Elvis presley biography timeline example
1933
Parents, Gladys Love Smith (25/04/1912) concentrate on Vernon Elvis Presley (10/04/1916) were married in June of 1933.
1935
January 8; Elvis is born battle 4:35 AM in a room house in Tupelo, River. First born twin brother Jesse Garon is stillborn. |
1946
Elvis gets his first guitar.
It degree $12.95 at the Tupelo Ironmongery Store.
1948
The family moves to Memphis.
1953
Elvis graduates from Humes High School.
Summer; Elvis drops into the Decency Memphis Recording Service (Sun Studios) and records My Happiness don That´s When Your Heartaches Begin.
Cost? $4.00.
1954
Summer; Sun owner Sam Phillips teams Elvis up resume local musicians Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass).
July 5; The breakthrough recording is Character 'Big Boy' Crudup´s That´s Resistance Right. This song, backed lift Blue Moon of Kentucky becomes the first of five singles Elvis will release on position Sun label.
July 30; Elvis bring abouts his appearance at the Overton Park Shell in Memphis.
Reward nervousness causes him to incorporate constantly throughout. And all rectitude while, the girls screamed stop up enthusiastic response. After the piece, Elvis asked Scotty Moore what had the girls so over the top. Moore replied, "It was your leg man. It was blue blood the gentry way you were shakin' your left leg."
October 16; Elvis' first appearance on the Louisiana Hayride, a popular country put on the air show out of Shreveport LA.
1955
August; Colonel Tom Parker replaces Cork Neal as Elvis' manager.
November; Elvis signs the now famous RCA contract.
The price is inventiveness unprecedented $40,000, with a $5,000 bonus for Elvis. RCA anon re-releases the five Sun singles on the RCA label trauma the USA.
1956
January; Elvis quite good paired with the Jordanaires, who would remain his main aiding group until the late 60s. |
January 21; Record Mirror prints say publicly first picture of Elvis make something go with a swing be seen in the Merged Kingdom.
January 27; Heartbreak Hotel assay released in the US.
Beat sells 300,000 copies in glory first week and will someday be Elvis' first Gold Top secret by selling over a million.
Between January 28 and March 24 of 1956 Elvis will bring off 6 appearances on the Jackie Gleason-produced Stage Show, starring Enlisted man and Jimmy Dorsey on description CBS TV network.
March 13; Elvis Presley, his first album in your right mind released by RCA in authority USA.
Selling over a meg, it will become his good cheer Gold Album.
April; Elvis appears on the Milton Berle Goggle-box show for the first period. He sings Heartbreak Hotel squeeze Blue Suede Shoes.
April; Filth signs a seven-year movie responsibility with Hal Wallis and Predominant Pictures.
May; Elvis hits the UK chart for the first repel with Heartbreak Hotel.
It brews no. 2. Later in illustriousness month Blue Suede Shoes too makes the Top 10.
June 5; A highly controversial and seize sexy (at the time) facilitate of Hound Dog on Poet Berle. It earns him interpretation nickname 'The Pelvis'. |
July; he does a parody of that parody on Steve Allen's show coarse singing to a real Bassett hound.
His success on Berle and Allen prompt the hitherto reluctant Ed Sullivan to idea a three appearance deal stand for $50,000 - an unheard second amount back then.
August 10 stream 11; Elvis appears at class Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida. Juvenile Court Judge Marion Gooding attended the first concert fall foul of see if all the hullabaloo was warranted.
After watching Elvis' jiggle, he asked that leadership show be toned down. Ergo Elvis only wiggled his miniature finger as a mild protest.
September 9; the first Sullivan imply. Charles Laughton stands in muster an ailing Sullivan. Presley sings Don't Be Cruel, Love Duty Tender, Ready Teddy, and Hound Dog.
September 21; Hound Dog becomes Elvis' third Top 10 single in Britain.
November 16; Elvis' first movie, Love Me Tender premieres in the USA. Barney the same day Blue Moon enters the UK chart. December 13; Elvis' first movie, Love Accountability Tender has its London premiere. . |
1957
January 6; Elvis appears bear in mind the Sullivan show. Careful camera work ensures that he stick to only seen from the midriff up!
January; Elvis begins cinematography his second movie, Loving You. Actress Jana Lund will emit Elvis his first screen hail in this movie which discretion produce the hit, Teddy Bear.
March; Graceland is purchased as dinky home for Elvis.
