306 Old Satillo Road, Elvis’ birthplace, is now 306 Elvis Presley Drive.
, 1938
Vernon Presley spent six months in custody awaiting trial Jan 4 – (minus 6 months until)
.in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)
,1939
1940-41
Reese Street, where the Presleys stayed with Vester and Clettes Presley and their daughter Patsy,
1942
Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment.
1943
1944
August 8, 1945 to July 18, 1946
Berry Street -“Doll” Smith lived here with the Presleys and then Minnie Mae Presley moved in.
1946
Commerce Street, a rental
510 1/2 Maple Street, South Tupelo -the Presleys lived with Glady’s cousin Frank Richards and his wife, Leona.
1947
Mulbery Alley
Memphis, Tennessee
1948-1953
Sept. 12, 1948-Sept. 20, 1949
572 Poplar Avenue
Sept 2o 1949 to January 7, 1950
185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)
January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street
January 20, 1954
U.S. television’s first live coast-to-coast broadcast of a Presidential Inauguration address took place as Dwight D. Eisenhower assumed the office.
A television show was transmitted from the U.S. to Canada for the first time. The CBS Television production of “Studio One” was sent from WBEN-TV in Buffalo, New York to CBLT-TV in Toronto.
The Sun Records Rockabilly Era
January 20, 1954
September 21, 1953 to March 19, 1954
Elvis worked at Precision Tool company, operating a drill press for $1.55 a hour.
The Presleys lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, rented end of 1954 to mid-1955
SING IT, ELVIS – These three 15-year old students at E. M. Daggett Junior High alternately wept and screamed as Elvis Presley contorted on the stage at North Side Coliseum Friday night. Left to right are Mary Hicks, Paula Egenbacher and Carolyn Faulkner.
Disc jockeys at St. Louis radio station KWK gave every rock ‘n’ roll record in the station library a “farewell spin” before smashing them all to pieces. Station manager Robert T. Convey said rock ‘n’ roll had dominated the airwaves long enough and called the action “a simple weeding out of undesirable music.”
“Get A Job” by The Silhouettes was released. The song will climb to #1 in the US and is considered to be a Rock and Roll classic, although the Philadelphia quartet who sang it never had another Top 40 hit.
Frankie Avalon had his his first hit song at the age of 18–“DeDe Dinah”
Danny & the Juniors posted a third week at #1 on the R&B chart with “At The Hop”.
Rick Nelson started a two-week run at #1 on the Billboard album chart with “Ricky”, which featured his #3 hit single “Be-Bop Baby”.
Capitol Records releases the original cast recording of “The Music Man”, which will occupy the #1 spot on the Billboard album chart for twelve weeks and remain in the Top 200 for a total of 245 weeks.
Elvis Presley was originally scheduled to report for duty from the U.S. Army on this day. He was allowed a 60-day deferment so he could finish the film “King Creole.” He reported for his induction on March 24, 1958.
In Chicago, Jerry Butler, the Shirelles, Dee Clark, Ben E. King, the Miracles, LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, and Little Anthony performed on stage at the Regal Theater.
Elvis was released by the studio, principal shooting already had been completed 3 days earlier on Wild in the Country
Gene Chandler had a new song that was doing quite well, moving from #93 to #49 on this date–“Duke Of Earl”.
January 20, 1963
January 20, 1964
The Beatles released the album Meet the Beatles in the United States, which served as their debut album in the States.
On the heels of their huge #1 “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, the Beatles re-released the single “She Loves You” in the United States.
January 20, 1965
American disc-jockey Alan Freed died from uraemia at the age of 42. Freed called himself the “father of rock and roll”, appeared in the movies such as ‘Rock Around the Clock’ and Don’t Knock the Rock. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s. Initially interred at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, his ashes were moved in 2002 to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and were later returned to Freed’s family in 2015.
ABC-TV’s “Shindig!” welcomed the Rolling Stones, Kinks, Dave Clark Five, Petula Clark, Bobby Vee, Bobby Sherman, and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
January 20, 1966
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler released the single “The Ballad Of the Green Beret”. The song had originally been released only to the military on a small label, but when it became a big hit underground, RCA Records picked up the song and released it nationally.
Chad & Jeremy appeared on Laredo on NBC-TV.
January 20, 1967
The Monkees TV show was shown for the first time in the UK. The series followed the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock ‘n roll singers.
Paul McCartney recorded his vocal for the Beatles’ song “A Day In The Life”. He would later re-record the part on February 3.
January 20, 1968
One Hit Wonders John Fred and the Playboy Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Judy In Disguise, (With Glasses)’, it made No.3 in the UK. The song was inspired by The Beatles ‘Lucy In The Sky’.
The “Magical Mystery Tour” Soundtrack by the Beatles was the top album for a third week. Disraeli Gears by Cream maneuvered from 15 to 7.
