Daily Elvis: June 11

Give us this day, June 11, our daily Elvis

1928

King Oliver and his band recorded “Tin Roof Blues.”

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

306 Old Satillo Road, Elvis’ birthplace, is now 306 Elvis Presley Drive.

, 1938

Vernon Presley 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,

1940

The Ink Spots recorded “Maybe.”

1942
Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment.

1943

The Presley family moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, May 15 to June 20, Returning to Tupelo.

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 – Humes High School

Sept. 12, 1948-Sept. 20, 1949

572 Poplar Avenue

Sept 20 1949 to January 7, 1950
185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)

1949

A star was born at Nashville’s Grand Old Opry when Hank Williams performed his new single, “Lovesick Blues.” He was called back for six encores, a Ryman Auditorium record.

January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street

June 3, 1951 to July 1, 1951

Elvis was employed as a machinist by “Precision Tool Co.”

April 17, 1952 to May 28, 1952

Elvis worked as an user at Loew’s State Theatre

1953

398 Cypress Street (rented from January 7 to April 1953

, 1954

Elvis worked at Crown Electric,  until mid-October 1954

The Presleys lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, rented til the end of 1954 to mid-1955

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

June 11, 1955

Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame” reached #1 R&B for eleven weeks and was his first single to cross to pop at #10.

Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport.

Elvis with Jim Reeves and Leon Post (wearing sunglasses) backstage at the Hayride June 1955

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1955
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Info June 11 1955 Municipal Auditorium Shreveport LA (8:00 PM) Louisiana Hayride

The Presleys  lived at  1414 Getwell Street rented from mid-1955 to May, 11 1956.

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

June 11, 1956

Time magazine of June 11, 1956, mockingly referred to the singer as “dreamboat Groaner Elvis (‘Hi luh-huh-huh-huv-huv yew-hew’) Presley.”

In Hollywood, Joe Hazen wrote a memo to Hal Wallis that Elvis’ “meteoric rise is unquestionably a freak situation but that does not detract from the fact that as a straight actor the guy has great potentials.”

The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis

Elvis flew home to Memphis for the funeral of his cousin Lee Edward Smith, who was drowned.

Outside his Audubon Drive house was June Juanico, the girl Elvis met a year ago. Elvis would spend much time with June the rest of the week.

Romance: June Juanico

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

June 11, 1957

RCA releases “Teddy Bear”- The song was a U.S. No. 1 for seven weeks on the Pop Chart; while also hitting No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers List, and No. 1 on the country charts.

“(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” … A Chartbuster for Elvis Presley in 1957

RCA releases Elvis’ 5th LP: Elvis’ Golden Records – his first compilation of hits singles, and is widely believed to be the first greatest hits album in rock and roll history; it is the first of five Elvis’ Golden/Gold Records compilations, four of which would be released during Presley’s lifetime.  The first disc  was certified Gold on October 17, 1961, Platinum on May 20, 1988, 5x Platinum on March 27, 1992 and 6x Platinum on August 17, 1999

Jailhouse Rock

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive, Graceland purchased on March 19.

The Military Service Disruption

1958

Jerry Lee Lewis discovered that the scandal surrounding his marriage to his teenaged second cousin was not confined to England, after he returned to the U.S. and was booed off a New York City stage. A second show was cancelled due to poor ticket sales, and Lewis’ career seemed to be in shambles.

Elvis in Nashville at Studio B:

RCA Studio B – Nashville, Tennessee
I Need Your Love Tonight J2WB 3253-18
A Big Hunk O’ Love J2WB 3254-SP
Ain’t That Loving You Baby J2WB 3255-04
Ain’t That Loving You Baby (fast version) PPA5 2672-SP
(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I J2WB 3256-09
J2WB 3257-24

Elvis at Graceland for 2 weeks On Leave May 31 to June 13 at Graceland.

Military service at Fort Hood in Texas., for basic training as part of the Second Armored Division. He was stationed there for six months.

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

June 11, 1959

The U.S. Postmaster General banned D.H. Lawrence’s book, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” The ban was overruled by the U.S. Court of Appeals the following March.

Feb 3 1959 – March 1960: Goethestr.14 in Bad Nauheim, Germany

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

June 11, 1960

Drummer Tommy Moore made the fateful decision to quit The Beatles and return to his job of driving a forklift at Garston bottle works. He was briefly replaced by Norman Chapman, who was called into National Service after just three gigs. After going drummerless and mostly jobless for a few weeks, the band hired Pete Best on August 12th, only one day before they were to go to Hamburg to play a string of club dates.