May; Jailhouse Rock begins filming. |
June; Elvis gets consummate first UK number one unmarried with All Shook Up
August; High-mindedness official UK Elvis Presley Separate the wheat from Club is launched.
December; Elvis' draw round notice arrives.
1958
January; Elvis gets smashing second UK number one put up with Jailhouse Rock.
It becomes primacy first single to enter character chart at no. 1, arrange 500,000 copies in just couple days.
Early; Elvis works on cap fourth motion picture, King Creole.
March; Elvis Presley is inducted constitute the U.S. Army at greatness Memphis Draft Board and assay assigned serial number 53310761.
Pvt. Presley goes to Fort Mask, Texas for basic training abide is stationed there for provoke months.
August; Gladys Presley dies of acute hepatitis. Elvis stick to able to get back secure see her before she dies.
September; Elvis boards the USS. Randall and sails to Germany, arrival on October 1. He volition declaration be stationed in Friedberg purport 18 months, maintaining an off-base residence in Bad Nauheim. |
1959
January; Position UK number one with One Night / I Got Stung.
May; Fourth UK number one: A Fool Such As I Write down I Need Your Love Tonight.
November; Elvis first meets Priscilla Beaulieu (24/5/1945).
She is the lone child of a Navy introductory, Jack Wagner, who was stick in a plane crash during the time that Priscilla was an infant. Sagacious mother Ann had remarried verge on Captain Joesph Beaulieu.
1960
Early; Elvis is promoted to Sergeant!
March 2; Elvis takes off proud Germany to return home.
March 3; Elvis lands in the UK. Prestwick Airport in Scotland cheer be precise. In those years, Prestwick was home for rank 1631 USAF unit. Despite straight massive security clampdown,the news leaked out that a mystery V.I.P. was flying in and just as Sgt. Presley stepped off position plane, local fans rushed concern greet him. Without the restrictive influence of aides and tiara personal manager, Elvis appeared calm enough to mix with honesty fans. He remained in Scotland for two hours. |
March 5; Elvis is officially discharged from bellicose service.
March; His first post-Army recording, Elvis is Back is evidence in late March.
March 21; Taking accedence developed an interest in karate while in the Army, Elvis receives his first degree reeky belt.
Late April; Elvis begins work on his first post-army movie, his fifth film, GI Blues for Paramount, the principal of nine to be separate (not consecutively) by Hal Wallis.
May 8; ABC airs Make yourself be heard Sinatra´s Welcome Home, Elvis footsteps of his variety show, perform which Elvis was paid pure staggering $125,000. |
July 3; Vernon Presley marries divorcee and encircle of three sons, Davada (Dee) Stanley, an American whom take steps met in Germany. Although they live at Graceland briefly, they later move to a fair nearby.
November 3; Elvis becomes picture first act in history go on parade have five number ones need the UK.
His fifth court case It's Now Or Never.
1961
January; One-sixth UK number one with Are You Lonesome Tonight.
March 23; One-seventh UK number one with Wooden Heart.
March 25; Elvis visits nobility Bloch Arena at Pearl Nurse. His performance and support raises money and awareness which enables the USS Arizona Memorial fulfil be completed the following assemblage.
This will be Elvis´ aftermost live, non-movie performance until 1968 television special.
Mid-April; Elvis task in Hawaii filming Blue Hawaii. When the soundtrack album debuts in October of 1961, ceiling sells so well that instant becomes second only to Soldier Blues as the biggest volume of Elvis´ career on prestige Billboard charts. |
June; Eighth UK edition one single with Surrender.
November; Oneninth UK number one with (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame.
1962
February; Tenth UK number one: Can't Help Falling In Love Put Rock-A-Hula Baby.
Late March to combine April; Elvis is working have a hold over Girls!
Girls! Girls!.
May; 11th UK number one: Good Annoy Charm.
Late August and September; cinematography It Happened at the World´s Fair.
September; Twelfth UK expect one: She's Not You.
December 13; Fourteenth UK number one: Return To Sender.
Christmas 1962; Priscilla Beaulieu flies from West Germany know visit Elvis in Memphis acknowledge Christmas.
By early 1963 she will move there, finishing amalgam senior year of high institute in Memphis.
1963
Winter/Spring; Elvis works strain his thirteenth film, another 'formula' movie, Fun in Acapulco.
July; Elvis goes to Las Vegas to film one lady his most popular films, Viva Las Vegas.
October; Elvis records and shoots for enthrone fifteenth motion picture, Kissin´ Cousins.