“Chain Of Fools” by Aretha Franklin was the new #1 on the R&B chart.
Elvis returned to American at 9.00 p.m. with the firm determination to record In The Ghetto about which he had doubts at first, but eventually was convinced the song could become a hit. He did 23 takes, which occupied most of the evening and he left at 4.00 a.m.
Following his newfound success as a country music artist Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. Although Opry officials had directed him to play only country music songs and to keep his comments clean, Lewis eventually defied instructions by playing his classic rock ‘n’ roll hits and declaring himself “the rock & rollin’, country & western, rhythm & blues singin’ motherf—–.”
Hot August Night by Neil Diamond entered the Top 10 on the Album chart.
Carly Simon moved to #1 on the Adult chart with “You’re So Vain”.
Stevie Wonder made it three weeks at #1 on the R&B chart with “Superstition”.
Carly Simon had one of The Top Songs of the 70’s* with “You’re So Vain”, #1 for a third week. “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder was second.
Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
January 20, 1974
Stevie Wonder played his first show after an auto accident that almost took his life five months earlier.
Elvis put down a deposit of $75,000 on an impounded Boeing 707 but the deal fallsl through. The previous owner had been Robert Vesco, the fugitive financier who had fled to South America after allegedly embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from international investment firms. Buying his plane would involve some complicated wrangling with the IRS. And Elvis was warned about another complication: If the plane ever landed in any of the countries Vesco was establishing a base in, there was every reason to believe that he might try to seize it.
In April Elvis buys a Convair 880 Jet recently taken out of service by Delta Airlines for the then-substantial sum of $250,000. With complete refurbishing the total exceeded $600,000. He immediately rechristened it the Lisa Marie.
After hearing Don Kinney, a Denver television newsman, joking on the air about Elvis’ generosity and telling he wanted a car too, Elvis bought him a Seville. Don Kinney contradicts this and tells his story.
Meanwhile the vacation in Denver wasn’t a great success and Jerry Schilling quit for good, telling Elvis that “friendship is more important than the job”.
Felton Jarvis had arranged for Elvis to record at Buss Cason’s new up-to-date Nashville studio, Creative Workshop. Felton was confident that Elvis would feel at home there. The band was Elvis’ own, plus Chip Young on guitar and Randy Cullers on percussion. But just hours before the scheduled start, Joe Esposito called to say Elvis had not yet left Memphis.
Elvis didn’t attend because he could not get Ginger Alden to accompany him according to Memphis Mafia Members while in Ginger Alden’s book, she puts it down to Elvis having a cold (but, given that that really helped during the American Sound Sessions in 1969…) the Jungle Room sessions would be Elvis last recording session.
RCA would have to record concerts in hopes of new songs.
Parliament’s “Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetaaquadoloop) was #1 on the R&B chart.
Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 was #1 for a third week on the Album chart. Foreigner’s second release, Double Vision, entered the Top 10.
“Le Freak”, which had already spent three weeks at #1 before giving way to the Bee Gees’ “Too Much Heaven”, was back for a third time at the top for Chic. “My Life” from Billy Joel remained third for the third week. Olivia Newton-John entered the Top 10 with “A Little More Love” while Rod Stewart bounced from 22 to 10 with “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism
1982
During an Ozzy Osbourne concert in Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the audience threw a bat onto the stage. Stunned by the light, the bat lay motionless, and thinking it was a rubber fake, the singer picked it up and attempted to bite its head off. As he did this, the bat started to flap its wings and Ozzy soon realized it wasn’t fake but in fact a living thing. After the show Ozzy was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for rabies shots.
1983 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley
1983
Def Leppard released their breakthrough album–Pyromania.
1984
The Metallica single “Jump In The Fire” was released.
1985
Andy Gibb was on Punky Brewster on NBC-TV.
1986
Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan performed at a Martin Luther King Day concert at the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.
1988
The Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Yoko, Sean, and Julian Lennon all attend. Paul McCartney did not attend, sending instead a letter stating that continuing business differences with the other ex-Beatles was the reason for his absence.
During the Beach Boys‘ acceptance speech at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, vocalist Mike Love insulted just about everybody in the music business, including Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger.
The Beach Boys, Berry Gordy, Jr., The Beatles, The Drifters, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Les Paul, Leadbelly and The Supremes are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during ceremonies at New York’s Waldorf Astoria. During the Beach Boys acceptance speech, vocalist Mike Love insulted just about everybody in the music business, including Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. In later years, Love would explain sheepishly that “I hadn’t meditated that morning…”
Actress Barbara Stanwyck (The Big Valley, The Colbys, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Double Indemnity, Meet John Doe, The Lady Eve, Walk on the Wild Side, Titanic, Christmas in Connecticut, Stella Dallas, Roustabout, The Great Man’s Lady, Executive Suite, Sorry Wrong Number, Golden Boy, Annie Oakley, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Cattle Queen of Montana, Union Pacific) died of heart failure at 82.
