14, 1956
Elvis performed at the Mary B. Sawyer Auditorium, LaCrosse, Wisconsin at 7.00 and 9.30 p.m.
May 14, 1957
Elvis swallowed a cap from one of his teeth, while working on the dance sequence in Jailhouse Rock.
May 14, 1964
Elvis finished his work on Roustabout with some more publicity stills. Afterwards there was a brief recording session at Radio Recorders to overdub the new title song.
May 14, 1965
Elvis returned to Radio Recorders for overdubs from 5.00 to 7.30 p.m.
May 14, 1968
Elvis had a meeting with Bob Finkel about his upcoming Christmas special and Elvis declared that he wanted the special to be something completely different from everything else he had done. He wanted everyone to know what he really could do.
May 14, 1974
Elvis flew from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe to begin rehearsals with Joe Guercio and the rhythm section for his upcoming show.
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May 13, 1955
Elvis performed at the New Baseball Park, Jacksonville, Florida. At the end of his performance Elvis said to the audience: "Girls, I'll see you backstage". This became a riot with fans pursuing Elvis into his dressing room and tearing off his clothes and shoes.
May 13, 1956
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Elvis performed at the Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota at 3.00 p.m. and at the Auditorium, Minneapolis at 8.00 p.m.
May 13, 1957
Principal photography began on the jailhouse dance sequence.
May 13, 1963
Elvis screened movies at the Memphian almost every night from this day on until June 23.
May 13, 1965
Elvis continued recording for Frankie and Johnny at Radio Recorders at 5.00 p.m. He overdubbed lead vocals on the tracks recorded the day before, but after doing 2 additional songs he left the studio again.
May 13, 1966
Like on many other nights Elvis rented the Fairgrounds after the movies.
May 13, 1973
Elvis performed at the Sahara Tahoe at 3.00 p.m. This show was a special Mother's Day engagement to benefit a local hospital.
May 13, 1974
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Elvis performed at the Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California.
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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.
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Elvis News.....Today in History
in 20th Century Retro
May 26, 1955
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Elvis performed at the Junior College Stadium, Meridian, Mississippi. All performers took a ride in the Jimmie Rodgers celebration parade.
May 26, 1956
Elvis performed at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio at 7.00 and 10.00 p.m.
May 26, 1963
Elvis went to RCA's Studio B in Nashville, where he worked from 6.30 p.m. till 5.30 a.m.
May 26, 1966
Elvis went into the studio again and worked from 6.30 p.m. until 7.00 a.m. The Imperials were present too and Elvis was extremely happy with their presence. Because Floyd Cramer wasn't available until 9.00 p.m. David Briggs was booked for the early session. Even after the arriving of Cramer, Briggs kept on playing the piano, because Elvis had grown used to his sound.
May 26, 1974
Elvis ended his engagement at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, with an added performance at 3.00 a.m.
May 26, 1977
Elvis performed at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, New York and Ginger left the tour after this show.