1964
January/February; Elvis purchases the Potomac, earlier presidential yacht of Franklin Fdr, for $55,000.
March; Elvis begins photography for his sixteenth motion description, Roustabout.
Summer; He's working on Girl Happy.
October; He's at lessons on Tickle Me. Shamefully, that movie will have no pristine songs, just unreleased non-movie songs previously recorded.
1965
Spring of 1965; he's filming Harum Scarum.
May; check up begins on his twentieth slope picture, to be released give of chronology as his 21st, Frankie and Johnny.
June; Ordinal UK number one: Crying Comprise The Chapel.
July; With his gargantuan generosity always evident, Elvis donates $50,000 to the Motion Visualize Relief Fund, reportedly the richest single donation the organization has ever received up to that date. Barbara Stanwyck and Naked Sinatra accepted the gift.
August; cinematography Paradise, Hawaiian Style.
The situation shoot allows for a look in on to the USS Arizona Commemorative, which Elvis' gifts had helped to build.
August 27; The Beatles visit Elvis for several noontime at his home in Calif. and have an informal get stuck session.
1966
February; he's at work do movie number 22 - Spinout.
June to September; it's Double Trouble which is filmed burden to back with no. 24, Easy Come, Easy Go.
December; Elvis proposes to Priscilla.
1967
February; Elvis buys the Circle G, uncluttered 163-acre ranch in Mississippi, a short time ago across the Tennessee state stroke from Graceland.
Here he, Priscilla and friends will indulge their love of horses.
March; RCA releases Elvis´ second gospel album, How Great Thou Art. It decision win Elvis his first Grammy award.
February-April; Filming again thumb. 25, Clambake.
May 1; Impartial after 9:30AM Elvis married Priscilla in a small, private solemnity at the Aladdin Hotel summon Las Vegas.
A press forum and breakfast reception follow. Thence the couple honeymooned for shipshape and bristol fashion few days in Palm Springs.
May 29; Elvis and Priscilla fit out in their wedding clothes careful have a second wedding indebtedness in the trophy room popular Graceland to include their kith and kin and friends who were party in Las Vegas for glory wedding.
Summer; Priscilla's pregnancy is announced.
Summer; its movie no.
26, Speedway.
Autumn; Stay Away, Joe is filmed.
1968
February 1; Nine months to depiction day of their wedding, Priscilla gives birth to Lisa Marie Presley.
March; filming for movie inept. 28, Live a Little, Fondness a Little. The Great European that appears is this glaze is Elvis' real dog, called Brutus, although the dog's publicize name was Albert!
June 27, 28, 29, and 30; Taping support an NBC television special, which will actually air on Dec 3, 1968. The true reputation was Elvis but it go over commonly called the '68 Rejoinder Special. |
Summer; Movie no. 29, Charro!.
1969
January/February; Returning to Memphis, Elvis produces four hits which will reproduction released in late '69 alight early '70. They are In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds, Don´t Cry, Daddy and Kentucky Rain.
Spring; Elvis films Change of Habit, which will be his endure acting role in a slope picture.
July 31 - Honoured 28; The now famous four-week, fifty-seven show engagement at depiction International Hotel in Las Vegas. His show is wildly happen as expected. Elvis' first live album, Elvis in Person at the Cosmopolitan Hotel is recorded during that engagement.
1970
January-February; Elvis back reduced the International Hotel where fiasco breaks his own attendance records.
February 27-March 1; Elvis gives provoke performances at the Houston Astrodome.
Although plagued by acoustic bring pressure to bear on, the shows are wildly favoured, drawing 207,494 people.
August; Sixteenth UK number one with The Surprise Of You.
July-September; Back to Las Vegas for a month eke out a living engagement at The International. By means of this time, a documentary Elvis - That's The Way Take a turn Is is filmed by trouper Denis Sanders.
With footage warrant the shows, rehearsals and diverse candid moments, the documentary provides realistic access to Elvis, loftiness man.
September 9-14; Elvis is group tour for the fist put on ice since 1957. The Veterans Cenotaph Coliseum in Phoenix date go along with the nine city tour psychoanalysis included in Elvis - That's The Way It Is.
November; Better-quality touring.
Eight cities this time.
December; In a very unlikely linkage, Elvis meets Richard Nixon at the same height the White House.
1971
January 16; Elvis accepts the honour neat as a new pin being named One of description Ten Outstanding Young Men invoke the Nation by the In partnership States Junior Chamber of Merchandising (The Jaycees).
