Daily Elvis: September 25

Give us this day, September 25,  our daily Elvis

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,

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

1948
1010 North Green Street, in the Shakerag section of Tupelo.

memphis after sept 48

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)

January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street

September 1952

Elvis worked for MARL Metal Products, a furniture manufacturer – He worked the 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM shift as an assembler.

1953

398 Cypress Street (rented from January 7 to April 1953

572 Poplar Avenue
185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)

Liberace made his debut in front of a sellout crowd at Carnegie Hall.

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

September 25, 1954

Hank Williams Day was officially declared in Montgomery, Alabama.

Sun Records releases disc 210:Good Rockin’ Tonight / I Don’t Care if The Sun Don’t Shine  on 45 and 78 RPM. (the a side was made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris and the b side from Disney’s “Cinderella.”)

Good Rocking Tonight was made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris and Sun Don’t Shine by Patti Page in 1950.

Elvis performed at the Eagle’s Nest, Memphis. Also performing: Tiny Dixon Band

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1954
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Info	September 25 1954	Eagles Nest	Memphis TN	(9:00 PM)

September 25, 1955

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

September 25, 1956

Elvis received a telegram from RCA with official congratulations for an industry first when additional orders made the single Love Me Tender a gold record before it was even released. RCA got 918230 orders before even releasing the single.

September 25, 1957

The Military Service Disruption

September 25, 1958

USS Randall on Atlantic Ocean – Bunkmate: Charlie Hodge until Oct 1 In Germany

September 25, 1959

Military Service in Germany, Goethestr.14 in Bad Nauheim, Germany

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

September 25, 1960

Sam Cooke‘s “Chain Gang” peaks at number two on both the US R&B and Pop charts. It’s his biggest hit since “You Send Me” reached number one three years earlier.

Flaming Star 

September 25, 1961

Bobby Vee continued to set the pace on the Singles chart with “Take Good Care Of My Baby”.  Dick & DeeDee moved from 15-2 with “The Mountain’s High” and “Michael” from the Highwaymen came in third. Roy Orbison saw “Crying” latch on to position #4 while the novelty song “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It’s Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)” by Lonnie Donegan was #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Elvis Presley moved into the list for the 26th time with “Little Sister”, Barry Mann moved up 10 with “Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)”, the Jive Five had song #8–“My True Story”, Johnny Tillotson’s “Without You” and Elvis Presley also had #10 with “(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame”.

September 25, 1962

It Happened at the World’s Fair  

Romances: Ann-Margaret

September 25, 1963

Elvis had just hired Mike Keaton to come to California with the group and in the very early morning he asked Jerry Schilling too to come with them.

Elvis watched a movie again: Dr. Strangelove at the Memphian.

September 25, 1964

Beatles manager Brian Epstein turns down a 3 1/2 million pound offer from a group of US businessmen who wanted to buy out his Beatles’ management contract.

The Temptations began recording the song that would become their biggest hit–“My Girl”–at the Motown Hitsville U.S.A. Studios in Detroit, Michigan.

September 25, 1965

The Who began a short tour in Scandinavia. Roger Daltrey punched Keith Moon during the event.

The Rolling Stones released the single “Get Off Of My Cloud” in the United States.  The group waited until October 22 to release the single in the U.K.

The Beatles, a half hour Saturday morning cartoon show featuring genuine Beatles songs but not their real voices, premieres on ABC-TV. The show would run through September 7, 1969.

The Beatles (TV series) – Wikipedia

The Beatles (TV Series 1965–1969) – IMDb

Revisiting Beatles’ Wonderfully Wacky Cartoon Series – Rolling Stone

A former member of The New Christy Minstrels, Barry McGuire led the US hit parade with “Eve Of Destruction”. The controversial doom and gloom theme of the record was enough to have it banned from airplay by some US radio stations. The backing musicians on the track were members of The Grass Roots.

James Brown had the top R&B song for an eighth week–“Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag”.

For the third week, Help! by the Beatles was the #1 album, well ahead of #2 Look At Us from Sonny & Cher.  The amazing Soundtrack to “The Sound of Music” was third, followed by The In Crowd from The Ramsey Lewis Trio and Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones.  The rest of the Top 10:  Herman’s Hermits On Tour, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) from the Beach Boys, the Soundtrack to “Mary Poppins” at #8, Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan and Beatles VI at #10.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

September 25, 1966

September 25, 1967

The Beatles record “Fool On The Hill” at Abbey Road Studios in London. Paul McCartney would later say “I was writing about someone like Maharishi (Yogi). His detractors called him a fool. Because of his giggle, he wasn’t taken too seriously.”

September 25, 1968

Welsh singer Mary Hopkin was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Those Were The Days’. Hopkins had signed to The Beatles Apple label after appearing on UK TV talent show Opportunity Knocks.

Elvis flew home to Memphis and arrived at 6.00 a.m.

September 25, 1969

John Lennon recorded the track ‘Cold Turkey’, with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman and Yoko. Lennon presented the song to Paul McCartney as a potential single by The Beatles, but was refused and released it as a Plastic Ono Band single with sole writing credits to him.

Elvis flew to Nashville with Charlie Hodge for an Overdub Recording session the next day.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

September 25, 1970

Janis Joplin recorded “Me And Bobby McGee”.

Ringo Starr released the album Beaucoup of Blues in the U.K.  It would be released September 28 in the United States.

The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.

September 25, 1971

Joan Baez ruled the Easy Listening chart for a fourth week with “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.

Cat Stevens‘ “Peace Train” is released in the US where will reach #7 on the Billboard Pop chart. Outside of America, the song was not issued as a single because Island Records wanted to encourage people to buy the album rather than the 45. Stevens later became Islamic, changed his name and supported the Fatwah against author Salmon Rushie and was for a long time, banned from radio play as a result.

Billboard had Donny Osmond’s “Go Away Little Girl” #1 for a third week, when I can tell you that most stations had other songs at #1.  Rod Stewart was officially #2 with “Maggie May”, Bill Withers remained at 3 with “Ain’t No Sunshine”, Joan Baez had #4 with “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and Aretha Franklin’s great song “Spanish Harlem” was on its way down.  The rest of the Top 10:  Paul & Linda McCartney’s former #1 “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” was now 6, the Undisputed Truth had “Smiling Faces Sometimes”, the Carpenters moved into the Top 10 with “Superstar”, the Dramatics told us “Whatcha’ See Is Whatcha’ Get” and Rare Earth were at #10 with “I Just Want to Celebrate”.

Carole King spent a 15th week at #1 with her monumental album Tapestry.  That was three weeks shy of the Rock Era record at the time held by More of the Monkees.

September 25, 1972

September 25, 1973

September 25, 1974

September 25, 1975

41 year old Jackie Wilson suffers a heart attack while performing at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Ironically, he was in the middle of singing one of his biggest hits, “Lonely Teardrops” and was two words into the line, “….my heart is crying” when he collapsed to the stage, striking his head heavily. He suffered brain damage and lapsed into a coma. Although he never uttered another word, he remained clinging to life for over eight years and died January 21st, 1984. Elvis paid some of his medical bills and visited him and after Elvis did, Dick Clark of American Bandstand took over the medial bills.

September 25, 1976

(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” drove K.C. and the Sunshine Band to #1 for a third week.

Paul McCartney and Wings played a charity concert in St Marks Square, Venice to raise funds for the restoration of art treasures that had suffered water damage in St. Marks Square in Venice, Italy. The night was a success but the weight of the equipment used by the group caused more damage to the square.

After five years of recording and touring together, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina play their farewell concert in Hawaii at the end of a 34 city tour. They reached the Top 20 of the Billboard chart with “Your Mama Don’t Dance” (#4 in 1972), “Thinking of You” (#18 in 1973) and “My Music” (#16 in 1973).

Boston‘s first LP enters the Billboard album chart where it will climb to #3 and become the fastest-selling debut album in Rock history. The LP contains the hit single “More Than a Feeling” which will reach #5 early next year.

Frampton Comes Alive!  by Peter Frampton stood alone at the top of the Album chart for the eighth week.  Silk Degrees from Boz Scaggs was a strong second with Linda Ronstadt’s Hasten Down the Wind close behind.  The self-titled Fleetwood Mac was now moving back up after 61 weeks of release.  The rest of the Top 10:  Wild Cherry, War with their Greatest Hits package, Spirit from John Denver at #7, Spitfire by Jefferson Starship, All Things in Time by Lou Rawls at #9 and Chicago X.

Elvis in Palm Springs, not to return to Memphis before the 26th.

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

The Eagles‘ LP, “The Long Run” debuts at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart. Next week it will hit #1 and dethrone Led Zeppelin’s “In Through the Out Door”. To date, the disc has sold over seven million copies in the US alone.

The musical “Evita” opened on Broadway. The work was the third collaboration of Tim Rice and Andre Lloyd Weber.

1980

John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page’s house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham’s memory.

1981

The Rolling Stones recorded a concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that would later be released on the DVD Let’s Spend the Night Together.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1982

“Love Will Turn You Around” by Kenny Rogers topped the Adult Contemporary chart.

Queen make a guest appearance on US TV’s Saturday Night Live, where they perform “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Under Pressure”.

“Abracadabra” completed Steve Miller’s comeback by being crowned #1.  John Cougar (Mellencamp) was up to #2 with “Jack & Diane”.  The previous #1 “Hard To Say I’m Sorry” from Chicago preceded Survivor’s former #1 “Eye Of The Tiger”.  Melissa Manchester remained at 5 with “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” and the Alan Parsons Project had one of their biggest hits with “Eye In The Sky”. The rest of the Top 10:  The debut hit from Men At Work–“Who Can It Be Now?” moved from 12 to 7, Jackson Browne entered the list with “Somebody’s Baby”, John Cougar (Mellencamp) also had #9 with “Hurts So Good” and Donna Summer earned the 12th Top 10 of her career with “Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)”.

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1989

Bette Midler launches a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company for their use of a sound-alike artist, former Midler back-up singer Ula Hedwig, in their commercials for the Mercury Sable. She eventually wins a $400,000 settlement.

Billy Joel files a $90 million lawsuit against his former manager, charging him with fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Billy would be awarded $2 million.

1990
A street is named Little Richard Boulevard in the singer’s hometown of Macon, Georgia.

1992

Two fans were stabbed and 20 arrests were made after trouble broke out at a Ozzy Osbourne gig in Oklahoma City. The sale of alcohol at the concert was blamed for the incident.

1993

Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince started a two week run at No.1 in the UK with the single ‘Boom! Shake The Room’. Featuring Will Smith who was a rapper and actor starring in TV show The Fresh Prince of Belle Aire in 1993.

Nirvana’s In Utero was #1 on the U.K. Album chart.

In Pieces by Garth Brooks was #1 on the Album chart.

1995

Mariah Carey‘s “Fantasy” became only the second single to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The first artist to accomplish this feat was Michael Jackson with “You Are Not Alone.”  Because the Billboard Hot 100 is from 1958 onwards and ignores 1956 and 1957 the years Elvis debuted and held on to #1 many times as well as preselling million copies before release.

1999

Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman became the first major artist to release an album on his own personalised digital MP3 player. The matchbox-sized device with no moving parts was one of the smallest of its kind in the world and featured encryption software designed in the UK to prevent piracy.

Stephen Canaday of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils was killed when the vintage WW II plane he was riding in, rolled, inverted and crashed into a tree. The pilot failed to maintain speed which resulted in a stall. The band is most often remembered for the 1975 US #3 single “Jackie Blue”.

2000

Ozzy Osbourne formally requested that Black Sabbath be removed from the nomination list for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Calling the inclusion “meaningless”, Osbourne went on to say “Let’s face it. Black Sabbath have never been media darlings. We’re a people’s band and that suits us just fine.”

Bono of U2 met with the president of the World Bank in Prague, Czechoslovakia to discuss his plan for debt relief of the third world.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Shania Twain began a world tour at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

2004

Thom Yorke of Radiohead spoke at the “No To Star Wars” rally (the weapons defense system, not the movie) outside an Air Force base in Yorkshire, England.

2006

‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ by the Scissor Sisters was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, ‘Sexyback’ by Justin Timberlake was at No.1 on the US charts and Sandi Thom had the Australian No.1 single with ‘I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair).

2008

The family of Manuela Gomez Ruiz dropped their lawsuit against Marian Medical Center in Santa Monica. They claimed the 73 year old Ruiz was kept from critical care after suffering a heart attack on the same day that Michael Jackson was brought in with flu-like symptoms during his trial for child molestation in 2005. The family had initially sued Jackson, but a judge dropped him from the lawsuit in April.

US District Judge Michael Davis granted a new trial to a Minnesota woman convicted last year of pirating music by offering to share 24 songs on the Kazaa file sharing network. The judge granted her motion for a new trial, while also imploring Congress to change copyright laws to prevent excessive awards in similar cases.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2012

Andy Williams, the crooner most often remembered for his rendition of “Moon River”, died of bladder cancer at the age of 84. Williams enjoyed 27 Billboard Top 40 hits, including “Butterfly”, a #1 in 1957 and “Can’t Get Used To Losing You”, #2 in 1963.

‘Moon River’ crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84 – New York Post

Andy Williams: Singer whose relaxed style made him a star in the …

2015

Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour saw his solo album, “Rattle That Lock”, rise to the top of the UK album chart. Coming in at #4 was Cliff Richard, who scored his 43rd UK Top Ten LP with “75 at 75 – 75 Career-Spanning Hits”.

2018

Bill Cosby, the actor and comedian who scored a Billboard #4 hit in 1967 with “Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything’s Alright”), was sentenced to a term of three to ten years in state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia home in 2004. After the verdict he was immediately take to a maximum-security prison in Pennsylvania known as SCI Phoenix where he was kept isolated out of concern for his safety.

Why the State Route 99 Tunnel Delay Shows Seattle Never Left Elvis Presley’s It Happened at the World’s Fair; TheStranger.com ·

Sure, Graceland is great, but let’s take a Dolly Parton-led tour of …

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (blog)–Sep. 24, 2018

Elvis Presley and I have so much in common, I hardly know where to begin. We’re both white males with Southern accents and both my mama …

2019

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/trump-compares-pm-modi-to-elvis-presley-indians-ask-google-who-the-music-icon-is-2321613.html

Trump Compares PM Modi to Elvis Presley, Indians Ask Google Who the Music Icon is – News18

After Donald Trump compared PM Modi to Elvis Presley, many Indians started Googling who he was.

http://www.news18.com

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/us-president-donald-trump-compares-pm-modi-to-elvis-presley-1602806-2019-09-24

US President Donald Trump compares PM Modi to Elvis Presley – India News

Comparing PM Modi to legendary rockstar Elvis Presley, US President Donald Trump said he will be able to solve issues related to radical Islamic terror.

http://www.indiatoday.in

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/wtf/elvis-presley-indian-romani-origin-pm-modi-donald-trump-376490.html

elvis presley:A Magazine Claims That Elvis Presley Is Of Romani Descent, If That’s True Then He Has A Strong Connection To India

Trump recently compared Narendra Modi with Elvis Presley by saying that the crowd went crazy for the Indian PM as if he was no less a rock star than Elvis Presley. He probably meant that the way the crowd greeted Modi was kind of similar to how a crowd of fans would cheer for Elvis Presley when he came to stage.

http://www.indiatimes.com

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Daily Elvis: August 20

Give us this day, August 20, our daily Elvis

1882

Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” debuted in Moscow.

1920

America’s first commercial radio station began operations in Detroit, Michigan. They were assigned the call letters 8MK by the United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Navigation. In 1922 the call letters were changed to WWJ and today the station’s listenership ranks as one of the highest in its market.

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,

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)

January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street

August 1952

Elvis worked at the Upholsterers Specialties Company.

1953

398 Cypress Street (rented from January 7 to April 1953

572 Poplar Avenue
185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

August 20, 1954

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1954
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Info	August 20 1954	VFW Club	Memphis TN

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

August 20, 1955

“Maybellene” by Chuck Berry debuted on the charts.

Billboard magazine reviews Elvis Presley’s “I Forgot To Remember To Forget” by saying, “This (record) is certain to get strong initial exposure. Presley is currently on the best selling charts with ‘Baby Let’s Play House’ and the wide acceptance of this side should ease the way for the new disk.” The song would go on to top the Billboard National Country Music Chart and reach #4 on the Billboard Most Played By Jockeys chart in February, 1956, giving Elvis his first national exposure.

Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, municipal Auditorium, Shreveport.

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1955
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Info	August 20 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

August 20, 1956

Elvis reported to Fox for preproduction on “The Reno Brothers” which would be renamed “Love Me Tender”

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

August 20, 1957

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

The Military Service Disruption

August 20, 1958

Military Leave in Memphis

August 20, 1959

Military Service in Germany

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

August 20, 1960

Connie Francis begins working on her acting debut as filming for MGM’s Where the Boys Are starts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Elvis Presley’s single “It’s Now Or Never” hit #1 in the U.S.

Flaming Star 

August 20, 1961

Follow That Dream 

August 20, 1962

August 20, 1963

Viva Las Vegas

Romances: Ann-Margaret

August 20, 1964

Shirley Bassey recorded “Goldfinger” in London for an upcoming James Bond movie of the same name.

August 20, 1965

Davy Jones & The Lower Third released the single ‘You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving’ the last song that David Bowie (born David Jones), released before changing his name to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, and the first of two singles that he recorded with The Lower Third after leaving his previous band, The Manish Boys.

The Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham and his partner Tony Calder launched Immediate records. Their first release was The McCoy’s ‘Hang On Sloopy’, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Nico (later to join Velvet Underground), all attended the launch party. The label became the home of the Small Faces, Nice, Amen Corner and Chris Farlowe and a young producer – guitarist Jimmy Page.

The Rolling Stones single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was released in the U.S.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

August 20, 1966

The Beatles touring America for the last time, were forced to cancel and reschedule their performance in Cincinnati’s open-air stadium, Crosley Field. Heavy rain (and no cover provided) made electrocution a virtual certainty if The Beatles had attempted to perform.

“Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” by the Temptations was #1 for the eighth week on the R&B chart.

The Supremes had a winner with “You Can’t Hurry Love”, which moved from #66 to #28 on this date.

14,000 fans crowded into the Forest Hills Music Festival in Queens, New York to hear The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations.

Double Trouble

August 20,1967

A new noise reduction system for recording of both albums and tapes was developed by R. and D.W. Dolby, a modified version of the process already in use in recording studios.

Speedway

August 20,1968

The director of the University of Tennessee’s audio lab, Dr. David M. Lipscomb, reported that a guinea pig subjected over a three month period to 88 hours of Rock music recorded at a Knoxville disco at 120 decibels suffered acute damage to the inner ears. Steve Paul, the owner of a New York disco replied, “Should a major increase in guinea pig attendance occur at The Scene, we’ll certainly bear their comfort in mind.”

Bobby Darin sold his music publishing company for a million dollars.

Charro!

August 20, 1969

After finishing ‘I Want You, (She’s So Heavy), The Beatles worked on the running order for the Abbey Road album. A preliminary master tape was compiled, the medley was originally slated for side one of the album, and the placement of ‘Octopus’s Garden’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ were reversed from the final version. The album was to end with the slashed guitar chord that finishes ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’. This was the last time all four Beatles were together in Abbey Road studios.

Frank Zappa temporarily disbands The Mothers of Invention right after an eight day tour in Canada. Zappa says he’s “tired of playing for people who clap for all the wrong reasons.”

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Date:	20 August 1969
Time:	8.15pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Opening Theme Blue Suede Shoes I Got A Woman All Shook Up Love Me Tender Jailhouse Rock – segued medley with – Dont Be Cruel Heartbreak Hotel Hound Dog Mystery Train – segued medley with – Tiger Man Monologue (Life Story) Baby What You Want Me To Do Are You Lonesome Tonight ? Its Now Or Never ( above song is just an excerpt ) Yesterday – segued medley with – Hey Jude In The Ghetto Suspicious Minds Cant Help Falling In Love Closing Vamp ** Taken From Review. May Be Incomplete
Recordings:	0

Date:	20 August 1969
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 1 – Las Vegas July 31st – August 28th 1969
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Info	August 20 1969	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	Black Herringbone suit with Blue pleats	Silver belt	White Suit
Info	August 20 1969	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

August 20, 1970

Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s album “Cosmo’s Factory” reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 200, a position it would hold for nine weeks.

Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows / That’s the Way It Is Production

Date:	20 August 1970
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	That’s All Right I Got A Woman/Ave Maria (excerpt) Tiger Man Love Me Tender (false start) I’ve Lost You I Just Can’t Help Believing You Lost That Loving Feeling Polk Salad Annie [band introductions] Johnny B Goode Blue Suede ShoesElvis introduced Ruth Obyd and the Rinky-Dinks before singing The Wonder Of You. Wonder Of You Heartbreak Hotel Memphis Tennessee (one verse) One Night Blue Suede Shoes During the introduction of Hound Dog, Elvis sings one line from the Ink Spots’ song, We Three. Hound Dog Bridge Over Troubled Water Suspicious Minds Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Date:	20 August 1970
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Opening Theme That’s All Right I Got A Woman/Ave Maria Tiger Man Love Me Tender I’ve Lost You Sweet Caroline You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling Polk Salad Annie [band introductions] Sweet Inspiration Johnny B. Goode The Wonder Of You Heartbreak Hotel Blue Suede Shoes Hound Dog More Bridge Over Troubled Water Suspicious Minds Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:	Elvis was in high spirits during this show. He presented a ‘laughing box’ to the audience then sang a hilarious version of Suspicious Minds. The improvised first verse of the song ‘More’ deserves the listener’s attention.

A Bright Midnight With Elvis – Elvis Presley CD Info **RCA – BMG – FTD …

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 3 – Las Vegas August 10th – September 8th 1970
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 20 1970	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200					Yes
Info	August 20 1970	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200					Yes	Yes

August 20, 1971

Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Date:	20 August 1971
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra That’s All Right Proud MaryI Walk The Line ( just an excerpt ) Love Me Tender (plus false start) Sweet Caroline Polk Salad Annie [band introductions] Johnny B. Goode It’s Impossible (included false start) Love Me Blue Suede Shoes/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Heartbreak Hotel Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel So High (excerpt) Hound Dog Little Sister/Get Back I’m Leavin’ Lawdy Miss Clawdy Help Me Make It Through The Night Mystery Train/Tiger Man Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Date:	20 August 1971
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	2001 Theme Thats All Right Proud Mary I Got A Woman Sweet Caroline Polk Salad Annie Johnny B Goode Love Me Blue Suede Shoes – segued medley with – Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Heartbreak Hotel Teddy Bear – segued medley with – Dont Be Cruel Hound Dog Suspicious Minds Im Leavin Lawdy Miss Clawdy Help Me Make It Through The Night Mystery Train – segued medley with – Tiger Man Cant Help Falling In Love Closing Vamp
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 5 – Las Vegas August 9th – September 6th 1971
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 20 1971	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	Knot	Purple Macrame belt				Yes
Info	August 20 1971	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200	Light Blue Cobweb Two-Piece	Gold Attendance belt

August 20, 1972

Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Date:	20 August 1972
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Date:	20 August 1972
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 7 – Las Vegas August 4th – September 4th 1972
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 20 1972	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200
Info	August 20 1972	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200

August 20, 1973

Bruce Springsteen played the first of a seven night run at Oliver’s in Boston, Massachusetts playing two 60-minute sets each night.

Gladys Knight & the Pips released the single “Midnight Train to Georgia”.

The Rolling Stones release “Angie”, which will top the Billboard chart and reach #5 in the UK. At the time, the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition was rumored to have been written about David Bowie’s first wife Angela, the actress Angie Dickinson, Keith Richards’ newborn daughter Dandelion Angela, and Marianne Faithfull. However, in his 2010 memoir Life, Richards said that he had chosen the name at random when writing the song, before he knew that his baby would be named Angela or even knew that his baby would be a girl.

The Allman Brothers Band released the single “Ramblin’ Man”.

Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Date:	20 August 1973
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me Steamroller Blues You Gave Me A Mountain Trouble Blue Suede Shoes Long Tall Sally/Mama Don’t Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly/Jailhouse Rock Hound Dog Love Me Tender Fever What Now My Love Suspicious Minds My Boy I Can’t Stop Loving You An American Trilogy Mystery Train/Tiger Man Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:	0

Date:	20 August 1973
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me Steamroller Blues You Gave Me A Mountain Trouble Blue Suede Shoes Long Tall Sally/Mama Don’t Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly/Jailhouse Rock Love Me Tender Fever What Now My Love Suspicious Minds [band introductions]Elvis introduces Bob Hope My Boy Release Me An American Trilogy Mystery Train/Tiger Man Help Me Make It Through The Night How Great Thou Art Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:	‘Elvis Rocks The Hilton’ From The Booth Tapes Vol.10′ New Import CD: Between 2007 and 2016 Straight Arrow has released 20 sound booth recorded concerts. All 3 shows, Monday, August 20th Midnight, Friday, August 31st Dinner and Sunday, September 2nd Midnight 1973 shows are now meticulously pitch-corrected by a professional musician. We were able to edit the missing parts of August 31st Dinner and September 2nd Midnight shows, using another source recorded by our dear friend from the UK. These AUDIENCE RECORDINGS were never in circulation and they are of an excellent quality. We have repaired the incomplete “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “How Great Thou Art” from the August 31st, 1973 Dinner show to make it complete. As usual, this release is presented in a deluxe triple digipack with a collection of images taken on and off the stage during Elvis’ 1973 Las Vegas Summer season. If you have enjoyed our previous “From the booth tapes” releases, you will love this one as well. Ask your local dealer for trials! Go here to ‘All The CD News 2020’ for tracklist and details. (News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 9 – Las Vegas August 6th – September 3rd 1973
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 20 1973	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	White Spanish Flower	Original belt
Info	August 20 1973	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200	White Jumpsuit with blue inserts				Yes	Yes

August 20, 1974

Despite the ovations on opening night, despite the reviews, all the new material was gone and the show was back to usual.  Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Date:	20 August 1974
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me If You Love Me It’s Midnight Proud Mary Tryin’ To Get To You Big Boss Man Fever Promised Land Love Me Tender All Shook Up I’m Leavin’ Softly, As I Leave You Hound Dog You Gave Me A Mountain Polk Salad Annie [band introductions]Elvis introduces Janette & Freddy Cannon Higher And Higher ( above song is just an excerpt ) Elvis introduces Jackie Wilson If You Talk In Your Sleep Why Me Lord Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel Bridge Over Troubled Water Hawaiian Wedding Song Let Me Be There Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Follow That Dream release:

August 20, 1974 – Elvis Presley Music

Elvis Presley with Jeanette and Freddy Cannon

th Jackie Wilson and his girlfriend Lynn Crochet and Jeanette and Freddy Cannon in Las Vegas on August 20, 1974

Date:	20 August 1974
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me If You Love Me It’s Midnight Big Boss Man Fever Trying You Get To You Love Me Tender All Shook Up I’m Leavin’ Softly, As I Leave You Hound Dog You Gave Me A Mountain Polk Salad Annie [band introductions] If You Talk In Your Sleep Why Me Lord Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel Heartbreak Hotel Bridge Over TRoubled Water Hawaiian Wedding Song Let Me Be There Sweet Caroline Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 11 – Las Vegas August 19th – September 2nd 1974
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 20 1974	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	Blue Swirl	Original belt			Yes	Yes
Info	August 20 1974	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200	Turquoise Phoenix	Original belt			Yes	Yes

August 20, 1975

At the last minute Elvis wanted to cancel his two evening shows, because he wasn’t feeling well, but the Colonel insisted that Elvis should go on stage after all. The Vegas Engagement ended and the next 36 shows were cancelled.

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Date:	20 August 1975
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	1,600
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Hound Dog It’s Now Or Never And I Love You So (followed by 2 reprises) Blue Suede Shoes Green Green Grass Of Home Fairytale Softly, As I Leave You Band Introductions: Johnny B Goode ( featuring James Burton ) Drum Solo ( featuring Ronnie Tutt ) Bass Solo ( featuring Jerry Scheff ) Piano Solo ( featuring Glen D Hardin ) School Day T-R-O-U-B-L-E Why Me Lord Until It’s Time For You To Go Burning Love Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Date:	20 August 1975
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	1,600
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra That’s All Right/ See See Rider/That’s All Right I Got A Woman/Amen Fever If You Love Me Until It’s Time For You To Go Softly, As I Leave You Burning Love band introductions: Happy Birthday [James Burton]Johnny B Goode ( featuring James Burton ) Drum Solo ( featuring Ronnie Tutt ) Bass Solo ( featuring Jerry Scheff ) Piano Solo ( featuring Glen D Hardin ) School DayElvis introduces The Carpenters T-R-O-U-B-L-E It’s Now Or Never Why Me Lord Let Me Be There Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Backstage in Las Vegas with fan Chantal Dambremont from Belgium on August 20, 1975

August 20, 1975 Midnight Show. Las Vegas, NV. – Elvis Presley

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 13 – Las Vegas August 18th – August 20th 1975
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 20 1975	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	Chicken Bone	Original belt		Yes	Yes
Info	August 20 1975	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200	Totem Pole	Red Armadillo belt		Yes	Yes

August 20, 1976

August 20, 1977

Barbra Streisand topped the Adult Contemporary chart for a fourth week with “My Heart Belongs to Me”.

The Emotions scored a #1 song with “Best of My Love”.  That ended three weeks at the top forAndy Gibb’s “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”.  Rita Coolidge was up with “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher” but Peter Frampton slipped after peaking at #2 with “I’m In You”.  The Commodores were up to #5 with their great song “Easy” and Pablo Cruise came in sixth with “Whatcha’ Gonna’ Do?”.  The rest of the Top 10:  Peter McCann with “Do You Wanna’ Make Love”,Crosby, Stills & Nash had their first Top 10 hit with “Just a Song Before I Go”, Alice Cooper’s “You and Me” sat at #9 and the Bay City Rollers remained at 10 with “You Made Me Believe In Magic”.

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

Bob Dylan released ‘Slow Train Coming’, an album of religious songs, including the Grammy Award winning single, ‘Gotta Serve Somebody’. The album alienated many of his long time fans.

1980

John Lennon begins recording his final album, “Double Fantasy”. It would be released on November 17th by the newly-formed Geffen Records and would win the 1982 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

1981

Bruce Springsteen performs at the Los Angeles Sports Arena to benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and Mental Health Association.

1983

The compilation album “18 Greatest Hits” by Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five started a three week run at #1 on the UK chart..

The Police continued to own the #1 position for the seventh week with “Every Breath You Take”.  The Eurythmics remained at 2 for the third week with their biggest career hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”.  Donna Summer (“She Works Hard for the Money”) and Michael Sembello (“Maniac”) maintained at 3 and 4, respectively while Stevie Nicks edged up with “Stand Back”.  The rest of the Top 10:  Men At Work with “It’s a Mistake”, Duran Duran fell with “Is There Something I Should Know”, the Human League was at #8–“(Keep Feeling) Fascination”, Taco reached #9 with “Puttin on the Ritz” and Culture Club had another Top 10 with “I’ll Tumble 4 (sic) Ya”.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1983

Madness, Joan Jett, The Police and R.E.M. all appeared at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

The Elvis Presley album “I Was The One” hit #83 in the U.K.

1988

Elton John took a turn at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with his eighth #1 AC hit–“I Don’t Wanna’ Go On With You Like That”.

Steve Winwood continued to set the pace for the fourth week with “Roll With It”, but George Michael’s “Monkey’ made an 8-2 move.  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine had song #3–“1-2-3” and Elton John’s 47th hit and 23rd Top 10–“I Don’t Wanna’ Go On With You Like That” was at #4.  The rest of the Top 10:  Chicago scored their 43rd hit and 17th Top 10 with “I Don’t Wanna’ Live Without Your Love”, Breathe tumbled with their former #2 “Hands To Heaven”, Terence Trent D’Arby was in the eighth position with “Sign Your Name” and two outstanding songs–“Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses and Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” moved into the Top 10.

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1994

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories had the #1 song “Stay (I Missed You)” for the third week but hot on their tails were Boyz II Men, who made an unbelievable jump from 31 to 2 with “I’ll Make Love To You”.

\1996

Snoop Doggy Dogg settled out of court with the Woldemariam family in a wrongful death suit brought against the rapper.  Their son, twenty-year-old Phillip, was shot and killed by Snoop Dogg’s bodyguard from the back of a car that Snoop Dog was driving at the time.  The defendants claim it was in self-defense.

1997

Alabama Governor Fob James joined the mayors of Montgomery and Georgina, AL, in the Alabama State Capitol to dedicate a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 65 to the memory of Hank Williams. The section of roadway was renamed the “Hank Williams Memorial Lost Highway.”

2000

Janet Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Doesn’t Really Matter’. Nelly started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Country Grammar’.

Coldplay, Barenaked Ladies, Moby, and Cypress Hill played on the closing day of the V2000 Festival in Staffordshire, England.

Bon Jovi played the last concert to be held at the historic Wembley stadium before its demolition.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Olivia Newton-John postponed her tour to be with her dying 92-year-old mother in Australia.

In Rhode Island, OSHA fined Derco LLC, which operated The Station club, $85,200 for one “willful” violation and six serious violations related to the February 20 fire that killed 100 and injured almost 200. Great White was fined $7,000 for failing to protect employees from fire hazards.

2009

American keyboard player and bassist Larry Knechtel died at the age of 69 of an apparent heart attack. He is best known as a member of the Wrecking Crew who worked with such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Beach Boys, (Pet Sounds), Mamas & the Papas, The Monkees, The Partridge Family, The Doors, Jerry Garcia, Elvis Presley, and as a member of the 1970s band Bread.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2010

A section of Interstate Highway 40 outside Memphis, Tennessee was named the “Isaac Hayes Memorial Highway” by the state of Tennessee on what would have been his 68th birthday.

A New York judge dismissed a $300 million lawsuit brought against Michael Jackson’s estate by Allgood Entertainment, who accused Jackson and his agent Frank Dileo of pulling out of the company’s planned Jackson 5 shows. The turning point it seems was the fact that Michael and his brothers never signed the deal.

2014

Elvis Presley’s fiancee Ginger Alden reveals secrets of love affair

2016

Canada’s The Tragically Hip performed their last concert to a sell-out crowd in Kingston, Ontario at the end of an emotional fifteen date farewell tour. Lead singer Gord Downie revealed earlier in year that he was battling terminal brain cancer.

Alice Cooper told CNN that he had decided to run for President Of The United States and had chosen actor Tom Hanks as his running mate. With tongue firmly in cheek, he said that his campaign slogan is “I can do nothing as well as they can do nothing,” referencing Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, adding that his platform is “nonexistent.”

2017

Jerry Lewis, an actor and comedian who also scored a Billboard #10 hit in 1956 with “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody”, died of natural causes at the age of 91. After making 17 movies with Dean Martin, Lewis struck out on his own and found further success with films such as The Bellboy and The Nutty Professor. As host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon he helped raise over $1.5 billion for that charity. A month after his death however, his will would reveal that he excluded all six of his sons, including musician Gary Lewis.

2018

The Recording Industry Association of America announced that The Eagles’ “Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975” had passed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to become the best selling album of all time in the U.S. The collection was now certified 38x Platinum, which means sales and streams have reached 38 million copies.

Remembering Elvis Presley

Zurich Centennial, June 1956. “Don’t Get too Hot and Bothered —

This mobile home was Elvis Presley’s private ‘getaway.’ Now it can be …More Daily Elvis!

2019

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/elvis-doctor-implicated-cover-up-18966628

Elvis’ doctor ‘implicated in cover-up to fake singer’s death’ after reports conflict – Mirror Online

Conspiracy theorists say there are inconsistencies in the account given by the doctor which is ‘proof’ that Elvis could be alive

http://www.mirror.co.uk

https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamwindsor/2019/08/19/nashville-songwriter-reflects-on-life-career–writing-elvis-presleys-last-single/#6eebed5d34c5

Songwriter Layng Martine Jr. Reflects On Life, Career And Writing Elvis Presley’s Last Song

Layng Martine Jr’s “Permission to Fly” memoir shares path to success and amazing love story.

http://www.forbes.com

What state streams the most Elvis Presley music on Spotify? Hint: It’s …

The Commercial Appeal–Aug. 13, 2019

Tennessee may be where Elvis Presley called home, but his music is even hotter in Alaska. According to newly released numbers from music …

Elvis Presley week: The King of Rock and Roll’s Top 10 most streamed …
Express.co.uk–Aug. 13, 2019

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http://www.elvis-in-concert.com/

http://www.elvisconcerts.com

http:www.keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/

http://www.elvisrecordings.com/  Master and Sessions

The Elvis Presley Record Research Database

Elvis Presley | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/

http://www.elvis.com.au/

Elvis History Blog

Elvis Presley Music

On this Day – Elvis Presley

Elvis Photo Shoot FanSite

Elvis A Touch of Gold Series

Timeline – Elvis Presley Official Web Site

Classic Bands History

This Day in Music.com

ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY

The Olde Disc Jockey’s Almanac

Elvis Presley Candid Central:

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• Candid Central – The 1970’s

Daily Elvis: August 6

Give us this day, August 6, our daily Elvis

1928

Andy Warhol, who makes his mark on the music world as manager for the The Velvet Underground and designer of the Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers album cover, is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Blogger Nina Notes: Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame quote was an accurate prediction, I wonder how many think it is a good thing or a bad thing.

https://revolverwarholgallery.com/pop-culture-royalty-elvis-presley-andy-warhol/

Andy Warhol and His “Elvis Presley” Series

Warhol has featured Elvis Presley in at least 22 pieces of art. Next week, one of his paintings, “Triple Elvis (Ferus Type)”, will be up for auction.

revolverwarholgallery.com

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

August 6, 1938

Vernon Presley in prison  ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

,1939

1940

Columbia Records cut the price of its 12-inch classical records. The records were priced $1.00. RCA Victor followed two weeks later.

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

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)

January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street

August 1952

Elvis worked at the Upholsterers Specialties Company.

August 5, 1953

Elvis applied for a job as a delivery boy but was not hired. The same happened at Kroger’s grocery store.

185 Winchester Street, a two- bedroom apartment (number 328)

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

August 6, 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

August 6, 1955

“A Fool For You” by Ray Charles & His Band topped the R&B chart.

Elvis performed at the River Stadium, Batesville, Arkansas

Thats All Right
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Good Rocking Tonight
Baby Lets Play house

The other act was Duke Of Paducah

Elvis’ appearance at this “12th Annual White River Carnival” elicits an indignant letter from local promoter Ed Lyon, who writes to the Colonel that Elvis was guilty of unprofessional behavior, told off–color jokes, and “stormed off stage” after singing just four songs, thereby “ruin[ing]” the show. Lyon demands an “adjustment,” and the Colonel swiftly complies with a refund of $50, writing Bob Neal a scathing letter on August 22 about the necessity of establishing professional standards. Elvis is “young, inexperienced, and it takes a lot more than a couple of hot records in a certain territory to become a big–name artist,” the Colonel lectures Neal, whom he blames both implicitly and explicitly for this foul–up in the education of a young artist.*

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1955
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Show type:	Pics:	Ads:
Info	August 6 1955	River Stadium	Batesville AR	(8:00 PM)		White River Carnival		Yes

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

August 6, 1956

Chuck Berry, LaVern Baker, Frankie Lymon and Connie Francis (singing for actress Tuesday Weld) began work on the movie Rock, Rock, Rock!

Elvis performed at the Polk Theater, Lakeland, Florida at 3.30, 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.

The other acts were Frank Connors, Phil Maraquin, Nancy Ford, The Jordanaires, and The Headliners

From the review” The singing did not seem to be what the teen-agers particularly were interested in, for every time the sultry sideburned singer would bump his hip, the frenzy would mount. Often he would just shimmy without singing, without playing the guitar. Several times he clutched the curtain as he shook and once got down on his hands and knees, his long hair tossed in his face, and did his bumps toward the audience from that position.“

Elvis interview in two parts

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1956
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Show type:	Pics:	Ads:
Info	August 6 1956	Polk Theater	Lakeland FL	(3:30 PM)		Florida Tour		Yes
Info	August 6 1956	Polk Theater	Lakeland FL	(7:00 PM)		Florida Tour		Yes
Info	August 6 1956	Polk Theater	Lakeland FL	(9:00 PM)		Florida Tour		Yes

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

August 6, 1957

The Presleys lived at  Graceland,

The Military Service Disruption

August 6, 1958

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.

August 6, 1959

Military Service in Germany

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

August 6, 1960

The Beatles went to evaluate drummer Pete Best at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, England.  Best was with the group the Blackjacks and was the son of Casbah owner Mona Best.

Chubby Checker appeared on US TV show American Bandstand and performed ‘The Twist.’ The song went to No.1 on the US chart and again 18 months later in 1962. It is the only song to go to the top of the charts on two separate occasions.

Flaming Star 

August 6, 1961

Follow That Dream 

August 6, 1962

Anita Wood announced in the paper that she and Elvis had broken up. She moved out of Graceland and returned home to Jackson, Tennessee, because, she said: ” It is evident that Elvis is not yet ready to settle down.”

Romance: Anita Wood

August 6, 1963

In the evening at Studio A of the Columbia Recording Studio, New York City, Bob Dylan recorded the first session produced by Tom Wilson for the album The Times They Are A-Changin’. Dylan’s third studio album was the first collection to feature only original compositions, the title track being one of Dylan’s most famous. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely-arranged story songs concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change.

The Beatles arrived in Jersey in the Channel Islands, where they spent the day go-carting and relaxing by the pool at The Revere Hotel before playing the first of four nights at the Springfield Ballroom. Some fans had found out where they were staying, but they were happy to chat and be photographed with them.

Back in Memphis Priscilla started reading press reports of the romance between Elvis and Ann-Margret.

Romances: Priscilla

Viva Las Vegas

Romances: Ann-Margaret

August 6, 1964

Rod Stewart appeared on television for the first time with his group the Hootchie Coochie Men on the British show The Beat Room.

Girl Happy 

August 6, 1965

The Beatles  released their fifth album in the UK, the soundtrack to Help!, their second film. The US release took place on August 13. The album was produced by George Martin. It contains fourteen songs in its original British form. Seven of these, including the singles “Help!” and “Ticket to Ride”, appeared in the film and took up the first side of the vinyl album. The second side contained seven other releases including “Yesterday.”

Decca records released The Small Faces debut single “Whatcha Gonna Do About It.” It peaked at number 14 on the UK chart, number 28 and Canada, and did not chart in the US.

The Who, the Moody Blues, and the Yardbirds opened the fifth annual National Jazz and Blues Festival on the Richmond Athletic Grounds in Richmond, Surrey, England.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

August 6, 1966

Yesterday…and Today was the #1 album again from the Beatles, holding off Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra and Aftermath by the Rolling Stones.  What Now My Love from Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was #4.  The rest of the Top 10:  The Soundtrack to “Doctor Zhivago” was #5, Going Places by Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Somewhere My Love from Ray Coniff & the Singers moved from 20-7, Alpert’s Whipped Cream & Other Delights moved back into the Top 10 after 65 weeks, Paul Revere & the Raiders from Boise, Idaho were at #9 with Midnight Ride and If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears by the Mamas and the Papas was #10.

Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs top the Cashbox Best Sellers list with “Lil’ Red Riding Hood”, a #2 hit on the Billboard chart. A week later, the RIAA will certify it as a Gold Record, with sales exceeding one million copies.

“Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” by the Temptations racked up a sixth week at #1 on the R&B chart.

Paul Revere & the Raiders appeared at the Sports Arena in Toledo, Ohio.

Elvis Presley’s single “Love Letters” hit #6 in the U.K.

During filming of Double Trouble Elvis would spend most weekend in either Las Vegas or Palm Springs.

 August 6, 1967

The Who spend two days at  Talentmasters Studio in New York. Al Kooper joins the band on organ to record two versions of “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand.” One is released in the U.S. on the B-side of  “I Can See For Miles,” while the other remains in the vaults until the 1995 edition of The Who Sell Out. Also recorded is a studio version of “Summertime Blues,” an organ overdub on “Relax,” performed by Pete, and new vocals to replace the guide vocals on “I Can See For Miles.”

Speedway

August 6, 1968

The Who perform at the Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.

Charro!

August 6, 1969

Sly & the Family Stone released the single “Hot Fun In The Summertime”.

Led Zeppelin appeared at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California.

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows.

Date:	06 August 1969
Time:	8.15pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	White Karate suit
Track list:	Opening Theme Blue Suede Shoes I Got A Woman All Shook Up Love Me Tender Jailhouse Rock/Don’t Be Cruel Heartbreak Hotel Hound Dog Memories Mystery Train/Tiger Man Viva Las Vegas (excerpt) Blue Hawaii (excerpt)Life Story Monolog Baby What You Want Me To Do Runaway Are You Lonesome Tonight? Yesterday/Hey Jude [band introductions] In The Ghetto Suspicious Minds Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Date:	06 August 1969
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Elvis Presley | Backstage Las Vegas | August 6, 1969

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 1 – Las Vegas July 31st – August 28th 1969
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 6 1969	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	White Herringbone	White Macrame belt			Yes
Info	August 6 1969	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

August 6, 1970

The 10th National Jazz, Blues and Pop four day Festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex, England. Featuring, Family, Groundhogs, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple, Fat Mattress, Yes, Caravan, The Strawbs, Black Sabbath, Wild Angles, Wishbone Ash and Daddy Longlegs.

Steppenwolf, Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Poco and Johnny Winter all appeared at the Concert For Peace at New York’s Shea Stadium. The concert date coincided with the 25th anniversary of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

At the Fillmore West in San Francisco, Christine McVie plays her first gig with Fleetwood Mac. She later becomes the band’s first female member, joining her husband John in the group.

Elvis Presley at a Nancy Sinatra show at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada

Charlie Hodge and Elvis, and Elvis with Priscilla

Attending Nancy Sinatra’s opening show at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas on August 6, 1970

Elvis Presley at a Nancy Sinatra show at Caesar’s Palace 

August 6, 1971

Pink Floyd made their first ever visit to Japan, playing three dates there. The first show was at Seikei Gakuen Jofundai, near Lake Ashi, in Hakone for the Hakone Aphrodite ’71 along with Buffy Sainte Marie, The 1910 Fruit Gum Company, Mops, Strawberry Path, Happenings Four, and several other Japanese acts.

Procol Harum recorded a concert done with the Edmonton Symphony in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  The event would later be released as the album Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

August 6, 1972

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows.

Date:	06 August 1972
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	White Two-Piece suit with Red Pockets
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Proud Mary Never Been To Spain You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling Polk Salad Annie Love Me Blue Suede Shoes Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel Little Sister Hound Dog A Big Hunk O’Love My Way Suspicious Minds [band introductions] What Now My Love An American Trilogy Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Date:	06 August 1972
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Proud Mary Until It’s Time For You To Go You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling Polk Salad Annie What Now My Love Fever Blue Suede Shoes Heartbreak Hotel Little Sister/Get Back Suspicious Minds My Way [band introductions] An American Trilogy Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 7 – Las Vegas August 4th – September 4th 1972
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 6 1972	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200	White Two-Piece suit with Red Pockets				Yes	Yes
Info	August 6 1972	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200	White Two-Piece suit with Green Pockets				Yes	Yes

August 6, 1973

Stevie Wonder was seriously hurt in a car accident with a logging truck near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that  put him in a coma for four days and also permanently robbed him of his sense of smell.

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, which was opening night of this engagement.

Date:	06 August 1973
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Rainbow
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Trouble/Raised On Rock Love Me Steamroller Blues What Now My Love Blue Suede Shoes Memphis Tennessee Long Tall Sally/Mama Don’t Dance/Flip, Flop And Fly/Jailhouse Rock Love Me Tender Hound Dog My Boy Suspicious Minds [band introductions] Elvis introduces Petula Clark after introducing the band I Can’t Stop Loving You An American Trilogy Bridge Over Troubled Water How Great Thou Art A Big Hunk O’ Love Help Me Make It Through The Night Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 9 – Las Vegas August 6th – September 3rd 1973
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	August 6 1973	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Opening show	2200	1973 American Eagle	Second belt			Yes	Yes

August 6, 1974

ABBA scored their first US top 10 hit when ‘Waterloo’ went to No.6. ‘Waterloo’ was written specifically to be entered into the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, after the group finished third with ‘Ring Ring’ the previous year in the Swedish pre-selection contest.

Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month,

August 6, 1975

The Spinners released the single “Games People Play”.

The Rolling Stones appeared at the Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia.

Elvis presented his dentist with a new Cadillac Seville.

August 6, 1976

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band released the single “Blinded By The Light”

Robin Trower performed at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee.

Late in the evening Elvis returned home to Memphis after the tour.