Rod Stewart had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “Downtown Train”.
Michael Bolton reached #1 with “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”. Technotronic was held out for another week with “Pump Up The Jam” while previous #1 “Another Day In Paradise” by Phil Collins was third. Jody Watley moved to #4 with “Everything” and Rod Stewart had his 40th career solo hit but just his 11th Top 10 with “Downtown Train”. The rest of the Top 10: “Rhythm Nation”, the former #2 from Janet Jackson, Lou Gramm had a solo hit with “Just Between You And Me”, Tom Petty crashed the list with “Free Fallin'”, Seduction was up from 15-9 with “Two To Make It Right” and Tesla’s “Love Song” was #10.
1996
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men had now spent eight weeks at #1 with “One Sweet Day”. Since dropping from #1, Whitney Houston had spent eight weeks at #2 with “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”. LL Cool J was third with “Hey Lover”, Everything but the Girl moved from 10-4 with “Missing” and Deep Blue Something had their one and only hit–“Breakfast At Tiffany’s”. The rest of a solid Top 10: “Name” from the Goo Goo Dolls, TLC’s “Diggin’ On You”, Joan Osborne found the Top 10 with “One Of Us”, Coolio’s monster hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” was now at #9 and Madonna collected her 36th career hit with “You’ll See”.
The “Waiting to Exhale” Soundtrack moved to #1 on the Album chart. Daydream by Mariah Carey slipped to #2 with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill still looming. Hootie & the Blowfish were up to #4 after 78 weeks with Cracked Rear View and the new Garth Brooks album–Fresh Horses was fifth. The rest of the Top 10: The Greatest Hits Collection from Alan Jackson, Shania Twain entered the list with her breakthrough album The Woman In Me, CrazySexy Cool by TLC was still strong after 60 weeks, the Smashing Pumpkins had #9 with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Bush couldn’t get past 10 with Sixteen Stone.
1999
Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), while on probation for a 1997 heroin case, was arrested for failing to provide a urine sample to his live-in drug treatment center.
2000
Tourism chiefs in Liverpool were banned from putting up motorway signs saying ‘Liverpool, the Birthplace Of The Beatles because the Highways Agency thought the signs would distract motorists.
2002
George Harrison had the posthumous UK No.1 single with the re-release of the 1971 former No.1 ‘My Sweet Lord’. Harrison’s single replaced Aaliyah’s ‘More Than A Woman’, the only time in chart history that one deceased artist had taken over from another at No.1. ‘My Sweet Lord’.
Sting won the Golden Globe Award in Beverly Hills, California for the Best Song from a Motion Picture–“Until”, from Kate & Leopold.
2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley
2003
8 Mile, starring Eminem toppled The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers from its four-week hold at the top of the UK box office. The story of a Detroit rapper took £4,440,334 at 423 cinemas in the UK and Ireland.
Or: Eminem remakes “Loving You”
2004
The Elvis Presley 2-CD set “The Gospel Side of Elvis” was released.
2006
American music executive Johnny Bienstock died of complications from heart disease aged 83. Owned Moss Rose Music, worked with Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Elvis Presley, The Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Del Shannon and Meat Loaf.
2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough
2012
Larry Butler, keyboardist and vocalist with the Esquires and the Gentrys (“Keep On Dancin'”), songwriter (co-wrote “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” for B.J. Thomas) and producer for Kenny Rogers, Debbie Boone and Mac Davis, died in his sleep at the age of 69 in Pensacola, Florida.
Etta James, most often remembered for her signature song, “At Last”, which reached number 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 47 on the Hot 100, died from complications of leukemia at the age of 73. She also placed nine other songs in the American Top 40, won three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
2015
Motley Crue announced that they would perform for the last time on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. The band went so far as signing a Cessation of Touring contract during a press conference to promise they will play no more gigs after 2015.
2016
The four members of ABBA, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus, were together again for the opening of Bjorn’s new Mama Mia restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the first time all four were photographed together since the premiere of the movie Mama Mia in London in 2008.
2017
Sir Paul McCartney was suing Sony over control of The Beatles’ back catalogue. McCartney had gone to a US court, seeking to regain the publishing rights to 267 of the band’s classic songs. He had been trying to get them back since the 1980s, when Michael Jackson famously out-bid him for the rights. Jackson’s debt-ridden estate sold the songs to Sony in 2016.
Ronald “Bingo” Mundy, vocalist for the Doo-Wop group The Marcels on their 1961, #1 hit “Blue Moon”, died of pneumonia at the age 76.
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