Private Moments vs Spectacle

Daily Elvis: August 9

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

 1938

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

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

August 9, 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 9, 1955

Elvis performed at the Rodeo Arena, Henderson, Texas, along with The Browns.

Scotty on Guitar, Elvis singing with guitar and Bill on Bass, hands in the air, sometimes riding the bass like it was a hog, part of the wild Presley show.

Scotty and Bill were seasoned performers and Elvis played off both of them on stage. as they worked their way from the bottom to the top of the bill

Later he would surround himself with back up singers, and then orchestras and several groups, who would be the opening acts.

MusicWorld: The Browns

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

August 9, 1956

Elvis with fans at Daytona Beach:

Elvis at the Copacabana Motel and the La Casita, Daytona

Elvis in Daytona Beach, August 9, 1956 – Elvis Presley Music

Elvis in Daytona Beach, August 9, 1956

Elvis performed at the Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, Florida at 8.00 p.m. with a 10.15 show added by demand.

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

August 9, 1957

At Graceland, Nick Adams and his mother Catherine Adamshock visit.

Nick Adams mother Catherine Adamshock with Gladys and Vernon Presley

Bromance: Nick Adams

The Military Service Disruption

August 9, 1958

Britain’s answer to Elvis, 17 year old Cliff Richard, signed a record deal with EMI records. Also on this day Cliff Richard started a four-week residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex as Cliff Richard and the Drifters.

Gladys in the Hospital and Elvis on leave to see her:

he takes time for fans at Memphis Baptist Hospital

Elvis Presley | August, 1958 – Methodist Hospital – Elvis Presley Music

August 9, 1959

Military Service in Germany

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

August 9, 1960

Flaming Star 

August 9, 1961

The movie Come September, starring first-time actor Bobby Darin and his wife Sandra Dee, opens in theaters. The pair met on set and married after a whirlwind romance.

At RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World studios in New York City, Sam Cooke recorded “Frankie and Johnny.”

Follow That Dream 

August 9, 1963

The first ever edition of ‘Ready Steady Go! was shown on UK TV. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and 19 year-old Cathy McGowan. The first show featured The Searchers, Jet Harris, Pat Boone, Billy Fury and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. The final show was in Dec 1966 after 175 episodes. Originally 30 minutes long, it expanded to 50 minutes the following year, and soon attracted the most popular artists, including The Beatles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, The Four Tops, The Kinks and many others.

Viva Las Vegas

Romances: Ann-Margaret

August 9, 1964

The Rolling Stones appeared at the New Elizabeth Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester. Two policemen fainted and another was taken to hospital with broken ribs after trying to control over 3,000 screaming teenagers.

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez share the stage for the first time, singing “With God On Our Side” at the Newport Folk Festival.

Girl Happy 

August 9, 1965

A British quartet called The Silkie record a Lennon / McCartney tune called “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”, on which John Lennon was the producer, Paul McCartney played guitar and George Harrison kept time on a tambourine. The song would reach #28 in the UK and #10 in the US, but their only chance to tour America evaporated when band members were unable to obtain the necessary visas and work permits.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

August 9, 1966

Double Trouble

August 9, 1967

The Who play Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.

Jerry Lee Lewis gets the crowd going into such a frenzy while performing at the Sunberry Jazz and Blues Festival in England, that festival officials halt his show and ask him to leave the stage.

Speedway

August 9, 1968

Deep Purple, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ten Years After, The Nice, Ginger Baker, Traffic, John Mayall, Spencer Davis, Taste, Jerry Lee Lwis and Arthur Brown all appeared at the 3 day National Jazz & Blues Festival, Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On Thames, England. Jerry Lee Lewis gets the crowd going into such a frenzy while performing at the Sunberry Jazz and Blues Festival in England, that festival officials halt his show and ask him to leave the stage. The festival was the precursor to the Reading Rock Festival and was the created by Harold Pendleton, the manager of the prestigious Marquee Club in Soho.

After the other Beatles had gone home for the evening (2.00 am), Paul McCartney stayed behind and recorded ‘Mother Nature’s Son’, taping 25 takes at Abbey Road studios. The song was included on The White Album.

Janis Joplin performs at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Pink Floyd played the first of three nights at Eagles Auditorium in Seattle, Washington. They were supported by Blue Cheer, with lights by the Retinea Circus Light Company.

James Brown & the Famous Flames appeared at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California.

Charro!

August 9, 1969

Disciples of cult leader Charles Manson entered the home of movie director Roman Polanski and brutally murdered Polanski’s wife, actress Sharon Tate, as well as director Voityck Frykowski, hair stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent and coffee heiress Abigail Folger. The Elvis connection to this is that Memphis Mafia member, Larry Geller had worked for Jay Sebring in the hair dressing business. Plus Elvis was often the target of threats, he was as impacted as other wealthy famous and not famous people were.

Elvis Presley’s single “Clean Up Your Own Back Yard” hit #35 in the U.S. Written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange it was released as a 7″ single in 1969 with “The Fair Is Moving On” on the B-side, but not featured on any studio album. It reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was from the soundtrack of the film The Trouble with Girls, and was later included on the budget RCA Camden album Almost In Love.

Although The Trouble with Girls is set in the 1920s, several lyrics within this song are anachronistic for the era, such as a reference to “armchair quarterbacks”, a term not coined until the advent of television sports broadcasting decades later.

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

August 9, 1970

New Musical Express prints Roger’s rebuttal to Pete’s remarks in his interview of May 31st. Roger doesn’t hold back: “I never read such a load of bullshit in all my life.” He also adds that Pete, “talked himself up his own ass.” To Pete’s charge that Roger thought rock ‘n roll was just “making records, pulling birds, getting pissed and having a good time,” Roger counters that the last few bad gigs The Who had done was because Pete, John and Keith had been “…out boozing and balling all night and by the time it got to the show at night they were physically incapable of doing a good show.” The interview later appears in Creem magazine in the US.

That’s the Way It Is Production

August 9, 1971

The Who play the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester, New York.

Elvis performed at the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

August 9, 1972

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

August 9, 1973

Guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell leave McCartney’s Wings.

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows

Being presented a gold record award for Aloha From Hawaii from Reiko Yukawa from Japan in Las Vegas before the midnight show on August 9, 1973

August 9, 1974

Four members of the jazz-rock group Chase, including leader Bill Chase, are killed in a plane crash near Jackson, Minnesota. The group had a hit with “Get It On” in 1971.

Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month,

August 9, 1975

Don Kirshner held the first Rock Music Award Show in Santa Monica, California.  The Eagles, Stevie Wonder and Bad Company were among the winners.

Elvis attended the Grizzlies’ second game. After the game Elvis invited Jo Cathy to fly with him to Meachem Field, but when she turned him down he took another woman and flew to Palm Springs; remaing for three days.

August 9, 1977

Elvis at Graceland until the 16th

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

Muddy Waters performed at a White House picnic for U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

Bruce Springsteen played the Agora Theater in Cleveland on his Darkness tour. A well known show, and bootlegged extensively.

1985

Looking to capitalize on the success of the Motown 25 special, NBC debuts a variety series called Motown Revue, hosted by Smokey Robinson, which is cancelled after a five-week run.

1986

Queen gave what would be their last ever ‘live’ performance when they appeared at Knebworth Festival. Queen ended their Magic European tour at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, with over 120,000 fans witnessing what would be Queen’s last ever live performance. The last two songs they played for the 120-thousand fans in attendance were “We Are the Champions” and “God Save the Queen.” On this, their final tour, Queen played to legions of established fans, plus many new ones gained as a result of their show-stealing performance at Live Aid the previous year. The support acts were Belouis Some, Big Country and Status Quo.

1987

Two weeks before his death, a sobbing Elvis Presley… – UPI Archives

2004

Clay Millican performed a burnout in front of Graceland in the Elvis-themed Dragster. Millican was scheduled to race the car at the upcoming NHRA Mid-South Nationals and the U.S. Nationals.

COMP Cams® – Clay Millican – Graceland Burnout

Millican leaves ’em ‘All Shook Up’ on Elvis Presley Blvd.

Graceland burnout leaves impression – ESPN.com

2007

Amy Winehouse cancelled a series of European shows after being admitted to hospital suffering from “severe exhaustion”. The 23-year-old singer was taken to University College London Hospital and later discharged. In the past few weeks she had pulled out of the T in the Park festival – also citing “exhaustion”, Liverpool’s Summer Pops event and concerts in Norway and Denmark.

Baltimore’s mayor Sheila Dixon proclaimed today as the city’s official Frank Zappa Day, citing Zappa’s musical accomplishments as well as his defense of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Jurors, lawyers and Phil Spector himself visited Spector’s California mansion to get a firsthand look at the place where actress Lana Clarkson died four years earlier. Spector was on trial for the of murder of Clarkson, who had been shot after going home with him for a drink.

2008

Bo Diddley was given an honorary doctorate posthumously from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

In an interview with the Calgary Herald, Full House actor Dave Coulier claims he’s the subject of his ex-girlfriend Alanis Morissette’s hit 1995 song “You Oughta Know.” Morissette won’t confirm or deny the mystery man’s identity, but tells Entertainment Weekly: “Fifty-five people can take credit for that song, and I’m always curious about why they’re doing it. But Dave is the most public about it.”

Boy From the Band vs Boy Band

This day in BeatleMania (as opposed to Elvisfandemonium)

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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

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.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/there-s-nothing-to-forgive-pete-best-on-being-sacked-from-the-beatles-1.4199732‘There’s nothing to forgive’: Pete Best on being sacked from The BeatlesThe fifth member of the band talks about picking yourself up and getting on with itwww.irishtimes.comShare (2)Emoji

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Kerewin Horn36 minutes ago

So interesting.

they were the boy band that best replicated the Elvis phenom.

Nappy K

Whenever I see old pictures like this of Pete Best with the Beatles my immediate thought is they kicked him out because the group because he was too good looking and they were worried he would take all there girls 😂.

I have no idea why they actually kicked him out btw that’s just the initial thought I have when seeing old Pics of him cause you gotta admit he is (or at least was when he was young) a really good looking dude.12 Replies

that is pretty much why that happened. all eyes go to him, Ringo made John and george cuter. the group effect.

also Pete looks a bit like Stu Sutcliffe that danger vibe.

Oh wow that’s seriously the reason I had no idea that’s crazy that just a random thought I had was the actual reason that happened 😅 .

