Elvis Presley
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Good Today in Elvis Presley History 1955 - Elvis Presley recorded a cover of Arthur Gunter's "Baby Let's Play House." 1965 - Exotic dancer "Little Egypt" filed suit against Paramount Pictures and Elvis Presley Music in the New York Supreme Court. She claimed she was owed damages because she owned the rights to the song "Roustabout." She lost the case. 1966 - Elvis Presley arrived in Los Angeles and began living in his new home in Bel Air. 1968 - The Presley family went home to Graceland after the birth of Lisa Marie. 1975 - Vernon Presley had a heart attack and was admitted to Baptist Memorial Hospital. Elivs was in the hospital already. The public was told that Elvis was undergoing tests for a "liver problem." 1976 - Elvis Presley recorded "Danny Boy." 1977 - Elvis Presley's reissue of the 1962 single "Suspicion" hit #9 in the U.K.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1939 - Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, was released from prison after serving 8 months for altering a check. 1959 - The Elvis Presley LP "For LP Fans Only" was shipped. The release was a compilation of ten previously released songs. 1961 - Elvis Presley was called by to California to re-shoot the ending for the movie "Wild In The Country." The preview audiences did not like the original ending. 1990 - The television show "Elvis" began airing on ABC-TV. The show was cancelled on May 19th.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1959 - Elvis Presley attended a Holiday on Ice show in Frankfurt, Germany. 1981 - The TV mini-series "Elvis and Me" (based on Priscilla Presley's book) began on ABC-TV.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1963 - The "Bossa Nova" sequence was shot for Elvis Presley's movie "Fun In Acapulco." 1964 - Elvis Presley's album "Fun In Acapulco" hit #9 in the U.K. 1968 - Elvis Presley was inducted into "Playboy" magazine's Hall of Fame. 1969 - The soundtrack "Elvis," from the NBC-TV special, hit #8 in the U.S.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1960 - Elvis Presley's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was added. The star was one of the original 1,558 to be placed. 1967 - Elvis Presley bought the Circle G ranch in Walla, Mississippi.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1943 - Ral Donner was born. His first hit was a cover of Elvis Presley's "The Girl of My Best Friend" and he narrated the documentary "This Is Elvis." 1964 - Elvis Presley sent a telegram of congratulations to the Beatles after their successful first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1968 - Elvis Presley's soundtrack "Clambake" hit #40 in the U.S. 1976 - Elvis Presley was made a captain in the Memphis Police Reserve. 2004 - The DVD "Frank Sinatra Show - Welcome Home Elvis" was released.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on "Stage Show" for the third time. He was finally given permission from CBS to perform "Heartbreak Hotel." He also sang "Blue Suede Shoes." 1960 - Elvis Presley received his sergeant's stripes. 1966 - Elvis Presley arrived at MGM to begin pre-production work on the movie "Spinout." 1979 - The TV movie "Elvis," with Kurt Russell, aired on ABC. 2003 - Lisa Marie Presley appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live."
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1957 - Elvis Presley's "Too Much" hit number one on the Billboard Pop chart. It the first of four number one songs for Elvis in 1957.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1958 - Elvis Presley's "Don't/I Beg of You" became number one on the Billboard Pop chart. It was his last number one before being inducted into the U.S. Army. 1959 - In Friedberg, Elvis Presley was the cause of a traffic jam when he stopped to sign autographs. 1961 - Elvis Presley's album "His Hand in Mine" hit #13 in the U.S. It was Elvis's first wholly religious album.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1957 - RCA informed Elvis Presley that they would exercise their option to extend the term of his contract. The current contract was to expire on October 15, 1961, the new contract was scheduled to expire on October 15, 1966. 1966 - The principle photography for the Elvis Presley movie "Spinout" began. 1975 - Elvis Presley was discharged from the hospital. He was admitted on January 29
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1958 - Elvis Presley's five-song EP "Jailhouse Rock" hit #18 in the U.K. 1958 - Elvis Presley's single "Don't" hit #8 in the U.S.
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You sure are knowledgeble about Elvis Daniel.
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Beatlesluver:
You sure are knowledgeble about Elvis Daniel.
He's my favourite singer along with The Beatles.
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So have you been the one buying his singles during the last few weeks to keep him top of the charts lol.
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Beatlesluver:
So have you been the one buying his singles during the last few weeks to keep him top of the charts lol.
LOL! A few thousand others too
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1957 - Elvis Presley's single "Playing For Keeps" hit #34 in the U.S. The song was the b-side of the song "Too Much." 1970 - Elvis Presley recorded songs that would be the backbone of his upcoming album "On Stage." 1972 - Elvis Presley recorded recorded "An American Trilogy" live in concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1958 - The Elvis Presley movie "Jailhouse Rock" opened in the U.K. 1958 - Production for the Elvis Presley movie "King Creole" began in New Orleans, LA. Filming was nearly impossible due to the large crowds in the streets. 1960 - Elvis received his first gold record for "Elvis."
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on "Stage Show" for the fourth time. He performed Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and the ballad "I Was The One." 1959 - Elvis Presley appeared after hours at the Lido Club in Paris while on leave from the U.S. Army. 1970 - Elvis Presley recorded "The Wonder of You." 2004 - It was announced that American Online had released Elvis Presley as it's newest AOL Superbuddy.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1969 - Elvis Presley recorded the song "Kentucky Rain." 1971 - Elvis Presley hit himself in the mouth with a microphone and chipped a tooth. The cause was a fan that had rushed on stage. 1974 - Lisa Marie Presley had a tonsillectomy.
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Today in Elvis Presley History 1955 - Elvis Presley began another Jamboree Attractions tour. This show was billed as a "WSM Grand Ole Opry." 1964 - Vernon Presley wrote to Joe Esposito reprimanding him for sloppy bookkeeping and warning him of the consequences. 1967 - Elvis Presley bought a red chestnut gelding and a palomino mare. 1969 - Elvis Presley bought a microfilm reader from Eastman Kodak. He subsequently had more than 4,000 personal items microfilmed. 1973 - Variety reported that Elvis Presley had been offered $500,000 for six London concerts at the Earl's Court Stadium. The Colonel turned down the offer. 1977 - In Charlotte, North Carolina, Elvis Presley invited Terri Alden, Ginger's sister, on stage to play a short selection of classical music on the piano.