August 6, 1977

This week’s UK Top 5 singles: No.5 ‘Fanfare For The Common Man’, ELP. No.4, ‘Pretty Vacant’, the Sex Pistols. No.3, ‘Angelo’ Brotherhood Of Man’. No.2, ‘Ma Baker’, Boney M and No.1, ‘I Feel Love’ Donna Summer.

“Strawberry Letter 23” by Brothers Johnson was the #1 R&B hit.

Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” was #1 in the U.K.  Boney M had #2–“Ma Baker”, “Angelo” by Brotherhood of Man was third, followed by “Pretty Vacant” from the Sex Pistols and “Fanfare For The Common Man” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

The Police played at the Mont du Marsan Punk Festival in France, their final gig as a four-piece.

Elvis upstairs at Graceland until the 16th.

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

Aerosmith performed at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

1979

Van Halen played at Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas.

1980

Pat Benatar released her classic album Crimes of Passion on Chrysalis Records.

Fleetwood Mac appeared at the Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono began recording their album “Double Fantasy.”

1981

Stevie Nicks released her first solo album Bella Donna which contained four top 40 US hits.  They were “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” a duet with Tom Petty, “Leather and Lace,” with Don Henley, “Edge of Seventeen,” and “After the Glitter Fades.”

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1982

Pink Floyd’s The Wall starring Bob Geldof opened in movie theatres in New York. The film was conceived alongside the double album by Pink Floyd’s, Roger Waters.

1983

The Very Best of the Beach Boys topped the U.K. Album chart.

Rita Coolidge had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “All Time High”.

Tears for Fears first charted with the song “Change”

Billy Ocean released the single “Caribbean Queen”.

1984

The Cars premiered their video for “Drive”.

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1987

The Beastie Boys sued the city of Jacksonville Florida for including the phrase “mature audience” on promotional materials and concert tickets.

The movie Who’s That Girl starring Madonna premiered at Times Square in New York City. This movie featured an Elvis Jailhouse Rock poster in Madonna’s jail cell.

Nike takes out a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times responding to the controversy over their use of The Beatles song “Revolution” in a commercial.

1988

Appetite For Destruction Guns N’ Roses debut album went to No.1 in the US, after spending 57 weeks on the chart and selling over 5 million copies. Singles from the album, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’ ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Paradise City’ were all US top 10 hits. Worldwide sales now stand in excess of 28 million and the album is the best-selling debut album of all-time in the US, beating Boston’s debut album Boston, which has gone 17x platinum.

Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses moved to #1 on the Album chart after 50 weeks, dropping the great Hysteria by Def Leppard to #2 after 51 weeks on the chart.  Steve Winwood’s Roll with It was third followed by Tracy Chapman’s debut and the Soundtrack to “Dirty Dancing”.

Steve Winwood reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Roll With It”.

Thanks to its inclusion on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, the Contours’ 1962 hit “Do You Love Me” makes another chart run, peaking at #11.

Yo! MTV Raps premieres on MTV, with Run-DMC hosting the pilot episode.

1989

With their song “F–k tha Police” causing an uproar, Detroit police stop N.W.A’s performance before they can perform the song, and escort them back to their hotel. No charges are filed, and officers tell the rappers that they just “wanted to show the kids that you can’t say ‘F–k the police’ in Detroit.”

Adam Clayton of U2 was arrested in The Blue Light Inn car park in Dublin for marijuana possession and intent to supply the drug to another person. His conviction was waived in exchange for paying £25,000 to the Dublin Woman’s Aid Centre.

1993

31-year-old Sheryl Crow releases her first album, Tuesday Night Music Club. It takes about a year to catch on, but eventually sells over 7 million copies.

1994

Lisa Loeb started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Stay (I Missed You), a No.6 hit in the UK. Actor and friend Ethan Hawke had asked her to provide a song for the upcoming movie Reality Bites and ‘Stay’ was featured in the film.

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories edged up to #1 with “Stay (I Missed You)”.  That knocked out All-4-One’s 11-week run at the top with “I Swear”.  Coolio was third with “Fantastic Voyage”, Elton John owned song #4–“Can You Feel The Love Tonight”, Janet Jackson was at #5 with “Any Time, Any Place” and Ace of Base had #6 with “Don’t Turn Around”.

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley made a public appearance in Budapest. Jackson was shooting a video.

1995

The first “Soul Train: Lady of Soul Awards” took place.

1996

Vince Neil attempted to play a show at an Indiana club. The show, starting more than four hours late, ended after only three songs. Neil claimed that he wasn’t feeling well, and that the audience of “rednecks” didn’t appreciate his talent.

Eddie Vedder videotaped the Ramones placing their hands in cement on the Hollywood Rock Walk prior to a Ramones show at The Palace. The Ramones claimed that it was their last show ever.

1997

In a Spinal Tap moment, U2‘s giant lemon they are supposed to emerge from onstage doesn’t open at a show in Oslo.

1998

The last new episode of Magic Johnson’s talk show, “The Magic Hour,” aired. The musical guests on the show were Boys II Men, Simply Red, Mary J. Blige and Hanson.

George Michael performed at the Capital Centre in Washington, D.C.

1999

Journey, Foreigner and Nazareth played in Cardwell, Montana.

Dick Latvala died aged 56 after being in a coma caused by a heart attack. Latvala worked with The Grateful Dead since the early 80’s looking after their archives of live performances which became a series of Dick’s Picks albums.

2000

 Oasis had to abandon their show at the Sudoeste Festival in Portugal when their audience started throwing rocks at them.

Ronan Keating, former member of Boyzone, had the #1 album in the U.K. with Ronan.

Robbie Williams led the way on the U.K. Singles chart with “Rock D.J.”.

It was announced that Ice-T would play a detective on the TV series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

2001

Whitney Houston became one of the highest-paid musicians in the world after signing a new deal with Arista records, said to be worth more than $100m.

2002

The “Elvis, Then & Now” magazine went on sale.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2004

Rick James, most often remembered for the 1981 #16 hit “Super Freak”, died of natural causes at the age of 56. He was also given writing credit on MC Hammer’s 1990, #8 hit, “U Can’t Touch This”, which heavily sampled “Super Freak”.

2005

Carlo Little (The Rolling Stones‘ original drummer) dies of lung cancer at age 66 in Cleadon, Tyne and Wear, England.

2009

Aerosmith lead singer, 61-year-old Steven Tyler, was airlifted to Rapid City Regional Hospital after falling from the stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Rapid City, S.D.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2012

Forbes declares Beyoncé and Jay-Z the highest-paid celebrity couple, with earnings of $78 million ($40 million for her, $38 for him). At #2 is Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady with $72 million.

Marvin Hamlisch, famed composer and conductor, who wrote music for the movies The Sting, Ordinary People, Sophie’s Choice and The Spy Who Loved Me, died in Los Angeles at age 68.  Hamlisch, who worked with Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Mathis and countless others, was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

2013

Elvis Presley‘s recording sessions at Stax Records in Memphis were released together for the first time. Titled “Elvis at Stax: Deluxe Edition”, the three-CD box set also featured out-takes and rare photos from the July and December 1973 sessions, which originally produced three separate albums.

2015

Hamilton, a hip-hop-infused musical based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, opens on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre six months after a sold-out Off-Broadway debut.

2016

Swedish music streaming service Spotify reported that “The Girl From Ipanema” was streamed more than 40,000 times after it was played while supermodel Gisele Bundchen walked onstage during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The song first became a hit for Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz in 1964 when it peaked at #5 on the Hot 100.

2018

Mike Yardley: Elvis‘ Memphis
Newstalk ZB–16 hours ago

Elvis Presley’s ghost is still restless, claims popular ghost hunter
International Business Times, Singapore Edition–3 hours ago

The Ghost of Elvis Presley exists: the Expert spoke about the troubled …
The Siver Telegram–21 hours ago

2019

See all the glitz of 20 Elvis tribute artists in these 11 photos

Gainesville Times–Aug. 3, 2019

Roy Gaddy performs Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, as Elvis Presley as he and 19 other Elvis tribute artists compete for the top spot during the 16th Big E Festival …

Online bidding opens for Elvis Presley items

wreg.com–Aug. 1, 2019

Elvis Presley Enterprises says online bidding is now open for The Auction at Graceland, part of the Elvis Week celebration in August.

U.S. News & World Report

3 vehicles owned by Elvis Presley going up for auction

CityNews–Jul. 10, 2019

A GMC pickup Presley used on his Circle G Ranch in Mississippi has been restored. The Artifacts of Hollywood auction takes place on Aug. 31.

Elvis Presley’s First Love Revealed — He Planned To Marry Mary …

YourTango–2 hours ago

When we think of Elvis Presley’s love life, one name comes to mind: Priscilla Presley …. According to her son, when Elvis died on August 16, 1977, “she was … Frank Sinatra’s then 19-year-old daughter on March 3, 1960 at the …

Untitled Elvis Presley biopic gets release day

Sify News–Aug. 2, 2019

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): The highly anticipated Baz Luhrmann directorial film untitled Elvis Presley biopic is set to hit theatres on …

Warner Bros gives October 2020 release date to Elvis Presley biopic
Outlook India–Aug. 3, 2019

Elvis tribute artist Kraig Parker to perform in Chickasha Aug. 3

Chickasha Express Star–Jul. 23, 2019

After all—being the real Elvis Presley’s former tour manager—he’d seen his share of tribute artists not quite fill the blue suede shoes. But free …

Miami Beach Nightlife Guide for Saturday, August 3, 2019

Miami Beach Times–Aug. 3, 2019

Frank Sinatra was the first to illuminate the stage, followed by the likes of Sammy Davis Jr., Ann Miller, Elvis Presley and Tony Bennet. Liv has …

Graceland Announces Additional Guests for Elvis Week 2019 August …

Business Wire (press release)–Jul. 31, 2019

There will also be a special Elvis in Vegas Panel on August 17 which will offer stories … The Soundstage at Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis … at Graceland at 8:30 am, returns to The Guest House at Graceland by 3:30 pm.

Best Bets: Martina McBride, Tom Arnold, Pat Benatar and more for …

Las Vegas Sun–Aug. 2, 2019

August 2-3, info at wynnlasvegas.com. … Elvis Presley’s legacy remains tied to the property in a special way so it only makes sense to get the …

Are Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Married?

The Cheat Sheet–Aug. 4, 2019

They reportedly tied the knot on Aug. 3 in a small ceremony that we can’t wait to tell you about. … and by that, we mean that the ceremony went down at a Las Vegas chapel and was officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator.

2020

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/elvis-presleys-sun-sessions-martin-d-18-sells-for-record-dollar132m-at-auction

Elvis Presley’s “Sun Sessions” Martin D-18 sells for record $1.32m at auction | Guitar World

The historic instrument was the King’s main acoustic in the studio and onstage in the mid 1950s

http://www.guitarworld.com

That night, Elvis also autographed a dressing room wall, which was later damaged by flooding. The photo above is the corner of the stall where his signature was found. It has since been removed from the wall and is now being preserved for safe-keeping.

https://laltoday.6amcity.com/elvis-presley-lakeland-fl-polk-theatre/

Elvis Presley’s iconic visit to Lakeland

DYK today marks 64 years since the King of Rock ‘n Roll paid a visit to Lakeland? 🎸

laltoday.6amcity.com

People from other countries get to be pro their nation, eh.

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1318992/Elvis-Presley-What-happened-Elvis-Presley-President-Nixon-Paranoid-beatles

Elvis Presley: When Elvis Presley called Beatles ‘anti-American’ to President Nixon | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

ELVIS PRESLEY had a great interest in politics and American life – but what happened when he met President Richard Nixon and why did he talk about the Beatles?

http://www.express.co.uk

Tom Jones vs Elvis: Battleground Vegas

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1319542/Tom-Jones-in-Las-Vegas-when-Sir-Tom-in-Las-Vegas-Elvis-Presley-jimmy-tarbuck

Tom Jones in Las Vegas: When was Sir Tom in Las Vegas? Inside nights out with Elvis | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

TOM JONES spent a great deal of time in Las Vegas over his life, but when was he there?

http://www.express.co.uk

There is no music without production staff, and despite an extensive career, it is always the time with Elvis that leads other peoples obits

https://meaww.com/billy-goldenberg-emmy-winning-composer-dead-elvis-presley-comeback-special-age-84-kojak-rhoda-duel

Billy Goldenberg, Emmy-winning composer and musical director of Elvis Presley’s ‘Comeback Special’, dies at 84

Goldenberg had an extensive career, which included Broadway, films and television. He wrote the themes for several shows in the 1970s such as ‘Kojak’, ‘Harry O’, and ‘Rhoda’

meaww.com

The Beatles anniversary give away contest

https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/beatles-abbey-road-giveaway-box-set/

Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ 50th Anniversary Set: Giveaway

http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com

He was cuter than Paul.

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1319004/Beatles-drummer-Pete-Best-Beatles-john-lennon-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr

Beatles: Why was drummer Pete Best kicked out of The Beatles? ‘Keep them happy’ | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

BEATLES had a very different line-up before Sir Ringo Starr arrived on the scene – but why was the original drummer Pete Best kicked out?

http://www.express.co.uk

The Spawn of The Beatles

https://710keel.com/the-beatles-kids-where-are-they-now/

The Beatles Kids: Where are They Now?

Four Beatles, ten kids. How old are they? What are they doing now? Are they all really, really, rich? And how did they get along with their famous dads? Find out now!

710keel.com

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http://www.scottymoore.net/tourdates50s.html

http://www.elvis-in-concert.com/

http://www.elvisconcerts.com

http:www.keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/

http://www.elvisrecordings.com/  Master and Sessions

The Elvis Presley Record Research Database

Elvis Presley | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/

http://www.elvis.com.au/

Elvis History Blog

Elvis Presley Music

On this Day – Elvis Presley

Elvis Photo Shoot FanSite

Elvis A Touch of Gold Series

Timeline – Elvis Presley Official Web Site

Classic Bands History

This Day in Music.com

ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY

The Olde Disc Jockey’s Almanac

Elvis Presley Candid Central:

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Daily Elvis July 7

Give us this day, July 7 , our daily Elvis

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

1936

Tommy Dee, known for the 1959 hit “Three Stars,” a tribute to the late Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, is born in Vicker, Virginia.

, 1938

Vernon Presley in prison  ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

,1939

1940

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is born Richard Starkey in Dingle, Liverpool, England.

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

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)

1950

Johnny Cash joins the US Air Force.

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

July 7, 1953

“The Eddy Arnold Show,” a live 15-minute summer replacement for “The Dinah Shore Show,” began on NBC-TV. The program aired on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Elvis had a temporary job as an assembler At M. B. Parker Company for the month of July, making 90-cents an hour or $36.00 a week.

398 Cypress Street (rented from January 7 to April 1953

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

July 7, 1954

Two versions of “Sh-Boom” hit the US Top 10. The original version by a Black group called The Chords was at #9 and the cover version by a White group from Canada called The Crew Cuts was at #5.

Memphis D.J. Dewey Phillips of WHBQ became the first D.J. to play an Elvis Presley record.

Elvis Scotty and Bill were back in Sun Studio trying to cut a second song to complete a single with “That’s Allright Mama”.

Sun Studio – Memphis, Tennessee	July 7 1954 (Wednesday)
Blue Moon Of Kentucky	F2WB	8041-NA

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

July 7, 1955

Elvis purchased his second Pink Cadillac, a new 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60 in blue with black roof, to replace the Cadillac that was burned. He had the car repainted by a neighbor who designed a pink color for Elvis and named the color ‘Elvis Rose’. This is the one that he gave to his mother, probably the most famous car in the world. Gladys Presley would always proudly point to it as ‘her’ car.

Elvis Presley’s Famous Pink Cadillac : 1955 Fleetwood Series 60 …

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

July 7, 1956

The Platters‘ “My Prayer” was released.

Fats Domino spent week #8 atop the R&B chart with “I’m In Love Again”.

In San Jose, California, 12 people were injured when a riot broke out at a Fats Domino concert.

At the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Johnny Cash made his Grand Ole Opry debut performing three songs, including “I Walk The Line.” Backstage, he met his future wife, June Carter, for the first time.

Elvis drove down to Tupelo for the day.

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

July 7, 1957

Elvis Presley scored his first UK No.1 with ‘All Shook Up’, (his tenth UK single release). It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks.

Elvis was introduced to Anita Wood by George Klein.

Romance: Anita Wood

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

The Military Service Disruption

July 7, 1958

Ricky Nelson‘s “Poor Little Fool” enters the US charts, where it will eventually reach number one. The record holds the distinction of being the first number-one song on Billboard‘s newly created Hot 100 chart, replacing the magazine’s Jockeys and Top 100 charts.

Duane Eddy’s “Rebel-Rouser” enters the charts. The immortal twang instrumental would eventually go to No. 6

“Yakety Yak” by the Coasters was #1 for a third week on the R&B chart.

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.

July 7, 1959

The Everly Brothers recorded “Till I Kissed You” at RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

Military Service in Germany

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

July 7, 1960

Elvis bought a water-skiing boat. He continued to rent the Rainbow Rollerdrome and the Memphian Theater almost every day.

July 7, 1961

Follow That Dream 

July 7, 1962

“I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles, one of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*, remained at #1 for a seventh week on the R&B chart.

The Beatles played at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, in Birkenhead. The show was a dance for the local golf club, the capacity of the hall was 450, but 500 people squeezed in to hear and see The Beatles.

David Rose, known for his movie scores and string albums, had the number one song on the Billboard chart with “The Stripper”, a number he had written years before as a bit of comic relief for his orchestra.

The initial “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” by Neil Sedaka moved from 66 to 26 on this date.

July 7, 1963

The Rolling Stones made their UK TV debut when they appeared on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars.’ Also appearing on the show was, Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. The group made a total of 13 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966. This show marked the only time in their career when they wore matching outfits. At the urging of manager Andrew Loog Oldham, the band appeared in black trousers, blue shirts, leather vests and checkered sports coats with black knit wool ties. Despite The Stones’ attempt to please the establishment, the show was flooded with letters protesting their long hair and scruffy demeanor. From then on, they wore whatever they wanted to onstage.

Peter, Paul & Mary were the guests on What’s My Line on CBS-TV.

July 7, 1964

Girl Happy

July 7,1965

Sonny And Cher perform their new single “I Got You Babe” on US TV’s Rock and Roll show, Shindig.

July 7, 1966

The Kinks were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Sunny Afternoon’, the group’s third and last UK No.1.

Marty Lacker, Elvis and ? at Rocca Place

Double Trouble

July 7, 1967

The Monkees opened a national tour with Jimi Hendrix as the opening act, who would be replaced as unsuitable for minors.

Dusty Springfield begins a three-week residency at New York’s Copacabana nightclub.

The Lovin’ Spoonful‘s Zal Yanofsky and Steve Boone are arrested for drug use. The pair later implicated some of San Francisco’s best-connected drug suppliers.

Speedway

July 7, 1968

The Yardbirds finally call it quits, leading guitarist Jimmy Page to form the New Yardbirds in order to fulfill some tour commitments. Keith Moon of The Who is rumored to have said “…it’ll probably go over like a led zeppelin”, thus inspiring the final name change.

Donovan and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers performed on a wet second and final day of the Woburn Music Festival in Bedfordshire, England.

July 7, 1969

George Harrison recorded his new song ‘Here Comes the Sun’ with just two other Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Abbey Road in London. John Lennon was absent recovering from a car crash in Scotland.

John Lennon releases “Give Peace A Chance” in the US, a song he and Yoko, along with a chorus of guests, recorded at their “bed-in” in a Montreal hotel room.

Elvis continued to work on material for Vegas with Charlie Hodge.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

July 7, 1970

The Faces and Humble Pie performed at the Buxton Festival in Derbyshire, England.

July 7, 1971

26-year-old pop star Bjorn Ulvaeus and 21-year-old Agnetha Faltskog married in Verum, Sweden. 3000 ABBA fans arrived and in the chaos a police horse stepped on the brides foot, causing her slight injury. They would divorce in 1979.

Jim Morrison was buried at Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.

July 7, 1972

July 7, 1973

Paul McCartney releases “Live and Let Die”, the theme from the James Bond movie of the same name. It will reach #2 in the US and #9 in the UK.

Billy Preston started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Will It Go Round In Circles’, his first of two US chart toppers.

“Yesterday Once More” by the Carpenters moved into the #1 position on the Adult chart.

The great disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure, starring a plethora of great actors, was out and everything was going the movie’s way.  Maureen McGovern, who recorded her version of the song from the movie, had one red-hot song in “The Morning After”, which rocketed up from 86 to 42.

Billy Preston played his way up to #1 with “Will It Go Round In Circles”.  “Kodachrome” from Paul Simon was another smash at #2 while Paul McCartney & Wings slipped to 3 with their former #1 “My Love”.  Former Beatles mate George Harrison fell to four from his perch at #1 with “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”.  The rest of a great Top 10:  “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce moved from 12 to 5, Clint Holmes edged up with “Playground In My Mind”, Three Dog Night with their 16th hit and 10th Top 10 in “Shambala”, the Carpenters with their ninth Top 10 and 13th hit “Yesterday Once More” at #8, Dr. John remained at #9 with “Right Place Wrong Time” and Barry White lent his soul voice to us with “I’m Gonna’ Love You Just A Little More Baby”.

Living in the Material World George Harrison was , three weeks at number one followed by  Paul Simon’s There Goes Rhymin’ Simon—  Paul McCartney & Wings fell to 3 with Red Rose Speedway, Pink Floyd edged up to 4 with The Dark Side of the Moon and the Carpenters had #5–Now & Then.  The rest of the Top 10:  Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy, the great live album Made in Japan by Deep Purple, the essential “Blue album”–Beatles/1967-1970, Fantasy from Carole King at #9 and Seals & Crofts rounding out the list with Diamond Girl.

Driving into Graceland with Linda Thompson on a golf cart on July 7, 1973

Romances: Linda Thompson

July 7, 1974

RCA releases Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis – his fifth live album in less than five years and the last to be issued in his lifetime. topped Billboard‘s Country chart and reached the top 40 of the Top LPs & Tape listings (now known as the Billboard 200).   Although the live album was not a major commercial success, it did produce the singer’s third and final Grammy Award winner, “How Great Thou Art”, which won for best inspirational performance.

Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis was the first RCA Elvis release to not have Elvis on the cover.

In 2004, FTD Records re-released Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis containing the entire concert, which had included performances of songs such as “Suspicious Minds” and “Polk Salad Annie” that had been omitted from the 1974 LP to avoid repetition with Presley’s previous live albums. On March 17, 2014, close to the 40th anniversary of the concert, Sony/RCA Legacy re-released the album as a two-CD set.

Elvis Presley’s 1974 Memphis Concert Remembered With 2 CD Set

Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month,

July 7, 1975

Keith Richards was charged with possession of an offensive weapon and reckless driving in Arkansas. He was arrested.

July 7, 1976

Elvis left in the early hours of the morning for Los Angeles, then flew on to Palm Springs.

The FBI Files on Elvis Presley – Google Books Result

July 7, 1977

Styx tie in with the date (7-7-77) by releasing their 7th album, The Grand Illusion.

Cher and Gregg Allman become the parents of a son they named Elijah Blue Allman.

Elvis upstairs at Graceland to the balance of the month

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

The Grateful Dead played the first of four nights at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

1979

The Boomtown Rats made a personal appearance at the opening of the new Virgin Megastore in London.

Over 56,000 saw the Bee Gees at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.

The double album Bad Girls climbed back to the top on the Album chart.  The landmark Breakfast in America fell to #2 in its 15th week.  Although she could never match her debut, it was indeed a great first album for Rickie Lee Jones.  Earth, Wind & Fire had #4 with I Am and Cheap Trick’s all-time top album Cheap Trick at Budokan was #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Desolation Angels from Bad Company, Sister Sledge at #7 with We Are Family, Anita Ward’s Songs of Love, ELO’s great album Discovery at #9 and Monolith from Kansas at #10.

1980

Led Zeppelin played their last-ever concert with drummer John Bonham when they appeared at Eissporthalle, West Berlin at the end of a European tour. The set included: ‘Black Dog’, ‘The Rain Song’, ‘Hot Dog’, ‘All My Love’, ‘Trampled Under Foot’, ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’, ‘Kashmir’, ‘Stairway To Heaven’ and ‘Rock And Roll’. They finished the show with a 17-minute version of ‘Whole Lotta Love’.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1984

“Relax” by Frankie Goes To Hollywood becomes the biggest selling single of all time in Great Britain, replacing Paul McCartney’s “Mull Of Kintyre” for that honor.

“If Ever You’re In My Arms Again”,  reached #1 adult contemporary on this date for Peabo Bryson.