Also I would of gone with James Dean in the comparison but Stu works too.

reminding them of stu might have been a reason too. he died young, eh

Yeah wasn’t he only like 22 or something like that I know he died super young come to think of it James Dean did too.

yes. either a brain injury – Stu had the shit kicked out of him by German Teddy Boys, he quite cause of migraines and might have had a brain tumour. His girlfriend created The Mop Top hairdo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_SutcliffeStuart Sutcliffe – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

Dean died as a passenger in a car crash after doing this PSA while filming the movie Giant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU5N2SrEaZIJames Dean – Driving PSAJames Dean – A Public Service Announcement on the stupidty of driving fast on the highway. Filmed during the making of Giant.www.youtube.com

It’s so sad dude such great talents always seem to die so young 😢.

yeah, Dean’s death almost resulted in Rebel without a Cause to be shelved instead of released. Giant had to film around it. Rock Hudson and Dean did not get along, very different acting styles.

Dean was going to do King Creole as a boxer a movie remake. instead it went to Elvis and the role was turned into a nightclub singer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecLExl44npQElvis Presley talks about James Dean“James Dean was a genius. “www.youtube.com

as one star dies or fades, another rises. the marketing to demographics with disposable income, turns turns and churns ,

Elvis’ Double Life: D/L

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” SeriesWarhol 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.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1940

Columbia Records cut the price of its 12-inch classical records. The records were priced $1.00. RCA Victor followed two weeks later. in 2020 dollars, $18.41

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

August 1952

Elvis worked at the Upholsterers Specialties Company.

August 6, 1953

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

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

August 6, 1954

Elvis worked at Crown Electric,  until mid-October 1954

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.*

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.“

June Juanico, 18-year-old girl who is accompanying him on his tour, brought him a paper cup of water. While she was getting the water, I asked, “Is June just one of your 25 regulars?”  Elvis looked disgusted and said the press made it up. “She means more to me than any other girl has,” he said, “but I haven’t known her very long.”³

Romance: June Juanico

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.

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

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.”

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.  

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.

August 6, 1970

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

Charlie Hodge and Elvis, and Elvis with Priscilla

August 6, 1972

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows.

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.

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

Elvis upstairs at Graceland until the 16th.

1987

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.

1994

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

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.

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.

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.

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Are Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Married?

The Cheat Sheet–Aug. 4, 2019They 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 WorldThe historic instrument was the King’s main acoustic in the studio and onstage in the mid 1950s

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

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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.ukELVIS 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?

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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

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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 84Goldenberg 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’

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He was cuter than Paul.

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Beatles: Why was drummer Pete Best kicked out of The Beatles? ‘Keep them happy’ | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.ukBEATLES had a very different line-up before Sir Ringo Starr arrived on the scene – but why was the original drummer Pete Best kicked out?

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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!

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1877

Thomas Edison patented the first sound-recording device.

https://americanhistory.si.edu/press/fact-sheets/early-sound-recording-collection-and-sound-recovery-project#:~:text=In 1877%2C Thomas Edison invented,fleece was white as snow.Early Sound Recording Collection and Sound Recovery Project | National Museum of American HistoryBackground on the Early History of Recorded SoundIn 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the first machine that could record sound and play it back. On the first audio recording Edison recited, “Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.”  Edison recordings were made on tin foil and could sustainamericanhistory.si.edu

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1940

Memphis, Tennessee

1949-1953

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

July 31, 1954

Elvis performed at the Bon Air, Memphis.

July 31, 1955

Elvis performed at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida at 2.15 and 8.15 p.m.

Elvis backstage at Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, FL July 31, 1955
Photo by William V. “Red” Robertson © EPE.Inc.

The other acts were Ferlin Huskey, Marty Robbins, Tommy Collins, Jimmy Rogers Snow, and Ernie Lee

Scotty and Elvis at Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, FL July 31, 1955
Photo by William V. “Red” Robertson © EPE.Inc.

A full scale riot broke out after the show when Elvis announced to the 14,000 strong crowd, “Girls, I’ll see you backstage.” Fans chased Elvis into the dressing room, tearing off his clothes and shoes.

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

July 31, 1956

Elvis Presley received a speeding ticket in Hattiesburg, MS. He was on his way to Memphis.

Elvis made a phone call to DJ Dewey Phillips and told him that making movies was hard work.

The Military Service Disruption

July 31, 1959

Cliff Richard And The Drifters had their first British number one when “Living Doll” started a six week run at the top of the UK singles chart. The record would eventually sell over 500,000 copies. After the song peaked at #30 on the Hot 100, The Drifters would change their name to The Shadows to avoid a conflict with the American group of the same name.

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

July 31, 1961

Follow That Dream 

July 31, 1963

Viva Las Vegas

July 31, 1964

“The Rolling Stones” concert in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was stopped after only 12 minutes because of rioting fans.

Jim Reeves, whose biggest hit was 1960’s “He’ll Have To Go”, was killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed near Nashville. He was 39.   Also killed in the crash was Reeves’s pianist, Dean Manuel.  Several of Reeves’ hits, including “Four Walls” in 1957 and “He’ll Have to Go” in 1960, scored well on both the pop and country charts. After Reeves’ death, his widow continued to release his material well into the 1980s, adn he continued to chart with “Distant Drums” fighting the Beatles’ double-sided “Yellow Submarine” and “Eleanor Rigby” for the #1 spot in the UK.

Girl Happy 

July 31, 1968

After two session spent rehearsing, the Beatles recorded “Hey Jude” on this date at Trident Studios in London.

Charro!

July 31, 1969

Elvis Presley comes to Vegas! Making his first live concert appearance since March 25, 1961, he plays the International Hotel in Las Vegas, the first of 57 shows that help revive his career and earn him $1.5 million.

On the menu: an Elvis special, polk salad with corn muffins & honey.

After the final full-dress rehearsal

The Sweet Inspirations opened the show at 8.15 p.m.

Elvis did not step up stage until 10.15 p.m. due to a panic attack of stage fright.

the audience was press and mostly celebrities including Dick Clark, Burt Bacharach and Wayne Newton

Following the well-received performance, manager Colonel Tom Parker renegotiated Elvis’ contract on a tablecloth in the hotel coffee shop. The new agreement guaranteed the singer $1 million a year for the next five years, for just two months of Vegas concerts a year, thereby giving him time for concert tours around the country.

the contract failed to take into account inflation, and the salary increases for the tour staff and bands, and Parker took half, leaving Elvis to pay all the taxes.

Vegas Elvis On Tour Decade

the 70s and 8 tracks matchbooks are to pencils.

two way communication media, before youtube and podcasts

July 31, 1970

Elvis flew to Las Vegas on a chartered jet.

That’s the Way It Is Production

July 31, 1971

a 22-year-old security guard was stabbed to death by an ex-convict at Forest Hills Stadium in New York just before a show by “The Who.” The ex-con, Kerry Flaherty, had allegedly been denied admission to the concert.

The documentary film Gimme Shelter, which includes footage of the disastrous concert at Altamont, California, premiered at the Rialto Cinema in London.

Elton John released the single “Honky Cat” on Uni Records.

The album “Love Letters From Elvis” hit #7 in the U.K.

Three songs from this album were released on singles. The single “Life / Only Believe” was released in March 1971 and reached only #53 on the US Billboard Singles chart. It was Elvis’s lowest chart position for a single since “Almost in Love” had reached #95 in late 1968. “Heart Of Rome” was placed on the B-side of the non-album track “I’m Leavin’” released as a single in August 1971 it reached #23 in the UK and #83 in Australia.

Love Letters from Elvis – Rolling Stone 

Review: Love Letters FTD Special Edition 2 CD

Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Tahoe Shows

July 31, 1972

There were rehearsals at the Las Vegas Hilton with the backup singers at 2.00 p.m. and the full dress rehearsal, including Elvis, at 7.00 p.m.

July 31, 1973

Stevie Wonder released the single “Higher Ground”.

Elvis began at 9.00 p.m. with a three days rehearsal for Vegas at the RCA studio on Sunset.

July 31, 1974

Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month,

July 31, 1976

Elvis performed at the Hampton Coliseum, Hampton Roads, Virginia.

July 31, 1977

The Starland Vocal Band Show, a variety series hosted by the group famous for the hit “Afternoon Delight,” debuts on CBS. It lasts just six episodes.

Elvis upstairs at Graceland

The Wake and Aftermath

1984

Eric Clapton left Roger Waters’ tour in Canada after just two weeks.  Venues were undersold until Waters did the tour in 1985 without Clapton.

1987

a San Francisco judge ruled that soul singer Dave Prater and his new partner, Sam Daniels, couldn’t bill themselves as “Sam and Dave.” The judge also said a club where the duo was performing had to post a sign saying that Prater was not performing with his original partner, Sam Moore.

doing something vs watching something passively

1995

Courtney Love and her band “Hole” quit about halfway through a “Lollapalooza” show in Pittsburgh after someone threw a shotgun shell casing on the stage. Love’s husband, “Nirvana” lead singer Kurt Cobain, had used a shotgun to kill himself the previous year.

2004

It’s “Mac Davis Day” in Lubbock, Texas, home of the songwriter who composed such Elvis Presley classics as “In The Ghetto” and “A Little Less Conversation.”

2006

Former Culture Club singer Boy George (O’Dowd) was ordered to do community service by picking up trash on New York City streets after pleading guilty last March to false reporting of an incident. He called police with a bogus report of a burglary at his lower Manhattan apartment in October and the responding officers found cocaine inside.

2007

The iTunes Music Store reached 3 billion songs sold.

2009

a federal jury ordered Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum to pay US$675,000 to four record labels for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs. On July 9, 2010, a federal judge reduced the amount to $67,500, but the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the penalty. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Tenenbaum’s appeal.

2016

Justin Timberlake accepts the Decade Award at the Teen Choice Awards, the first time the award is given out. He says, “As a former teen, who’s made a few choices along the way, I’m here to tell you that you and your choices matter.”

2019

Woodstock 50, which at one point had Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z, Santana and John Fogerty on board, is officially cancelled because of legal and logistical problems. Originally, acts like Santana, John Fogerty, John Sebastian, Malanie, The Zombies, Canned Heat, David Crosby and dozens of other artists were scheduled to perform. Santana and Fogerty celebrate the anniversary with shows at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, where the original Woodstock took place.

Inside the Las Vegas Show That Turned Elvis‘ Career Around

2020

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1316611/Elvis-Presley-Graceland-Virtual-Elvis-Week-schedule-tickets

Elvis Presley: Graceland reveal VIRTUAL Elvis Week schedule and tickets info | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.ukELVIS PRESLEY’s Graceland have revealed the schedule and tickets information for Virtual Elvis Week.

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Music and Legal Issues

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July 29, 1960

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected proposals that it set up specific controls over radio and TV programs.

1963

July 29, 1963

Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘(You’re The) Devil In Disguise’. His 14th UK No.1.

In 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, the celebrity guest John Lennon voted the song “a miss” stating on the new song that Elvis Presley was “like Bing Crosby now.”

