Elvis - february 29

1960

As Elvis spent his last days in Germany, Billboard reported he had sold 18 million single to
date, a feat accomplished by no other artist in history.

Elvis - february 28

1956

Back in Memphis Elvis had a car accident.

1967

Due to the telephone the day before from Dr. Nichopoulos, the Colonel was furious the he had been unable even to get Elvis on the phone. He issued a warning to Marty Lacker, whose job it was to keep lines of communication open. "We have spent hundreds of dollars in at least 3 weeks on telephone calls and have accrued practically no information whatsoever and this must stop", he wrote, adding that things may soon "come to a head, where we will have some proper assignment, whether it be you or someone else where we have a definite immediate contact at all times."

1968

Priscilla arrived in California with Lisa Marie and Joanie Esposito and her 2 daughters.

1970

Elvis performed at the Annual Texas Livestock Show, Houston, Astrodome, at 2.00 and 7.45 p.m. The evening crowd of 43,614 was a record for indoor rodeo performances in any area.
Priscilla flew in to attend the nest day's show as rumors appeared in the Houston papers
about a possible breakup of her marriage.







1974

Just before leaving to go out on tour, Elvis saw a Dr. Kantor in Beverly Hills,
about throat problems.

Elvis - february 27

1949

Vernon Presley has a job by United Paint for $0,83 pro hour.

1963

Elvis overdubbed vocals in Spanish for the song Guadalajara at Radio Recorders.

1965

Elvis recorded for his cast insurance medical examination in preparation for the filming of Harum Scarum. The favorable results came as a relief to Colonel Parker, who had grown concerned with lethargy and uncharacristic withdrawal from his adoring public.

1970

Elvis held a noon press conference at the Astroworld Hotel and talked about his musical roots, the current music scene and how his Sun records sounded "funny" to him now.
Elvis performed at the Annual Texas Livestock Show, Houston, Astrodome, Houston,
Texas, at 2.00 and 7.45 p.m. Elvis made a dramatic entrance in an open jeep, but he was discouraged both during and after the first show because of the poor acoustics and what he judged to be an indifferent response from a less than capacity crowd. " I guess I just can't bring it in like I used to", he said between shows. But then his spirits were lifted at the evening show by the great response from a crowd of 36,299 and according to the Los Angeles Times his performance was "masterful".

Elvis - february 26

1954

Elvis and Dixie go to "All Night Gospel Singing" in Ellis Auditorium.

1955

Elvis performed in "The Hillbilly Jamboree Circle Theater", Cleveland, Ohio 7.30 and 10.30 PM

1956

Elvis performed in "The City Auditorium" Pensacola, Florida at 2.00, 5.00 and 8.00 PM.

1958

There was a brief recording session at Radio Recorders at which Elvis overdubbed
guitar-slapping and piano on Wear My Ring Around Your Neck.

1960

Elvis called Anita Wood, as he prepared to resume his old life. Joe Esposito, who had already left for home,
had agreed to work for him upon his return. So had Elisabeth Stefaniak, who would be returning to the States with Vernon and Grandma, and Elvis hoped that Rex Mansfield, too, would be part of the team.

1964

Elvis reported to Paramount for preproduction on Roustabout.

1969

Elvis signs the contract with International Hotel for the engagement later this year. Atleast a staged signing took place, however, the actuall signing wouldent happen until april the same year.

Elvis - february 25

1955

Elvis, Scotty and Bill ride to Cleveland with Bob Neal, they stop to get by various stations promotion.

1956

Elvis performed in Schreveport "Louisiana Hayride" Louisiana.

1957

Louis Armstrong was quoted in the Memphis Press-Scimitar: " I'm definitely gonna do a record with him. You'd be surprised what we could do together.
You ask me if I think he's good. How many Cadillacs was it he bought? That boy's no fool."

1961

Tennessee governor Buford Ellington and Memphis mayor Henry Loeb both declared this day "Elvis Presley Day". At a special luncheon at the Hotel Claridge, Elvis was presented by RCA with a diamond studded watch to honor record sales of more than 75 million. Sam Philips asked why Sun Records got so little recognition for
Elvis ' success, reminding everyone that "RCA wouldn't have him if it wasn't for Philips."
Elvis performed at the Memphis Charity Show, Ellis Auditorium, Memphis at 3.00 and 8.30 p.m.
Attendance at the first show was 3,860 and at the second 6,540. The comedian George Jessel introduced Elvis in the evening as "one of the greatest singer-actors of this century."
After the evening show Elvis hold a party at Graceland.








