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Daily Elvis July 9

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Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

Memphis, Tennessee

1949 – 1977

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

July 9,1955

A landmark in music history is established on July 9th when Bill Haley‘s “Rock Around The Clock” reaches number one on the Billboard chart. Many music historians will eventually acknowledge the song as a dividing line, separating Rock and Roll from everything that preceded it.

Pat Boone releases his cover version of Fats Domino‘s “Ain’t That A Shame”. Domino’s recording reached number ten in the US while Boone’s version went all the way to number one.

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

July 9, 1956

After the June 30th trouble at Asbury Park, Bill Haley And His Comets are denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. A city ordnance was passed that read: “Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city’s beaches.”

Dick Clark made his debut as host of Bandstand on Philadelphia TV station WFIL. He took over from Bob Horn, who had been charged with driving while intoxicated during a highly-publicized police crackdown. The show’s name would be changed to American Bandstand when it went to ABC-TV in 1957. Clark relinquished his hosting duties in 1989 to 26 year-old David Hirsch, but the program of 37 years, ended within a matter of months.

Unexpectedly Elvis, Red West, Gene and Junior Smith and Arthur Hooton, showed up at June Juanico’s house in Biloxi.

Fans with Elvis in Biloxi

Romance: June Juanico

Elvis’ Smith Cousins

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

July 9, 1957

In Memphis, Elvis Presley attended the premiere of “Loving You.” at the Memphis Strand Theatre, and generally released July 30.

Loving You (1957 film) – Wikipedia

The Presleys lived at Graceland

The Military Service Disruption

July 9, 1958

Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records, where he would remain for the next 30 years releasing over 60 albums.

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

The Presleys live in a rented house off base with his parents, his grandmother Minnie, cousins Gene and Junior Smith, and friend Lamar Fike.

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

July 9, 1960

Celeb/TV gossip column in The Times from Hammond, Indiana · Page 35:

Q: What is Elvis Presley’s real name’ How old is he?’-M P, Gauley Bridge.

A: As hard as it may be to believe, Elvis’ name is really Elvis (Although you should I have suspected it–what singer would ever dream of choosing a name like Elvis for himself). He is 23

July 9, 1961

Follow That Dream

July 9, 1962

Bob Dylan recorded ‘Blowin’ In the Wind’ at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City during an afternoon session. Dylan originally wrote and performed a two-verse version of the song, as in its first public performance, at Gerde’s Folk City on April 16th, 1962. Shortly after this, he added the middle verse.

July 9, 1963

Elvis reported to MGM for preproduction on Viva Las Vegas. Soundtrack recording began at Radio Recorders at 7.00 p.m. and ran till 4.15 a.m.

July 9, 1964

Girl Happy

July 9, 1966

Double Trouble

July 9, 1967

On a US tour supporting The Monkees, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Convention Hall, Miami, Florida. After it became plainly apparent that the group is not suited to teenybopper audiences, the tour’s promoter Dick Clark and Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler concoct a story saying that the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution group had complained at Jimi’s act and so the Experience left the tour after just six shows.

Speedway

July 9, 1969

Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles recorded ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.’ John Lennon returned to the studio after recovering from a car crash in Scotland, and a bed was installed in the Abbey Road studio for Yoko, who was pregnant, and who had been more seriously injured in the car accident.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

July 9, 1970

From Los Angeles Elvis flew in a chartered jet to Las Vegas, where he checked into the International before he went on to Palm Springs.

July 9, 1971

David Bowie started recording sessions at Trident Studios in London, for what would become the concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. The character of Ziggy was initially inspired by British rock ‘n’ roll singer Vince Taylor, whom Bowie met after Taylor had had a breakdown and believed himself to be a cross between a god and an alien.

July 9, 1972

Paul McCartney and Wings played their very first show when they appeared in the small French town of Chateauvillon. The band included Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and Paul’s wife, Linda. It was McCartney’s first time on the road since The Beatles quit touring in 1966.