With the US charts full of Hot Rod songs, Capitol Records sends disc jockeys a list of car terms and phrases to help promote The Beach Boys‘ “Little Deuce Coupe”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwgGuadsqyoBeach Boys “Little Deuce Coupe”http://beachboyssongs.com

Of all the early Beach Boys songs, Little Deuce Coupe was probably the one most responsible for elevating the bands status and increasing popularity from that of a distinguished surf group to a band that now featured songs about cars …

Lyrics: “Little Deuce Coupe”
Songwriter(s) Brian Wilson & Roger Christian

Little Deuce Coupe, you don’t know what I got
(You don’t know what I got)
Little Deuce Coupe, you don’t know what I’ve got

Well, I’m not braggin’ babe so don’t put me down
(Deuce Coupe)
But I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town
(Deuce Coupe)
When something comes up to me he don’t even try
(Deuce Coupe)
‘Cause if it had a set of wings man I know she could fly

She’s my little Deuce Coupe
You don’t know what I got
Little Deuce Coupe
You don’t know what I got

Just a little Deuce Coupe with a flathead mill
(Deuce Coupe)
But she’ll walk a Thunderbird like she’s standin’ still
(Deuce Coupe)
She’s ported and relieved and she’s strokedShow Morewww.youtube.com

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 Yeah,love it,A “deuce” is a car produced by Ford in 1932 (the “2” in 1932 is the “deuce”). Most of them had big V8 engines and were popular for drag racing. They weren’t just coupes – they also came as roadsters and sedans.🚗 👍 Mike Love sang lead on this track.
The line at the end of the song, “There’s one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy,” means that the singer won a race with his Little Deuce Coupe, earning him his opponent’s car. The “pink slip” is the vehicle’s registration, so “racing for pink slips” means the winner gets the other car.🏆

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this also explains the “wrapped up like a deuce” line in that other song.. but deuce is also Canadian slang for poop eh.

Yep,Throughout history, artists have been causing controversy, attempting to subvert the dominant structures in society, and provoking people to see life differently,and that’s the point!

yes. in deed and agreed.

1966
The U.S. teen magazine Datebook reprinted the John Lennon Jesus quote from an interview published in the London Evening Standard newspaper, and The Beatles Record Burnings Began.

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/august-8-1966-beatles-records-are-pulverized-municipal-tree-grinding-machine50 Years Ago: The Beatles Weather the “More Popular Than Jesus” Storm | Guitar WorldFifty years ago this summer—in late July and August 1966—the Beatles found themselves in a touchy situation.www.guitarworld.com

1968
The Byrds left on their tour of South Africa without Gram Parsons. He had refused to set foot in a country where apartheid was official policy. He then formed “The Flying Burrito Brothers.” Gram Parsons died in 1973 at age 26.

1986

Reportedly, RCA Records let go of John Denver, one of RCA’s biggest-ever artists, after the singer recorded “What Are We Making Weapons For?” The new owner of RCA was General Electric, one of the largest defense contractors in the United States.

2003

The Rolling Stones, Guess Who, AC/DC, Rush, the Isley Brothers and Justin Timberlake performed at a one-day festival at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to give a boost to tourism after the outbreak of the SARS virus. The crowd was estimated at 450,000.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-acdc-and-rush-benefit-concert/When AC/DC, Rolling Stones and Rush Rocked Toronto’s SARSstockAC/DC, the Rolling Stones and Rush played a benefit concert dubbed ‘SARSstock’ on July 30, 2003 in Toronto.ultimateclassicrock.com

2020

Meanwhile in 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/29/madonnas-instagram-flagged-for-spreading-coronavirus-misinformationMadonna’s Instagram flagged for spreading coronavirus misinformation | Madonna | The GuardianMadonna’s Instagram flagged for spreading coronavirus misinformation | Madonna | The Guardianwww.theguardian.com

Politics vs Rock N Roll and Pop and other music genres

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/campaign-music-clearance-open-letter-1034870/Musicians Sign Open Letter Demanding Clearance for Campaign Songs – Rolling StoneMusic, Film, TV and Political News Coveragewww.rollingstone.com

Music vs politics
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/pearl-jam-the-rolling-stones-aerosmith-members-sign-open-letter-demanding-clearance-for-campaign-songs/Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith Members Sign Open Letter Demanding Clearance For Campaign Songs – Blabbermouth.netPEARL JAM, THE ROLLING STONES' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are among the dozens of high-profile musi…www.blabbermouth.net

Music: Copyright and Moral Rights

https://www.punknews.org/article/73089/green-day-blondie-rolling-stones-neil-young-demand-campaign-song-clearanceGreen Day, Blondie, Rolling Stones, Neil Young demand campaign song clearance | Punknews.orgAs Reported by rolling Stone, over the past 12 years or so, a particular annoyance of many arena-level acts is the fact that politicians can play their songs at rallies without the artists’ permission. The reason for this is: Generally, a party cannot play another party’s music in public without c…www.punknews.org

The charts do not include the 1950s, when music sales exploded

and since the 1970s, the human population has doubled and the market is bigger

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53565332Drake overtakes Madonna and The Beatles to break US Billboard chart record – BBC NewsThe Canadian star has now had more Billboard Top 10 singles than any other artist.www.bbc.com

Hey Hey, We’re The Boy Bands

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Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

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.

Sessions: July 5-6, 1954 – Master & Session

Elvis Presley : From the book, A Boy From Tupelo : July 6, 1954

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 Beatles would write Run for Your Life based on the line from the Elvis version of this song – “I’d rather see you dead little girl than to be with another man”

1956

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

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 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

1963
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.

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.

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.”

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

July 6, 1971

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.

1972

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.

1973

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.

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 last lifetime single 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

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.

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.

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.

2003
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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Interview with Jerry Weintraub: Elvis’ Concert Promoter | Elvis Articles

Elvis and Jerry Weintraub | ElvisBlog

Jerry Weintraub – Wikipedia

Jerry Weintraub on How Elvis Helped His Business – Newsweek

The One Movie Jerry Weintraub Couldn’t Get Made: On Him, Elvis

Jerry Weintraub: How I Snookered Elvis Presley, Saved Sinatra

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.

2019

https://www.tmz.com/2019/07/06/loanne-parker-elvis-presley-biopic-manager-tom-hanks/Tom Hanks’ a Great Fit to Play Elvis’ Manager, Says His Widow Loanne ParkerTom Hanks doesn’t play the bad guy in movies, and the wife of Elvis Presley’s late manager hopes it stays that way.

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2020

Tom Hanks eager to resume filming Elvis Presley biopic in …

Inside NoVA–9 hours agoTom Hanks is hoping he’ll be allowed to jet out to Australia to resume filming the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic later this year. The 63-year-old …Tom Hanks to resume filming on Elvis Presley biopic in October
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How Misheard Beatles Lyrics Inspired One of the Monkees’ Hits

Showbiz Cheat Sheet–2 hours agoInterestingly, “Last Train to Clarksville’ exists because of a misheard Beatles lyric. The Beatles | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns. How …from the article:Stereogum reports Hart misheard the lyrics and thought the Beatles were singing the words “take the last train.” After that, he realized the lyrics to “Paperback Writer” had nothing to do with a train and consequently decided to write a song around the phrase “take the last train.” “Take the last train” is certainly an intriguing phrase. It evokes a sense of urgency.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.”Blogger Nina Notes – for a band that started as actors on a tv show, the supposed to be bubble gum marketed to the pre-teens on the dawn of tweenages as a marketing group.

Col Parker was born later

Give us this day, June 26, our daily Elvis

1870

At the National Theatre in Munich, Wagner’s opera Die Walküre is performed for the first time, introducing the famous piece “The Ride Of The Valkyries.”

1909

Andreas Cornelis van Kuijkwas born in Holland, in America, he became Col Tom Parker and Elvis Presley’s manager. Before working in the music business Parker was an elected dog catcher in Florida where he invented pet cemeteries, he often claimed to have worked in the carnival circuit, and had previously managed country singer Eddy Arnold. Parker was eventually sued by the Elvis Estate, which established Parker’s fees were out of industry standards and he revealed he was not an American, thinking it would protect him from court action. He died on January 21st 1997 age 87 after he had a stroke.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

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

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

1943

Thanks to Dooley Wilson’s rendition as piano-playing Sam in Casablanca, Rudy Vallee‘s 12-year-old version of “As Time Goes By” lands at #1 on the charts, where it stays for four weeks.

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

June 26, 1954

Sam Phillips asked Marion Keisker to call Presley to try out the song Without You, but he failed to come up with a successful version of the song. . An enthusiastic Elvis rushed right over. “I was there by the time she hung up the phone,” he later joked.

Elvis Presley: How Sun Records boss Sam Phillips discovered a star

First recordings – Elvis Presley – the story – Fred’s Corner

Sun Records: Marion Keisker

June 26, 1955

Decca Records announces that Bill Haley And His Comets have sold more than 3 million units in thirteen months. Both “Rock Around The Clock” and “Shake Rattle and Roll” sold a million copies, while “Dim, Dim the Lights” and “Mambo Rock” sold about 500,000.

Elvis performed at the Slavonian Lodge , Biloxi, Mississippi, where he, Scotty and Bill opened the new club with air-condition to a sellout crowd.

Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black) played the first of three nights at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. The local paper ran a preview which read; ‘A good looking youngster who has become a juke-box favorite with his That’s Alright, Mama, and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Presley is expected to repeat some of his hit tunes at the Airmen’s Club show in addition to mixing up a few country tunes with some “bop” and novelty numbers.’

Elvis Presley saw June in the audience.

Romance: June Juanico

June 26, 1956

In an article in LOOK magazine entitled, The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Controversy, Swing Band leader Benny Goodman makes this comment about Rock ‘n’ Roll; “I guess it’s okay, man. At least it has a beat.”

Elvis performed at the Charlotte Coliseum, North Carolina with opening acts: Flaim Sextet, Phil Maraquin, Frank Connors, George & Betty Johnstone, Doris & Lou Storm, The Jordanaires

June 26, 1957

A very impatient Elvis got off the train in Lafayette, rented a car and drove the rest of the way to Memphis. This would be his first night in his new home: Graceland.

The Military Service Disruption

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

June 26, 1960

G.I. Blues

June 26, 1961

Gary U.S. Bonds started a two-week run at No.1 on the US charts with ‘Quarter To Three’, a No.7 hit in the UK. Before Bonds recorded this, it was an instrumental by The Church Street Five called ‘A Night With Daddy G.’ Bond’s manager added lyrics to it and had him record it. This is often covered by Bruce Springsteen who is a big fan. In 1981, Springsteen produced a successful comeback album for Bonds.