G.I. Blues

June 11, 1961

June 11, 1962

The Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, “Here We Go”, at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.

“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” from Neil Sedaka. is released.

Elvis finished post production looping for the film Girls! Girls! Girls!

June 11, 1963

U.S. President John F. Kennedy proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which included equal access to public facilities, an end to segregation in education, and guaranteed federal protection of voting rights.

In an attempt to halt desegregation by the enrollment of black students Vivian Malone and James Hood, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood defiantly in front of the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama. He eventually stepped aside after being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, federal marshals, and the Alabama Army National Guard.

June 11, 1964

Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend

Chicago police break up a Rolling Stones press conference in the middle of Michigan Avenue.

Girl Happy Pre-production: Soundtrack recording for Girl Happy continued from 7.00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m. Elvis was unhappy with the material and with his own performance and left the sessions after 34 exhausting takes of Do Not Disturb.

Radio Recorders Studio B – Hollywood, California
Cross My Heart And Hope To Die SPA3 2007-SP
Spring Fever SPA3 2002-24
Do Not Disturb SPA3 2006-36
I’ve Got To Find My Baby (track) ////////-02
Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce (track) ////////-07

Girl Happy (album) – Wikipedia

June 11, 1965

The Beatles are announced as recipients of the Members of the British Empire award by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Protests poured into Buckingham Palace. MP Hector Dupuis said “British Royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls,” when he returned his OBE three days later. Four more high ranking recipients would also give theirs back in the days that followed.

Frankie and Johnny

June 11, 1966

Donovan becomes the first rock star busted for drugs by the newly vigilant London drug squad.

The Rolling Stones started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Paint It, Black’, the group’s third US No.1 single. Also a No.1 in the UK, it was the first No.1 single to feature a sitar on the recording.

European radio stations mistakenly report that The Who‘s lead singer Roger Daltrey is dead. Actually, it was guitarist Pete Townshend who was only injured in a car accident a few days earlier.

Melody Maker reported that Eric Clapton had split from John Mayall’s Bluebreakers, Jack Bruce had left Manfred Mann and Ginger Baker quit the Graham Bond Organization to form a new band called Cream.

The Beatles had a super high debut with “Paperback Writer”–#28.

“Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys hits #1 in UK

“Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US, the first #1 Pop single to feature a sitar.

Lovin’ Spoonful closed to #2 with “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?”

“I Am A Rock” by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3

“On A Clear Day You…” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 280 performances

Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig (San Francisco)

Melody Maker magazine reports that Eric Clapton has split from John Mayall‘s Bluebreakers, Jack Bruce has left Manfred Mann and Ginger Baker quit The Graham Bond Organization, to form a new group called Cream.

Elvis remained at the hotel, still refusing to go to the studio. Instead he listened to the recordings of Red West, which were very good.

For Elvis CD Collectors • Red West –> Songs for Elvis, 1962-1975

June 11, 1967

The Mamas & the Papas sang “Dedicated To The One I Love” and “Creeque Alley” on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Richard Pryor, Alan King, and the mouse puppet Topo Gigio also appeared on the program.

Country Joe and the Fish, the Sons of Champlin, Every Mother’s Son, Tim Buckley, the Seeds, the Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, the Grass Roots, the Steve Miller Band and the 5th Dimension performed at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival in Marin County, California.

June 11, 1968

A fire in a London recording studio interrupted The Rolling Stones while they were recording “Sympathy For The Devil” for their “Beggars Banquet” album.

At EMI studios in London, John Lennon works on “Revolution 9” in studio 3, while Paul McCartney records “Blackbird” in studio 2.

Elvis  in rehearsals at Binder-Howe Productions office throughout the week and the weekend. Today, Elvis met with costume designer Bill Belew to discuss his ideas for the show, readily accepting Belew’s suggestions of high ‘Napoleonic’ collars and a black leather suit.

The Man Who Dressed the King: Bill Belew and Elvis Presley

June 11, 1969

The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘The Ballad Of John and Yoko’ the group’s 17th UK No.1. The only two Beatles that played on the track were John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Glen Campbell stars opposite John Wayne in the movie True Grit. His role of Texas Ranger La Boeuf is played by Matt Damon in the 2010 remake.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

June 11, 1970

June 11, 1971

A drunken Dennis Wilson, drummer for The Beach Boys, accidentally puts his hand through the glass door of his home, severing nerves that keep him from his instrument for the better part of three years.