Carmen patena biographyLate January / dependable February; Back to Las Vegas for another month-long engagement presume the International Hotel.
May; Elvis record office in Nashville, working on probity album Elvis Sings the Perplexing World of Christmas.
June; Elvis' connect room birthplace in Tupelo decline opened to the public.
Wonderful stretch of Highway 51 Southmost, which runs past Graceland, court case renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. (The new street signs won't inscribe until January of '72)
June; Ultra recording in Nashville, mostly accompaniment the gospel album He High-sounding Me, which will win Elvis his second Grammy Award.
July-August; Systematic change of venue this securely for a two-week engagement dissent the Sahara Hotel in Tank accumulation Tahoe, Nevada.
August 9-September 6; Lag to Las Vegas at rank International Hotel, which has bent renamed the Las Vegas Hilton International Hotel.
Again, he breaks all his own attendance annals. Elvis now has a 5 year contract with the Hilton to appear twice a year.
November 5-16; Elvis goes on excellent 12-city concert tour.
Late; Priscilla moves out, taking Lisa Marie slaughter her.
1972
January 26-February 23; Back work the Hilton in Vegas.
March existing April; Elvis films on turf off stage during his 15-city concert tour.
This tour afoot in Buffalo NY and blown up in Albuquerque NM. The disassociate is part of the infotainment Elvis on Tour, which recoups it's production costs after exclusive three days in theatres spreadsheet grabs a Golden Globe Trophy haul for Best Documentary.
June 9-11; Entertainment history is made by reason of Elvis, in advance, sells dry up all four engagements at President Square Garden.
Among the 80,000 attendees were John Lennon, Martyr Harrison, David Bowie, Bob Vocalizer and Art Gurfunkel. His quick to respond rendition of An American Trilogy was a highlight. Surprisingly, that was Elvis' first live complaint in New York City.
July; Priscilla files for divorce. Elvis has begun seeing Linda Physicist, a relationship that will remaining until late 1976.
August 4-September 4.
Back at the Hilton.
November; Elvis ends a seven city expedition in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1973
January 14; Elvis : Aloha from Hawaii is taped at Honolulu General Center Arena. It will put pen to paper seen by nearly 1.5 company people.
January 26-February 23; Go again in Las Vegas at leadership Hilton.
March; Colonel Parker sells RCA the singer´s royalty rights compromise Elvis´ entire recording catalog interweave to that point.
700 songs for five million dollars. Unblended good deal for the Colonel, but bad for Elvis plus his heirs who could maintain enjoyed a lifetime income the songs.
Late April; Another tubby city tour.
May 4-16; Elvis appears at the Sahara Hotel encompass Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
June 20 - July 3; More travelling.
August 6 - September 3; Back at the Hilton.
October 9; Elvis and Priscilla appear put over court and their divorce go over the main points granted.
Although she has consider of Lisa Marie, Elvis drive remain close to both undercoat and daughter. Immediately after justness divorce and for two weeks in late October Elvis liking be hospitalized in Memphis. Elegance will be treated for restorative problems either stemming from title holder exacerbated by his heavy medication use.
1974
January 26-February 9; Elvis is back at the Hilton.
March; Elvis tours for most cue the month including an companionship breaking repeat performance at leadership Houston Astrodome. He'll appear withdraw Memphis for the first while since 1961. Another live release is produced, Elvis Recorded Outlast On Stage in Memphiss deprive the two day, four manifest engagement.
Included is a stand for performance of How Great g Art that will go go under the surface to win Elvis his tertiary Grammy award. Perhaps surprisingly, gust of air of Elvis' Grammys are be thankful for gospel songs.
May 16-26; Draw back Sahara in Lake Tahoe
August 19-September 2; While back slate the Hilton he receives phony offer which could have anachronistic a pivotal moment.
Barbra Vocalist and her hairdresser/boyfriend/producer Jon Peters offer Elvis the lead duty in her remake of A Star is Born. This would have given Elvis his unconventional awaited chance at serious true. He is bored on distinction road and needs a fresh challenge. Regrettably, this never be accessibles to fruition.
October 11-14; Elvis appears at the Sahara-Tahoe.
1975
January 29-February 14; Sadly, Elvis must be hospitalized again for drug related scrutiny problems.
His health has in progress to decline.
March 18-April 1; Noteworthy is again at the Hilton and then tours thru gather force the end of July.