The Spinners debuted on the chart with their first single, “That’s What Girls Are Made For”. They would more success in the ’70s and ’80s

The Marcels performed on the television show American Bandstand with their #1 smash “Blue Moon”.

At RCA Studio B in Nashville, Roy Orbison recorded “Crying.” Five of the musicians who played on the Elvis session on the same day and in the same studio also played on the Roy Orbison session.

Elvis Presley recorded “Little Sister” June 25 & 26, 1961 | Born To Listen

Little Sister – Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

June 26, 1963

John Lennon and Paul McCartney compose “She Loves You” in a hotel room in Newcastle, England, while on tour there.

June 26, 1964

The Beatles released the album, “A Hard Day’s Night” in North America.

During a world tour, The Beatles played two shows at Town Hall, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. The flight from Auckland to Dunedin was tense due the receipt of an anonymous threat that a “germ bomb” had been placed on board the aircraft.

Girl Happy set – Parker’s birthday

June 26, 1965

The Byrds went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr Tambourine Man’. Interestingly, the only member of the group to actually play on the record was Jim McGuinn on vocals and 12 string guitar. Studio musicians Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Larry Knechtel and Hal Blaine recorded the other instruments, while The Byrds’ David Crosby and Gene Clark sang background vocals.

The Four Tops held on to #1 for the fourth week on the R&B chart with “I Can’t Help Myself”.

“Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds reached #1 in a super Top 10. The Four Tops fell to 2 after three weeks at #1 with “I Can’t Help Myself”, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs remained at #3 (“Wooly Bully”) with the Rolling Stones climbing from 26 to 4 with “Satisfaction”. The rest of the Top 10: Herman’s Hermits at #5 with “Wonderful World”, Elvis had song #6–“Crying In The Chapel”, the Yardbirds moved up two with “For Your Love”, Patti Page had #8 with “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte”, the Beach Boys’ former #1 “Help Me Rhonda” was at #9 and Johnny Rivers moved from 15-10 with “Seventh Son”.

Frankie and Johnny post-production

With Col. Parker and his wife Marie on June 26, 1965

Elvis gave the Colonel an electric golf cart for his birthday.

June 26, 1966

The Beatles returned to Hamburg, Germany for two concerts at Ernst Merck Halle, with a press conference in between. Hamburg was the city whose clubs gave the group their start in the early 1960’s.

During a North American tour, The Rolling Stones played two shows, a matinee show at The Coliseum in Washington DC and an evening show at The Baltimore Civic Centre in Maryland. The McCoys and The Standells were the support acts.

Elvis flew back to Los Angeles with Red West, Jerry Schilling, Marty Lacker and Charlie Hodge, because his bus needed a new engine. The others had left a few days earlier, driving Elvis’ new black Cadillac Eldorado convertible and several other cars plus a trailer full of motorcycles.

June 26, 1967

Speedway Production

Elvis in his car – fan shot candids

June 26, 1968

There was a rehearsal of the entire Burbank show between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.

On the set Elvis sung a birthday song for the Colonel on the melody of “It Hurts Me”.

On the set Elvis sung a birthday song for the Colonel on the melody of “It Hurts Me”. Blogger Nina Notes significant words about Binder given that he was the first one Elvis could trust with his career.

It Hurts Me
Parody lyrics by the ’68 special’s writer’s Chris Beard and Allan Blye

It hurts me
to see the budget climb up to the sky.
It hurts me
when Finkel gives me trouble.
When I see all my money go
just for one g***damned ol’ tv show,
it hurts me
the way that Finkel spends my dough.

The whole town is talkin’,
they’re callin’ me a fool
for listenin’ to binder’s same old lies.
Finkel calls me, says I’ve got no choice
then hangs up the phone in that damned Rolls Royce.
It hurts me
when my tears start to flow.

They promised me sure
if I would give in
that I would – that I would
never go wrong, but tell me the truth
is it too much to ask
for one lousy, tired ol’
Christmas song…?

Burbank ’68 : Elvis Presley FTD CD – The Official Elvis Presley Shop

Photos : Colonel Tom Parker’s Birthday on the Set of the ’68 Special

June 26, 1969

Joni Mitchell was a guest on The Mama Cass Television Program on ABC-TV.

The Vegas/Tour Decade

June 26, 1971

Carole King reached #1 for the first of five weeks on the Easy Listening chart with “It’s Too Late”.

The first radio station to play Don McLean’s “American Pie,” aired in its 8-minute, 36-second entirety debuts on WNEW-FM radio in New York. McLean would later say, “The song starts off with my memories of the death of Buddy Holly. But it moves on to describe America as I was seeing it and how I was fantasizing it might become, so it’s part reality and part fantasy, but I’m always in the song as a witness or as even the subject sometimes in some of the verses.” The single would rise to #1 in the US, #2 in the UK and reached the Top Ten in fifteen other countries.

Love Letters From Elvis (chart debut June 26, 1971, peak position # 33, 15 weeks on the chart)

June 26, 1972

During sessions at Olympic Studios, London, England, David Bowie recorded ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’, with Mick Ronson on lead guitar and Lou Reed on rhythm guitar. The track which was released and became a hit single in the UK in September of this year was not released in America, being judged too risqué by RCA Records. The original video directed by Mick Rock, featuring androgynous dancers from Lindsay Kemp’s mime troupe, was banned by British music show Top Of The Pops.

June 26, 1973

Mick Jagger is named in a paternity suit by a woman named Marsha Hunt. She claimed that Jagger is the father of her two year old daughter, however, after Jagger takes a blood test, she is proved wrong.

Keith Richards’ troubles continued as police raided his home in London. They found guns, ammunition, Mandrax and Chinese heroin and arrested Richards once again.

Elvis performed at the Civic Center Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

June 26, 1974

Cher divorced Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. Four days later, Cher married guitarist Gregg Allman, the couple split 10 days after that, got back together and split again. They did stay married for three years, producing Elijah Blue Allman.

Bad Company released their debut album.

Elvis performed at the Fair and Expo Center’s Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky.

June 26, 1975

Sonny & Cher‘s divorce becomes final. Blogger Nina Notes: and their varity tv show, funnier.

Bob Dylan released the album The Basement Tapes on Columbia Records.

Veteran R&B arranger / producer Van McCoy earns his first Gold record for the Disco smash, “The Hustle”. It turns out to be the biggest dance craze of the decade and resulted in McCoy being named Top Instrumental Artist of 1975 by Billboard magazine.

June 26, 1976

Peter Frampton‘s “Baby I Love Your Way” is released in the US, where it will reach #12.

With his breakout album Live Bullet climbing the charts, Bob Seger plays his first headlining stadium show, performing to 59,000 at the Pontiac Silverdome.

TV talent show winners from Liverpool The Real Thing were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘You To Me Are Everything’, the group’s only No.1 hit. It was the first single by a Black British band to top the UK charts.

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island at 2.30 and 8.30 p.m.

June 26, 1977

Elvis performed at the Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Getting an award before his last concert June 26, 1977
Going on stage for the very last time in Indianapolis, IN on June 26, 1977
In his limo before and after his last concert June 26, 1977

Before the show, he was presented with a plaque commemorating the 1 billionth record to come out of RCA’s pressing plant. The last song the King ever performed publicly was “Can’t Help Falling In Love”.

Blogger Nina notes the plaque at Graceland in 1987 was for one billion in sales.

Blogger Nina Notes: in 1987 At Graceland, I saw the plaque for a billion records sold. Elvis sales were always underreported and the estate has sued the record company several times for international sales. Between official and bootleg, Elvis Presley would be the best guess for most recorded, photos, audio and film/video than any other person last century.

Many of the band members became ill after the show and were hospitalised overnight. This would be Elvis’ last ever concert; afterwards, Elvis and Ginger returned to Memphis – Elvis introduces his father

Elvis Presley provoked cheers, jeers at final concert

Blogger Nina Notes: in 1987 At Graceland, I saw the plaque for a billion records sold. Elvis sales were always underreported and the estate has sued the record company several times for international sales. Between official and bootleg, Elvis Presley would be the best guess for most recorded, photos, audio and film/video than any other person last century.

June 26, 1977 : 8.30pm Market Square … – Elvis Australia

June 26, 1977 : 8.30pm Market … – Elvis Presley Music

The King’s Final Bow: Elvis’s Last Concert in Indianapolis

Elvis Presley provoked cheers, jeers at final concert – IndyStar

The Wake and Aftermath

1979

The Village People become the first disco act to play Madison Square Garden.

Elvis’ father, Vernon Presley, died of a heart attack in Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 63. Nearly two years earlier, he cried at Elvis’ coffin, “Son, Daddy will be with you soon. Daddy will be with you soon.” Vernon is buried next to his son at Graceland.

1982

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder held down #1 for a sixth week with “Ebony And Ivory”.

1988

Despite missing 75 days of school her senior year so she could tour, Debbie Gibson graduates from Calhoun High School in Merrick, Long Island, with honors. The previous day, her song “Foolish Beat” went to #1 in America.

1990

Sonic Youth release Goo. With songs like “Kool Thing,” the album is a seminal landmark in alternative rock.

Nelson release their debut album After the Rain, which sells over 2 million copies thanks to the #1 single “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection.” Nelson is the duo of Gunnar and Matthew, the twin sons of Rick Nelson.

1992

Elton John and Eric Clapton play the first of three sell-out dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. It is the first public outing for John since undergoing painful hair transplants.

1993

Janet Jackson monopolized the Singles chart as “That’s The Way Love Goes’ remained at #1 for the seventh week in a row.

1996

Van Halen announces that Sammy Hagar had left the band and would be replaced by their former front-man, David Lee Roth. Hagar calls the band’s decision a devastating, backstabbing disappointment.

1998

At 10 a.m. PDT, Marcy Playground debuted the video for “Saint Joe On The Schoolbus,” on the Internet.

1999

Pearl Jam score their biggest Hot 100 hit when “Last Kiss,” a cover of a song from the ’60s, reaches #2, held off the top spot by Jennifer Lopez’ first single, “If You Had My Love.”

2000

Eminem gave his deposition in a $10 million civil suit filed by his mother, Deborah Mathers-Briggs. Ms. Mathers-Briggs claimed that Eminem defamed her character in songs and interviews.

Britney Spears hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana announced that a new museum, due to open early next year, would include a section including fan mail, platinum records and genuine items of the singers clothing.

2001

The Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey caused uproar among theologians after rejecting an application from a rock star for a degree course on religious grounds. Former Cockney Rebel member Andrew Brown who was now a minister of the Unitarian church wanted to complete a MA in theology but Carey had rejected his application because Brown did not belong to a mainstream church

2005

Tickets for a forthcoming Rolling Stones gig at the Hollywood Bowl were set to become the most expensive in rock ‘n’ roll history. Fans would have to pay up to £249 for a seat – £2 per minute to watch the Stones.

Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, Garbage and James Blunt were among the performers on the final day of the Glastonbury Festival in England.

Pink proposes to her boyfriend, motocross rider Carey Hart, by holding up a sign that says “Will You Marry Me?” while he is racing in Mammoth, California. On the next lap, she adds, “I’m Serious.” He pulls out of the race to say yes; the couple get married the following year.

2006

B.B. King performed for U.S. president George W. Bush at the White House.

2007

The 21-song Elvis Presley collection “That’s Alright” was released.

2008

Total Guitar magazine voted Celine Dion’s rendition of the AC/DC track ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ as the world’s worst cover version ever. In the best cover versions list, Jimi Hendrix was voted into first place with his version of the Bob Dylansong ‘All Along the Watchtower,’ The Beatles rendition of ‘Twist and Shout’, (first recorded by the Top Notes), was in second place, followed by the Guns N’ Roses version of the Wings song ‘Live and Let Die’.

2011

A red-and-black leather jacket that Michael Jackson wore in his 1983 music video for “Thriller” was purchased at an auction by Texas gold trader Milton Verret. The new owner said he plans to use the jacket to raise money for children’s hospitals around the world.

2013

Michael Jackson’s son, Prince, tearfully described his father’s death, testifying in his family’s wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live. He told the court that he is haunted by the words he heard from Dr. Conrad Murray, “Sorry, kids. Your dad’s dead.”

2015

President Barack Obama sings “Amazing Grace” at the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was killed along with eight others when a gunman opened fire during a Bible study at his church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Sirius XM Holdings Inc agreed to pay five record companies $210 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the satellite radio company of broadcasting songs made before 1972 without permission and without paying royalties.

Billboard’s gate revenue branch, Boxscore announced that The Rolling Stones had grossed over $360 million on tour since 2012..

2018
The Bee Gees‘ Barry Gibb was knighted by Prince Charles at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, England. After the event, the 71-year-old songwriter said, “If it was not for my brothers, I would not be here.”

2020

When Elvis Presley took to the stage for the final time

Far Out Magazine–32 minutes agoPresley would tragically die just over six weeks on from his final concert and the year leading up to be the Market Square Arena show were …

11 Photos That Prove Elvis And Priscilla Presley Were A Truly …

LittleThings–19 hours agoAs fate would have it, another gentleman was stationed there as well: ElvisPresley. Advertisement. Elvis had been drafted into the military in …

When Did Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley First Start Dating?

Showbiz Cheat Sheet–Jun. 25, 2020Her marriage to Elvis Presley has granted her legendary status. In the years since his untimely death, Presley has served as one of the …

Elvis Presley’s Granddaughter Riley Keough Calls out …

PopCulture.com–12 hours agoElvis Presley’s Granddaughter Riley Keough Calls out Washington Redskins’ Racist Name. By Daniel S. Levine – June 26, 2020 12:00 am EDT. Share.

The Beatles: WATCH The Rolling Stones sing Fab Four song …

Express.co.uk–10 hours agoThe Fab Four even wrote The Stones first big hit in the UK, I Wanna Be Your Man. And now archive footage of the band playing The Beatles‘ Eight …

When James Bond Dissed the Beatles

Ultimate Classic Rock–Jun. 24, 2020Both would have an impact on global culture in the years that followed, with theBeatles representing a new form of musical expression while Sean Connery’s 007 …

The Paul McCartney song that challenged John Lennon as …  

Far Out Magazine–Jun. 24, 2020The Bespectacled Beatle also wrote and recorded ‘I Should Have Known Better’, ‘Tell Me Why’ and ‘If I Fell’ all for the new record. It marked one …The inside story of why The Beatles really broke up
Smooth Radio–Jun. 24, 2020

Blogger Nina writes:

dear Bieber: https://www.macleans.ca/uncategorized/justin-bieber-says-you-got-raped-for-a-reason-ladies/

you are on record as being okay with rape. so you lose. loser.

stop being an embarrassment to Canada, eh

https://etcanada.com/news/661188/justin-bieber-launches-20m-defamation-suit-against-social-media-users-alleging-sexual-assault-outrageous-fabricated-lies/Justin Bieber says you get raped for a reason, ladies (until he didn’t exactly say that) – Macleans.ca

http://www.macleans.ca

Tabulating: Stats to Genocide

Give us this day, June 15, our daily Elvis

June 15, 1911

The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was incorporated in New York state. The firm was later renamed International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.
IBM and the Holocaust – Wikipedia

Hitler’s Willing Business Partners – The Atlantic

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

1943

Johnny Hallyday, who becomes one of the biggest music stars in France, is born in Paris.

The French Elvis: Johnny Hallyday

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

June 15, 1955

Elvis performed at the Belden High School Gym, Belden, Mississippi. In order to avoid being mobbed, Elvis had to crawl through a back window. He ripped the seat of his pants, which he had to held together during his performance with a safety pin.

Other acts were Onie Wheeler, The Miller Sisters, The Simmons Brothers, Bob Ritter

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

June 15, 1956

At Audobon Drive with June

Romance: June Juanico

June 15, 1957

After UK radio stations started playing copies of Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up” which were intended for US servicemen, the tune debuts at #24, a week before its official release date.

The Military Service Disruption

1958

The first teenage all-music TV show Oh Boy!, was broadcast for the first time in the UK. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard (20 shows), The Drifters (Later to become The Shadows) (17 shows) and Marty Wilde (17 shows). Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee.

The Platters sang “Twilight Time” during their only appearance on CBS-TV’s  “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Benny Goodman, William Holden and the London Philharmonic also performed on the program

Military service  Fort Hood in Texas – Advance Tank Training

1959

After a press conference in Munich, Germany, Elvis traveled to Paris with Lamar Fike, Rex Mansfield and Charlie Hodge in a private train car.

Bromance: Rex Mansfield

my other blog:

Elvisverse: Elvis and Charlie Hodge

Elvisverse: Elvis and Lamar Fike

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

June 15, 1960

G.I. Blues

June 15, 1961

Elvis Presley topped the U.K. chart with “Surrender”.

Wild in the Country opened in theatres in the USA and Canada.

Elvis Presley’s “Wild in the Country” Turns 55 | Official Graceland Blog

June 15, 1963

21 year old Kyu Sakamoto became the first Japanese artist to hit the top of the US singles chart with a song called “Sukiyaki”. It was also a #6 hit in the UK. (and was also a No.10 UK single for Kenny Ball in the same year) The original title of the song was “Ue O Muite Aruko”, which translates “I Look Up When I Walk”. Sakamoto was killed on August 12th, 1985 when JAL Flight 123, a Boeing 747, crashed and burned on a thickly wooded mountain about 60 miles northwest of Tokyo. He was 43.

Kyu Sakamoto moved to #1 with “Sukiyaki”.  Three songs entered the Top 10 Songs Club of the Rock Era–“Blue On Blue” from Bobby Vinton, “Hello Stranger” by Barbara Lewis and “18 Yellow Roses” by Bobby Darin.

Jan And Dean‘s “Surf City” is released. The song featured Brian Wilson on backing vocals and would prove to be the duo’s only US number 1 record.

Elvis and The Col sent Frank Sinatra a telegram: “Dear Frank, Happy Father’s Day, enough said? Elvis and The Colonel.”

Elvis – Word for Word: What He Said, Exactly As He Said It

June 15, 1964

Ringo Starr re-joins The Beatles in Melbourne, Australia after being released from a London hospital where he was treated for tonsillitis and pharyngitis. In his absence, drummer Jimmie Nicol, formerly of Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames, filled in admirably.

Peter & Gordon arrived in the U.S. to perform in New York at the World’s Fair.

Elvis returned to Radio Recorders from 2.00 to 6.00 p.m. to complete vocal tracks for Girl Happy. It would take another 8 months before he went in a recording studio again.

Radio Recorders Studio B – Hollywood, California	June 15 1964 (Monday)
Wolf Call (vocal overdub)		////////-05
Wolf Call (chorus vocal overdub – edit)	SPA3	2005-04
Do The Clam (vocal overdub)		////////-02
Do The Clam (chorus vocal overdub)	SPA3	2009-10
Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce (vocal overdub – edit)	SPA3	2003-02
Startin’ Tonight (vocal overdub – edit)	SPA3	2004-04
I’ve Got To Find My Baby (vocal overdub – edit)	SPA3	2011-01
Girl Happy (end title)		////////-SP
Girl Happy (original composite)		////////-SP
Girl Happy (composite – sped up)	SPA3	2001-SP

June 15, 1965

Jody Miller‘s Country crossover tune “Queen Of The House” enters the Billboard Top 40 on its way to #12. It was an answer song to Roger Miller’s “King Of The Road” and many American DJ’s played the two records back-to-back. Although the pair shared the same last name, they are not related.

In New York, Bob Dylan began a two-day recording session that produced his classic “Like A Rolling Stone.” The fourth of 15 takes on the second day was the version released as the single.

The EP “Tickle Me” shipped and peaked at #70 on the Hot 100.

Frankie and Johnny

June 15, 1966

The Beatles L.P., “Yesterday and Today” is released by Capitol with the controversial “butcher” cover, with the Beatles smiling amongst a group of decapitated baby dolls. The original photo became a huge publicity problem for Capitol and was quickly replaced by a more conventional jacket.

Yesterday and Today – Wikipedia

Inside Beatles’ Bloody, Banned ‘Butcher’ Cover – Rolling Stone

“Paradise Hawaiian Style,” co-starring Suzanna Leigh and James Shigeta, opened in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.

Elvis sent a letter to Felton Jarvis, thanking him and the Studio Personnel.

Elvis – Word for Word: What He Said, Exactly As He Said It

June 15, 1968

The Beatles‘ announced the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as a public mistake at a press conference in New York.

1969

“Hee Haw” with Roy Clark and Buck Owens began its 25-season run on TV, first as a summer replacement for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” on CBS. Elvis’ girlfriend Linda Thompson became part of the cast before Elvis died, he didn’t live to see her on it. Vernon Presley made an appearance – Hee Haw and other southern culture programs was cancelled in the Silverman Sweep of tv, before the three networks had speciality networks to compete with; all of which was rendered meaningless with the eventual merger of tv and internet.

The Vegas Artist in Residence and Tour Decade

June 15, 1970

Jimi Hendrix recorded at his Electric Ladyland studio in New York City for the first time.

June 15, 1971

The Guess Who‘s “Best of the Guess Who” LP goes Gold.

June 15, 1972

Elvis performed at the Milwaukee Auditorium Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

June 15, 1972 (8:30 pm) Milwaukee, WI – Elvis Presley In Concert

June 15, 1973

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

June 15, 1974

The album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John was still in the Top 10, 35 weeks after its release.