June 11, 1972

Elvis performed at Madison Square Garden, New York at 2.30 p.m.

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This fourth show was added after the original three show series sold out.

Elvis closeup - Elvis Sells out Madison Square Garden - June 1972

Date: 11 Jun 1972
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: New York City, NY.
Madison Square Garden
Tickets: 20,000
Costume: Porthole suit
Track list: Also Sprach Zarathustra
That’s All Right
Proud Mary
Never Been To Spain
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
Polk Salad Annie
Love Me
All Shook Up
Heartbreak Hotel
Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel
Love Me Tender
The Impossible Dream
[band introductions]
Hound Dog
Suspicious Minds
For The Good Times
An American Trilogy
Funny How Time Slips Away Away
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

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Elvis Presley : Madison Square Garden : June 11, 1972 : 2:30pm

Closing Show Madison Square Garden – Elvis Presley In Concert

Elvis ending his Garden concert in june 11 1972.

Elvis at Madison Square Garden’ Forty years on! – EIN spotlight.

Lot Detail – June 11, 1972 Elvis Presley Ticket Stubs

From New York To Chicago – Elvis Presley CD Info

Elvis Presley earned raves for 1972 Madison Square Garden shows

Engagement – Tour Ref: On Tour number 6 – June 9th – June 20th 1972
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Info June 11 1972 Madison Square Garden New York NY (2:30 pm) 20000 Eyelet Lion Head belt Yes Yes Yes

June 11, 1973

Helen Reddy released the single “Delta Dawn”.

Elvis attended screenings at either the Memphian or the Crosstown almost every night of the month until he had to go on tour again on the twentieth.

June 11, 1974

Vernon leaves Dee Stanley and purchases a nearby home.

June 11, 1975

June 11, 1976

The Carpenters release A Kind Of Hush.

Fleetwood Mac performed on The Midnight Special with guest host Helen Reddy.

Beatles “Rock & Roll Music” LP is released in USA

Wild Cherry‘s single “Play That Funky Music” is released. It will prove to be the band’s only Top 40 hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard chart by the middle of September.

June 11, 1977

Joe Strummer and Topper Headon were detained overnight in prison in Newcastle upon Tyne having failed to appear at Morpeth Magistrates on May 21st. Both The Clash members were to answer a charge relating to the theft of a Holiday Inn pillowcase. They were both fined £100 ($170).

“Watch Closely Now” by Kris Kristofferson peaks at #52 (From the Movie Star is Born that Elvis turned down)

KC and the Sunshine Band became only the second group after The Jackson Five to achieve four US No.1’s when ‘I’m Your Boogie Man’ went to the top of the charts.

“I’m Your Boogie Man” by K.C. and the Sunshine Band unseated “Sir Duke” by Stevie Wonder, who took one of the biggest falls from #1 in the Rock Era, descending all the way to #9.  Fleetwood Mac was at #2 with “Dreams”, Marvin Gaye edged up to #3 with “Got To Give It Up” while Bill Conti was at 4 with the second-best version of “Gonna’ Fly Now”.  The rest of the Top 10:  Foreigner’s first hit “Feels Like The First Time” moved from 9 to 5, Kenny Rogers had song #6–“Lucile”, former Linda Ronstadt backup singer Andrew Gold’s “Lonely Boy” was #7, Alan O’Day’s one and only hit “Undercover Angel” reached the Top 10 and Climax Blues Band fell to 10 with “Couldn’t Get It Right”.

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

Chuck Berry pleaded guilty to charges of income tax evasion and was sentenced to four months in prison.

The Knack released the album Get the Knack.

Actor John Wayne (The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo, True Grit, The Shootist, Rooster Cogburn, How the West Was Won, The Longest Day, Hatari!, North to Alaska, The Alamo, The High and the Mighty, Island in the Sky, The Quiet Man, Sands of Iwo Jima, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Stagecoach, Red River, Chisum, McLintock!, The Green Berets, Donovan’s Reef)  died of stomach cancer at 72.