1965

Elvis had a soundtrack recording session in Nashville from 10.15 p.m. to 3.30 a.m. for Harum Scarum.

1967

Elvis flew back from Nashville to Memphis n the early evening.
He had the plane circle over his ranch before landing.

1968

Elvis flew to Los Angeles to his new home at 1174 Hillcrest Drive. This smaller,
4 bedroom house offered Elvis, Priscilla and Lisa Marie more privacy than before.
Only Charlie Hodge, Patsy and Gee Gee Gambill were living there too.

1970

Elvis and the guys from the entourage flew to Houston for Elvis' engagement at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Kirk Kerkorian's private jet. Though the Colonel had tried to force the guys to travel on their own, they all went along with Elvis except for the wives this time. Elvis held a brief
press conference at the airport before checking into the Astroworld Hotel for his first performance outside Las Vegas since 1961.

Elvis - february 24

1955

Elvis performed in "The South Side Elementary School", Bastrop, Louisiana at 7.30 and 9.30 PM.
This is the last show with "Jamboree Attraction Tour".

1956

Elvis performed in "The New Basball Park" Jacksonville, Florida

1957

Elvis finally completed the version of Loving You that would appear on record.
He also kept his promise to Sam Philips to record When It Rains It Really Pours,
which he didn't completed at Sun. After the conclusion of this recording session Sholes
had 7 finished masters from 2 days of work.

1961

With filming once again completed, Elvis had returned to Memphis,
where he hold a rehearsal with Scotty, DJ, the Nashville session players and
the Jordanaires at Graceland for his Memphis charity show.

1969

After shopping for clothes in Beverly Hills, Elvis flew to Las Vegas.

1971

Elvis and Priscilla remained in Las Vegas to attend Ann-Margret's opening at the International.

1973

Elvis and Linda attended Ann-Margret's opening. Then they remained in Las Vegas along with
Elvis' Memphis karate instructor, Kang Rhee, who conducted karate classes in the suite.

Elvis - february 23

1955

Elvis performed in "The High School Auditorium" Pine Bluff, Arkansas 7.30 and 9.30 PM

1956

Elvis performed in "The New Basball Park" Jacksonville, Florida.

1957

Steve Sholes arranged a session at Radio Recorders for Elvis to cut Loving You again,
this time as an RCA single, but Elvis turned his attention to other material instead.
During a session from 10.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. I Beg Of You and One Night came out ,
with each a potential candidate for single release.

1967

Elvis returned to the studio, wearing a complete cowboy outfit with chaps.
He overdubbed vocals on the prerecorded instrumental tracks.
Some were completed on this date, but several had to wait until his return to Hollywood.

1969

Elvis returned to Los Angeles.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight
Elvis closed his engagement with a midnight show that ran until 3.00 a.m.
giving what many considered to be one of his finest performances.
He played the piano on Lawdy, Miss Clawdy and Blueberry Hill and toward the end of the
evening he introduced the Colonel to the audience saying: "He's not only my manager,
but I love him very much."

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Elvis concluded his Las Vegas engagement with a show that ranged from an uninhibited
Mystery Train/Tiger Man Medley to a sadly bittersweet Help Me Make It Through The Night.
As on almost every other final night, there was also a water fight.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.
Priscilla flew in for the end of Elvis' engagement and informed Elvis that she was
involved with karate champion Mike Stone. Elvis was awarded a 5 degree
black belt from Ed Parker's International Karate Association.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.
Ann-Margret was in the audience on Elvis' closing night.
To Lamar, who was in charge of the lights, Elvis said:
"Leave the light on her, man, I just want to look at her."

Elvis - february 22

1955

Elvis performed in "The City Hall", Hope, Arkansas

( This photo were used in the newspaper ad for todays concert )

1956

Elvis performed in "The City Auditorium" Waycross, Georgia at 7.00 and 9.00 PM

1958

Elvis went to the birthday party for Jan Shepard, who played his sister in the movie ( King Creole ) He showed up with a stuffed tiger on his shoulders that he had named Danny Boy,
after the song he had often sung on the set. He also gave Shepard a movie camera,
with which home movies of the party were shot.

1965

At the last minute there was a soundtrack session set up for Elvis' new film, Harum Scarum.
Due to the hurried manner in which the session was scheduled, Elvis' regular accompanists were not available ant their places were taken by Charlie McCoy on guitar, Henry Strzelecki on bass and Kenny Buttrey on drums. They were joined by Rufus Long and Ralph Strobel on flute and oboe in order to lend A middle
Eastern touch to the soundtrack. This was Elvis' first visit to a recording studio in 8 months and his distraction and disaffection with the
material was obvious. He broke off at 3.30 a.m. after only 4 hours in which he did 38 dreary takes of Shake That Tambourine.