Elvis Presley began a 18-date tour at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX.

Elvis performed at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, at 3.00 and 8.30 p.m.

Elvis Kicked Off a Tour in Ft. Worth on This Date in 1974 – K-101.7

June 15, 1974 (3:00 pm). Fort Worth, TX. – Elvis Presley In Concert

Reviews – Elvis Presley In Concert

June 15, 1975

Elvis was admitted to the Mid-South Hospital for 2 days for what the press reported as ‘an extensive eye examination’ but what is in fact cosmetic surgery around his eyes. Both Dr. Nick and the plastic surgeon try to talk him out of it, but Elvis insisted – he had convinced George Klein to do it ahead of himself.

The Wake and Aftermath

1978

Bob Dylan performed in the U.K. for the first time in 12 years with the first of six concerts at Earls Court in London.

1979

On NBC-TV’s “The Midnight Special,” Bob Welch welcomed Olivia Newton-John, Foxy, Fast Fontaine, and Thelma Houston.

The Who’s documentary “The Kids Are Alright” had its North American premiere in New York.

Unknown Pleasures, the debut long-player from British post-punk band Joy Division, is released. Although it does not chart, it becomes hugely influential and is widely critically acclaimed as one of the defining albums of the post-punk era.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

1985

A song called “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, which went to #1 in England for Gerry And The Pacemakers in 1963, topped the UK chart again as performed by The Crowd, featuring Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney and Rolf Harris, among others. It was originally a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers And Hammerstein musical, Carousel and has since been adopted by football clubs around the world, and is often performed by a massed chorus of supporters on match day. Elvis was one of many artists who also recorded it.

1989

Actor Victor French (Highway to Heaven, Carter Country, Little House on the Prairie, Get Smart, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Magnificent Seven, Rio Lobo, Charro!, The Quick and the Dead, Chato’s Land)/television director (Highway to Heaven, Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke) died of lung cancer at 54.

Victor French – IMDb

VICTOR FRENCH, 54, CO-STAR OF ‘HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN,’ DIES 

Victor French – Phoenix – The Elvis Forum

Charro! – Wikipedia

Charro! … A Review of Elvis Presley’s Twenty-ninth Movie

1990

The Rolling Stones song, “Paint It Black”, hit number 1 in the Netherlands for the second time, twenty-four years after it first topped their chart. The song was included on the Stones’ “Singles Collection” box set the previous year.

1991

“Power Of Love/Love Power” by Luther Vandross topped all on the R&B chart.

Paula Abdul hits #1 in America with the ballad “Rush, Rush,” her fifth chart-topper. A young Keanu Reeves is in the video.

“Motownphilly” debuted on the singles chart and would eventually reach #3 and be certified as a Platinum single (over 2 million copies sold)–Boyz II Men… This single would be followed by eight Top Three songs over the next five years

1993

Ray Charles made music history when his album “My World” showed up on Billboard’s Hot 200, marking the sixth decade he had a charted LP.

“Paul McCartney Live In The New World,” his first live televised concert, aired in the U.S. on Fox-TV.

1994

The television special “The Lion King: A Musical Journey With Elton John” was shown on ABC the same day that Disney’s 32^ndanimated feature film “The Lion King” opened in select U.S. cities.

The Disney film The Lion King hits theaters. A runaway hit, the movie takes in over $300 million in 1994, second only to Forrest Gump. The soundtrack goes Diamond, meaning over 10 million copies sold – a record for the soundtrack to an animated film.

1996

US jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79. Already blinded by the effects of diabetes, Fitzgerald had both her legs amputated in 1993. Winner of 13 Grammy Awards, the 1956 ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook’ was the first of eight “Songbook” sets. Appeared in the TV commercial for Memorex, where she sang a note that shattered a glass while being recorded on a Memorex cassette tape. The tape was played back and the recording also broke the glass, asking “Is it live, or is it Memorex”

The Beastie Boys host the first Tibetan Freedom Concert, with performers that include Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins and John Lee Hooker. About 100,000 attend the two shows, raising money for the Milarepa Fund.

George Martin, the producer of most of the Beatles’ recordings, received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

1997

Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson appear on VH1’s Storytellers.

1998

The Spice Girls began their first North American tour in Miami.

1999

After a seven-year recording hiatus, Santana release the album Supernatural, which goes to #1 thanks to hit singles like “Smooth,” “Maria Maria,” and “Put Your Lights On.” It’s their first chart-topping album in 28 years.

Epic Records released “No Boundaries: A Benefit For The Kosovar Refugees.”

2002

A rare autographed copy of The Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at auction for £34,000 ($57,800), more than five times the estimated price.

2004

The iTunes Music Store was launched in France, Germany and the UK.

Glen Campbell was sentenced to 10 days in jail for extreme drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident in Phoenix, Arizona.

2005

A judge in Mississippi approved a divorce settlement between Jerry Lee Lewis and his sixth wife, Kerrie Lynn McCarver Lewis. She would receive $250,000 immediately and $30,000 a year for five years.

2008

Liverpool was voted England’s most musical city in a national campaign set up by the Arts Council. The home of The Beatles Frankie Goes To Hollywood, OMD and The Zutons took 49% of the vote in an online poll set up by the funding body. Sheffield – which brought the world the Arctic Monkeys and Pulp – came second, while Manchester with Oasis, Stone Roses and The Smiths came third.

2010

A case against a man accused of threatening Elton John’s life was withdrawn just hours before his trial was due to begin. Neal Horsley had responded to Elton’s suggestion that Jesus Christ was gay in a Parade magazine interview by writing an angry online response entitled “Why Elton John Must Die”. After being held in an Atlanta, Georgia jail since last March, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams dismissed the case against Horsley because his actions did not warrant criminal charges.

2011

Nearly 150 people, including nine police officers, were injured during a riot on the streets of Vancouver, British Columbia following the hometeam Canucks’ loss to the Boston Bruins in the seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup hockey finals. Damage was in the tens of millions of dollars.

Blogger Nina Notes: rioting over lost games is better than that other exist.

Virtual Vancouver Hockey Riot is worse

Sly Stone, the 68-year-old former frontman of Sly And The Family Stone, pleaded not guilty to possession of cocaine after being pulled over for a minor traffic violation by L.A. Police on April 1st. He would enter a rehab facility the following October.

2012

Nik Wallenda became the first person to make a successful high-wire walk directly over Niagara Falls.

The conservative radio and TV personality Glenn Beck announces plans for launching a competitor to the popular TV series Glee, which revolves around a high school glee club with many musical numbers. Beck, incensed at the show’s liberal portrayal of issues such as homosexuality and bullying, tells a Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington that the left “won’t know what hit them” when he launches his own conservative version of the show. The show never materializes.

2013

A 24-year-old woman died in hospital after falling at the Stone Roses concert in Glasgow. The woman was among 50,000 fans who attended a gig at Glasgow Green to hear the Manchester indie band. Police also Police made a total of 24 arrests during and after the concert for anti-social and drugs offences.

2014

82-year-old Casey Kasem, the host of US radio shows like American Top 40 and Casey’s Countdown for nearly 40 years, died after battling Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1981 and was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame in 1985.

Casey Kasem Obituary

Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die (Video 1986) – IMDb

Casey Kasem’s Rock and Roll Goldmine: Elvis: The Echo That Will

2016

Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page denied stealing the riff to ‘Stairway To Heaven’ when he took the stand at a copyright trial in the US. The band were accused of lifting the opening guitar line from ‘Taurus’, a 1968 track by the band Spirit. Page testified that he had never heard the song until people started posting comparisons online a few years ago. Page admitted to owning several Spirit albums, but only remembered buying two of them, neither of which contained Taurus. Under questioning, he conceded that he did own a copy of the band’s self-titled debut, on which the track appears, but could not recall how it came to be part of his collection.

2017

Neil Diamond continued the North American leg of his 50-Year Anniversary World Tour with the first of two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York.

2018

Longtime Elvis Presley Drummer DJ Fontana Has Died

Billboard– Fontana, a member of the Rock Hall of Fame, was the last surviving member of Elvis‘ original core of musicians. He met Presley and the others …Elvis Presley Drummer DJ Fontana Dead at 87  RollingStone.comDJ Fontana, drummer for Elvis Presley, dead at 87  CBC.caDJ Fontana, Elvis Presley’s Longtime Drummer, Dead at 87  PEOPLE.comLongtime Elvis Presley drummer dies at 87  The ColumbianDJ Fontana, Elvis Presley’s drummer, dead at 87 The Tennessean

Elvis Presley’s drummer DJ Fontana set the beat for rock ‘n roll’s future

Elvis Presley’s lion head gold ring up for auction

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2020

“If it is as a direct consequence of that road being called Penny Lane because of James Penny, then that needs to be investigated,” Rotherham, 58, told the outlet.

“Something needs to happen and I would say that sign and that road may well be in danger of being renamed,” he added.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7066003/george-floyd-the-beatles-penny-lane-renamed-slavery-connection/Penny Lane of Beatles’ fame may be renamed if slavery links proven – National | Globalnews.caVarious street signs from the musical landmark — made famous by the Beatles in 1967 — were defaced on Tuesday night.globalnews.ca

Cool vs Grease as the Word?

When the broadway play was turned into a movie. Elvis was offered the Teen Idol Angel role and on the day the movie filmed the Rizzo Look at Me I’m Sandra Dee – it was announced that Elvis was dead.

Give us this day, June 7, our daily Elvis

1917

Born on this day, Dean Martin, American singer, actor, comedian, and film producer, nicknamed the “King Of Cool”. He was a member of the Rat Pack and the host of the television variety program The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974) and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1985).Hits include t 1956 UK & US No.1 single ‘Memories Are Made Of This’ and ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’. He died December 25th 1995.

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

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

, 1954

Elvis worked at Precision Tool company, operating a drill press for $1.55 a hour from September 21, 1953 to March 19, 1954

Elvis worked at Crown Electric,  until mid-October 1954

June 7, 1954

With Big Joe Turner’s “Shake, Rattle and Roll” riding high on the Billboard R&B chart, Bill Haley And His Comets enter Decca Records’ New York studio to record the same number. Haley’s version will enter the Pop chart next August for an amazing 27 week run and rise to #7, becoming the first Rock ‘n’ Roll tune to sell a million copies.

June 7, 1955

Lura May Mitchell’s watermelon party in Hope, AR

Elvis and Jim Ed Brown at Lura May Mitchell’s watermelon party in Hope, AR

Ferlin Huskey, Martha Carson, The Carlisles, J.E. & Maxine Brown, Onie Wheeler and Elvis with Scotty and Bill played the Fair Park Coliseum at Hope AR.