Prince’s powerful song “When Doves Cry” climbed to #1 on this date, leapfrogging Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark”.  The Pointer Sisters had #3–“Jump (For My Love)” and Laura Branigan remained at #4 with “Self Control”.  The rest of the Top 10:  Duran Duran was down to 5 with the former #1 song “The Reflex”, Billy Idol’s top career hit “Eyes Without A Face”, Cyndi Lauper was at 7 with “Time After Time”, Ann Wilson and Mike Reno were up to 8 with “Almost Paradise”, Huey Lewis and the News had song #9–“The Heart Of Rock And Roll” and ZZ Top stepped up to #10 with “Legs”.

Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Born In The USA’. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. It eventually reached a 15 Times Platinum certification on April 19, 1995 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.  Its also one of three albums (Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce seven Top-ten US singles.

Prince started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘When Doves Cry’, his first US No.1 which went on to sell over 2 million copies, it made No. 4 in the UK.

Bruce Springsteen hit #1 after just three weeks with Born in the U.S.A., Sports was still at #2 for Huey Lewis & the News and the “Footloose” Soundtrack was hanging around at #3.  If the Cars had a better album than their debut this was it–Heartbeat City at #4 while Lionel Richie was at #5 with Can’t Slow Down, She’s So Unusual from Cyndi Lauper, 1984 by Van Halen, the Scorpions at #8 with Love At First Sting, Billy Idol came crashing into the Top 10 with Rebel Yell and Duran Duran was at #10 with Seven and the Ragged Tiger.

1986

Bob Dylan performs a second gig with the Grateful Dead, joining them for three songs at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C..

David Lee Roth releases his first solo album, Eat ‘Em and Smile. Rolling Stone decides, “Roth seems to have taken up the challenge from replacement shouter Sammy Hagar

1987

Eric B. & Rakim release their debut, Paid In Full, one of the first major rap albums filled with James Brown samples.

1989

It was announced that for the first time compact discs were out selling vinyl albums. The dominance of CDs virtually wiped out the 45 RPM single format, as nothing ended up replacing them. The 3 1/2 inch CD single would die out after record companies refused to offer them at a reasonable price.

1990

Lisa Stansfield had the top R&B song with “You Can’t Deny It”.

Janet Jackson moved from 93 to 44 with “Come Back To Me”.

Michael Bolton bolted up to #1 on the AC chart with “When I’m Back On My Feet Again”.

Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em by M.C. Hammer was #1 LP

The Rolling Stones were in concert for the final night of three concerts at Wembley Stadium in London.

1992

Dream Theater released the album “Images And Words.”

Spinal Tap cap their reunion tour with a sold-out show at Royal Albert Hall in London.

1993

Mia Zapata (lead singer of The Gits), age 27, is murdered after being accosted by a stranger outside of Seattle’s Comet Tavern. The case goes unsolved for years until DNA evidence links the crime to Florida fisherman Jesus Mezquia in 2003, who eventually is sentenced to 36 years in prison.

1995

Rod Stewart’s jet is forced to land at Landvetter Gothenburg International Airport in Sweden after it collides with a bird. Stewart declares, “I almost crashed.” Aviation officials call the incident “undramatic,” but Stewart is visibly shaken.

1998

Barenaked Ladies release their fourth studio album, Stunt. It’s the Canadian band’s breakthrough record in the US, where it lands at #3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Michael Jackson, and his financial partner Don Barden announce intentions to build  “The Majestic Kingdom.” It never materializes in Detroit.

1999

It was reported that to attract young people to their mobile vans UK ice cream sellers would start to play pop hits as music instead of the traditional chimes. Spice Girls and Oasis hits would be the first to be played

Coolio was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 40 hours of community service and two years probation after he pled guilty to a charge of illegal gun possession.

2000

The BBC imposed an early-evening ban on Robbie Williams’ newest video entitled “Rock DJ.”

Bobby Brown was released from a Florida jail after serving 26 days for violating probation. The probation stemmed from a 1996 drunk driving incident in Hollywood, FL.

2002

Oasis had the top U.K. album with Heathen Chemistry.

Nelly was on top of the United States Album chart with
Nellyville.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Lisa Marie Presley’s album “To Whom It May Concern” was certified Gold.

Chubby Checker, the ’60s rocker best known for “The Twist” and other variations on that theme, sues Aspex Eyewear, claiming they are using a soundalike singer

R.E.M. performed “Permanent Vacation” for the first time in 20 years at the Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna, Austria.

2004

A judge rules that the independent Cleopatra Records label can release Hollywood Rose: The Roots of Guns N’ Roses, an album of early recordings and demos

2005

Former calypso artist Arthur Edlin Frederick is one of 52 innocent people killed in the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London.

2006

Syd Barrett died from complications arising from diabetes aged 60. The singer, songwriter, guitarist was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, active as a rock musician for only about seven years before he went into seclusion. He joined Pink Floyd in 1965 but left three years later after one album. Barrett released two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years, with his mental deterioration blamed on drugs.

2007

Live Earth took place. The 24-hour, 7-continent series of concerts featured more than 100 music artists.  The concerts were organised by former US Vice-President Al Gore, as part of his campaign to “heal the planet”. Rock stars from around the world performed to hundreds of thousands of fans to highlight climate change. Concerts were held in Washington, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney. Madonna brought London’s Live Earth concert to a close, playing a song she had written for the event. Other major acts who appeared included; Snow Patrol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, The Beastie Boys, James Blunt, The Foo Fighters, Duran Duran, UB40, Snoop Dogg, Enrique Iglesias, Crowded House & Joss Stone. with The Police closing the days events in New Jersey.

Ozzy Osbourne became the first artist to be honoured on Birmingham’s own Hollywood-style Walk of Fame. The singer, from Aston, told more than 1,000 fans on Broad Street that the brass paving star meant more to him that than any Hollywood accolade. Organisers named other local pop stars who could be joining Ozzy for the walk

2009

Michael Jackson’s family and fans said farewell to the pop superstar at an over hyped and under attended memorial service. The singer’s coffin was placed in front of the stage during the event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after an earlier private funeral. Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey paid tribute before the family joined a sombre finale on stage, included Duran Duran, Jamelia, Robert Plant and UB40.

Lionel Richie got his first big break when The Commodores snagged 42 dates in the opening slot for The Jackson 5 in 1972. Thirty-seven years later on the same date, he performs The Commodores song “Jesus is Love” at a memorial service for the late Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Motown boss Berry Gordy, who signed the Jackson Five, ended his tribute with the words: “Michael, thank you for the joy, thank you for the love. You will live in my heart forever.”

the tickets to attend were done by an internet lottery and the crowds outside that were expected did not materialize and the city paid for more police overtime than was needed.

Jackson’s death was an entertainment industry loss – like Valentino, Elvis, and Princess Diana – hers was the first celeb death in the internet era and the royal family of UK website crashed by all the people seeking internet connection, whereas the internet impact of jackson’s death was the internet being the news spread and people’s participation in the mass event.

the public grief of attending along the train tracks for valentino, or the masses going to Graceland without having prior travel plans and the lines up at british embassies for diana was a public display of grief – people at a loss for what to do. internet social media, topic of the day, just another day on the internet.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2010

Paul McCartney joined Ringo Starr onstage at a concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall to help celebrate the former Beatle drummer’s 70th birthday. With Ringo’s All Starr Band joined by Yoko Ono, Joe Walsh, Angus Young and Steven Van Zandt, Paul belted out “Birthday” and Ringo delivered “With A Little Help From My Friends”.

2011

George Michael expressed his delight after learning that English tabloid News of the World was shutting down. As a constant target of the paper, Michael declared that the announcement is “a fantastic day for Britain.”

2015

Climate scientists from five leading universities found that 163 of Bob Dylan’s 542 songs reference the climate – almost a third – making him the musician most likely to mention the weather in his lyrics. The Beatles came in at number two, mentioning the weather in 48 of the 308 songs they wrote.

2017

The Official Charts Company overhauled the way it compiles the UK Top 40 in an effort to stop A-list artists elbowing newer acts out of the way. The move was prompted by Ed Sheeran, whose new album ÷ [Divide] proved so popular that it propelled 16 tracks into the top 20 in March.

Priscilla Presley recalls one of her favorite moments with Elvis

5th Case of Dangerous Disease Confirmed at Elvis Presley’s Graceland

2018

After a promotion by digital retailers and a June 21 appearance on Carpool Karaoke by Paul McCartney, The Beatles’ album “1” rose from #157 to #38 on the Billboard 200 chart. The hit filled collection spent eight weeks at #1 back in Dec. 2000 and early 2001.

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1865

Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, a composer who developed Dalcroze Eurhythmics to teach music to students, is born in Vienna, Austria.

1911

Contralto singer LaVerne Sophia Andrews (firstborn of The Andrews Sisters) is born in Mound, Minnesota.

1924

Jazz drummer Louie Bellson, famous for his work with Duke Ellington, is born in Illinois.

1925

Bill Haley, (William John Clifton Haley), singer, guitarist, ‘The first Rock ‘n’ Roll star.’ As Bill Haley and his Comets he had the 1955 UK & US No.1 single ‘Rock Around the Clock’ Haley was one of the earliest acts to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. He sold over 60 million records during his career. Haley died on 9th February 1981.

1931

Della Reese is born Delloreese Patricia Early in the Black Bottom neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

1932

Big Dee Irwin is born DiFosco T. Ervin Jr. in Harlem, New York. Recorded a popular version of “Swinging on a Star” with Little Eva.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

1937

“Sing, Sing, Sing” was recorded by Benny Goodman and his band.

Born today American soul singer,Gene Chandler, (Eugene Dixon) who had the 1962 US No.1 single ‘Duke Of Earl’, and the 1979 UK No.11 single ‘Get Down’.

, 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,

1942
Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment.

1943

Soul singer Jan Bradley, who becomes popular by covering Curtis Mayfield tunes before writing her own songs, is born Addie Bradley in Byhalia, Mississippi.

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)

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

Elvis had a temporary job as an assembler At M. B. Parker Company for the month of July, making 90-cents an hour or $36.00 a week.

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

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July 6, 1954

Sam Phillips gave Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips an acetate of Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right (Mama)” to play on his radio show.

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July 6, 1955

“Baby Let’s Play House” became Elvis Presley’s first national hit song, when it made #5 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in July 1955. The first three Elvis singles only had regional chart success in the markets where he played concerts or within radio broadcast.

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

July 6, 1956

Elvis visited 12 year old Ellen Mincey at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Memphis.

She and her mother were injured in an auto accident the previous day, as they returned home from a picnic to get ready to attend Elvis’ performance at  Russwood Baseball Park.

Elvis Presley | July 5, 1956 | St. Joseph’s Hospital Memphis Tennessee

The Presleys lived at Audobon Drive

July 6, 1957

John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarry Men were appearing. As The Quarry Men were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney eager to impress Lennon picked up a guitar and played ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (Eddie Cochran) and ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’ (Gene Vincent). Lennon was impressed, and even more so when McCartney showed Lennon and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars, something they’d been paying someone else to do for them.

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

The Military Service Disruption

July 6, 1958

Elvis received a speeding ticket in Forth Worth.

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.

July 6, 1959

Military Service in Germany

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

July 6, 1960

During an interview with the Memphis Press-Scimitar, Elvis said about his new stepmother: ” She seems pretty nice. I only had one mother and that’s it. There’ll never be another. As long as she understands that, we wont’ have any trouble.”

July 6, 1961

Elvis arrived in a chartered bus in Crystal River, Florida for the start of the filming of Follow That Dream.

July 6, 1962

July 6, 1963

Two weeks after being released, The Surfaris‘ classic surf tune “Wipe Out” cracks the Billboard Hot 100 on its way to number two. The song was recorded as a “filler” in just two takes, but would stay in the Top 40 for ten weeks and become one of the most popular instrumentals in Rock ‘n’ Roll history.

Three members of The United States Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina who called themselves The Essex, had the number one song on Billboard’s chart with “Easier Said Than Done”. It was a tune that the group would later confess none of them really liked. In the studio they rushed through the recording, intending the track to be the “B” side of their first single.

James Brown went to No.2 on the US album chart with ‘Live At The Apollo’. Recorded on the night of October 24, 1962 at Brown’s own expense, it spent 66 weeks on the Billboard Albums chart. In 2003, the album was ranked No.24 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

July 6, 1964

The Beatles film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ premiered at The Pavilion in London. Filmed during the height of Beatlemania, and written by Alun Owen, the film was made in the style of a mockumentary, describing a couple of days in the lives of the group.

Girl Happy 

July 6, 1965

Jackie Wilson releases “Higher And Higher.”

July 6, 1966

During a show at Syracuse’s War Memorial Hall, The Rolling Stones allegedly drag an American flag across the stage floor. Two days later, local authorities accused the group of desecrating Old Glory.

Double Trouble

July 6, 1967

Pink Floyd made their first appearance on BBC TV music show Top Of The Pops to promote their new single ‘See Emily Play’. A badly damaged home video recording recovered by the British Film Institute of this show was given a public screening in London on 9th January 2010 at an event called “Missing Believed Wiped” devoted to recovered TV shows. It was the first time any footage was seen of the performance since its original broadcast.

Speedway

July 6, 1968

The Rolling Stones scored their fifth US No.1 single when ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’ hit the top of the charts  Keith Richards has stated that he and Jagger wrote the lyrics while staying at Richards’ country house, where they were awoken one morning by the sound of gardener Jack Dyer walking past the window. When Jagger asked what the noise was, Richards responded: “Oh, that’s Jack – that’s jumpin’ Jack.”

Woburn Music Festival, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire took place. A two-day affair featuring Donovan, Fleetwood Mac, Pentangle, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Alexis Korner, Family, Taste, Tim Rose, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Duster Bennett and Tyrannosaurus Rex, two-day tickets were priced at £2.

July 6, 1969

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

July 6, 1970

July 6, 1971

Karen and Richard Carpenter hosted “Make Your Own Kind of Music” on NBC-TV. which would air on NBC from July 20th to September 7th.

American jazz trumpeter, singer and bandleader, Louis Armstrong died. Had many hits including the 1964 US No.1 ‘Hello Dolly!’, 1968 UK No.1 ‘What A Wonderful World’ plus ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’, ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’, and ‘We Have All the Time in the World.’ He made frequent use of laxatives as a means of controlling his weight, resulting in Armstrong appearing in humorous, advertisements for laxative product Swiss Kriss; the ads bore a picture of him sitting on a toilet, as viewed through a keyhole, with the slogan “Satch says, ‘Leave it all behind ya!” He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990.

Deep South: Louis Armstrong and all that jazz

Elvis went to the RCA studio on Sunset to rehearse for his upcoming show.

July 6, 1972

David Bowie appeared on the UK music show Top Of The Pops playing his new single ‘Starman’, his first hit since 1969’s ‘Space Oddity’ three years before. The single peaked at No.10 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks.

Elvis was introduced to Linda Thompson.

Romances: Linda Thompson

July 6, 1973

In the UK, Queen release their self-titled debut album, along with their first single, “Keep Yourself Alive.” The album is released in America on September 4.

July 6, 1974

“Rock The Boat” by The Hues Corporation becomes the first disco song to top the Hot 100.

Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month,

July 6, 1975

July 6, 1976

Elvis presented J.D. Sumner with a check for $25,000 to purchase a new touring bus for the Stamps.

July 6, 1977

Performing at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on the final stop of Pink Floyd‘s first stadium tour, Roger Waters spits on an unruly fan and excoriates the crowd for setting off fireworks. The experience inspires their next album, The Wall.

Elvis Presley’s single “Way Down” was released. It initially peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 6, 1977 and had fallen to No. 53 on the chart for the week ending August 27, 1977. Thereafter, it reversed direction and reached an even higher peak at No. 18 on 24 September – 1 October 1977. “Way Down” reached No. 1 on the American Country chart the week he died.^[1] Overseas, the song hit the UK Singles Chart a few weeks later

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	18
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	15
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	23
Irish Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart[2]	1

Elvis upstairs at Graceland to the balance of the month

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

The B-52s release their self-titled debut album, featuring one of their signature songs in “Rock Lobster.”

American singer, producer songwriter, Van McCoy died from a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey. Van McCoy and the Soul City had the US No.1 single ‘The Hustle’. Worked with Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin and David Ruffin.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1984

The Jacksons kicked off their North American Victory tour at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City. Over 2 million people attended the 55 concerts which grossed over $75 million. Michael Jackson donated $5 million to various charities.

1985

Phil Collins went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Sussudio’, his third US No.1, it made No.12 in the UK. The track was taken from his third solo studio album, No Jacket Required.

1987

Neil Young & Crazy Horse release Life, their last album under the Geffen label. With the exceptions of studio recordings “Cryin’ Eyes” and “We Never Danced,” the tracks are all taken from live performances.

Kris Kristofferson makes a public apology after a plaque that was given to him by a Vietnam veteran’s group is found in a trash can. Kristofferson was given the plaque for playing at a welcome home benefit concert for veterans two days earlier, along with John Fogerty, Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder. Kristofferson would later donate $1,000 to the Vietnamese Veterans Association.

1988

MTV refuses to play Neil Young‘s video for “This Note’s For You,” citing a policy against videos that mention products. The video is a parody of various ad campaigns, with lyrics mentioning Coke, Pepsi, Miller and Bud.

1991

Grunge music takes baby steps into the mainstream as the Alice in Chains album Facelift peaks at #42 in the US, and “Man In The Box” goes to #18 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

1992

David Gates from Gateshead, Northumberland was given one year’s probation after being convicted of stealing guitars from the back of a van belonging to The Bay City Rollers.

1994

The light-hearted drama tht advanced CGI,  Forrest Gump hits theaters. Aside from becoming the top-grossing film of the year in North America and winning multiple Academy Awards, the movie spawns a hit soundtrack with songs from Elvis Presley, Three Dog Night, The Doors, The Byrds, The Mamas & the Papas, Buffalo Springfield, and more.

1998

Roy Rogers, star of many Western films in which he sang, dies of heart failure at 86. The other singing cowboy of his era, Gene Autry, dies a few months later.

1999

Folk singer Richie Havens publishes his autobiography, They Can’t Hide Us Anymore.

2001

A pair of Sir Elton John’s sandals was set to become the most expensive shoes in history when they went under the hammer for charity. Offers over £20,000 were invited for the Salvatore Ferragamo sandals to raise funds for Elton’s Aid Trust.

2002

George Harrison‘s widow Olivia put the couple’s home up for sale for £20m saying she couldn’t bear to live with the memories of the attack by schizophrenic Michael Abram who broke into the house in 1999.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

The Dixie Chicks performed a concert at Dallas’ American Airlines Center despite an anonymous threat that group member Natalie Maines would be shot on stage, (after the controversy regading her comments about President George W. Bush, and the Iraq war). Maines had a police escort to and from the show and then directly to the airport.

Skip Battin bassist and songwriter with The Byrds died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. (1965 US & UK No.1 single ‘Mr Tambourine Man’). Also played with New Riders Of The Purple Sage and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

Beyonce featuring Jay-Z started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Crazy In Love.’ The track features a sample from The Chi-Lites’ 1970 ‘Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)’. Also 8 weeks at No.1 on the US chart.

2004

On the 40th anniversary of the world premiere of The Beatles film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, a private reunion of the cast and crew was hosted in London by DVD producer Martin Lewis. The screening was attended by Paul McCartney actors Victor Spinetti (the television director), John Junkin (the band’s road manager), David Janson (the small boy met by Ringo on his “walkabout”) and many of the crew members.

American R&B, soul singer-songwriter Syreeta Wright died after a two-year battle with bone cancer aged 58. Teamed up with Billy Preston on the 1980, No.1 US hit ‘With You I’m Born Again.’ Once worked as a secretary at Motown Records and married Stevie Wonder in 1970.

A specially designed Elvis 50th Anniversary NASCAR was unveiled at Sun Studio.

Pamela Clarke Keogh’s book “Elvis Presley: The Man. The Life. The Legend.” was released.

2005

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Wildwood, N.J. inducted The Jordanaires, The Ronettes, The Dells, The O’Jays and The Tokens.

Grammy award winning Rap star Lil’ Kim who was convicted of perjury and conspiracy in March 2005, was sentenced to a year in jail for lying to a grand jury to protect friends. Kim told the court “I testified falsely to the grand jury and during the trial. At the time I thought it was the right thing to do. Now I know it was wrong.” Lil’ Kim, (real name Kimberley Jones), was also fined $50,000 (£28,000). Charges were brought against her after a gunfight erupted outside a New York radio station in 2001 as a rival rap group was arriving.

2007

Avril Lavigne was facing legal action by members of 1970s rock band The Rubinoos, who claimed she had copied one of their songs. Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged Lavigne’s hit ‘Girlfriend’ was lifted from their 1979 song ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.’

Britney Spears apologised for attacking a photographer’s car with an umbrella earlier this year. Pictures of the 25-year-old lashing out appeared in several newspapers shortly after photos emerged of her shaving her head in a hair salon. In a message on her website, she said: “I apologise to the pap for a stunt that was done four months ago.” She said she got “carried away” preparing for a film part but added that she did not get the role.

2009

Alanis Morissette begins an eight-episode stint on the Showtime drama Weeds, playing obstetrician Audra Kitson.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2010

Harvey Fuqua, a founding member of the Doo-Wop group The Moonglows who would go on to guide the career of Soul great Marvin Gaye, died of coronary problems at the age of 80 in a Detroit hospital.

2011

Nielsen SoundScan’s sales figures for the first six months of the year showed a 1% improvement over the same period in 2010. More CDs were sold than downloads, but digital sales were up by 19% compared to the same time last year.

Pete Doherty was facing another prison sentence after allegedly breaking into a shop in Regensburg, Germany earlier this year. The owners of the music shop, from which The Libertines singer allegedly stole a guitar and record, were said to be pressing charges against him. The Sun Newspaper reported that Doherty admitted to smashing the shop window, but says he didn’t remember stealing anything, as he was drunk at the time. Doherty was currently serving 6 months in a UK jail for cocaine possession.

2012

Carol Hawkins, the former personal assistant of U2 bassist Adam Clayton was jailed for seven years for embezzling 2.8m euros (£2.2m) of his money to fund a lavish lifestyle. Hawkins was convicted on 181 counts of theft from the bassist’s bank accounts over a four-year period. The judge said Hawkins’ crimes were “rooted in greed and nothing else”.

2015

Television and film producer Jerry Weintraub, former Chairman/CEO of United Artists, (The Brink, Frank Sinatra: The Main Event, Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, Ocean’s Thirteen, The Karate Kid, Diner, Nashville, Oh! God)/artist manager/concert promoter (Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, John Denver)  died after a bowel rupture triggered two heart attacks at age 77.

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2016

Drake equalled Michael Jackson’s 1983 US chart record after he had the No.1 album and song in the American charts for seven consecutive weeks. ‘Views’ and ‘One Dance’ remained unbeaten on the Billboard charts respectively. In the UK ‘One Dance’ scored its twelfth week atop the UK charts, overtaking the Rihanna song ‘Umbrella’ which was the millennium’s previous longest-running No.1.

2017

Jay-Z’s digital-only album 4:44 went platinum within five days – despite limits on who could access it. The music was only available on Tidal, the star’s own streaming service, and to customers of US mobile firm Sprint. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) platinum certification, which requires more than one million sales, is rare for digital-only albums. The RIAA only started counting digital streams last year, with 1,500 plays considered equal to one album sale.

2018

According to Nielsen Music, vinyl album sales grew 19.2 percent in the U.S in the first half of 2018 compared with the first six months of 2017. From Dec. 29, 2017, through June 28, 2018, there were 7.6 million vinyl albums sold; up from 6.4 million in the comparable frame a year ago.

Vince Martin, who reached #9 in America with “Cindy, Oh Cindy” in 1956, passed away at the age of 81 after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis the previous March.

Liliane Montevecchi, French cabaret star who won a Tony

Liliane Montevecchi Died;  the French-born actress, singer and dancer who played Forty Nina with Elvis in King Creole

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Jim Malloy, recording engineer for Presley, Cash, dies

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2019

With 13 weeks at #1, “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X breaks the record for longest-running hip-hop song on the Hot 100. “Lose Yourself,” “Boom Boom Pow” and “See You Again” all had runs of 12 weeks.

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2020

On his 85th birthday, The Dalai Lama releases the album Inner World, a collection of Buddhist mantras and prayers set to music.

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from the article:

On one particular weekend, on a Friday afternoon, his friend David said, “Ted, let’s take a road trip this weekend and go see Graceland where Elvis lives.”