Elvis in Palm Springs

July 9, 1974

Crosby, Stills, and Nash start their reunion tour in Seattle.

Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month,

July 9, 1975

Signing autographs in Oklahoma City before take off on July 9, 1975

Arriving in Terre Haute, IN on July 9, 1975

Heading to perform at the Hulman Civic Center in Terre Haute, IN on July 9, 1975

Elvis performed at the Hulman Civic Center, Terre Haute, Indiana.

July 9, 1975. – Elvis Presley In Concert

Elvis Presley | Terre Haute, Indiana | July 9, 1975

Elvis Presley : Terre Haute, Indiana : July 9, 1975 | Elvis Photos

Rock Around The Cash Register” by Richard Haas Charleston Daily Mail (July 9, 1975) (Pre-concert Article)

July 9, 1977

Elvis Costello quit his day job at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full time musician.

Print ad for Elvis” “Way Down” single.

Elvis upstairs at Graceland to the balance of the month

The Wake and Aftermath

1981

The Jacksons begin a 36 city tour that would produce the LP “The Jacksons Live”. The series of concerts will gross five and a half million dollars, $100,000 of which they will donate to the Atlanta Children’s Foundation.

1983 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1999

Elton John had a pacemaker fitted in an operation at a London hospital following reports about his ill health. Sir Elton was forced to cancel a series of concerts.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2004

David Bowie was forced to cancel a string of European shows after emergency heart surgery. The 57 year-old singer had an operation last month in Germany, where he was on tour, to treat “an acutely blocked artery”. The star’s cancellation last month of 11 European dates was originally attributed to a shoulder injury.

Pioneering Cleveland disc jockey (WERE) Bill Randle, nicknamed “The Pied Piper of Cleveland,” died of cancer at 81. In the 1950s, TIME magazine called Bill Randle the top DJ in America. Randle produced the movie short “Day in the life of a Disc Jockey” headliner Pat Boone and opening act Elvis – he also introduced Elvis on the Dorsey Brothers show.

Bill Randle – Wikipedia

DJ legend Bill Randle Dead at 81 | Elvis News

The Bill Randle Chronicles – From Electric Elvis to The Shakers

Bill Randle, rock ‘n’ roll trailblazer and local disc jockey, deserves

For Elvis CD Collectors • The Pied Piper of Cleveland – Page 4

The Pied Piper of Cleveland – Wikipedia

The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous … – IMDb

The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous … – Filmweb

Elvis the middle class rebel

The Elv-erse: Elvis vs Pat Boone

ElvisWorld: Making a Movie Short – Pied Piper of Cleveland

2011 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2012

70-year-old Bobby Rydell underwent both a kidney and liver transplant. Six months later, he would be back onstage.

2013

Elton John told the British tabloid The Sun that he considered himself lucky to be alive after unknowingly battling appendicitis. The Rocket Man played through the pain during a series of concerts before seeking medical attention. He told the press, “I’m lucky to be alive. I was a ticking time bomb. I guess I could have died at any time.

Jon Bon Jovi returned to his home town of Sayreville, New Jersey to donate $1 million to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. Presenting a check to Governor Chris Christie, the singer told a crowd in front of the town hall, “One thought came to me. What can I do? One of the residents responded, saying, ‘Use your voice.’”

2015

Transport for London, the government body that runs the metro rail system in the UK, banned posters promoting The Rolling Stones’ forthcoming exhibition, ‘Exhibitionism’, at London’s Saatchi gallery, because of its artwork. The neon advert showed Rolling Stones iconic tongue and lips design plastered over a woman’s bikini bottoms.

The American on-line news source, The Huffington Post, published a story that detailed a previously unreported rape of Runaways bassist Jackie Fuchs by her now-deceased, former band manager, Kim Fowley. According to the graphic account, the alleged attack occurred on New Year’s Eve 1976 when Fuchs, known then as Jackie Fox, was only 16.

2018