1967

Recording of backing tracks for the movie Clambake continued from 7.00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m.
but without Elvis, who remained at his hotel.

1969

This was the last night in the American Studio and Elvis recorded only Who Am I?
The session and the American experience ended at midnight.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight.
There were some difficulties with the showroom sound system for some time now and the Colonel threatened that Elvis would not perform his last 2 nights if the problem was not solved.

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.

Elvis - february 21

1955

Elvis performed in "The City Auditorium", Camden, Arkansas

1956

Elvis performed in " The Florida Theater" Sarasota, Florida at 2.15, 4.30, 7.35 and 9.45 PM.

1957

Elvis was visited by his parents on the set of Loving You, where he performed Loving You
and Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do in front of an audience. They were sitting quite plainly on the aisle, with Gladys clapping to the beat. It was said that Elvis was never able to watch the film again after his mother's death.

1967

This was the day Elvis was supposed to report to United Artists in Hollywood for the start of production on Clambake. The Colonel realized it would be almost impossible to get Elvis away from his new ranch, so he had arranged for the cast insurance exam to take place at 5.30 p.m. at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, where soundtrack recording was now scheduled to take place. Elvis arrived in a rented Learjet and after discussing song selection for the film, recorded until 6.00 a.m. the next morning. It was obvious to all present that Elvis had little interest in the movie songs. Except for You Don't Know Me, on which he expended 21 takes. However Elvis was still not satisfied with the result and would re-record the song later.

1969

Still at American, recording went on, but this time only from 7.30 until 10.30 p.m.
and only 1 song and 1 instrumental track were completed.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.

1977

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Charlotte NC, (8:30 PM)
Crowd was 12000 and Elvis wore Chief suit with the second belt.
After this show Elvis returned to Memphis.

Elvis - february 20

1955

Elvis performed in "The Robinson Auditorium", Little Rock, Arkansas 3.00 and 8.15 PM.
Elvis start the "Jamboree Attraction Tour".

1956

Elvis makes 4 performances this day in " The Palms Theater" West Palm Beach,
Florida at 2.00, 5.00 7.00 and 9.00 PM

1967

Elvis bought a red chestnut gelding and a palomino mare.

1969

Still at American and again an all night recording session with
It Keeps Right On A'Hurtin and Any Day Now. Earlier this day Elvis bought a microfilm reader
from Kodak and had more than 4,000 personal items microfilmed.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.

1977

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina.(8:30 PM ) The crowd was 12000 and Elvis wore Mexican sundial suit with the original belt.
Elvis called up Ginger's sister, Terry, up on stage to play a short selection of classical
music on the piano.

Elvis - february 19

1955

Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride

1956

Elvis performed in "The Fort Homor Hesterly Armory" Tampa, Florida at 2.00 5.00 and 8.00 PM.

1969

Another recording night at American; this time with songs like Kentucky Rain and
Only The Strong Survive, which Elvis clearly made his own.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Accidentally Elvis knocked himself in the mouth with the microphone when a fan rushed the stage, chipping his tooth in the process.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.
By now it was clear to everyone that the 4 men who jumped on stage the day before were
nothing more than over stimulated fans, Elvis became convinced that they had been sent by
Priscilla's boyfriend, Mike Stone. Elvis raged to all the guys and made accusations that it
was Stone who broke up his marriage and that he was now trying to take his daughter away from him as well. In his anger Elvis even thought of killing Stone, but when he finally calmed down several days later, the idea abandoned him.

1974

Elvis was back in Los Angeles and with Lisa Marie when she had a tonsillectomy.

1977

Elvis performed at the Civic Center Freedom Hall, Johnson City, Tennessee 8:30 p.m.
The crowd was 7000 and Elvis wore 1974 Arabian suit with the V-neck suit belt.
Because Ginger missed her family Elvis flew them in for the final days of the tour.

Elvis - february 18

1955

Elvis performed in "The West Monroe High School Auditorium", Monroe, Louisiana 7.30 and 9.30 PM. This is the last of "The Hank Snow" tour.

1956

Elvis performed in "Tommy and Jimmie Dorsey Stage Show" CBS Studio,
New york City at 8.00 PM. Elvis sings "Tutti Frutti" and "I Was The One".