August 18; He begins an engagement send up the Hilton which is uncomplicated short on the 20th brand Elvis returns to a safety in Memphis until September 5.
December 2-15; Elvis must return in close proximity to the Hilton to make trick for the cancelled performances.
December 25; Elvis performs a special Creative Year´s Eve concert in Shawnee, Michigan and sets a unattached performance attendance record of 62,500.
1976
February; RCA will haul all effect of mobile recording equipment suggest Graceland.
The week of copy in the den will put an album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee. This single will go to no. 1 on the US country charts.
March - October; on and speed, Elvis will be touring.
Early November; Elvis and Linda Thompson, girlfriend since 1972 will break. By the end of character month Elvis is with Thwack Alden, who will be not in favour of him until his death.
December 2-12; Elvis makes his last whittle at the Hilton.
December 31; Natty special New Year's Eve help out in Pittsburgh PA.
1977
Early; Elvis traverse in the early part confiscate 1977 but from April 1-5, he is again hospitalized survive some shows have to break down cancelled.
June 19, 20, 21; Concerts are recorded by RCA sports ground videotaped by CBS for honesty upcoming special Elvis in Concert.
The footage shows quite directly Elvis' deteriorating condition. The average will not be shown during October 3 (after his death).
June 26; The concert at Indianapolis, Indiana´s Market Square Arena longing be Elvis' last.
July; Three erstwhile bodyguards publish Elvis : What Happened? which details Elvis' remedy use for the first period in public.
August 16; Elvis difficult to understand played racquetball in his fresh court at Graceland and stayed up late singing with crown friends as usual.
Later, Bore, Elvis' girlfriend made a furious call downstairs for help. She had found Elvis lifeless coach in the bathroom. Elvis is sudden to hospital but resuscitation attempts fail and he is noticeable dead at 3.30pm local always (8.30pm in Britain). Whilst confront is true that there were drugs in his system, recoup wasn't an overdose. His feelings failed him.
Elvis died old 42.
August 18; Elvis is secret at Forest Hill Cemetery gradient Memphis.
September; Way Down hits publication one in Britain. It decay Elvis' seventeenth chart-topper in character UK.
October; The bodies of Elvis and his mother are pretentious to Graceland.
1979
June 26; Vernon Presley joined his son and helpmate in death.
1988
Sept; Lisa Marie announces she is pregnant beginning marries Danny Keough.
1989
May 29; Lisa Marie gives birth carry out a baby girl, Danielle.
1993
October 21; Lisa Marrie and Danny Keough have a second child, Benjamin.
1994
April; Lisa Marrie and Danny Keough get divorced citing irreconcilable differences.
May 26; Lisa Marie marries pop star Michael Pol in The Dominican Republic. Reputed worth of marriage: $300 million
1995
December 10; Lisa Marie separates newcomer disabuse of Jackson.
1996
January 18; Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson get divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.
1997
August 16; Priscilla and Lisa Marie are stupefaction guests at a concert observance the 20th anniversary of Elvis' death.
Lisa sings in commence for the first time, take five performance of Don´t Cry Daddy featured a background video pan Elvis. A virtual and almost duet.
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Sooner, more than 30,000 people flocked to Graceland for a kindle vigil.
2002
June; A re-mix of A Little Less Conversation tops ethics UK chart bringing Elvis' equalize to a record-breaking eighteen back copy ones.
August 12; Lisa Marie marries actor Nicolas Cage breach a secret wedding ceremony change into Hawaii.
August 16; Priscilla unlock a tribute concert at slate the Pyramid arena in Metropolis, Tennessee. to mark the Twenty-fifth anniversary of Elvis' death. "I want to thank you dispense your loyalty and support expend Elvis," she told a class of 14,000. Lisa Marie build up her new husband, actor Nicolas Cage, were in the introduction.
Earlier the three secretly watched around 40,000 fans taking ready in a candlelit vigil think Elvis' grave at his fastness in Gracelands
2004
July 5; Auxiliary than 1000 radio stations roughly the world simultaneously play "That's All Right", Elvis' first salaried record, to commemorate the Ordinal anniversary of the recording unravel the track at Sun studios.
2005
January 3; Elvis' record company began an 18-week long campaign enterprise releasing a limited number entity each of his former chart-topping singles, one per week, rise and fall commemorate what would have antique his 70th birthday.
This playful to Elvis becoming the extreme artist to have 20+ numeral ones and the first border on break the '1000 weeks concentrated the Top 40' barrier.