Elvis - march 7

1955

Elvis performed in "The City Auditorium" Paris, Tennessee.

1960

Elvis stayed up all night on the way home to Memphis. The train arrived in Memphis at 7.45 a.m. in the middle of another snow storm. After greeting fans, Elvis rode out to Graceland.
In the afternoon there was a press conference in Vernon's office in a small building just behind Graceland. Elvis told everybody how glad he was to be home again and Anita Wood joined him later in the evening






1968

In the morning the script rehearsals continued. Later Elvis went to Western Recorders,
at 6000 Sun set Boulevard, where Billy Strange, is firmly in charge.
Elvis worked on the soundtrack, from 7.00 p.m. to 3.00 a.m. with songwriter Mac Davis,
in attendance for Elvis' rendition of his "A Little Less Conversation".

1974

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana 8:30 pm
The crowd was 8177 and Elvis wore the Orange sunburst suit with the Original belt

Elvis - march 6

1960

Elvis and his party traveled from Washington to Memphis by train.
Throughout the trip Elvis appeared on the observation platform at every station and waved to the crowd.

1964

Principal photography for Roustabout began at the Hidden Valley Ranch north of Los Angeles.
Througout the filming Elvis would work at various locations around the city.

1967

Elvis reported to United Artists to meet with the producers and director of Clambake.
In the evening Elvis recorded vocal overdubs at the Annex Studios.

1974

Elvis performed at the Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery, Alabama. 8:30 p.m
The crowd was 11328 and Elvis wore the famous 1973 American eagle suit with the second belt
This show was attended by Governor George Wallace.

Elvis - march 5

1954

Elvis en Dixie go to the "Minstrel Show" in Humus High School.

1956

Elvis and Gene Smith flying to Nashville the same day they are back in Memphis.

1959

Elvis and Vera went for a boat ride at Lakes Starnberg and once again Elvis
returned to the Moulin Rouge that evening, to wind up his 3 day leave.

1960

Elvis was release form the army at 9.15 a.m. He received his mustering out check of $109.54 and was honorable discharged. By limousine, he and the Colonel traveled to New Jersey, where they were joined by Lamar and Rex Mansfield. In the evening they all went to Washington, D.C.

1964

Elvis reported to the Paramount makeup department for a haircut by the studio barber;
followed by a 1.00 p.m. music meeting.

1965

Elvis was on his way to Los Angeles when he confided to Larry Geller his disappointment
that after all of his study and meditation he had had no "experience of God".
Shortly after this conversation Elvis stopped the motor home in the middle of the desert as
he saw a cloud formation that resembled the face of Joseph Stalin, turning into the face of Jesus.

1967

Elvis went to California by plane with Charlie Hodge, Ray Sitton, Marty Lacker,
Red West, Billy Smith, Larry Geller, as well as a new member of the group, Gee Gee Gambill,
who was married to Elvis' cousin Patsy.

1968

Elvis began with script readings and rehearsals for his new film. Live A Little, Love A Little.

1969

Elvis was back in Los Angeles and began with his last feature film Change Of Habit.
On this and the following night Elvis recorded the movie soundtrack at the Decca Universal Studio, working each evening from 7.00 p.m. to 2.00 a.m.

1973

Elvis bought $2,600 worth of jewelry in Vegas.

1974

Elvis performed at the Memorial Coliseum, Auburn University, Alabama 8.30 p.m
The crowd was 13239 and Elvis wore the Orange sunburst suit with Original belt.

Elvis - march 4

1955

Elvis performed in Schreveport, "Louisiana Hayride" Louisiana

1956

Elvis and Gene Smith flying to Memphis

1959

Elvis and Vera visited the set of a Viking Movie that was being made at the film studios
in Munchen-Geiselgasteig. Elvis, Red and Lamar returned to the Moulin Rouge alone.

1968

Elvis reported to MGM for preproduction of his new film, Live A Little, Love A Little.

1972

Elvis returned to Los Angeles, moving back into the unsold Hillcrest house,
while Priscilla remained at the Monovale address.

1974

Elvis performed at the Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana 8.30 p.m.
The crowd was 8177 and Elvis wore Blue starburst suit with the original belt.
Due to internal arguments within Voice, Sherrill Nielsen left the tour after this date and was replaced by Per-Erik Hallin.




1977

Elvis and friends arrived on Hawaii and checked into the Hilton Rainbow Tower.
After 2 days Elvis and the Alden sisters, including a couple of guys moved to a beach house
on the west side of Oahu

Elvis - march 3

1955

Elvis performed in "The High School" De Kalb, Texas

1956

Elvis wrote a check as down payment for the house on Audubon Drive 1034.The house lies in a good neighborhood in the east of Memphis. Elvis flies to Shreveport with Gene Smith.

1958

Shooting began in New Orleans' French Quarter. The film company stayed in New Orleans until March 11.

1959

Elvis traveled to Munich with Red and Lamar to visit Vera Tschechowa, a 18 year old actress whom Elvis met in January while doing publicity shots for the March of Dimes. In the evening they went to dinner with various friends of Vera and later to the Moulin Rouge, a striptease club.