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

June 7, 1956

With Opening Acts, Flaim Sextet, Phil Maraquin, Frank Connors, Jackie Little and The Jordanaires; Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach California.

Elvis with fans called backstage at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium

Scotty and Elvis onstage at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium

Hound Dog
Blue Suede Shoes
Heartbreak Hotel
Long Tall Sally
Thats All Right
I Want You I Need You I Love You
I Got A Woman

SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS head off rush of bobbysoxers toward stage in Municipal Auditorium where Elvis appeared Thursday night. The screaming audience threatened several times to surge the stage where the husky 21-year-old from Mississippi was shouting such rock and roll numbers as “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Blue Suede Shoes.”

Independent Staff Photo courtesy Long Beach Public Library

Long Beach Municipal Auditorium : June 7, 1956

June 7, 1957

Jailhouse Rock

The Military Service Disruption

1958

On Leave at Graceland May 31 to June 13 Military service  Fort Hood in Texas.

1959

Johnny Horton sang “The Battle Of New Orleans” on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Al Martino, the Barry Sisters, and Jack Carter also performed on the program.

General Hospital in Frankfurt with tonsillitis and a high fever. June 2 to june 8

February 3, 1959 to March 2, 1960 /  Goethestr.14 in Bad Nauheim, Germany

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

June 7, 1960

G.I. Blues

Hal Wallis, Dean Martin, Shirley Maclaine and Elvis cut a birthday cake for Deano.

Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine with Elvis at a birthday party for Dean on June 7, 1960

For Elvis CD Collectors • Dino, Shirley & Elvis June 7, 1960

June 7, 1962

Girls! Girls! Girls!

June 7, 1963

Decca Records releases “Come On”, The Rolling Stones‘ first single; the track was originally written and released by Chuck Berry in 1961. The Stones version would go on to peak at #21 in the UK; and the B-side was a cover of Willie Dixon’s ‘I Want to Be Loved’.  That same night, the group makes their TV debut on the BBC’s Thank Your Lucky Stars. After the show, its producer is reported to have told Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham to get rid of “that vile looking singer with the tire-tread lips.

June 7, 1964

During a world tour, The Beatles flew from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. When the plane stopped to refuel in Beirut, police turned firefighting foam on hundreds of fans who had invaded the runway at the airport.

During their first ever US tour The Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas. Some performing Monkeys who had been the act on before the Stones were brought back on stage for another performance.  the Marquis Chips, not the musical group the Monkees

June 7, 1965

The U.SThe USA Supreme Court handed down a decision that legalized the use of contraception by married couples.

Frankie Frankie and Johnny

June 7, 1966

Sony Corporation unveiled its new consumer home videotape recorder. Able to play only black & white video, the unit sold for $995.

June 7, 1967

The animated musical fantasy “Yellow Submarine” was announced as being in development as the Beatles’ third film project.

For Ann-Margret’s opening in Vegas, Elvis sent a guitar-shaped flower arrangement, something he would do for every one of her Vegas openings until her August 15, 1977, the day before he died.

Romances: Ann-Margaret

June 7, 1969

The Beatles made it three straight weeks at #1 with “Get Back”. 

The Who’s fourth album, ‘Tommy’ album entered the UK chart, peaking at No.2. One of two full-scale rock operas from The Who (the other being the 1973 ‘Quadrophenia’). The double album tell’s a loose story about a “deaf, dumb and blind boy” who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, Tommy was the first musical work to be billed overtly as a rock opera.

June 7, 1970

The Who played the entire opera Tommy at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Elvis at RCA Studio B in Nashville – 30 masters in 5 days session

June 7, 1971

Carole King‘s album “Tapestry” is awarded a Gold record. The album was number one in the US for fifteen straight weeks and would remain on the charts for three years, producing her biggest selling single, “It’s Too Late”. On July 17, 1995 the LP was certified Diamond in the United States by the RIAA for 10 million copies sold in the US and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Paul Cohen’s disturbing the peace conviction in Los Angeles, establishing the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution.

June 7, 1972

After playing off-Broadway for four months, the original production of “Grease,” starring Adrienne Barbeau, Carol Demas, and Barry Bostwick, opened at New York’s Broadhurst Theatre. The musical changed theaters twice more during its 8-year run as it racked up a total of 3,388 performances.  Richard Gere was among those playing “Danny” during the monumental run while John Travolta played the character Doody at the age of 17.

June 7, 1973

At the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Marie Osmond recorded “Paper Roses.”

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

June 7, 1975

Elton John’s ninth studio album ‘Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys’, went to No.1 on the US album chart, the first album ever to enter the US chart at No.1. (where it stayed for seven weeks)

Before his evening show in Shreveport, LA on June 7, 1975

Elvis performed at the Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana at 2.30 and 8.30 p.m.

Before and after his afternoon show in in Shreveport, LA on June 7, 1975

Photo by Christopher Brown

June 7, 1975. (2:30 pm) Shreveport, LA. – Elvis Presley In Concert

The Creeping Crud Express, June 6 & 7, 1975 Double … – Elvis Presley

June 7, 1975. (8:30 pm) Shreveport, LA. – Elvis Presley In Concert

Follow that Dream release

‘Another Saturday Night’ – FTD CD. EIN in-depth review

For Elvis CD Collectors • June 7 1975 (Another Saturday Night FTD)

Another Saturday Night – Elvis Information Network

June 7, 1976

Capitol Records re-issues some of The Beatles‘ hits in a package called, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Music”. Even though Ringo Starr speaks out against it, the album would reach #2 in the US.

Capitol Records released “Got To Get You Into My Life” by the Beatles.  It would become the first hit  of the Beatles since their breakup in 1970.

Elvis returned to Memphis in the early afternoon and for the next few weeks remained mostly in his room.

June 7, 1977

Led Zeppelin played the first of six sold out nights at Madison Square Garden, in New York City during their 11th and final North American tour. Playing a 3 hour set, tickets cost $8.50 – $10.50.

1982 Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland Tourism

June 7, 1982

Elvis Presley‘s Graceland mansion in Memphis, TN, opened as a tourist attraction.

Elvis’ Aunt Delta, still living at Graceland, just the ribbon.

Elvis Presley’s Graceland Estate Opened to Public on This Day in ’82

June 7, 1982: Priscilla Presley Opened Graceland to the Public – Lifetime

1983

Jerry Lee Lewis married his fifth wife, Shawn Michelle Stevens, who died a year later at Lewis’ home under what some considered to be mysterious circumstances.

1986

Madonna had the new #1 with “Live To Tell” but it would be short-lived as Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald’s “On My Own” was closing fast.  Whitney Houston fell to 3 after three weeks at #1 with “Greatest Love Of All”.

The album Whitney Houston spent its 11th week at #1 and 36th in the Top 10 and 63rd week on the Album chart.

1987

David Bowie played a concert in West Berlin in front of the Reichstag with the speakers pointing towards the nearby Berlin Wall where thousands of young East Berliners stood and listened.

1996

Queen Elizabeth II and Paul McCartney opened the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in a building which had housed the school that McCartney and fellow Beatle George Harrison attended as teenagers.

1997

Hanson started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘MMMbop’. Originally called The Hanson Brothers, lead singer Zak Hanson was just 13-years-old at the time of the hit. One of the biggest debut singles of all time; reaching No.1 in 27 countries.

The Bee Gees had hit #43 of their careers (“Alone”) and it was the highest debuting song of the week–position #34.

The Elvis Presley compilation album “Always On My Mind – Ultimate Love Songs” hit #5 in the U.K.

1998

Songwriter Wally Gold died in a New Jersey hospital aged 70. Wrote ‘It’s My Party’ hit for Lesley Gore and ‘It’s Now or Never’, hit for Elvis Presley. Member of late 50s group The Four Esquires, produced Kansas & Gene Pitney.

Wally Gold – Wikipedia

Obituary: Wally Gold | The Independent

2006

The Dixie Chicks had the #1 album with Taking the Long Way.  It was the third #1 album of their career, following Fly and Home.

2007

Taylor Swift’s debut album was certified Platinum.

The Rolling Stones‘ European tour kicked off in Belgium to a crowd of over 33,000, many of whom were stuck for hours in a 30-mile traffic jam caused by the show.

Rancho Mirage, California renamed a portion of 35^th Avenue as Dean Martin Drive in honor of its late former resident on the 90^thanniversary of his birth.

2008

The funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida. Many in attendance chanted “Hey Bo Diddley” shortly after family members had passed by his coffin as a gospel band played Bo Diddley’s music. At the service, they presented a floral tribute in form of his trademark square guitar.

2009

Elton John’s musical Billy Elliot won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

2016

A hacker took control of George Harrison’s Twitter page, changing some of the former Beatles’ biography before offering to help secure the account. Quickly apprised of the fact that his target died 15 years ago, the intruder tweeted an apology through Harrison’s account.

In New York City, Beyoncé continued her Formation World Tour with a concert at Citi Field.

Cher confirmed that a musical based on her life would debut on Broadway in 2018 with three different actresses portraying her at different points in her life. “The Cher Show” is scheduled to open at New York’s Neil Simon Theatre on December 3, 2018.

Neil Diamond continued the North American leg of his 50-Year Anniversary World Tour with a concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

2017

Sony announced re-issued of the Follow that Dream “Boy From Tupelo”Elvis Presley: ‘A Boy From Tupelo’ Set Collects Every Early Recording

2018

Elvis Presley Las Vegas Contract From 1956 Slated for Auction

Elvis / Orchestra Copenhagen 2018 Concert Review:

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June 7, 1982: Priscilla Presley Opened Graceland to the Public – Lifetime

2020

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Grease is the word

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Record Chart Awards: Platinum

Give us this day, June 6, our daily Elvis

June 6, 1933

In Camden, New Jersey, the first drive-in movie theater opened. The price of admission was 25 cents for the car, plus 25 cents per person, and no group charged more than one dollar. (in 2020 dollars, a quarter is $4.93 at 1872.2% inflation)

Tupelo, Mississippi

1935-1948

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

1943

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

Memphis, Tennessee

1948-1953 – Humes High School

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

The Sun Records Rockabilly Era

June 6, 1955

Scotty Elvis and Bill playing a football field in New Boston TX.

The RCA Victor Atomic Powered Singer

June 6, 1956

Elvis at his hotel room in LA before his San Diego show.

Elvis Presley on the Milton Berle Show – The New York Times

Elvis performed at the San Diego, CA Arena, California with opening acts Flaim Sextet, Phil Maraquin, Frank Connors, Jackie Little and The Jordanaires

Presley Hootchy Coo Virtuoso Article  © The New York Times

The Military Service Disruption

June 6, 1958

Military service  Fort Hood in Texas.  On Leave at Graceland May 31 to June 13

June 6, 1959
General Hospital in Frankfurt with tonsillitis and a high fever. June 2 to june 8

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

The Hollywood Decade/The Elvis Establishment

June 6, 1960

The Silver Beetles and Gerry and the Pacemakers played the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, England. They were billed as “jive and rock specialists.”