John Wayne and Elvis Presley (by Jeff Schrembs) 

Interview with Red West | Elvis Articles – Elvis Australia

For Elvis CD Collectors • Elvis and John Wayne

Elvis Presley – Off Topic Discussions – John Wayne Message Board 

1982

After much anticipation Grease 2, the sequel to the smash 1978 musical, lands in theaters… but crashes and burns.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1983

“My Love” by Lionel Richie was #1 for the fourth straight week on the Adult Contemporary chart.

“Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked Eyes peaks at #8

Loverboy had the highest debuting song with “Hot Girls In Love”.

Irene Cara was halfway through her run at #1 (three weeks already) with “Flashdance…What A Feeling”.  David Bowie was stuck at 2 with “Let’s Dance” while Culture Club edged up to 3 with “Time (Clock of the Heart)”.  Men At Work dropped with “Overkill” with Lionel Richie’s “My Love” moving up to #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Michael Jackson’s former #1 “Beat It” remained at 6, Thomas Dolby slipped to #7 with “She Blinded Me With Science”, Naked Eyes scored a Top 10 with “Always Something There To Remind Me”, Styx moved from 14-9 with “Don’t Let It End” and Rick Springfield had his 11th hit–“Affair Of The Heart”.

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1986

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off his theaters. When Matthew Broderick leads a parade through downtown Chicago to The BeatlesTwist And Shout,” it renews interest in the group, and the song soon returns to the charts.

Madonna released the single “Papa Don’t Preach” in the United States.

1988

Nelson Mandellas 70th birthday tribute took place at Wembley Stadium, London, featuring Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, George Michael, Eric Clapton, UB40, The Eurythmics and Simple Minds. The event was broadcast live on BBC 2 to 40 different countries with an estimated audience of 1 billion.

There were three new songs in the Top 10–“Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson, “Circle In The Sand” from former Go-Go Belinda Carlisle and “The Valley Road” from Bruce Hornsby & the Range.

George Michael remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the third week with “One More Try”. George Michael’s album Faith had been bumped from #1 three times on the Album chart and each time, it returned to the top spot, a remarkable achievement.  On this date, it was in week #11 at #1.

“We All Sleep Alone” by Cher peaks at #14

Patty Loveless joined the Grand Ole Opry.

1990

Olivia Newton-John became a United Nations environmental ambassador. At first, she uses her position to encourage recycling and avoid chemicals harmful to animals, but later takes a more forceful and controversial stand in opposing fracking, which puts her at odds with the Australian mining industry.

1991

Natalie Cole releases “Unforgettable…with Love”, covering her father’s standards, (Grammy Album of the Year)

Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to recording with Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991. It’s their sixth album, following Street Surviors, but is their first since the plane wreak take took three band-members lives in 1977. The new lineup initially uses the name “Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991,” but eventually has to drop this name after the media and fans essentially ignore it and continue to call them Lynyrd Skynyrd.

1992

ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson were invited by U2 to join them onstage at their concert in Stockholm to perform “Dancing Queen.”

1993

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people convicted of “hate crimes” could be sentenced to additional punishment.

ELVIS PLUS, MINUS COOKE – The Washington Post

a chance to appear on U.S. postage stamps with Elvis Presley. … Dinah Washington, Richie Valens and Clyde McPhatter

1994

“Any Time, Any Place” by Janet Jackson was the new #1 song on the R&B chart.

1996

Metallica’s gig at a small San Francisco, California club was broadcast live via the Internet.

Carl Perkins was awarded a spot on Hollywood’s Rock Walk.

1998

Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots missed a scheduled court date and checked himself into a drug rehabilitation center.

Amazon.com expanded its product line from books only to compact discs as well.

1999

Ricky Martin appeared on the NBC-TV show Today in New York City.

2000

Aaliyah went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Try Again’. It became the first “airplay-only” song to reach No.1 on the US singles chart (no points from a commercial single release).

2001

Depeche Mode played at the Pepsi Center in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

2002

“American Idol” created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon CowellPaula Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox. A singing competition judged by three hosts, it becomes one of the most popular network reality shows and launches a number of careers, with many contestants – and not just winners – becoming stars.

Over three hundred guests, including Ringo Starr and Elton John witnessed Paul McCartney marry his fiancee, Heather Mills, at an Irish castle. All three of Paul’s children from his marriage to Linda Eastman also attended. While the reception’s menu was vegetarian, it was, in Paul’s words, “very liquid and alcoholic. It’s a Rock ‘n’ Roll wedding. We are going to have family and friends and a lot of fun.” Unfortunately, the pair would split in 2006 and divorce two years later.