1960

Elvis arrived in New Jersey at 7.42 a.m. in the middle of a snow storm. The army held another big press conference with a welcoming party that included the Colonel, Nancy Sinatra and lots of RCA representatives. Elvis spent the next 2 days at Fort Dix going through the routine discharge procedure.

1962

Elvis bought some clothes at Lansky's.

1964

This was the second day of recording at Radio Recorders for Elvis' new film Roustabout and he worked from 12.30 p.m. till midnight, recording 7 more songs.

1967

There were some complaints about Elvis' continuing delays and Elvis was informed that he was expected without fail at United Artists on Monday,

1970

Elvis and Priscilla flew to Palm Springs to stay for 2 weeks at their rented Camino del Norte home, while looking for a house to buy..

1971

Accompanied by the Carpenters as well as Ricky Stanley and Charlie Hodge, Elvis flew home to Memphis.

1974

Elvis performed at the Astrodome, Houston, Texas at 2.00 and 7.00 p.m.
At 2 p.m the crowd was 43974 and Elvis wore Gold vine suit with the original belt.
At 8 p.m the crowd was 44175 and Elvis wore Nail mirrored suit with the original belt.
Towards the end of Elvis' performance of "Fever", the Colonel appeared on stage, riding a small donkey led by Vernon Presley.
As Elvis went into "Let Me Be There", Vernon mounted the donkey and the Colonel slapped it and led it off stage.







1975

Elvis flew to California for the recording session which was originally planned for the fall and in preparation for his Vegas opening.

1977

In the early morning Elvis signed his will and after taking care of some other business Elvis left for an vacation to Hawaii in order to show the island to Ginger.

Elvis - march 2

1955

Elvis performed today twice, the first time "U.S. Armory" Newport,Arkansas 8.00 PM and then "The Porky`s Rooftop Club" Newport, Arkansas at 10.00 PM.

1956

Elvis becomes arrested for too hard ride on the Riverside Drive in Memphis.

1960

Priscilla was held back by military policemen at the Rhine-Main air base as she tried to gave Elvis one last farewell. Her picture was taken as "The Girl He Left Behind".








1963

Priscilla arrived in Los Angeles with her father, Captain Paul Beaulieu,
to meet with Elvis and to conclude arrangements permitting Priscilla to live in Memphis with Vernon and Dee and complete her senior year at Immaculate Conception High School. Elvis assured Priscilla's father that his parents would take good care of her and that she would get a good education at the Catholic parochial school.

1964

Elvis began recording sessions for his new Paramount film at Radio Recorders.
He completed 4 songs and worked from 1.00 to 11.35 p.m.

1970

Elvis returned to Los Angeles.

1971

Elvis returned to Los Angeles.

1974

Elvis performed at the Mabee Special Events Center, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1.30 p.m. The crowd was 11575 and Elvis wore White Conquistador suit with original belt.

Elvis - march 1

1955

Elvis is back at Sun and takes one song "I'm Left, You`re Right, She`s Gone" .

1956

Elvis goes to "Memphis Traffic Court" regarding the accident two days ago.

1958

Elvis and his entourage stayed on the 10:th floor of the Roosevelt Hotel,

a block from the French Quarter. Red West came to join the gang.

Although the Colonel had strongly advised the mayor not to, the mayor proclaimed

"Elvis Presley Day" and security broke down when Elvis' fans came out to see the star.


1960

Just before Elvis' departure from Germany, the army held a press conference at the men's club in Friedberg.
Also present was Marion Keisker from Sun Records, who has been serving out her tour of duty in Europe.
When Elvis spotted him, he was excited: "I don't know whether to kiss you or salute." Marion answered: "In that order".

1963

On the set of Fun In Acapulco Elvis complained about the clothes he had to wear while performing "Marguerita", explaining that he would never wear such an outfit in real life.
However nothing could be changed because his double leaving the bandstand had already been filmed.

1965

This was probably the day of the thoughtful interview James Kingsley had with Elvis.
Elvis talked at length about how far he had come and what it all meant. "I know what it
is to scratch and fight for what you want. I certainly haven't lost my respect for my fans;
I withdraw not from my fans, but from myself."

1970

Elvis performed at the Annual Texas Livestock Show, Houston Astrodome at 2.00 and 7.45 p.m.
At 2 p.m Elvis wore White Cossack Top Jumpsuit White Macrame belt and at 7 p.m he wore White Broquade Suit with the original belt. Crowd was 48858 at 2 p.m and 27777 at 7 p.m
After the final show there was a press conference at which Elvis was presented with gold records for 5 of his 1969 releases.

1971

There was a surveillance system installed at Graceland, with cameras placed at the gates and in several rooms of the house. These were hooked up to 4 monitors, which Elvis would come to see as a diversification of his television viewing at times.

1974

Elvis performed at the Mabee Special Events Center, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 8.30 p.m The crowd was 11575 and Elvis wore the Gold vine suit with original belt and gold cape.