Ted said he was a little hesitant to go, but he said why not, I love Elvis and this is a chance in a lifetime. They got to Memphis late that night and got a cheap motel room because being college students, they didn’t have a lot of money.

The next morning, they went to Graceland and went up to the gate and Elvis’ Uncle Vester was the gate guard. Ted and David talked to Vester about many things Elvis. Ted said most likely he had heard these questions thousands of times from fans from all over the world. He said Vester was a really nice man and seemed to really like his job. They stayed around the gate until about noon.

So, this is where the fun begins! David said, “Ted, lets drive around the backside of the house where there’s a subdivision and try to look over the fence onto the house.” So, they did.

They climbed up into a large tree looking over the property and began taking photos. Then a lady came out and told the boys they needed to get out of the tree if they didn’t want to get in trouble. They did, but then they drove down the street and found an empty house.

They headed to the back of the house and turned a dog house over and climbed up on it, looking over to Graceland, and began taking more photos. In a few minutes, David jumped over the fence into the Graceland backyard and hollered at Ted to jump on over too. Ted did. There the two guys were standing, taking photos of everything.

Ted said there were all kinds of animals and beautiful peacocks everywhere and Elvis’ horses were out grazing in the pasture. There were lots of Elvis’ cars and trucks, even his mom’s old ’50s’ pink Cadillac. Elvis’s dad Vernon’s office was also in the backyard.

As the boys got closer to the house, David was going through a trash can when Elvis’ guards came and said, “What are you doing here, boys?”

“We did not know what to really say,” Ted said, so they said they were “just taking a few pictures.” A minute or two went by, then Elvis came out.

Ted said, “I just stood there with my mouth open and scared to death knowing if my dad had to drive down to get me out of jail, I was going to be in big trouble!”

Ted said Elvis was real nice and talked to them a little while, asking them where they were from. David was from Pennsylvania and David told Elvis, but Ted said he was from there, too. Even to this day, Ted told me, ” I don’t know why I didn’t say Oak Ridge.”

After talking a little bit, Elvis said, “Now boys, next time you come to the house, how about knocking at the front door like respectable people do?”

Then Vester came with the Jeep up to the house to take the boys back down to the gate. He called them both over to the Gate Shack and gave them each a nice poster that Elvis wanted the boys to have to remember that special and very eventful day. Ted said, “What a day it was!”

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The lyrics of the song also took inspiration from the Beatles in another way. At the time “Last Train to Clarksville” was released, one of the Beatles’ most famous hooks was “yeah, yeah, yeah” in the chorus of “She Loves You.” Inspired by this, “Last Train to Clarksville” uses “no, no, no” as a hook.

Micky Dolenz told Rolling Stone “It’s about a guy going off to war. Frankly, it’s an anti-war song. It’s about a guy going to Clarksville, Tennessee, which is an army base if I’m not mistaken. He’s obviously been drafted and he says to his girlfriend, ‘I don’t know if I’m ever coming home.’ Considering that it was a Monkees song and the first one, I was always surprised that the record company even released it unless it just went right over their head.”

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April 14, 1865

Just after 10 p.m. at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth shot U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Booth was hunted down and shot as he hid in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia. Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. the next day.

1922

Jeanette Vreeland sang the first radio concert from an airplane as she flew over New York City.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

, 1938

Vernon Presley awaiting prison  ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

,1939

The novel “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck was first published.

Vernon Presley  in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 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 – Humes High School

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

1953

Lita Roza was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘(How Much) Is That Doggie In Window.’ The 27 year old singer was the NME readers’ Top Female artist of 1953 and with this single became the first British female singer to top the UK singles Chart, (and the first Liverpudlian to do so).

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

1954

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

April 14, 1955

Fats Domino released “Ain’t It A Shame.” While that is the original title, the song is more often called “Ain’t That A Shame,” the title Pat Boone used for his cover version.

Elvis left Breckenridge in the morning behind the wheel of his Cadillac. Elvis performed later that day at Owl Park, Gainesville, Texas, where he still was largely unknown and only drew a handful of people along with Frank Starr, The Rock-Away Boys, Onie Wheeler

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

April 14, 1956

The Ampex Corporation of Redwood City, California demonstrated the first videotape recorder. Invented by Ray Dolby, Charles Ginsberg and Charles Anderson, it recorded both images and sound

Bobby Helms (“Jingle Bell Rock”) signed with Decca Records.

Maybe due to the flight problems of the other day or just because Elvis was tired, the session at RCA’s Nashville studio didn’t went very well. Just one song was recorded in 3 hours: ” I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”.

Singer Elvis Presley, looking tired and somewhat dejected, leaning over railing in recording studio during break from cutting new record. (Photo by Don Cravens/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Singer Elvis Presley (2R) in recording studio. (Photo by Don Cravens/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

RCA Studio’s – Nashville, Tennessee	April 14 1956 (Saturday)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You	G2WB	0271-SP

While Elvis was in the studio he was presented with a gold record for “Heartbreak Hotel”.

Elvis with his 1st Gold Record – Apr. 14, 1956

Rock and roll singer Elvis Presley mugs for the camera before boarding a plane headed to Memphis, Tennesee on April 14, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee.

After the session Elvis and the band took a flight back to Memphis where in the evening Elvis stopped by Dewey Philips’ radio show at the Hotel Chisca.

The Presleys lived at  at  1414 Getwell Street  until May 11 1956 – Audobon Drive  March 1957

1957

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

The Military Service Disruption

1958

The Champs celebrated a third week at #1 on the R&B chart with “Tequila”.

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

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

April 14, 1959

In Germany, Elvis was drafted for another public relations oriented event when he was sent to Steinfurth as part of a work detail to help erect a memorial statue for veterans of WW I.

Elvis in Steinfurth am 14.04.1959 um 09:30 Uhr. Dieses Foto zeigt den Stadtkern mit der Kirche wo das Kriegerdenkmal abgebaut wurde.

Elvis bought a Welchsler stereo and some records in Bad Neuheim.

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

Elvis Presley in Germany | The German Way & More

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

1960

The original Broadway production of the musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” starring Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Gautier, Paul Lynde, Kay Medford, and Michael J. Pollard, opened at New York’s Martin Beck Theater for 607 performances.

At Bell Sound Studio in New York City, Lloyd Price recorded “Question.”

Berry Gordy merged Tamla Records and Motown Records to form the famous Motown Record corporation.

1961

Blue Hawaii 

At RCA’s Music Center of the World studios in Hollywood, Sam Cooke recorded “Cupid.”

1962

“Johnny Angel” spent a second week at #1 on this date; it was the big hit for Shelley Fabares.

Girls! Girls! Girls! 

1963

The Rolling Stones played at The Crawdaddy Club, Richmond. All four members of The Beatles were in the audience. The name of the club derived from Bo Diddley’s1960 song ‘Doing the Craw-Daddy’, which The Rolling Stones regularly performed as part of their set. In turn the club would inspire the name of the American music magazine Crawdaddy!

1964

Roustabout 

1965

Millie Small appeared on ABC-TV’s “Shindig!” and performed her song “My Boy Lollipop.” Other guests on the show included Jerry Lee Lewis, April & Nino, and Neil Sedaka.

Elvis Presley’s 17^th feature film, “Girl Happy,” co-starring Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, and Gary Crosby, opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.

Harum Scarum 

1966

The Spencer Davis Group was at #1 in the U.K. with “Somebody Help Me”.

The Beatles finished recording “Paperback Writer”, a song they had started the previous night without rehearsal.

Roy Orbison, the Walker Brothers and Lulu performed at the Colston Hall in Bristol, England.

Spinout post production

1967

David Bowie’s novelty record ‘The Laughing Gnome’ was released in the UK. The track consisted of the singer meeting and conversing with the creature of the title, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delivered several puns on the word “gnome”. The song became a hit when reissued in 1973, despite it being radically different to his material at the time, the single made No. 6 in the UK charts.

The Bee Gees released their first single, “New York Mining Disaster 1941,” with a promotional slogan from their record label heralding them as “The most significant talent since the Beatles.”  It would climb to #10 in the UK and #14 in the US. The song is unusual in that the title never appears in the lyrics, although the originally planned title, “Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones”, is heard in the chorus. There actually had been a mining disaster in New York, but it was in 1939, not 1941. The Bee Gees would later say they were inspired to write the song by a 1966 Aberfan mining disaster in Wales.

ABC-TV aired the final episode of the rock music variety show “Where The Action Is.” starring Paul Revere & the Raiders.

Clambake 

April 14, 1968

Record producer Phil Spector married Ronettes lead singer Veronica “Ronnie” Bennett.  Although Ronnie’s mother was in attendance. the other two Ronnettes, her sister Estelle and her cousin Nedra Talley were not invited. The union would prove to be a very unhappy one for Bennett She filed for divorce in 1972, citing several instances of alleged cruelty. The final decree was issued in 1974.

Elvis and Priscilla spent Easter in Palm Springs at their new rental house on Camino del Norte.

Live a Little, Love a Little 

1969

The “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee” TV special, starring The Monkees, aired on NBC.

The recording of ‘The Ballad Of John and Yoko’ took place, with just two Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul played bass, drums and piano with John on guitars and lead vocals. The song was banned from many radio stations as being blasphemous. On some stations, the word ‘Christ’ was edited in backwards to avoid the ban.

Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) tied Katherine Hepburn (The Lion In Winter) for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

“coming soon” and “ask for” release variations.

“In the Ghetto” … The Song That Made Elvis Presley Relevant Again

In the Ghetto/Any Day Now released:  The song was Presley’s first Top 10 hit in the US in four years, peaking at number 3, and his first UK Top 10 hit in three years, peaking at No. 2. It hit No. 1 on Cashbox. It was a number-one hit in West Germany, Ireland, Norway, Australia and New Zealand.

After Elvis Presley, the song has been performed by many other artists. Among them were, most notably, Sammy Davis Jr., Marilyn Manson, Susan Cadogan, Candi Staton, Dolly Parton, Bobby Blue Bland, Bobbie Gentry, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ian Stuart Donaldson, The Cranberries, Merle Haggard, Leatherface, Three Six Mafia, DNX vs. The Voice, Natalie Merchant, Bad Lieutenant, Fair Warning, Beats International, Eleanor Shanley, Chris Clark and Hecchi & Kethmer.

The song was recorded as a duet in 2007 by Lisa Marie Presley as a duet with her father to raise money for the Presley Foundation.

Elvis with Charlie Hodge in LA, talking to a fan during Change of Habit production.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

1970

CCR made their live debut in the U.K. at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The Chino Canyon estate was purchased by Elvis and Priscilla Presley on April 14, 1970. They put $20,000 as a down payment and financed $85,000 for a total purchase price of $105,000. When Elvis bought the house, it was 3500 square feet. After Elvis and Priscilla got divorced in 1973, Elvis expanded the house with an additional 2000 square feet for a party room, a new bedroom with two bathrooms, and a sauna.

1971

The Illinois Crime Commission issued a list of what it termed “drug-oriented records.” Included on the list were “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” by Procol Harum, “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane, and “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by the Beatles.

April 14, 1972

 David Bowie released ‘Starman’ as a single in the UK, which became his first hit since 1969’s ‘Space Oddity’ three years before. The song was a late addition to the album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars included at the insistence of RCA’s Dennis Katz, who heard a demo and loved the track, believing it would make a great single. The lyrics describe Ziggy Stardust bringing a message of hope to Earth’s youth through the radio, salvation by an alien ‘Starman’.

Before his show in Greensboro, NC on April 14, 1972

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolin; This show was filmed and recorded for Elvis on Tour 

Burning Love is performed live for the first time as a show highlight.

Date:	14 Apr 1972
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Greensboro, NC. Greensboro Coliseum
Tickets:	16,300
Costume:	Blue Owl suit
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Proud Mary Never Been To Spain You Gave Me A Mountain Until It’s Time For You To Go Polk Salad Annie Love Me All Shook Up Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel Hound Dog Heartbreak Hotel A Big Hunk O’ Love Bridge Over Troubled Water Suspicious Minds Love Me Tender [band introductions] For The Good Times An American Trilogy Burning Love Release Me Funny How Time Slips Away Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

This show was filmed by MGM for the movie ‘On Tour’.

Before his show in Greensboro, NC on April 14, 1972
Backstage before his show in Greensboro, NC on April 14, 1972

Elvis Presley – The Greensboro Concert 1972 – Wikipedia

Engagement – Tour Ref: On Tour number 5 – April 5th – April 19th 1972
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Info	April 14 1972	Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro NC	(8:30 pm)	16300	Royal Blue Fireworks	Owl belt		Yes	Yes

1973

Led Zeppelin started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Houses Of The Holy also a No.1 in the US. The young girl featured on the cover of the album climbing naked up Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland is Samantha Gates who was 6 years old at the time of the photo shoot.

“Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando & Dawn was #1 for the second week in a row on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Barry White’s first career single, “I’m Gonna’ Love You Just A Little More, Baby”, debuted on the chart.

Diana Ross had the #1 album with the Soundtrack to “Lady Sings the Blues”.

“The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” by Vicki Lawrence was #1 for the second week in a row.  Gladys Knight & the Pips once again were at #2 with “Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)”.  The rest of the Top Ten as long titles were the order of the day–#3 “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Dawn, #4 was “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” by the Four Tops, the Carpenters moved into position #5 with “Sing”, War had #6 with “The Cisco Kid”, Anne Murray was at 7 with “Danny’s Song”, the Stylistics slipped to #8 with “Break Up to Make Up”, Roberta Flack’s former #1 “Killing Me Softly With His Song” was at #9 and Al Green cracked the top Ten with “Call Me (Come Back Home)”.

1974

At the Roundhouse in London, the Who’s Pete Townshend made his solo concert debut backed only by his own pre-recorded audio tapes.

Ladies and Gentlemen:  The Rolling Stones premiered at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City for invited guests.  The movie opened to the general public the following day at the Ziegfeld.  It was the first concert movie to feature quadrophonic sound

1975

Van McCoy released the single “The Hustle”.

Chicago released their single “Old Days”.

Art Garfunkel began a six-week run at #1 in the U.K. with his beautiful song “Bright Eyes” from the movie Watership Down.  It would go on to become the biggest selling single of the year.

The Rolling Stones announced that singer/guitarist Ron Wood would join them for their upcoming tour.  Wood joined the group as a full-time member later in the year.

Quadrofonic Sound Studio – Nashville, Tennessee (Overdub Session)	April 14 1975 (Monday)
Fairytale (Overdub)	EPA3	1594-NA
Green, Green Grass Of Home (Overdub)	EPA3	1595-NA
And I Love You So (Overdub)	EPA3	1597-NA
Woman Without Love (Overdub)	EPA3	1600-NA
Bringin’ It Back (Overdub)	EPA3	1602-NA
Pieces Of My Life (Overdub)	EPA3	1603-NA

1976

Bay City Roller singer Eric Faulkner almost died after swallowing Seconal and Valium tablets.

Stevie Wonder and Motown Records held a news conference to announce that he had signed a “$13 million-plus” contract to continue recording for Motown’s Tamla label.

1977

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

Art Garfunkel started a six week run at No.1 in the UK with the theme from the film ‘Watership Down’, ‘Bright Eyes’ which went on to become the biggest selling single of the year. The song was written by the man behind The Wombles, Mike Batt.

The Johnny Cash special “Spring Fever” aired on CBS-TV with guests Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, June Carter Cash, Rosanne Cashand Ray Charles.

1979

With only drummer John Hartman and guitarist Patrick Simmons left over from the band that reached #1 in 1975 with “Black Water”, The Doobie Brothers scored their second Billboard chart topper with “What A Fool Believes”. It made #31 in the UK. The record, sung by Michael McDonald, would win Grammy Awards in 1980 for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

The Doobie Brothers had the top album with Minute By Minute.  The self-titled Dire Straits was second, switching places with Spirits Having Flown from the Bee Gees.  2 Hot!  from a new Peaches & Herb was fourth.  The rest of the Top 10:  Blondes Have More Fun from Rod Stewart, Gloria Gaynor with Love Tracks, Bad Company moved up to #7 with Desolation Angels, George Benson with Livin’ Inside Your Love, the Allman Brothers Band were back with Enlightened Rouges and Cheap Trick found the Top 10 with their breakthrough album, Cheap Trick Live At Budokan.

The Doobie Brothers took over at #1 on the Hot 100 with their first career #1–“What A Fool Believes”.  Gloria Gaynor’s former #1 “I Will Survive” was at 2, Amii Stewart moved up to #3 with “Knock On Wood”, the debut from Dire Straits, “Sultans Of Swing”, was at #4 and Frank Mills’ catchy instrumental “Music Box Dancer” moved into the top five.  The rest of the Top 10:  The Bee Gees were at #6 with their former #1 “Tragedy”, Peaches & Herb were headed that way, going from 15-7 with “Reunited”, Blondie had song #8 with “Heart Of Glass”, Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman had a top Ten record with “Stumblin’ In” and the Little River Band was at #10 with “Lady”.

1980

A New Jersey State assemblyman introduced a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” the official state song. It was instead cited by legislators as the state’s “rock anthem.”

ABC aired Olivia Newton John’s TV special “Olivia’s Hollywood Nights,” with guest performers Elton John, the Carpenters, and Andy Gibb.

Gary Numan released The Touring Principle, the first rock videocassette available for purchase.

1983 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1983

Kenny Rogers’ “We’ve Got Tonight” album was certified Gold.

1981

Neil Diamond released the single “America” on the day the U.S. first Space Shuttle, Columbia, landed.

1983

Pete Farndon of the Pretenders died from drugs in London at the age of 29.  Farndon had been fired from the group one year earlier because of his addiction.

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1984

Billy Idol released the single “Eyes Without A Face”.

“Hello” by Lionel Richie led the way on the Adult Contemporary chart for the second out of an eventual six weeks at #1.

Thriller by Michael Jackson topped the Album chart for the 37th week, a record that still stands.  The “Footloose” Soundtrack was second with 1984 from Van Halen and Can’t Slow Down from Lionel Richie right behind.  Huey Lewis & the News completed a great Top Five with Sports.  The rest of the Top 10:  Culture Club with Colour By Numbers, the Eurythmics’ album Touch, the Scorpions crawled in at #8 with Love At First Sting, the Pretenders’ amazing album Learning to Crawl at #9 and Cyndi Lauper remained 10th with She’s So Unusual.

The Texas Board of Education began requiring that the state’s public school textbooks describe evolution as “theory rather than fact.”

1985

Phil Collins released the song “Sussudio”.

1986

Members of the First Church of the Nazarene in Ironton, Ohio, held a record burning after evangelist Jim Brown told them that the song “A Horse is a Horse,” the theme song from the U.S. TV show “Mr. Ed,” contained satanic messages when played backwards

1989

The Fine Young Cannibals released the single “Good Thing”.

Tom Petty released his first solo album “Full Moon Fever.”

1990

Madonna had the #1 song in the U.K. with “Vogue”.

Tommy Page had his first and only #1 with “I’ll Be Your Everything”.  Jane Child was at 2 with “Don’t Wanna’ Fall In Love”, Lisa Stansfield remained at #3 with “All Around The World”, Sinead O’Connor was headed for the top with “Nothing Compares 2 (sic) U (sic)” and Taylor Dayne fell from #1 to #5 with “Love Will Lead You Back”.

Thurston Harris (“Little Bitty Pretty One” from 1957) died of a heart attack in Pomona, California at the age of 58.

1993

In Bosnia, Joan Baez performed for 700 people in war-torn Sarajevo.

Paul McCartney began a 24-date tour of North America at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada

1999

It was reported that Prince intended to re-record the entire catalog of his music and re-release it.

Tammy Wynette’s body was exhumed and an autopsy performed in an attempt to settle a dispute over how the country music legend died. No autopsy was conducted when Wynette was found dead on April 6, 1998. Her cause of death had been listed by the family doctor as resulting from a blood clot. The 1999 autopsy indicated heart failure. An official ruling in 2001 stated that Tammy Wynette died of natural causes.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Former “American Bandstand” host, Dick Clark, revealed that he had had Type 2 diabetes since 1994, but kept it a secret from everyone except close friends and family.

2004

Dolly Parton received the Living Legend Medal from the U.S. Library of Congress for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States.

Sophie B. Hawkins (“As I Lay Me Down”) won a lawsuit against a man selling pirated copies of her new album Wilderness.

Former American Bandstand host, Dick Clark, revealed that he has had type 2 diabetes since 1994, but kept it a secret from everyone except close friends and family.

2006

The Beatles announced they would digitally remaster their back catalog and sell the music online.

2007

Singer (Tiny Bubbles) Don Ho died of heart failure at 76.

Don Ho and Elvis Presley – Las Vegas 1969 – Elvis Presley Music

Hawaii’s Elvis was the accidental entertainer – Obituaries – smh.com.au

2008

Brian May, guitarist for Queen, was named chancellor of John Moore University in Liverpool, England.

2009

Former Beatle George Harrison was honoured with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Sir Paul McCartney attended the unveiling outside the landmark Capitol Records building, joining Harrison’s widow Olivia and son Dhani. Eric Idle, Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and musician Tom Petty also attended the ceremony.

2010

Country music singer George Strait became the first act to place a record in the Top 10, on any of the Billboard magazine charts, for 30 consecutive years. His streak continued through 2012.

2011 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2012

Cleveland’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame welcomes Donovan, Laura Nyro, The Miracles, The Small Faces, The Comets, The Blue Caps, The Crickets and The Midnighters.

2013

Justin Bieber caused outrage after writing a message in a guestbook at the Anne Frank Museum, which stated he hoped the Holocaust victim would have been a fan. The 19-year-old wrote: “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.” It provoked fierce online criticism of the Canadian singer, who was in Amsterdam as part of a tour.

2015

Percy Sledge, whose 1966 hit “When A Man Loves A Woman” topped both the Billboard Pop chart and R&B chart, died of liver cancer at the age of 74.

2017

Harry Styles’s debut single ‘Sign of the Times’ brok Ed Sheeran’s 13-week run at the top of the UK charts. The One Direction star achieved his first No.1 as a solo artist with this release – the first from his self-titled debut album.

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival opened near Palm Springs, California. Scheduled headliners during the 4-day event spread over two weekends were Radiohead, Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar, with more than 160 other music acts slated to perform.

Neil Diamond continued the North American leg of his 50-Year Anniversary World Tour with a concert at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Elvis on tv:  Sun Records broadcasts a season one recap episode.

‘I miss his laughter’: Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla reflects on the …

Released:  ‘Elvis Las Vegas ’74’ 2 CD Set from FTD : FTD News : Elvis Presley. : ‘For Elvis Fans Only’ Official Elvis Presley Fan Club

this is really tempting, it includes the rare 1967 radio christmas special

which Co Parker had clearly planned for Elvis to do as the 1968 tv special

‘Elvis: His Songs Of Praise Vol. 2’ Hardcover Book + CD : FTD News : Elvis Presley. : ‘For Elvis Fans Only’ Official Elvis Presley Fan Club

Elvis Presley Would Not Have Friended You

Priscilla Presley: ‘Elvis would never be on Facebook’

Priscilla opens up as the 40th anniversary of Elvis‘ death looms

Local Tribute Artists Create Realistic Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley …

Priscilla Presley on a life lived in Elvis’s shadow

Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dixie delights on southern US tour

http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2017/04/14/priscilla-presley-elvis-facebook-public-life-graceland/

Priscilla Presley Makes Big Claim About Elvis And Facebook

2018

Bon Jovi, The Cars and The Moody Blues were among the inductees at the 33rd annual Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium. The Hall Of Fame Singles, a new category introduced this year, enshrined the records “Rocket 88” by Jackie Breston And His Delta Cats (1951), Link Wray And His Ray Men’s “Rumble” (1958), “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen (1963), Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967) and Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild” (1968).

Elvis Presley: The Searcher is the definitive movie about The King

Saturday, April 14: HBO’s Documentary Dives Deep Into the Life and 

HBO broadcasts part one of “Elvis the searcher” – two-part, three-and-a-half hour broadcast documentary.