Roy Orbison‘s “Only the Lonely” was released in the US where it would go on to reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, it would top the chart next October. Roy would went to the UK to headline a tour and ended up the opening act for his: The Beatles

Bing Crosby was presented with a Platinum disc to commemorate his 200 millionth record sold. The sales figures were a combined total of 2,600 recorded singles and 125 albums. Crosby’s global lifetime sales on 179 labels in 28 countries totaled 400 million records.

The album “Elvis Is Back” earned gold certification. RCA reissued the original 12 track album on Compact Disc in 1990, and in 1999 re-released it with bonus tracks. In 2005 Elvis is Back! was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a 2-disc CD collection.

G.I. Blues

June 6, 1962

In their first visit to EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London, the Beatles recorded four audition demos: three original compositions, “Love Me Do,” “Ask Me Why,” “P.S. I Love You,” and a cover of “Besame Mucho.” John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best were each paid £7.10 for their efforts. Producer George Martin was not present at the session, but was called in by engineer Norman “Hurricane” Smith when he heard something he liked in “Love Me Do.” Martin was not impressed with the group’s songwriting, scruffy outfits, and even scruffier equipment, and told them so, finishing, “Look, I’ve laid into you for quite a time, you haven’t responded. Is there anything you don’t like?” To which George quipped, “I don’t like your tie!” The tension was broken, and Martin, charmed by the group’s personality, agreed to work with them.

Girls! Girls! Girls!

June 6, 1964

“In the public interest, watch the Rolling Stones crush the Beatles!” was the entire text of an anonymous ad that appeared in six U.S. music trade publications.

The Dixie Cups became the first American group to top the Billboard chart in 1964 when “Chapel of Love” went to number one. Up until then, the year had been dominated by The Beatles and US solo performers. The song reached #22 in the UK.

“Chapel Of Love” moved into the #1 position for the Dixie Cups.  The Beatles were knocked off with “Love Me Do” while Mary Wells’ former #1 “My Guy” remained in the #3 spot.  The Ray Charles Singers were there with “Love Me With All Your Heart” while Louis Armstrong made it four #1 songs on the Top Five on this date, creating a logjam.  The rest of the Top 10:  “A World Without Love” from Peter & Gordon, Dionne Warwick rose from 10-7 with “Walk On By”, “Little Children” from Billy J. Kramer, the Reflections fell with “(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet” and the Beatles added another Top 10 with “P.S. I Love You”.

June 6, 1965

The Rolling Stones released the single ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ in the US, which went on to give the band their first No.1. In the UK, (where it was released in August 1966), the song initially played only on pirate radio stations because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive.

June 6, 1966

At EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London, the Beatlescompleted work on their recording of “Eleanor Rigby.” None of the Beatles played instruments on the track, although John Lennon and George Harrison did contribute harmony vocals behind Paul McCartney’s lead.Roy Orbison’s first wife, Claudette, was killed when a truck pulled out of a side road and collided with the motorbike that she and her husband were riding on in Gallatin, Texas, she was 25. She inspired the Orbison penned song “Claudette” a hit for the Everly Brothers.

RCA  released the single “Love Letters.” b/w “Come What May”

in the 1990s, this Elvis cologne was released with a cassette with Come What May, the B-side’s first re-issue

Elvis was doing in the 1960s movies, what became known as “world Music” in the 1990s Elvis doing Clyde sounds kinda Beatles-y and I can only describe it as hawaiian RnB

June 6, 1968

In Los Angeles, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44 a.m. after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan the previous evening. Kennedy was 42 years old. Sirhan, a Jordanian citizen, was convicted of the assassination and is currently serving a life sentence at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California. In February 2016, Sirhan’s 15^th parole hearing resulted in a denial. The hearings are scheduled every five years.

The Rolling Stones added new lyrics to their upcoming song “Sympathy For The Devil” following the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

June 6, 1970

The album McCartney remained at #1 while the Beatles last studio album Let It Be rose from #104 to #2.

Elvis in Nashville’s Studio B – 30 masters in five days

June 6, 1971

John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on stage for the first time since 1969 when they joined Frank Zappa for a show at the Fillmore East.

“The Ed Sullivan Show” aired for the last time. It had been cancelled after almost 23 years as a Sunday evening staple on CBS-TV.Gladys Knight and the Pips, Sid Caesar, Carol Channing, Jerry Vale, Robert Klein, Peter Nero, Pat Henry and Caterina Valente were the performing guests on the final broadcast, a taped repeat of the show that first aired live on February 7, 1971.

June 6, 1972

David Bowie released “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” album.

Elvis at the RCA studio on Sunset – in MSG rehearsal with band/Elvis on Tour Filming

1973

The movie “Elvis On Tour” opened in the U.S.

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

June 6, 1974

Billy Swan recorded “I Can Help.” Elvis would cover the song in concert.

June 6, 1975

Elvis performed at the Convention Center’s Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas.

RCA released this concert as part of the box set “Elvis Aaron Presley”

Sonny West and Elvis heading to his limo on his way to perform in Dallas on June 6, 1975
June 6, 1976 (2:30 pm). Atlanta, GA. – Elvis Presley In Concert
June 6, 1975. (8:30 pm) Dallas, TX. – Elvis Presley In Concert
Believers Still Rate Elvis King by Don Harris The Dallas Morning News
The Creeping Crud Express – Elvis Presley CD Info **RCA – BMG …

June 6, 1976

Elvis performed at the Omni, Atlanta, Georgia.

Just before he hit the stage on a Sunday afternoon for the matinee show in Atlanta on June 6, 1976
June 6, 1976 (2:30 pm). Atlanta, GA. – Elvis Presley In Concert
Hitting the stage for a concert in Atlanta, GA on June 6, 1976 and leaving the satge at the end of the show with Sonny West and Joe Esposito in tow
Boarding the Lisa Marie with Linda Thompson in Atlanta, GA on June 6, 1976
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1977

June 6, 1977

Queen appeared at Earls Court in London.

Stevie Wonder delivered an unannounced lecture to a UCLA class studying the record industry. He also performed.

RCA released the last Elvis single of his lifetime: “Way Down”. 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. Overseas, the song hit the UK Singles Chart a few weeks later, almost seven years after his previous UK number-one single, “The Wonder of You”, in 1970. His previous single, “Moody Blue”, had been a number-one hit on the US Country Charts earlier in 1977. “Way Down” was reissued in April 2005 and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

The recording also featured J.D. Sumner singing the words “way on down” at the end of each chorus down to the note low C (C2). At the end of the song, this phrase is octaved, reaching a double low C (C1, three octaves below middle C). According to the Guinness Book of World Records it is the lowest recorded note ever produced by the human voice, first accomplished by Sumner in a 1966 recording of the hymn “Blessed Assurance.”

The Wake and Aftermath

June 6, 1978

The newsmagazine “20/20” debuted on ABC-TV. The show’s anchors on the premiere telecast were Harold Hayes, the editor of Esquire magazine, and TIME art critic Robert Hughes. Hugh Downs was recruited to take on the role of sole host on the following week’s program.  The Elvis Cover-Up Episode was produced by this program with reporter Geraldo Riveria.

1986

After 29 years, CHUM-AM in Toronto, Canada’s first full-time Top 40 radio station – with the longest-running hit record chart in North America – changed its format to a mix of soft rock and oldies.

1990

– A Federal judge in Florida declared that 2 Live Crew’s “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” LP was obscene.

1996

In London, song lyrics by Terry Fell,for “Mississippi River”sold for $30,000 at auction,  because Fell claims to have co-written the song as a Gladys Tribute with Elvis Presley, in 1959 while stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army.

William Palmer, inventor of the magnetic tape recorder, passed away of a stroke at age 85 in Menlo Park, California.

2000

Alice Cooper caused a stir when a song from his album, “Brutal Planet” contained a tune called “Wicked Young Man”. The track describes an adolescent with “a pocket full of bullets and a blueprint of the school”, clearly a reference to the April 29, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.

Nina Notes: the song more offensive than the event. curious.

2001

Twenty of Elton John‘s automobiles sold at auction for $2.75 million. Elton said he, ‘doesn’t have time to drive them anymore’. The most expensive was a ’93 Jaguar that sold for over $330,000.

2003

A judge in London, England ruled that Rap lyrics should be treated as a foreign language after admitting that he was unsure of the meaning of ‘shizzle my nizzle’ and ‘mish mish man’. The court battle was over a copyright issue between the Ant’ill Mob and the Heartless Crew, who had used the lyrics on a remix.

2005

After hearing fourteen weeks of testimony, the jury in the Michael Jackson child molestation case began deliberations.

2016

The Beyoncé album “Lemonade” was certified Platinum.

2017

The site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was officially recognized for its place in history when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Bethel Woods Center for the Arts had been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

A week after topping the UK chart, the 50th anniversary edition of The Beatles‘ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” rose to #3 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Riley Keough shows off fiery red hair and cleavage

Riley Keough, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, hits red carpet premiere for ‘It Comes At Night’

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2020

Nina Notes: Dear Paul – Elvis called everyone sir and maam before the military -……

The Beatles quit worshiping Elvis’ music well before ’65. He was no longer making innovative records that made kids jump. Instead, he was concentrating on making hit movies and releasing soundtracks.

Looking back on those years, John and Paul McCartney both saw a line in the sand when it came to good Elvis recordings and bad Elvis recordings. The line got drawn when Elvis entered the military in 1958.

“I always thought [his time in the military] ruined Elvis,” Paul said in his authorized biography Many Years From Now (1997). “We liked Elvis’ freedom as a trucker, as a guy in jeans and swivelin’ hips, but didn’t like him with the short haircut in the army calling everyone ‘sir.’”

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-paul-mccartney-and-john-lennon-believed-ruined-elvis-presley-in-the-50s.html/What Paul McCartney and John Lennon Believed ‘Ruined’ Elvis Presley in the ’50sThough The Beatles cherished their meeting with Elvis, John Lennon and Paul McCartney mourned Elvis’ rapid fall, starting with an event in 1958.www.cheatsheet.com

from my earlier blog

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Elvis the First Metrosexual

Elvis the first and last entertainer the whole world agreed on

Elvis and One Hit Wonders

Measuring Up to Elvis

Elvis: Too Cool to be middle Class

Elvis: not a rebel, but had a cause

Elvis’ Cultural Impact

Elvis in the US Army

Idle Idols

Why Elvis remains the bar

Challenges of being an Elvis fan