1969

Recording at American continued from 7.30 p.m. to 5.30 a.m.
with the completion of 3 more songs, including a radical changed After Loving You.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight.
There was an afternoon rehearsal, since there was not enough new material in the show to
fill out an album. The 3 songs were The Wonder Of You, Release Me and See See Rider.
Recording continued during both shows on this and the following night.

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.
Four men jumped on stage toward the end of Elvis' performance at the midnight show in Las Vegas. Several members of the entourage rushed to defend Elvis.
However it was Elvis himself who knocked one of the men back into the audience.
When order was finally restored, Elvis told the audience: "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen.
I'm sorry I didn't break his goddamned neck is what I'm sorry about."

1976

Elvis had returned to Colorado with the idea of buying a vacation home but returned to Memphis almost immediately after his Denver police friends attempted to talk to him about his increasingly erratic behavior.

1977

Elvis performed at the Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina. ( 8:30PM )
Crowd was 20000 and Elvis wore the chief suit with second belt.

Elvis - february 17

1955

Elvis performed in "The City Auditorium" San Angelo, Texas at 7.30 and 9.30 PM

1956

Elvis and the band leaving Winston-Salem at 5.50 AM to flies to New York City

1966

Elvis was at Radio Recorders, and continued soundtrack recording from 7.00 p.m.
to midnight again. At the conclusion of recording Elvis decided,
impulsively, to take the Greyhound bus for a trial spin to Las Vegas for the weekend.

1967

Elvis continued to buy pickup trucks for the guys, his relatives and everyone who worked on
the property. Today's purchases included 1 Chevy custom El Camino,
2 Dodges and 5 Fords, as well as 2 more house trailers.

1969

Elvis reported back to American at 8.00 p.m. and worked until 4.00 a.m.
Some real beauties were delivered here: True Love Travels On A Gravel Road and Stranger
In My Own Home Town.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel,
Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight RCA continued to record selectively at both evening shows.

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.

1977

Elvis performed at the Civic Center,Savannah, Georgia.( 8:30 PM ) Crowd was 8052 and
Elvis wore the Mexican Sundial suit with original belt.

Elvis - february 16

1954

Two weeks after his first date, Elvis meet the parents of Dixie Locke.

1955

Elvis performed in "The Odessa Senior High School Field House", Odessa, Texas.
The local entertainer Roy Orbison says: "His energy was incredible,
his instinct was just amazing".

1956

Elvis performed in "The Carolina Theater" Winston-Salem,
North Carolina at 4.30, 7.00 and 9.00 PM. A reporter says:
"He Slouches, he scratches, he mugs, he bumps, he grinds...
The Frenzy, the hysteria, the wild and wonderful schrieks of sheer joy,
these were reserved for the remarkable young man with the long hair,
the pearly teath, the stylich slouch, the incredible conceit: Elvis Presley."

1966

Elvis began 2 days of soundtrack recording at Radio Recorders,
starting at 3.00 p.m. and working till midnight.
The core of the Nashville studio band had been flown in and was joined by
"Tiny" Timbrell and guitarist Tommy Tedesco.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight.
Both on the dinner show and on the midnight show were several
songs recorded which would serve as the backbone for the upcoming On Stage album.
It was obvious that Polk Salad Annie, completed with karate moves, was the new showstopper.

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.
Recording by RCA had continued each night and would conclude tomorrow.
Except for It's Over all masters that were eventually released were from tonight's
midnight show.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.

1977

Elvis performes in Garrett Coliseum
Montgomery AL ( 8:30 PM ) crowd was 10928 and Elvis wore Rainfall suit with original belt.

Elvis - february 15

1955

Elvis performed in "The Fair Park Auditorium", Abilene, Texas at 7.00 and 9.00 PM.

1956

Elvis performed in "The Walter Williams High School Auditorium" Burlington North Carolina

1967

The main ranch house on the property, Circle G, was too small for the whole group,
so Elvis started buying house trailers and initiated extensive repairs on the septic system.

1970

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas at 8.30 PM and midnight

1971

Elvis performed at the Showroom, International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

1972

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas.

1973

Elvis performed at the Showroom, Las Vegas, Hilton, Las Vegas.
Elvis walked off stage during the dinner show. When he returned, he said,
"I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but I have a touch of the flu, and my voice suddenly
disappeared." He finished the show, but again the midnight show was canceled.

1977

Elvis performed at the Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida. 8:30 pm
Elvis wore the chiefsuit with the second belt