2020

Elvis Presley: New video reveals ASTOUNDING secret about …

Express.co.uk–7 hours ago

ELVIS PRESLEY became famous for his glitzy fashion sense and trademark jumpsuits but now a behind-the-scenes at Graceland has revealed …

Elvis Presley archives set to answer fan questions in LIVE …

Express.co.uk–Apr. 13, 2020

ELVIS PRESLEY archives have announced a special Q&A live-streamed from inside Graceland for fans. By George Simpson. 11:00, Mon, Apr 13, …

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Daily Elvis: April 10

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1916 – Vernon Elvis Presley was born  to Jessie D. McClowell Presley and Minnie Mae Hood

Born: April 10, 1916, Fulton, Mississippi, United States

Died: June 26, 1979, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Relatives: The Presley Grandparents

1927

George Antheil presented the scaled-down version of his “Ballet Mécanique” at Carnegie Hall in New York City. It was the first symphonic work that used an airplane propeller and other mechanical contraptions not normally associated with the ballet.

April 10, 1931

Poet/writer (The Prophet) Kahlil Gibran died of cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosis at the age of 48.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

, 1938

Vernon Presley awaiting prison  ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

,1939

Vernon Presley  in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 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 – Humes High School

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

1953

Singer Eddie Fisher was discharged from the U.S. Army and arrived home to a check of $330,000 – record royalties for the seven million of his records that were sold while he was on active duty in the Service.

“House of Wax,” the first color feature film in 3-D, starring Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, and Charles Bronson (billed as Charles Buchinsky), premiered at New York’s Paramount Theatre.

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

1954

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

April 10, 1955

Dr. Jonas Salk successfully tested his polio vaccine.

“Baby Let’s Play House” is a song written by Arthur Gunter and recorded by him in 1954 on the Excello Records label, and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records.

Elvis’ 4th Sun Records single on 45 and 78: Sun 217: Baby Let’s Play House/I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone released. The A Side was Elvis’ first national chart at #5 on the Billboard Country singles in July 1955.

John Lennon used the line, “I’d rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man,” from this song for the opening line of The Beatles song “Run for Your Life” from their 1965 album Rubber Soul.

In 2008, a Spankox remix of it made #84 in the UK.

At Sun, Elvis tried two versions of “I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone”. The slow version would be released on the Elvis A Golden Celebration box set in 1986.

 

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

April 10, 1956

Nat King Cole is attacked by a group of five racial segregationists while singing onstage at the Municipal Hall in Birmingham, Alabama. The attackers were quickly arrested by police and Cole would return later that night for a second show.

Buddy, Jerry, Sonny and Elvis at the Coliseum – April 10, 1956
Photo courtesy Steve Bonner

Elvis performed at the Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, Texas at 8.00 and 9.45 p.m.

Elvis’ Cadillac had been driven to Lubbock for use on the tour.

Elvis headlined with Faron Young, Wanda Jackson, Jimmy & Johnny, The Country Deputies, and Buddy Holly & The Two Tunes.

 Faron Young and Elvis entertain fans backstage while Jane Giles, Elsie Medlin, Bob Montgomery and Valerie Harms look on

Elvis Presley | Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX | April 10, 1956

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1956
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Show type:	Pics:	Ads:
Info	April 10 1956	Fair Park Coliseum	Lubbock TX	(8:00 PM)	5000			Yes
Info	April 10 1956	Fair Park Coliseum	Lubbock TX	(9:45 PM)	5000			Yes

The Presleys lived at  at  1414 Getwell Street  until May 11 1956 – Audobon Drive  March 1957

1957

In Hollywood, Pat Boone recorded “Love Letters In The Sand” at the Annex, and “Bernardine” at Radio Recorders.

16 year old Ricky Nelson sings his first record, a cover version of Fats Domino‘s “I’m Walking”, on his parents’ TV show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on ABC. Both versions reached #4 on the Billboard chart. 

TV actor Ricky Nelson was on a date some time before, and Elvis Presley came on the radio; making his date swoon.

Ricky decided to make his own record and he had a Family TV sitcom.

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

The Military Service Disruption

1958

R&B singer/songwriter  Chuck Willis died of peritonitis during surgery at the age of 30. (C.C. Rider, What Am I Living For)

Dick Clark devoted an hour of his American Bandstand TV show to the memory of Chuck Willis, who had died earlier in the day from peritonitis. Willis recorded hits that included: “C.C. Rider” (#12), “What Am I Living For” (#9) and “Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes” (#24).

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

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

1959

Bobby Darin records “Splish Splash“. The record will become a world wide hit, although he was outsold in Britain by a rival version from comedian Charlie Drake.

Military Service on Armed Forces Day.

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

1960

1961

Del Shannon performed “Runaway” on “American Bandstand.”

Blue Hawaii 

1962

The Beatles‘ original bass player, 22 year old Stuart Sutcliffe, died of a brain hemorrhage. Sutcliffe was included in the band because he had the equipment and place to rehearse, although he couldn’t play very well. His girlfriend, Astrid Kirchherr, created The Beatle haircut for Stu, and John and Paul followed soon after. Sutcliffe can be heard on very early Beatle tracks included on “Anthology 1”. He left the band in 1961 to resume painting because his headaches were getting too severe to play.

Film director  Michael Curtiz died of cancer at 75. (Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, White Christmas, Mildred Pierce, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Captain Blood, The Sea Wolf, The Sea Hawk, Angels with Dirty Faces, Life with Father, Young Man with a Horn, Passage to Marseille, King Creole, The Comancheros, I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Jazz Singer, Mission to Moscow)

Girls! Girls! Girls! 

1963

Elvis Presley’s movie “It Happened at the World’s Fair” opened in the U.S. The movie had premiered in Los Angeles on April 3.

The also released soundtrack album, released in Mono and Stereo, reached  #4.

1964

Roustabout 

1965

British acts started a run of seven weeks at the top of the US charts when Freddie and the Dreamers went to No.1 with ‘I’m Telling You Now’, followed by Wayne Fontana’s ‘Game Of Love’, Herman’s Hermits ‘Mr’s Brown’ and The Beatles‘Ticket To Ride.’

A British school in Wrexham, North Wales, asked parents to please keep children in school uniform and not to send them to school in ‘corduroy trousers’, like the ones worn by The Rolling Stones.

Roger Miller spent a ninth week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “King Of The Road”

England’s Tom Jones debuted on the chart with his first career single, “It’s Not Unusual”.

The brand new Top Five in the U.S. were “I’m Telling You Now” by Freddie & the Dreamers, the former #1 “Stop! In the Name of Love” by the Supremes at #2, “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” by Herman’s Hermits coming in at #3, “Shotgun” by Jr. Walker & the All Stars at 4 and “The Birds And The Bees” by Jewel Akens at position #5.

Dusty Springfield, the Zombies and Bobby Vee completed a U.K. package tour at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales.

Harum Scarum 

1966

1967

Paul McCartney attended a Beach Boys recording session in Hollywood.

The song “Somethin’ Stupid” by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra became the first father-daughter recording to hit #1 on theBillboard pop chart.

In Studio A at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Marvin Gaye recorded “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.” Two months later in the same studio, Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded a more uptempo version of the song that was released in September 1967. The Gaye version was not released as a single until October 1968.

Clambake 

1968

Cliff Richard had his ninth #1 in the U.K. with “Congratulations”, the British entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.

Live a Little, Love a Little 

1969

Change of Habit 

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

1970

In Boston, at one of the band’s last concerts, the Doors’ Jim Morrison asked the audience if they’d like to see something of his “that rhymes with ‘sock,'” and then, more bluntly, screamed “Would you like to see my genitals?” The electricity in the stadium was switched off, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek pulled Morrison, who was already facing lewd conduct charges after a Miami concert, off the stage.

27 year-old Paul McCartney issued a press statement, announcing that The Beatles had split, (one week before the release of his solo album). McCartney said, “I have no future plans to record or appear with The Beatles again, or to write any music with John”. John Lennon, who had kept his much-earlier decision to leave The Beatles quiet for the sake of the others, was furious. When a reporter called Lennon to comment upon McCartney’s resignation, Lennon said, “Paul hasn’t left. I sacked him.”

Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin teamed up for the first time on the album Elton John, which was released on this date.

The Temptations spent a second week at #1 with their biggest hit “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me”.  The rest of the Top Ten–“What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, the quick-rising “Joy To The World” by Three Dog Night, “She’s A Lady” by Tom Jones at #4, “For All We Know” by the Carpenters, #6 was the former #1 “Me And Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin, the Partridge Family had #7 with “Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted”, Paul McCartney had #8 with “Another Day”, Ike and Tina Turner hit #9 with their version of “Proud Mary” and Brewer & Shipley entered the Top Ten with “One Toke Over The Line”.

April 10, 1971

John Denver‘s “Take Me Home Country Roads” hit the charts. It was his first appearance on the charts.  He had written songs for other artists, most notably “Leaving On A Jet Plane” for Peter, Paul & Mary,

In Los Angeles, the Presleys and the family of Memphis “Mafiosi” Joe Esposito organize an Easter Egg Hunt for their children.

April 10, 1972

Isaac Hayes won an Oscar for the Best Music, Original Song award for the song “Shaft”.

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia and this show was filmed and recorded for Elvis on Tour 

Date:	10 Apr 1972
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Richmond, VA. Richmond Coliseum
Tickets:	11,500
Costume:	Red Burning Love suit
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Proud Mary Never Been To Spain You Gave Me A Mountain Until It’s Time For You To Go Polk Salad Annie Love Me All Shook Up Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel Heartbreak Hotel Hound Dog Bridge Over Troubled Water Love Me Tender It’s Over / Suspicious Minds [band introductions] For The Good Times I Can’t Stop Loving You An American Trilogy Lawdy Miss Clawdy Funny How Time Slips Away Away Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Engagement – Tour Ref: On Tour number 5 – April 5th – April 19th 1972
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	April 10 1972	Richmond Coliseum	Richmond VA	(8:30 pm)	11500	Red Pinwheel	Gold Attendance belt	Black Suit	Yes	Yes

1973

Led Zeppelin‘s fifth album, “Houses of the Holy” was certified Gold.

1974

1975

1976

The UK music magazine The Melody Maker reviewed a show by The Sex Pistols with the words, “I hope we shall hear no more of them.”

Johnnie Taylor was on top with “Disco Lady”.  Gary Wright was headed for #1 but for now he’d have to settle for #2 with “Dream Weaver”.  He was followed by the #3 “Lonely Night (Angel Face)”, Captain & Tennille’s hit of the Neil Sedaka song, the Bellamy Brothers at #4 with “Let Your Love Flow”, Maxine Nightingale’s “Right Back Where We Started From”, Aerosmith’s first Top Ten song “Dream On” at #6, “Boogie Fever”, the #7 song by the Sylvers, Dr. Hook’s “Only Sixteen” at #8, “Sweet Love”, the great song from the Commodores at #9 and David Bowie’s “Golden Years” at 10.

Peter Frampton went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Frampton Comes Alive’, one of the biggest selling ‘live’ albums in rock history. It was the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 6 million copies in the US. Frampton Comes Alive! was voted “Album of the year” in the 1976 Rolling Stone readers poll. It stayed on the chart for 97 weeks.

1977

David Soul’s “Don’t Give Up on Us” was the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. Soul starred as as Ken Hutchinson in the television show “Starsky and Hutch.”

1978

Cher appeared on the cover of “People” with her boyfriend Gene Simmons (Kiss).

The Wake and Aftermath

1982

“Ebony and Ivory”, a duet by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, debuts on the US charts at #29. It will eventually reach number one in both the US and UK, becoming Wonder’s first British chart topper. The song listed at #59 on Billboard’s Greatest Songs of all time, but in October 2007 it was named “the worst duet in history” by BBC 6 Music listeners and these days gets little airplay on either side of the Atlantic.

Iron Maiden‘s “The Number of the Beast” was #1 on the British albums chart.

“I Love Rock ‘N Roll” spent a fourth week at #1 for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.  The Go Go’s edged up to #2 with “We Got The Beat”, with Vangelis hitting #3 with “Chariots Of Fire – Titles”.  #4 was the J. Geils Band’s second big hit “Freeze Frame”, followed in the Top Ten by Olivia Newton-John at #5 with “Make A Move On Me”, Rick Springfield’s “Don’t Talk To Strangers” at #6, one of the top songs to ever peak at #2–Journey’s “Open Arms”, falling to #7, “That Girl” by Stevie Wonder at #8, Bertie Higgins’ “Key Largo” at #9 and the first hit from Huey Lewis & the News, “Do You Believe In Love” at #10.

The Laughing Version of “Are You Lonesome Tonight” hit #25 in the U.K. The song was recorded on July 31st, 1969.

1983 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1984

Nate Nelson, lead vocalist for The Flamingos on their 1959 hit “I Only Have Eyes For You”, passed away at the age of 52.

1985

Madonna kicked off her very first North American tour by playing the first of three nights at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. The Beastie Boys opened for Madonna on this 40-date Virgin Tour.

1991

Peter Noone (Hermin’s hermits) guest-starred as a rock star on an episode of NBC-TV’s “Quantum Leap.”

1992

Axl Rose left town before a Chicago sheriff could arrest him for allegedly starting a riot at a St. Louis Guns N’ Roses show in the summer of 1991. Because the singer fled, the band canceled their gigs in The Windy City and Detroit.

Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids on the Block) agreed to tape public service announcements warning against doing drugs, driving drunk, and starting fires. The deal was an exchange for having arson charges against him reduced by a Louisville, KY, judge.

1993

Canada’s Snow spent a five straight week at #1 with “Informer”.

1994

Mariah Carey had the #1 U.K. album with Music Box.

10,000 people gathered for a vigil in Seattle for late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. There, his widow, Courtney Love, thanked the fans for their support and tearfully read from Cobain’s suicide note.

1995

Boyz II Men released the single “Water Runs Dry”.

1999

A charity tribute concert for the late Linda McCartney was held at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Among the performers were Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, George Michael, Elvis Costello and Sinead O’Connor.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were the musical guests on “Saturday Night Live.”

2000

Sony Music Entertainment announced plans to make its first commercial digital downloads available to U.S. consumers. Sony said it would offer about 50 hit songs from Lauryn Hill, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and others.

2001

Bruce Springsteen won a court battle to keep the rights to his early songs. Ronald Winter of Masquerade Music had released the album ‘Before The Fame’ was found to be in breach of copyright. Springsteen was awarded more than £2m damages.

2002

The Statler Brothers announced their final tour dates. The group said they planned to continue making music after their retirement from touring.

James Hodges, Governor of South Carolina, declared James Brown the “Godfather of Soul”.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Little Eva (Boyd), whose version of “The Loco-Motion” went all the way to #1 in the US in 1962, passed away at the age of 57 after a long illness.

In Los Angeles, CA, three gunmen shot at a convoy of cars, one of which carried Snoop Dogg. The rapper wasn’t hit but one of his bodyguards was injured.

2005

Natalie Imbruglia had the #1 album in the U.K. with Counting Down the Days.

2007

Johnny Cash’s last residence, a 14,000-square-foot house in Hendersonville, Tennessee, was destroyed by a construction fire. Home to Johnny and June Carter Cash for 35 years, it had been purchased after Cash’s death by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and was undergoing renovation

2009

“Hannah Montana: The Movie,” starring Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment and Billy Ray Cyrus, opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

2011 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2011

Hall & Oates received the TV Land Music Icon Award in New York City.

2012

Bonnie Raitt released the album Slipstream.

2014

Major record labels including Warner Music, Universal Music, Sony Music and Capitol Records filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the file sharing site Megaupload, asking for $13 million in damages.

Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates, KISS were inducted into the “Rock And Roll Hall of Fame”.

The estate of Elvis Presley filed a lawsuit against Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A., the Italian company that manufactures Beretta guns, for using Presley’s image in an advertising campaign.

2015

2018

Yvonne Staples of The Staple Singers died of colon cancer at the age of 80. She sang on the group’s hits “Heavy Makes You Happy” (#27 in 1971) “Respect Yourself” (#12 in 1971) and I’ll Take You There” (#1 in 1972).

Unsuspicious Minds

Slate Magazine– Elvis Presley is likely the single most complicated figure in all of American popular culture.

Elvis,’ ‘Andre the Giant’ debut amid wave of king-sized biographies

SOFA Entertainment Announce High Definition DVD Releases For …

SOFA Entertainment/UMe Announce New And Digitally Upgraded …

On May 25, SOFA Entertainment/UMe will release three DVD collections honoring Elvis Presley’s legacy on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and beyond its stage: The 3 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring Elvis Presley (2DVD), which includes all three entire episodes featuring Elvis; JUST ELVIS: All His Ed Sullivan Show Performances (1DVD), featuring just his iconic performances, including his infamous 1957 performance filmed from the waist up; and Elvis: The Great Performances (2DVD), which collects three previously released documentaries featuring appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and dozens of other great Elvis TV and film performances into one DVD collection: Center Stage, The Man And The Music, and From The Waist Up.

TV This Week: ‘Howards End’; ‘Killing Eve’; ‘Deadliest Catch’; ‘Elvis …

THE KINGSPIRACY 

Do clues shown in Elvis Presley: The Searcher prove the King’s ‘accidental’ death was really suicide?

‘NO TRUTH’: Elvis Presley’s ex-fiancee blasts Priscilla over suicide …

 Thom Zimny Reminds Us of Elvis, The Man Behind the …

2020

Express.co.uk

Guy Harris, longtime friend of Elvis Presley, dies at 81

Washington Times–3 hours ago

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – A longtime friend of Elvis Presley who spent years sharing his personal memories of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll has died.

Elvis Presley archives: Personal items SECRETS revealed for …
Express.co.uk–7 hours ago

Glenn Danzig Channels Elvis Presley’s Swagger on ‘One …

Loudwire–20 hours ago

The idea has piqued the curiosity of fans for a few years and the wait to hear Glenn Danzig taking on Elvis Presley songs is finally over. Danzig …

Glenn Danzig Talks ‘Labor of Love’ Elvis Tribute Album and …
In-Depth–Rolling Stone–Apr. 9, 2020

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Daily Elvis: April 1

Give us this day, April 1, our daily Elvis

1735

Handel’s “Organ Concerto in F major, Op. 4 No. 4” was performed for the first time.

1877

Thomas Edison devises a telephone design that becomes the basis for his later claim to the invention of the microphone.

April 1, 1928

Victor’s Automatic Orthophonic, the first gramophone with record-changing ability, went on sale.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

, 1938

Vernon Presley awaiting prison  ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)

,1939

Vernon Presley  in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 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 – Humes High School

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

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

April 1, 1954

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

April 01, 1955

Future Beatles producer George Martin became the head of A&R for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Elvis performed at the Ector County Auditorium, Odessa, Texas.

Sun Records released “Baby, Let’s Play House.” The b-side was “I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone.”

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1955
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Show type:	Pics:	Ads:
Info	April 1 1955	Ector County Auditorium	Odessa TX	(8:15 PM)				Yes

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

April 01, 1956

Elvis, Gene Smith and the band flew from Shreveport to San Diego, where Elvis would appear on the Milton Berle’s television show.

 The Presleys lived at  at  1414 Getwell Street  until May 11 1956 – Audobon Drive  March 1957

April 01, 1957

The Everly Brothers release “Bye Bye Love”, a song that was rejected by 30 labels before Cadence Records picked it up. The song went to #2 on the US Pop chart and #1 on the Country & Western chart.

 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers began a two-week run at the London Palladium.

Elvis performed at the Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York.

Elvis backstage in Buffalo, NY Apr. 1, 1957
Photo © Ken Butts, courtesy Christopher David Giles

He appeared in his gold jacket, black pants and “gold slippers with rhinestones on the tassels”. Elvis headlined with Rex Marlowe, June Day, Jimmy James, Frank Connors, Frankie Trent, and The Jordanaires for opening acts.

DJ, Elvis and Bill at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY Apr. 1, 1957
Photo © Robert L. Smith courtesy Sheila Roth

Elvis and Bill at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY Apr. 1, 1957
Photo © courtesy Robert L. Smith

Elvis and Hoyt Hawkins at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY Apr. 1, 1957
Photo © courtesy Robert L. Smith

Scotty Moore – The “Aud” – Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

 With fans in Buffalo, NY on April 1, 1957

Elvis Presley | Buffalo, NY. Memorial Coliseum | April 1, 1957

“28,000 Go Wild At Presley Shows” by Frank Beckman and Carter Van Lopik
Detroit Free Press (April 1, 1957) (Concert Review)

Elvis Presley Live at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY April 1, 1957

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1957
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Show type:	Pics:	Ads:
Info	April 1 1957	Memorial Coliseum	Buffalo NY	(8:30 PM)	10375	Midwest Tour	Yes

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

The Military Service Disruption

April 1, 1958

Alan Freed’s “Big Beat Show” concert tour played the Convention Hall in Philadelphia, with performances by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Danny & the Juniors, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, the Diamonds, Billy & Lillie, the Chantels, Dicky Doo and the Don’ts, Jo Ann Campbell, Larry Williams, Ed Townsend, the Pastels, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.

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

April 01, 1959

In Germany, Elvis had rented a piano and spent a great deal of time singing and playing.

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

April 1, 1960

April 1, 1961

The Beatles began a three-month residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, playing 92 straight nights. The group played for seven hours a night on weekdays and eight hours at weekends with a fifteen-minute break every hour. It was during this visit that Astrid Kirchherr cut Stuart Sutcliffe’s hair into the style destined to become known as the “Beatle haircut” which The Beatles later adopted themselves.

Blue Hawaii 

RCA released “Elvis by Request” The Flaming Star EP

April 1, 1962

Girls! Girls! Girls! 

April 01, 1963

Fats Domino signed with ABC-Paramount after his contract with the Imperial label ended.

Elvis returned to Memphis and bought Priscilla a red Corvair, so that she could drive herself to school every day.

April 1, 1964

John Lennon was reunited with his father after 17 years.

Roustabout 

April 1, 1965

The Who recorded an appearance for Top Of The Pops at the Manchester television studio. The band then played a gig supporting Donovan at The Town Hall, Wembley, with Rod Stewart & the Soul Agents appearing at the bottom of the bill.

Harum Scarum 

April 1, 1966

Pye Records released David Bowie’s first solo single, ‘Do Anything You Say’. Despite featuring Bowie’s backing band at the time, The Buzz, the single was to be the first simply credited to David Bowie, (which failed to chart). Bowie had previously recorded as David Jones and The Lower Third.

The Troggs use 45 minutes of spare studio time to record “Wild Thing” at Regent Sound Studio in London. The raw, simple little tune would climb to #2 in the UK and #1 in the US, selling over a million copies by the following June

John Lennon bought a copy of Timothy Leary’s The Psychedelic Experience and The Tibetan Book Of The Dead, where he read near the beginning of the book’s introduction; “When in doubt, relax, turn off your mind, float downstream,” which captured Lennon’s imagination and became the first line of ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’, (which he recorded 5 days later).

Spinout 

April 1, 1967

The Kinks were in concert for two shows at the Scene ’67 Theatre inside Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.  The Fortunes were among the bands supporting the Kinks.

Jefferson Airplane debuted on the chart with their first single, “Somebody To Love”

Simon & Garfunkel had a hot new song, as “At The Zoo” moved from #58 to #34.

“The Turtles remained atop the chart with “Happy Together”.  The Mamas and the Papas held steady with “Dedicated To The One I Love” with former #1 “Penny Lane” from the Beatles in third.  Herman’s Hermits were back with “There’s A Kind Of Hush” and there was a lot of chart activity with songs dropping as the Four Tops moved from 18-5 with “Bernadette”.  The rest of the Top 10:  “This Is My Song” from Petula Clark, Buffalo Springfield remained at #7 with “For What It’s Worth”, although most stations had it higher, the Beatles had their 48th hit in four years with “Strawberry Fields Forever”, Frank Sinatra & daughter Nancy moved to #9 with “Somethin’ Stupid” and the Five Americans had a big hit on their hands with “Western Union”.

The Monkees spent their 21st consecutive week at #1 on the Album chart, 13 with their self-titled debut and 8 with More of the Monkees.  That was a Rock Era record, but the group was far from done.

In Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened to the public.

Elvis in Clambake  Production

April 1, 1968

Tommy James & the Shondells released the single “Mony Mony”.

Live a Little, Love a Little 

April 1, 1969

The Beach Boys announced they were suing their record label Capitol for $2m in unpaid royalties.

Change of Habit production; 

With  fans at 174 Hillcrest Drive Beverly Hills:

Looking great in beige with some fans on April 1, 1969

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

April 1, 1970

Woodstock, the documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 at Bethel in New York, premieres in Hollywood. It would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Earls Court in London received over one million postal ticket applications for The Rolling Stones forthcoming six concerts as part of the group’s European tour.

As an April Fool’s joke, John Lennon and Yoko Ono issued a statement to the press that they were having dual sex change operations.