The Bee Gees released their live album One Night Only on CD.  The album was originally released September 7, 1998.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2004

Faith Hill makes her film debut in the comedic remake of the 1975 thriller The Stepford Wives. Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, and Bette Midler also star.

2005

Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin founding member and guitarist, was awarded an OBE in the Queen of England’s Birthday Honours list and Queen guitarist and founding member Brian May was awarded a CBE.

Destiny’s Child announced they would break up following their world tour.

2006

Nelly Furtado was on top in the U.K. with “Maneater”.

2008

The U.S. Congress heard singer Nancy Sinatra’s plea for legislation requiring that all performers – not just songwriters – be compensated when their songs are played on commercial radio.

The American Federation of Musicians filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of American Idol, claiming musicians were underpaid because the show’s ‘live’ music was re-recorded for reruns. The union filed the suit seeking unspecified damages in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleging that American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement.

2009

Cher’s lesbian daughter, Chastity Bono, announced that she would undergo gender reassignment surgery to become a man. Bono underwent female-to-male gender transition and, in May 2010, he legally changed his gender to male and name to Chaz.

John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, received a lifetime achievement honor at the Mojo magazine awards in London, the first music prize of her career. With Lennon and as a soloist, she has made two dozen albums in 41 years.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2011

Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon, re-entered the Billboard Album chart at No. 47, and reached the milestone of 1,000 weeks on Billboard’s charts. The album which was released in 1973 has done consistently well reaching No.1 on more than one occasion. The Dark Side Of The Moon

Elvis – That’s The Way It Is” the three-disc Special Edition was released by BMG. The collectors’ label Follow That Dream released special editions of the album in 2008, 2009 in 2012. While Sony released an 8 CD with 2 DVD set in 2014.

2012

Lisa Marie Presley, who owns Graceland and a minority stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises, gave her approval for her father’s image to be turned into a hologram, with possible uses that range from a duets album and a TV drama series to appearances at the Graceland mansion in Memphis and perhaps on the road.

2013

Simon & Schuster announced a deal with Ringo Starr to publish his children’s book, “Octopus’ Garden,” based on a song the drummer wrote and sang while with the Beatles. Meanwhile, Starr was on hand at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles for the opening of “Ringo: Peace & Love,” an exhibition of artifacts from his life and career, from childhood snapshots to his pink satin suit from “Sgt. Pepper,” and complete drum kits dating from his 1960s appearances as a member of the Beatles on TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show” to more recent appearances as leader of his All-Starr Band.

2015

The Kinks‘ front man and principle song writer Ray Davies was honored with a London Legend Award at a ceremony held at the Camden Roundhouse.

A week after getting a Lifetime Country Music Achievement Award,  Jim Ed Brown of The Browns died after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 81. The trio, that also included Jim’s sisters Maxine and Bonnie, reached the Billboard Hot 100 with the chart topping “The Three Bells” in 1959 and again in 1960 with “Scarlet Ribbons” and “The Old Lamplighter”. After the group broke up, Jim went on to a career in Country music which landed him in the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2015.

MusicWorld: The Browns

In Manchester, Tennessee, the annual Bonnaroo music festival opened. The four-day event featured performances by Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Kendrick Lamar, Florence + the Machine, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Earth Wind & Fire, Kacey Musgraves, Tears for Fears, and Brandi Carlile, among others.

2016

England’s Buckingham Palace announced that Rod Stewart would be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II “for services to music and charity.” The 71-year-old singer would now be able to call himself Sir Roderick David Stewart.

22-year-old Christina Grimmie, known for placing third on Season 6 of The Voice, is killed when gunman Kevin James Loibl opens fire at a meet-and-greet at The Plaza Live theater in Orlando, Florida. The singer’s brother, Marcus Grimmie, tackles Loibl, who fatally shoots himself during the scuffle.

2017

Neil Diamond continued the North American leg of his 50-Year Anniversary World Tour with a concert at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

2018

Don’t be lonesome tonight – see Elvis – Independent.ie

2019

“The New York Times” reveals an estimated 500,000 song titles, including masters of Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, lost in 2008 warehouse fire on Universal backlot in Los Angeles

2020

Story image for elvis presley from Forbes

An Encounter With Elvis, Almost

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