Only Ringo Starr is present at the final Beatles recording session, where 50 musicians recorded the orchestral scores for The Beatles tracks ‘The Long And Winding Road’ and ‘Across The Universe’ for the Phil Spector produced sessions. The bill for the 50 musicians was £1,126 and 5 shillings, ($1.914).

On ABC-TV’s “The Johnny Cash Show,” taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, the Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, Shel Silverstein, and the Carter Family performed

RCA Studio A – Nashville, Tennessee (Overdub Session)	April 1 1970 (Wednesday)
Runaway (Overdub)	XPA5	2315-NA
See See Rider (Overdub)	ZPA5	1290-NA
Walk A Mile In My Shoes (Overdub)	ZPA5	1297-NA
Polk Salad Annie (Overdub)	ZPA5	1298-NA

April 1, 1971

Led Zeppelin performed in concert for the BBC Radio show Rock Hour at London’s Paris Theater.  The group performed songs from their forthcoming fourth album.

April 1, 1972

Dr. Hook debuted on the chart with their first single, “Sylvia’s Mother”.

The Allman Brothers Band entered the Top 10 with one of their biggest career albums–Eat a Peach.

Roberta Flack wasted no time reaching #1 on the Adult chart with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”.

America remained at #1 with “A Horse With No Name” as Neil Young continued at #2 with “Heart Of Gold.

B.B. King performed at the Mar Y Sol Festival in Puerto Rico with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and the Allman Brothers.

The three-day Mar Y Sol festival in Puerto Rico took place, featuring Rod Stewart, Dr John, The Allman Brothers Band, Osibisa, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Alice Cooper, The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Security was simple as the event took place on an island accessible by ticket only.

It was the first major performance of Billy Joel, who electrified the crowd.  Joel’s performance was brought to the attention of Clive Davis, head of Columbia Records, and Billy was signed to Columbia the following year.

April 1, 1973

April 1, 1974

Paul McCartney & Wings released one of the great singles of Paul’s career–“Band On The Run”.  The song was not released in the U.K. until June.

Canada’s Gordon Lightfoot released the single “Sundown”.

April 01, 1975

The Bay City Rollers TV series Shang-A- Lang premiered on ITV in the UK. It featured the band in comedy sketches and performing their songs to a live studio audience made up of their teenage fans. This resulted in chaotic scenes at times as some members of the audience attempted to run onto the studio floor to meet their heroes. It ran for one 20-week series in 1975.

This was Elvis’ final night in Las Vegas which began with the postponed “invitation only” dinner show. The midnight show broke out in a wild water fight among singers and musicians.

Elvis’ Chow Getlow gets introduced to the audience.

The climax of the show were the Colonel and Lamar Fike who appeared on stage dressed as Santa Clauses.

Date:	01 Apr 1975
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	1,600
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me If You Love Me And I Love You So Big Boss Man The Wonder Of You Burning Love [band introductions] Elvis introduces Roy Clark and Conrad Hilton The Great Pretender (  just an excerpt ) My Boy I’ll Remember You Let Me Be There How Great Thou Art Hound Dog Fairytale Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Official release of the Dinner show Concert: Follow that Dream/Sony

Date:	01 Apr 1975
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	1,600
Costume:	White two piece suit
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me And I Love You So Big Boss Man It’s Midnight Burning Love [band introductions] What’d I Say You Do Something To Me You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me The Wonder Of You Let Me Be There American Trilogy Help Me Make It Through The Night Jingle Bells Mickey Mouse Mar Little Darlin’ Teddy Bear/Don’t Be Cruel Steamroller Blues Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

For Elvis CD Collectors • Spotlight: April 1st 1975-Elvis Presley 

April Fool’s Dinner’ Elvis Live in Vegas 1975, – Elvis Information Network

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 12 – Las Vegas March 18th – April 1st 1975
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	April 1 1975	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200					Yes
Info	April 1 1975	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Closing (12.00am)	2200	White Two-piece suit with blue shoulder ornaments	None	White Suit	Yes	Yes

April 1, 1976

Making their live debut in the UK, AC/DC played at The Red Cow in Hammersmith, London.

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s house was broken into with thieves taking guitars valued at over £7,000.

Paul McCartney’s Wings released the single “Silly Love Songs.”

John Lennon’s father Freddie died of stomach cancer in Brighton General Hospital at the age of 63. Just days before, after being told of his father’s condition, John had sent a huge bouquet of flowers with a card that read “With much love from John, Yoko and Sean.”

April 01, 1977

Elvis returned to Memphis in the early morning hours. He checked into the Memphis Baptist Hospital at 6.45 a.m for day 1 of a 6 day stay. Elvis had learned  that Red West and cousin Sonny West along with Dave Hebler signed a book deal for “Elvis What Happened”

Date:	01 Apr 1977
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Mobile, AL
Tickets:	CANCELLED!

Engagement – Tour Ref: On Tour number 29 – March 23rd – April 3rd 1977
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	April 1 1977	Municipal Auditorium	Mobile AL	CANCELLED

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

The #1 song in the U.K. was “Denis” by Blondie.

Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway rose to #1 on the R&B chart with “The Closer I Get To You”.

The Soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” prevailed for an 11th week at #1 on the Album chart.  Eric Clapton’s Slowhand provided the closest competition, but it was way behind.  The great Billy Joel album The Stranger was still third after 26 weeks with Barry Manilow’s Even Now in the #4 spot.  The rest of the Top 10:  Aja from Steely Dan, George Benson with Weekend in L.A., Jackson Browne slipped with Running On Empty, Kansas moved to #8 with Point of Know Return, Queen’s News of the World slipped and Styx finished the list with The Grand Illusion.

“Night Fever” by the Bee Gees was #1 for a third week.  The group had now been at #1 in 10 of the last 15 weeks, and songs written by the group (they also wrote “Love Is Thicker Than Water” for Andy Gibb) had been #1 for 12 of 15 weeks.  Their previous #1–“Stayin’ Alive” was second, followed by Eric Clapton’s “Lay Down Sally” and Barry Manilow with “Can’t Smile Without You”.  Two other songs written by the Bee Gees, “Emotion” by Samantha Sang and “If I Can’t Have You” from Yvonne Elliman, were next.  The rest of the Top 10:  “I Go Crazy” by Paul Davis was still in the Top 10 after 32 weeks, Andy Gibb’s song mentioned above, Jay Ferguson with “Thunder Island” and Kansas moved in with “Dust In The Wind”.

The Philadelphia Fury soccer team, owned by Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, James Taylor and others, made their debut.

1980

: 32-year-old Brian Johnson became the lead singer of AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott who had died after a drinking binge.

1981 –

The album “The Million Dollar Quartet” was released for the first time on Sun in the U.K.

Daily Elvis: December 4 1956

1982

Toto released the single “Rosanna”.

John Cougar released the single “Hurts So Good” on Riva Records.

1983 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1984 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1984

Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his ranting reverend father, Marvin Gaye, Sr., in their Los Angeles home. Marvin Jr. would have been forty-five the next day. The argument started after his parents squabbled over misplaced business documents, Gaye attempted to intervene, and was killed by his father using a gun he had given him four months before. Marvin Sr. was sentenced to six years of probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Charges of first-degree murder were dropped after doctors discovered Marvin Sr. had a brain tumour.

1985

David Lee Roth quit Van Halen shortly after releasing his version of The Beach Boys ‘California Girls’, (which featured Carl Wilson on background vocals). He was replaced by Sammy Hagar later in the year.

Tom Bailey singer with The Thompson Twins collapsed from exhaustion while staying at The Holiday Inn, Chelsea. He was flown to Paris to see his private doctor.

1989

B.B. King with U2 charted pop with “When Love Comes To Town,” reaching #68 and becoming his last of thirty-six pop Top 100 entry.

Madonna scored her third UK No.1 album with ‘Like A Prayer.’ Also a US No.1 the album spent 70 weeks on the UK chart.

The Bangles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Eternal Flame’, also a No.1 in the UK and the biggest selling single of 1989 in Australia.

The Bangles went to #1 in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia with “Eternal Flame”, their second career #1.  “Stand” by R.E.M. shot up from 14 to 8.

The Fine Young Cannibals had the only new Top 10 album–The Raw & the Cooked.

Guns N’ Roses released the single “Patience”.

1990

Country singer Willie Nelson’s tour bus crashed into a car in Riverdale, Canada, killing the car driver

1992

Billy Idol pleaded no contest to assault charges after he punched a woman in the face. He was fined and ordered to make public service announcements against alcohol and drug use.

1991

Mariah Carey released the single “I Don’t Wanna’ Cry”.

1993

Michael Jackson tried to buy the remains of Elvis’ twin brother, Jesse.  (Blogger Nina Notes, the grave of Jessie Garon Presley has never been located in Tupleo)

Carole King, David Crosby, Kenny Loggins, Phish, and Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart played a benefit concert in Portland, Oregon to save the forests.

1995

Madonna’s “Take A Bow” was #1 overall for a sixth week.

1996

Isaac Hayes—-recording artist, musician, writer, producer, and actor—-put on another hat when he became the new WRKS-FM disc jockey in their 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. slot.

2000

Santana started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with, ‘Maria Maria.’

While opening for KISS at a concert in Houston, Texas, Ted Nugent makes derogatory remarks about non-English-speaking Americans. His return date slated for next August is canceled.

2001

It was reported that Spice Girl Mel B had been advised to sell her £3.5m Buckinghamshire mansion because she couldn’t afford to run it. The singer told friends she had to take out a £500.000 bank loan.

2002

In Oakland, California, Paul McCartney began his 19-date Driving USA North American tour at the Oakland Arena.

The U.S. National Museum of American History put Louis Armstrong’s cornet on display.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2003

Pearl Jam was in concert at Denver’s Pepsi Center.  Eddie Vedder took a George W. Bush mask and impaled it with his mike stand to the crowd’s delight. Blogger Nina Notes: Much different public response than the Dixie Chicks had…

Soul singer Edwin Starr, who had hits with “War” (#1), “Agent Double-O Soul” (#21) and “Twenty-five Miles” (#6), died of a heart attack at the age of 61.

2004

Paul Atkinson guitarist with The Zombies died aged 58 due to liver and kidney disease. They scored the 1964 US No.2 & UK No.12 single ‘She’s Not There’. He later became an artists and repertoire executive, working for Columbia and RCA discovering and signing such bands as ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr. Mister, Judas Priest, and Michael Penn.

2005

During the first leg of their Vertigo World tour, U2 appeared at the Arrowhead Sports Arena in Anaheim, Southern California, with Kings Of Leon as the opening act. By the end of the 131 date tour, 4,619,021 tickets had been sold with a total gross of $389 million.

2007

Alanis Morissette released a tongue-in-cheek cover of The Black Eyed Peas’s ‘My Humps’, which she recorded in a slow, mournful voice, accompanied only by a piano. The accompanying YouTube video, in which she danced provocatively with a group of men received over 15m views.

, American indie rock band Modest Mouse were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.’ The album featured former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr who joined the band in May 2006.

2009

Following in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Cher, Elton John and Bette Midler, Carlos Santana announced that he has been booked to perform about 36 concerts per year at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The show was to be called The Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits.

More Like: Elvis the first Vegas Artist in residence who changed vegas from the Mafia/Rat Pack era.

2011 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2012

Madonna achieved her 12th UK #1 album with “MDNA” to overtake Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most chart-topping albums in Great Britain – until the Wonder of You Elvis release. 

2013

A signed copy of The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions for $290,500 (£191,000). The selling price far exceeded the $30,000 (£19,700) originally estimated for the rare LP record. The UK Parlophone copy of the album included a high gloss cover and vinyl gatefold sleeve.

2014

Recordings by U2, (The Joshua Tree), the Everly Brothers, (‘Cathy’s Clown’), Jeff Buckley, (‘Hallelujah’), Linda Ronstadt, (Heart Like a Wheel) and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s(‘Fortunate Son’) were among those newly selected for induction into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.

2015

Cynthia Lennon, first wife of The Beatles’ John Lennon died at her home in Spain following a short battle with cancer. At the height of The Beatles’ early success she was, at the insistence of the band’s management, kept in the background so their legions of female fans were not aware of her existence. The couple divorced in 1968 after Cynthia discovered her husband’s affair with Yoko Ono.

2016

Aviva Maloney, who played in The Monkees‘ back-up band for nearly twenty years, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Warner Music Group. She claimed she later found out that the reason she was let go was because she didn’t look good on stage.

2017

 After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature at a jovial, champagne-laced ceremony. The academy, which awards the coveted prize, ended prolonged speculation as to whether the 75-year-old troubadour would use a concert stopover in Stockholm to accept the gold medal and diploma awarded to him back in October.

Sixty years ago in Buffalo, Elvis Presley held her hand

Elvis rocked Buffalo 60 years ago today

The 9:01: ‘Sun Records’ recap – Elvis Presley’s origin

The Commercial Appeal: On July 5, 1954, after having been partnered with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, a 19-year-old Elvis Presley was working through earnest ballads in Sam Phillips’ studio and not really getting anywhere. Then he started fooling around on …

Elvis Image Moves the Needle On American Crew Sales

2018

Sixty years ago, Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army. He was …

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2020

Elvis & Priscilla Presley’s Glamorous Beverly Hills Mansion Is …

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Elvis Presley SECRETS: The King’s favourite music revealed …

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ELVIS PRESLEY’s music record collection has been revealed in a new Graceland video from inside The King’s TV room. By George Simpson.

Elvis Presley: Take the King’s official movie quiz – How many …

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Queen’s Brian May teaches Elvis Presley’s Baby I Don’t Care …

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Daily Elvis: February 9

Give us this day, February 9, our daily Elvis

1893

In Milan, Italy, Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff” was first performed. It was his last opera.

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

Vernon Presley  in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 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

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

February 9, 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

February 9, 1955

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

February 09, 1956

Elvis performed 4 shows at the Carolina Theater, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

 Justin Tubb and Elvis backstage in Spartanburg, SC

Elvis and Red West with a fan backstage in Spartanburg, SC – Feb. 9, 1956

Red West was along on this tour and according to Peter did most of the driving, towing a little trailer cart for the instruments that Elvis’ father, Vernon, had made up and painted pink. Red wrote that “it looked more like a rolling toilet than anything else, but the way Elvis’ dad went on about that thing, you would have thought it was a goddamned yacht.”

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1956
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Show type:	Pics:	Ads:
Info	February 9 1956	Carolina Theather	Spartanburg SC	(3:15 PM)		East Coast Tour		Yes
Info	February 9 1956	Carolina Theather	Spartanburg SC	(5:15 PM)		East Coast Tour		Yes
Info	February 9 1956	Carolina Theather	Spartanburg SC	(7:15 PM)		East Coast Tour		Yes
Info	February 9 1956	Carolina Theather	Spartanburg SC	(9:15 PM)		East Coast Tour		Yes

Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black | February 9, 1956

February 9, 1957

After nine weeks, Guy Mitchell’s “Singing The Blues” is pushed out of Billboard’s top spot by Elvis Presley‘s “Too Much”.

Johnny Mathis had his first hit “Wonderful!  Wonderful!” debut on the chart.

“Blue Monday” by Fats Domino was the top R&B song for a third week.

Loving You  

The Presleys lived at  Audobon Drive  March 1957. Then  at Graceland

February 9, 1958

King Creole 

A report by the American Research Bureau cites Dick Clark’s American Bandstand as the top-ranked daytime television program, drawing an average of 8,400,000 viewers per day.

The Presleys lived at  Graceland

The Military Service Disruption

February 9, 1959

Almost a week after “The Day The Music Died” in the February 3^rd plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, fill-in artist Frankie Avalon left the ill-fated Winter Dance Party tour because of pneumonia, and was replaced by Fabian and Paul Anka.

Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard Pop chart with “Stagger Lee”, an up-dated version of an 1911 Folk song called “Stack-O-Lee” that was based on the murder of William “Billy” Lyons by Stagger Lee Shelton. Wilson Pickett would take the song to number 22 in 1967.

The Coasters had a big hit out as “Charlie Brown” moved from 69 to 29.

Military Service in Germany

Janie Wilbanks, the girl that Elvis met at the Memphis train station when the troop train passed through, had come to Germany, to visit her uncle, and stayed with Elvis for nearly a week – Feb 8 to?

Romances: Janie Wilbanks

Military Service in Germany

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

February 9, 1960

Elvis Presley’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was added. The star was one of the original 1,558 to be placed.

Military Service in Germany

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

February 9, 1961

The Beatles appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, for the very first time (as The Beatles), they would go on to make a total of 292 other appearances at the Club. They were paid £5 for this luchtime appearance and George Harrison was nearly denied admission to play because he was wearing jeans.

February 9, 1962

Neil Sedaka records “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”, which will become his fifth US Top Ten hit and first number one by the following August. Neil’s ballad version of the song would peak at number eight in February 1976.

February 9, 1963

Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, who were billed as Paul And Paula, had the top tune in the US with “Hey Paula”. It made #8 in the UK.

“Two Lovers” by Mary Wells wrapped up a four-week run at #1 on the R&B chart.

Paul & Paula had the new #1 song with “Hey Paula”.  That meant someone had to fall and on this day it was the Rooftop Singers.  Bobby Vee’s excellent “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” remained third with “Loop De Loop” from Johnny Thunder next.  The rest of a great Top 10:  The 4 Seasons vaulted from 15 to 6 with one of their signature hits–“Walk Like A Man”, Dion moved from 12-7 with “Ruby Baby”, the Miracles climbed in with “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me”, the Cascades’ great song “Rhythm Of The Rain” shot up from 19 to 9 and Steve Lawrence fell with “Go Away Little Girl”.

Fun in Acapulco

February 09, 1964

Davy Jones made his U.S. television debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” with other cast members of Oliver!

The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was watched by over 73 million people (60% of the viewing audience). The Fab Four performed “All My Loving”, “Till There Was You”, “She Loves You”, “I Saw Her Standing There” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Also performing on the show is a future member of The Monkees, Davy Jones, who appeared as part of the cast of Oliver.

For the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Elvis and the Colonel sent a telegram to be read on the air. ” Congratulations on your appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and your visit to America STOP We hope your engagement will be successful and your visit pleasant STOP Sincerely Elvis and the Colonel.”

February 9, 1965

“You’ll Be Gone” is a song co-written by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music and released in 1965 on the Girl Happy soundtrack album and as a 45 single. The song was recorded in 1962 and is significant because it was co-written by Elvis Presley, with his bodyguard Red West and Charlie Hodge.

“You’ll Be Gone” was released as an RCA Victor 45 picture sleeve single on February 9, 1965 as the B side with “Do the Clam“, as RCA Victor 47-8500. . “You’ll Be Gone” charted at no. 121 on Billboard. In Canada, “You’ll Be Gone” reached no. 16 on the singles chart as a double A side with “Do the Clam” in February, 1965 in a six-week chart run.

The A side “Do the Clam” reached no. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and remained on the chart for 8 weeks.  21 on Billboard in the United States, no. 15 on the Record World chart, no. 16 in Canada, and no. 19 in the UK.^[2][3] It was very successful in Australia, where it reached no. 4 on the charts.^[4] It has appeared on six compilation albums of Elvis Presley’s recordings. Co-writer Dolores Fuller is perhaps best known for her role as the title character’s girlfriend in Ed Wood‘s 1953 surrealist film, Glen or Glenda.

It is possibly the dirtiest ditty that Elvis did, and few noticed being a movie song.

February 9, 1966

Liza Minnelli brought her night club act to New York City. She opened at the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel.

February 9, 1967

The music video, although not yet called that, for the latest Beatles single ‘Penny Lane’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was shown on BBC-TV’s Top Of The Pops. It was the first Beatles single not to make No.1 in the UK since 1963, held off the top by Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘Release Me.’

Elvis Presley bought the Circle G ranch in Walla, Mississippi.

February 9, 1968

Hal Cone former manager of The Monkees and Head of Jones Records was found guilty of theft, forgery, receiving stolen property and conspiracy.

Elvis Presley : Horseback riding at Graceland : February 9, 1968. Photo by Judy Palmer.

Elvis Presley : Horseback riding at Graceland : February 9, 1968

 February 9, 1969

Roslyn Kind made her TV debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show”. Roslyn Kind is the sister of Barbra Streisand.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

February 9, 1970

Simon & Garfunkel’s album “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was certified Gold.

Elvis does the dinner & midnight show in Vegas.

Date:	09 Feb 1970
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	0
Recordings:	0

Date:	09 Feb 1970
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	0
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 2 – Las Vegas January 26th – February 23rd 1970
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	February 9 1970	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200
Info	February 9 1970	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200

February 9, 1971

Bobby Darin had surgery in Los Angeles to replace a bad heart valve.  He survived this operation but would die later while undergoing another.

Elvis does the dinner & midnight show in Vegas.

Date:	09 Feb 1971
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Date:	09 Feb 1971
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Int. Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 4 – Las Vegas January 26th – February 23rd 1971
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	February 9 1971	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200
Info	February 9 1971	International Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200

February 9, 1972

Paul McCartney’s Wings played the first night of a UK College tour in Nottingham. The group arrived unannounced asking social secretaries if they would like them to perform that evening. The band’s intended first stop on the tour, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, refused to allow them to play so they drove on to Nottingham. Admission was 40p, British pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz was the opening act for the tour..

Bobby Darin starred on an episode of Night Gallery on NBC-TV.

Elvis does the dinner & midnight show in Vegas.

Date:	09 Feb 1972
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Date:	09 Feb 1972
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Unknown
Recordings:	0

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 6 – Las Vegas January 26th – February 23rd 1972
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	February 9 1972	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200
Info	February 9 1972	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200

February 9, 1973

Billboard news Editor John Sippel gives Elvis an award for the Aloha From Hawaii Broadcast.

Date:	09 Feb 1973
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me Tender You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me Steamroller Blues You Gave Me A Mountain Fever Love Me Blue Suede Shoes Heartbreak Hotel Johnny B. Goode Hound Dog What Now My Love Suspicious Minds [band introductions] I’ll Remember You I Can’t Stop Loving You An American Trilogy Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:	Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 7

Date:	09 Feb 1973
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas, NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	2001 Theme C C Rider I Got A Woman – segued medley with – Amen Love Me Tender You Dont Have To Say You Love Me Steamroller Blues You Gave Me A Mountain Fever Love Me Blue Suede Shoes Heartbreak Hotel Johnny B Goode Hound Dog What Now My Love Suspicious Minds Band Introductions I Cant Stop Loving You An American Trilogy Cant Help Falling In Love Closing Vamp
Recordings:

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 8 – Las Vegas January 26th – February 23rd 1973
Info:	Date:	Venue:	Location:	Showtime:	Crowd:	Suit:	Belt:	Musicians:	Pics:	CD:	CDR:
Info	February 9 1973	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Dinner (8.15pm)	2200					Yes	Yes
Info	February 9 1973	Hilton Hotel	Las Vegas NV	Midnight (12.00am)	2200					Yes

February 09, 1974

A new act from Philadelphia appeared – “She’s Gone” by Hall & Oates.  It wouldn’t become a hit until two years later when they re-released it.

“Waterloo” by Abba was chosen to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest.

 Anne Murray reached #1 on the Adult chart with “Love Song”.

John Denver appeared to have his second big hit as “Sunshine On My Shoulders” moved from #77 to 51.

The beautiful “Love’s Theme” by Love Unlimited Orchestra was the new #1 song, with Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were” dropping for now.

Elvis closed out what had been a generally good engagement, in which he had been described as being “in good humor” and “at the top of his form”. At the same time he had continued to exhibit the kind of erratic personal behavior that had shown up increasingly over the past year, like shooting out a chandelier and several television sets.

Date:	09 Feb 1974
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider When My Blue Moon turns To Gold Again I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me Tryin’ To Get To You Sweet Caroline Love Me Tender Johnny B. Goode Hound Dog Fever Polk Salad Annie Killing Me Softly [by Voice] Spanish Eyes Why Me Lord Suspicious Minds [band introductions] I Can’t Stop Loving You Help Me An American Trilogy Let Me Be There Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Date:	09 Feb 1974
Time:	Midnight
Venue:	Las Vegas NV. Hilton Hotel
Tickets:	2,200
Costume:	Unknown
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Heartbreak Hotel I Got A Woman/Amen Love Me Trying To Get To You Sweet Caroline Love Me Tender Johnny B. Goode Hound Dog Fever Polk Salad Annie Killing Me Softly [by Voice] Spanish Eyes Why Me Lord Suspicious Minds [band introductions] Blueberry Hill/I Can’t Stop Loving You Help Me American Trilogy Let Me Be There Can’t Help Falling In Love
Recordings:

Elvis Presley – The Concert Years Vol. 81 February 9, 1974 – Closing …

Engagement – Tour Ref: Las Vegas Season 10 – Las Vegas January 26th – February 9th 1974
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February 9, 1975

Cher‘s solo weekly TV show premieres on CBS with guest Elton John and Bette Midler.

At Autumn Sound Studio in Garland, Texas, Willie Nelson began recording “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” for his album “Red Headed Stranger.” It became Nelson’s first #1 record on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Elvis in hospital from January 29 to February 14, 1975

February 9, 1976

Cher‘s solo weekly TV show premieres on CBS with guest Elton John.

February 9, 1977

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

A Birmingham, England band called UB40 play their first ever gig at a pub in their hometown. The Reggae group took their name from the UK unemployment benefit form.

1980

new from Australia:  Air Supply first appeared on the chart and on the radio with their debut single–“Lost In Love”.

“Rock With You” topped the R&B chart for Michael Jackson for a sixth week.

Michael Jackson had by far his biggest solo hit to date as “Rock With You” remained at #1 for a fourth week.  The Captain & Tennille would have to settle for #2 for a fourth week with “Do That To Me One More Time”.  Kenny Rogers was still a solid #3 and many radio stations had “Coward Of The County” #1.  Smokey Robinson’s biggest career solo hit “Cruisin'” was fourth with Queen holding their ground with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”.  The rest of the Top 10:  Teri DeSario with K.C. and “Yes, I’m Ready”, Fleetwood Mac’s “Sara”–it too was much higher in most markets, the Eagles remained at #8 with “The Long Run”, Dan Fogelberg’s breakthrough hit “Longer” moved from 17 to 9 and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were content at #10 with “Don’t Do Me Like That”.

Pink Floyd notched a fourth week at #1 on the Album chart with The Wall.  Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers finally had their breakthrough with Damn the Torpedoes and the Eagles’ great album The Long Run was third.  Michael Jackson (Off the Wall), Kenny Rogers (Kenny) and Dan Fogelberg (Phoenix) held their ground.  The rest of the Top 10:  On the Radio-Greatest Hits-Volumes I & II from Donna Summer, the superb Tusk album by Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees Greatest at #9 and Styx re-entered the Top 10 with Cornerstone.

1981

Rock and Roll pioneer, Bill Haley died of a heart attack at the age of 55.  Scored the 1955 UK & US No.1 single ‘Rock Around the Clock’ and became known as the first Rock ‘n’ Roll star. Haley was blinded in his left eye as a child due to a botched operation and later adopted his distinctive spit-curl hairstyle to distract attention from his blind eye.

He was still a big star in Europe and in Mexico where his “Twist” album was a best selling LP. Haley was getting ready to release a new Country And Western album when he passed away in Harlingen, Texas. He had been suffering from a brain tumor and had given his last concert in South Africa in April of 1980. During his career, Bill Haley sold over 60 million records.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

 1982

George Harrison presented UNICEF with a cheque for $9 million (£5.3 million), ten years after the fundraising The Concert For Bangladesh.

1983 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1983

Prince‘s “Little Red Corvette” was released.

 1985

Madonna started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Like A Virgin’, a No.3 hit in the UK.

Wham!  with “Careless Whisper” jumped to the top of the Adult Contemporary chart.

Foreigner’s great song “I Want To Know What Love Is” was #1 for a second week.  Phillip Bailey from Earth, Wind & Fire teamed with Phil Collins for “Easy Lover” while Wham!  was third with “Careless Whisper”.  Billy Ocean had another winner with “Loverboy” and Don Henley glided into the #5 position with “The Boys Of Summer”.  The rest of a solid Top 10:  Chicago’s “You’re The Inspiration”, Hall & Oates and “Method Of Modern Love”, the Pointer Sisters reached #8 with “Neutron Dance”, Madonna wasn’t “Like a Virgin” and Prince dropped with “I Would Die 4 (sic) U (sic)”.

 Madonna rose to #1 on the Album chart with Like a Virgin.  Previous #1 Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen would greatly outlast Madonna’s album in the long run.  Wham!  moved to 3 with Make It Big while Foreigner’s Agent Provocateur locked on to the #4 spot.  The rest of the Top 10:  Prince with the Soundtrack to “Purple Rain”, Chicago 17, New Edition with their self-titled album, Bryan Adams and Reckless, Tina Turners’s great album Private Dancer was ninth after 35 weeks and former CCR leader John Fogerty was back with Centerfield, which jumped from 21 to 10 in its third week of release.

1986

Pete Townshend, lead guitarist of the Who, and Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the Pretenders played a charity concert at Royal Albert Hall in London for victims of a volcanic eruption in Columbia.

1991

C&C Music Factory climbed on top with “Gonna’ Make You Sweat”.  Surface fell after two weeks with “The First Time” while Whitney Houston moved from 8 to 3 with her latest–“All The Man That I Need”.

1993

Mick Jagger released a solo album called “Wandering Spirit.”

Paul McCartney released a solo album, “Off The Ground.”

1997

Mississippi blues artist Jack Owens died aged 92. In 1995 he appeared in a TV advertisement for Levi’s jeans, showing him seated on his front porch.

1998

 Garth Brooks donated all earnings from his album Sevens for a seven-day period to Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network.

1999

Dave Grohl (Foo Fighter), his Roswell Records label, EMI Entertainment World and EMI Virgin Songs filed a suit against Miramax in California, accusing them unauthorized use of the Foo Fighters’ song “Big Me” in trailers for the film “Rounders.”

BMG releases Sunrise – a Sun Records collection with alternative versions and outtakes.

Sunrise is a two-disc compilation of Elvis Presley‘s studio recordings at Sun Studio from 1953 to 1955, released in 1999, RCA 67675-2. This set features all of the surviving master recordings made by Presley and his accompanists, Scotty Moore and Bill Black, occasionally augmented by other musicians, prior to his arrival on RCA Records in 1956.

2002

The top selling albums in the world of 2001 were No Angel by Dido ($8.6m), Hybrid by Linkin Park ($8.5m), Survivor by Destiny’s Child ($7.8m),  Hotshot from Shaggy ($7.2m) and Britney by Britney Spears ($7m too much).

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2004

Diana Ross began serving a two day jail sentence for an Arizona drunk driving conviction at the Greenwich Police Department in upscale Greenwich, where she lives. The former lead singer for the Supremes was arrested December 30th, 2002, after tests showed she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.20 percent. Arizona’s legal limit for drivers is 0.08.

2005

Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the Who, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in London.

The artist the Game had the #1 album with The Documentary while Tina Turner’s compilation All the Best was second.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2010

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr became the 2,401st person to be added to the Hollywood Walk Of Fame during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the attraction’s groundbreaking. The Beatles as a group were given a star in 1998.

Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Natalie Cole and Joan Baez performed for U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House for “A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” during Black History Month.

– Sade‘s album “Soldier of Love” was released in the U.S. It had been released in Germany on February 5 and worldwide on February 8.

2012

Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honor. His star was placed outside the Capitol Records building, alongside those of band members John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

2015

 Bob Dylan turned the tables on his critics during a 30-minute speech, at the Musicares charity gala honouring his career. The 73-year-old, who rarely talks about his work, asked why critics complained he “can’t sing” and sounds “like a frog” but do not “say that about Tom Waits?” The singer added, “Critics say my voice is shot, that I have no voice. Why don’t they say those things about Leonard Cohen? Why do I get special treatment?”

2017

Who is Priscilla Presley? Ex-wife of Elvis Presley and Michael …

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Talking Elvis Presley With Sun Records’ Drake Milligan

 2018

Pearl Jam Star Scores Elvis Presley Documentary

2020

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1932

NBC Red debuted “The Carnation Contented Hour”. The show was as a showcase for top singers and musicians.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1935-1940

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

1936

Billboard magazine published its first record sales chart. Big band violinist Joe Venuti’s “Stop! Look! Listen!” was the first #1 record to be listed.

January 4, 1938

JD Presley and JG Brown stood sureties for Travis Smith and Lether Gable.  Vernon spent six months in custody awaiting trial.

J.D. was still farming on Orville Bean’s land; Orville Bean was his landlord so it may have encouraged J.D. to stay on the ‘right side’ of the landowner.

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)

1950

Two years after Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 RPM long-playing vinyl record, RCA announces that they will also start using the same format.

January 7, 1950 to April 1953
398 Cypress Street

September 21, 1953 to March 19, 1954

Elvis worked at Precision Tool company, operating a drill press for $1.55 a hour.

1953

Over 20,000 people jam the streets of Montgomery, Alabama, as Hank Williams’ funeral is held at the City Auditorium.

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

January 4, 1954

Elvis went to the Memphis Recording Service in hopes of auditioning for Sam Phillips, not a gift for his Mother as was the publicity story during his career. Elvis Presley recorded “It Wouldn’t be the Same Without You” and “I’ll Never Stand in Your Way.” on a private demo disc, that he gave to the high school pal who loaned him the fee.

Memphis Recording Service – Memphis, Tennessee (private demo recording)	January 4 1954 (Monday)
I’ll Never Stand In Your Way	CPA5	5101-NA
It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You	CPA5	5102-NA

Acetate Receipt : I’ll Never Stand in Your Way / It Wouldn’t Be the Same Without You

Marion Keisker did the recording and took down Elvis’ number with a note “good ballad singer”, and would later get Sam Phillips to call Elvis.

Marion Keisker MacInnes – Sun Records | Elvis Articles – Elvis Australia

Marion Keisker – sun records

Jack White Has Elvis Presley’s First Recordings Digitally Transferred

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

January 04, 1955

Odessa, TX  High School Auditorium (2 shows) were done by Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys

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

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

January 04, 1956

Elvis performed at the Community Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Engagement – Tour Ref: 1956
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Info	January 4 1956	Community Center	Jonesboro AR	(8:00 PM)

January 04, 1957

Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis introduced Solomon Burke on The Steve Allen Show.

Elvis Presley released the single “Too Much” b/w “Playing For Keeps.”

“Too Much” reached number one on both the Cashbox and Billboard sales charts and went to number three on the R&B chart.^[6] The single peaked at number two on the then-named Top 100 chart, the main Billboard pop chart

“Playing for Keeps” reached number 34 in the United States

Elvis drove his Cadillac Eldorado to the Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis for a pre-induction physical for his draft status.

Elvis Presley : Kennedy Veterans Hospital

He was accompanied by Cliff Gleaves and Dottie Harmony.

Later in the day Dottie flew back to Los Angeles. Elvis returned to Audon Drive, were he climbed the locked fence.

The Presleys lived at  Audobon Drive May 11 1956 to March 1957.

At the Memphis Veterans hospital for his pre-army induction test on January 4, 1957

The Military Service Disruption

January 4, 1958

The Soviet satellite Sputnik I fell out of Earth orbit after three months and burned up in the atmosphere. It had been launched on October 4, 1957 and was the first artificial Earth satellite.

Military Service in Germany

October 1958 to February 2, 1959: Hotel Grunwald in Bad Nauheim, Germany

January 4, 1959

Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #81. It will peak at #22 a month later and is now regarded as a Rock ‘n’ Roll classic.
Military Service

Elvis called the Colonel at 5.00 a.m. and woke the Colonel with his call. It turned out in an hour-long chat and the Colonel joked that the call interrupted his dream about Elvis getting an early army release, but that now he didn’t get to know how the dream ended.

Military Service in Germany

January 4, 1960

Marty Robbins moved to #1 with “El Paso”.

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

January 4, 1961

After leaping from #100 to #50 last week, Mark Dinning’s “Teen Angel” enters the Top 40 of the Billboard Pop chart. The teenage tragedy song will reach the top less than five weeks later.

The Beatles played at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. In the audience are two members from Rory Storm & the Hurricanes: Johnny Guitar and Ringo Starr who have just returned from Hamburg, Germany.

Wild in the Country 

January 4, 1962

The British music magazine Mersey Beat publishes a group popularity poll which shows The Beatles at the top, well ahead of Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Remo Four, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes and Johnny Sandon And The Searchers.

January 4, 1963

Eydie Gorme released the single “Blame It On The Bossa Nova”.

Bob Dylan spent his second day shooting the television play Madhouse in Castle Street.

Priscilla Visit

Romances: Priscilla

January 4, 1964

The Rolling Stones performed at the Ricky Tick club at the Olympia Ballroom in Reading, England.

Bobby Vinton‘s “There! I’ve Said It Again” becomes the last US number one record before the so called British Invasion. Between Bill Haley’s “Rock Around The Clock” in July, 1955 and Vinton’s hit, only five non-American artists could manage a US chart topper. All that was about to change.

After enjoying a #4 smash in early 1963 with “Tell Him”, The Exciters return to Billboard’s Hot 100 with their rendition of “Doo-Wah-Diddy”. Unfortunately the record stalled at #90 during a one week stay while a version of the same song, re-titled “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, would top the charts in the UK, the US and Canada for the British band Manfred Mann next October.

Bobby Vinton rolled to the #1 song with “There!  I’ve Said It Again”.  The Kingsmen peaked at 2 with “Louie Louie” while the Singing Nun fell from her perch with “Dominique”.

January 4, 1965

CBS purchases The Fender Guitar Company for $13 million.

Gary Lewis & the Playboys released their first career single “This Diamond Ring”.

January 4, 1966

January 4, 1967

The Doors released their self-titled debut album, ranked #42 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

January 4, 1968

In Los Angeles, the University of California announced that students studying for music degrees would be required to examine the music of the Rolling Stones, saying it was because the group had made such an important contribution to modern music.

January 4, 1969

Glen Campbell rode on top of the Adult chart for the fourth week with “Wichita Lineman”.

Marvin Gaye made it four weeks at #1 with “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”, holding off Stevie Wonder’s “For Once In My Life”, which peaked at #2.  Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations moved from 7-3 with “I’m Gonna’ Make You Love Me” while Young-Holt Unlimited surged from 16 to 4 with “Soulful Strut”, one of The Top 100 Instrumentals of the Rock Era* and Glen Campbell was at #5 with “Wichita Lineman”.  The rest of the Top 10:  “Cloud Nine” from the Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes’ former #1 “Love Child”, the Classics IV were at position #8 with “Stormy”, Johnnie Taylor and “Who’s Making Love” while B.J. Thomas jumped into the Top 10 with “Hooked On A Feeling”.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

January 4, 1970

Tragedy struck The Who when a gang of teens attacked Keith Moon’s Bentley limo. His chauffeur, Neil Boland got out to try to protect the car, but left it in gear, and it started moving. Moon, who had no driver’s license, jumped behind the wheel. Unfortunately, the chauffeur, who was being beaten, had fallen under the car and as Keith gunned the engine, Neil was run over and killed. Though the inquest absolved Moon of blame, Neil’s family didn’t and neither did Moon himself, as he was been haunted by the incident for the rest of his life.

George Harrison recorded the second guitar solo and Paul McCartney, Harrison and Ringo Starr re-recorded vocals for “Let It Be”, the final recording session for the Beatles.  John Lennon was not present at this session–the final time all four were in the studio together was August 20, 1969.

January 04, 1971

After avoiding Elvis in 1970, FBI Director G. Edgar Hoover sent Elvis a note on January 4: “your generous comments concerning the Bureau and me are appreciated and you may be sure we will keep in mind your offer to be of assistance.”

Accompanied by Charlie Hodge, Sonny West, Richard Davis and Bill Morris, Elvis flew to Dallas, where he registered at the Royal Coach Motor Hotel under the name of Jon Burrows.

January 4, 1972

January 04, 1973

Bruce Springsteen released his debut album ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.’ Recorded in a single week the album only sold about 25,000 copies in the first year of its release. Both ‘Blinded By The Light’ and ‘Spirit In The Night’ were released as singles but neither made a dent in the charts. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band later released a version of ‘Blinded By The Light’ on their album ‘The Roaring Silence,’ which reached No.1 on the US charts in 1977.

The Allman Brothers name Lamar Williams as the replacement for the late Berry Oakley. The announcment was in Rolling Stone magazine.

In a very good mood Elvis flew to Los Angeles on his way to Hawaii. Last November he was told to loose some weight and he and Red West each lost 25 pounds on a crash diet Elvis picked up in Las Vegas.

 January 4, 1974

Richard Nixon received a subpoena which required him to show tapes which would lead to evidence regarding 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Headquarters located in the Watergate complex. As a result, Sam J. Irving, Jr. D.N.C. planned to take Richard Nixon to court. Over 500 tapes as well as several hundred written documents were sought as evidence regarding this case.

Marvin Gaye makes his first concert appearance in over four years when he appears at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in California to record the album “Marvin Gaye Live!”.

January 4, 1975

Elton John‘s remake of The Beatles’ “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” becomes his tenth US Top Ten hit and his third number one. The recording included John Lennon on guitar.

Elvis’ update of the ballad “My Boy” hit #5 in the U.K.

Elton John took his remake of “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” to #1 while Barry White edged up with “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything”.  Carl Douglas was at #3 with “Kung Fu Fighting”, Paul McCartney & Wings were at #4 with “Junior’s Farm”/”Sally G” and Neil Sedaka reached #5 with “Laughter In The Rain”.  The rest of the Top 10:  Helen Reddy’s former #1 “Angie Baby”, Ringo Starr with “Only You”, Stevie Wonder moved up with “Boogie On Reggae Woman”, the Carpenters registered their 12th Top 10 hit out of 16 releases with “Please Mr. Postman” and newcomer Barry Manilow reached the Top 10 for the first time with “Mandy”.

Elton John remained at #1 for the sixth week on the Album chart with his Greatest Hits album.  War Child by Jethro Tull was #2 again, followed by Neil Diamond’s Serenade and Fire from the Ohio Players.  Joni Mitchell’s new live release, Miles of Aisles, moved from 13-5.  The rest of the Top 10:  John Denver with Back Home Again, Verities & Balderdash by Harry Chapin, Free and Easy from Helen Reddy at #8, Ringo Starr had one of his biggest career albums with Goodnight Vienna and BTO moved back into the Top 10 with Not Fragile.

January 04, 1976

Mal Evans, former roadie and bodyguard of the Beatles, was shot to death at this apartment in Los Angeles by the L.A.P.D. after he allegedly pointed a loaded rifle at officers.

Elvis flew to Colorado for a vacation with Linda and a party of 17 others.

Romances: Linda Thompson

First they checked into a Denver hotel, but Elvis dispatched Joe Esposito, Jerry Kennedy and Ron Pietrafeso to Vail to find enough rental houses and condos for the group.

Elvis Presley Vail, Colorado January, 1976

January 04, 1977

The Sex Pistols board a plane at London’s Heathrow Airport and proceed to be as obnoxious as possible. A flight attendant would later tell the press “These are the most revolting people I’ve ever seen. They called us filthy names and insulted everyone in sight.”

 Elvis, Ginger, and Ginger’s sister Rosemary, flew to Palm Springs to celebrate Elvis 42th birthday on January 8.

Elvis and Ginger in Harrison, Arkansas January 3 and 4, 1977

Romances: Ginger Alden

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

Prince made his live debut at the Capri Theatre, Minneapolis. Warner Bros. executives attended the show but decided that Prince and the band needed more time to develop his music.

The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, the famous spot where the Beatles performed often in the early years, reopened its doors.

1980

David Bowie appeared on Saturday Night Live Live from New York City performing ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, ‘TVC 15’ and ‘Boys Keep Swinging’ with a specially prepared backing group, including Blondie’s Jimmy Destri (keyboards) and Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias (backing vocals).

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1983 Actor ExWife: Priscilla Presley

1986

“Say You, Say Me” by Lionel Richie was #1 again on the Adult Contemporary chart for a fifth week.

Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died at the age of 36. A pathologist’s report later indicated that he had developed multiple internal abscesses and blood poisoning, as a result of which he had suffered kidney, liver and heart failure. His last single, “Nineteen”, had been released just a few weeks earlier.

1988

Belinda Carlisle released the single “I Get Weak”

1992

Richard Marx continued to have the #1 Adult Contemporary song for the third week with “Keep Coming Back”.

Michael Jackson continued to own the top song with “Black Or White”, #1 for a fourth week.  Boyz II Men remained second with “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday”.  Color Me Badd were still at 3 with “All 4 Love”, Mariah Carey moved up with “Can’t Let Go” and PM Dawn fell with “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss”.

1997

The Isley Brothers charted with “Tears,” reaching #12 R&B. It was their last of an amazing seventy-four R&B hit singles during the century dating back to 1962. Forty-four of those had gone into the Top 20.

No Doubt had the top album for a third week with Tragic Kingdom.  Falling Into You by Celine Dion was second.

1998

American singer, producer, and politician Sonny Bono was killed in a skiing accident at a resort near Lake Tahoe, aged 62. Bono who was one half on Sonny and Cher scored the 1965 UK & US No.1 single ‘I Got You Babe’ and had become a US Congressman. The United States Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended the term of copyright by 20 years, was named in honor of Bono when it was passed by Congress nine months after his death.

2002

Bill “Little Bo” Savich, drummer for the instrumental group Johnny And The Hurricanes, died at the age of 62. The band placed four songs on the Billboard Top 40, including the #5 hit, “Red River Rock” in 1959.

2003 Recording Artist: Daughter Lisa Marie Presley

2004

Ray Davies of The Kinks was shot in the leg during a robbery in New Orleans when two thieves stole a lady friend’s purse at gunpoint. Davies gave chase and one of the men turned and shot him in the thigh.

2005

Ashlee Simpson was booed offstage during her performance at the Orange Bowl.

2006

Jamie Foxx had the #1 album with Unpredictable.

The Hendersonville, Tennessee home where Johnny Cash lived for 35 years was bought for $2.3 million by the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb. The house burned to the ground 15 months later during renovations.

The body of Barry Cowsill was identified with dental records by Dr. Louis Cataldie, head of the Louisiana state hurricane morgue in Carville.  Cowsill’s body was discovered December 28 on the Cartres Street Wharf but was not identified until Cataldie made his announcement.  The 51-year-old former bassist of the Cowsills (“Hair”) is believed to have died as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

2008

New music industry data showed the number of US albums sold last year tumbled 9.5% from 2006, even as the number of digital tracks sold soared by 45%.

Britney Spears was carried out of her home on a stretcher and taken into police custody after officials were called in a dispute involving her three children.  Spears was ordered to hand her children to her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

2010 Actor: Granddaughter Riley Keough

2011

Gerry Rafferty, the lead singer of Stealers Wheel on their 1973 hit “Stuck In The Middle With You”, died after a long illness at the age of 63. After the band split up, he went on to a successful solo career, enjoying five more Billboard Top 30 hits, including “Baker Street” and “Right Down The Line”.

2015

Taylor Swift was at No.1 on the US album chart with her fifth studio album 1989 which was the best selling album of 2014 in the US market with over 5.5 million copies sold.

David Cassidy won a law suit against Sony Pictures Television over non-payment of royalties from Partridge Family merchandise. The court action, first filed in 2011, was settled for $160,000, but a return court date was set to recover $58,000 in legal fees and $36,000 in interest.

2016

Robert Stigwood, who managed Cream and the Bee Gees before producing the Rock musicals Saturday Night Fever and Grease, as well as who staged theatre (Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita). passed away at the age of 81.

Robert Balser, who served as the animation director for The Beatles’ film Yellow Submarine and on the Saturday morning Jackson 5 cartoons of the early 1970s, passed away at the age of 88.

Elvis‘ birthday approaches; The King would have been 82

Touring Tupelo: Stop at Elvis Presley’s birthplace worth the visit

Events set this week to celebrate Elvis‘ birthday in Memphis

Events in Memphis set to mark Elvis‘ birthday

2017

The Elvis Presley Effect:

Nielsen Music reported that sales of George Michael’s music skyrocketed in the days following his death last Christmas Day. The former Wham! singer sold around 477,000 albums and songs in the week ending 29 December compared to 17,000 the week before, an increase of 2,678 per cent.

The British Phonographic Industry announced that sales of David Bowie‘s album “Blackstar” helped push global sales of vinyl records to a twenty-five year high. Sales in the UK topped 3.2 million, an increase of a whopping 53 percent over last year.

 2018

Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist and founding member of The Moody Blues, died January 4^th, 2018 at the age of 76, just three and half months before the band was due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Elvis Presley’s family: Where are they now?

 Wise men say Jan. 4 is an important date in Elvis history
The Commercial Appeal–Jan. 4, 2018

2020

Dublin Elvis Presley fan seeks new home for his huge collection

Irish Times–6 hours ago

Elvis Presley fan Maurice Colgan has been acquiring Elvis records, books, magazines and memorabilia since the 1950s. His one bedroom …

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