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Elvis Aaron Presley 1935 - 1977
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Elvis Aaron Presley,
in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a
two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin
brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only
child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and
Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953.
Elvis’
musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel
music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently
attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a
Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary
Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold
to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and
style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and
challenged the social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole
new era of American music and popular culture.
He starred
in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and
specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking,
live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold
over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales
have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different
albums and singles, far more than any other artist. Among his many awards
and accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy
of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which
he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young
Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the
special privileges his celebrity status might have afforded him, he
honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.
His talent,
good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions,
as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life.
Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most
important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his
Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.
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1935 - 1948
Elvis's influences are black bluesmen in the neighborhood and country music radio
programs enjoyed by his family.
1945
Ten-year-old Elvis stands on a chair at a microphone and sings “Old
Shep” in a youth talent contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy
Show, held in Tupelo. The talent show is broadcast over WELO Radio. Second
prize is $5.00 and free admission to all the rides at the fair.
Late January- Early March, 1958
Elvis films and records for his fourth motion picture, King Creole.
July, 1958
King Creole, Elvis’ fourth motion picture opens nationally and
the reviews are the best he will ever have for his acting. Its impressive
list of co-stars and supporting cast includes Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau,
Dean Jagger and Vic Morrow. It becomes a top five film at the box office.
This Michael (Casablanca) Curtiz-directed movie, set in New Orleans and
based upon the Harold Robbins novel, “A Stone for Danny Fisher,” will come
to be regarded as Elvis’ finest film, his greatest acting performance, and
proof positive of his potential to have become a respected serious actor,
though the realization of this desire will remain forever out of his grasp.
January 8, 1959
Elvis is interviewed off-camera via trans-Atlantic telephone by Dick
Clark on his American Bandstand show on ABC-TV. The show commemorates
the star’s twenty-fourth birthday. (Elvis never performed on American
Bandstand.)
February 1966
Elvis
records the soundtrack music and shoots his twenty-second motion picture,
Spinout, co-starring Shelley Fabares.
June-September 1966
Soundtrack recording and shooting for Elvis’ twenty-third motion
picture (to be the twenty-fourth released), Double Trouble.
September 1966
Soundtrack recording and filming for Elvis’ twenty-fourth motion
picture (the twenty-third to be released), Easy Come, Easy Go.
February-April, 1967
Soundtrack recording and filming for Clambake, Elvis’
twenty-fifth movie. It is the third of three Elvis movies to co-star Shelley
Fabares.
April 1967
Double
Trouble opens nationally. Although better than some of his recent screen
efforts, it doesn’t do well at the box office.
June-July 1967
Soundtrack recording and filming for Elvis’ twenty-sixth movie (to be
the twenty-seventh released), Speedway, co-starring Nancy Sinatra.
During the production, news of Priscilla’s pregnancy is announced.
September-November, 1967
Soundtrack recording and filming for Elvis’ twenty-seventh movie (to be
the twenty-sixth released), Stay Away, Joe.
In this western-themed comedy he once again plays a character who is part
Native American. It’s a real departure from the virtually interchangeable
plots and characters in most of the films over the past several grueling
years. He has fun with this one.
December 1967
Clambake
is released nationally and goes to number fifteen at the box office. The
soundtrack album goes to number 40.
July/September 1970
Back to Las Vegas for rehearsals for
another month-long engagement at the International. He opens on August 10
and closes on September 7. MGM is on hand to shoot a documentary film called
Elvis -That’s the Way It Is that will show Elvis off stage, in rehearsals,
in the recording studio, and on stage. RCA will also release an album with
the same title.
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September
1970
From the 9th through the 14th
Elvis takes his show on a nine-city tour. It is a smashing success, the
first tour since 1957, only these days the show is much more elaborate . MGM
films portions of the first show on this tour for use in Elvis - That’s the
Way It Is.
November
1970
Elvis, That’s the Way It Is, Elvis
thirty-second film, opens in theaters to good reviews and good box office.
Documentaries traditionally do not do well at the box office, but this one
makes a respectable showing. It, like other Elvis movies will go on to have
a life on television and home video in years to come. An album of the same
title is released, but only one song, I Just Can’t Help Believin’, is
actually from a stage performance included in the film. The other songs are
studio recordings, some of which Elvis performs live on stage or in
rehearsal footage in the film.
March/April 1972
In
April MGM films Elvis in a Hollywood recording studio, then films on and off
stage during his 15-city concert tour, which is a big success.
MGM will use the footage for another theatrically released documentary,
Elvis on Tour.
November 1972
Elvis
on Tour opens to good reviews and good box office performance in theaters.
Later, its producers will receive the Golden Globe Award for Best
Documentary of 1972. Like other Elvis films it will have a life on
television and on home video.
January 1973
Elvis makes television and entertainment history with his Elvis: Aloha
from Hawaii - Via Satellite special. Performed at the Honolulu International
Center Arena on January 14, 1973, broadcast live at 12:30 AM Hawaiian time,
beamed via Globecam Satellite to Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand,
the Philippines, South Vietnam and other countries. It is seen on a delayed
basis in around thirty European countries. A tape of the show will be seen
in America on April 4th on NBC. The live broadcast in January
attracts 37.8% of the viewers in Japan, 91.8% in the Philippines, 70% in
Hong Kong, and 70-80% of the viewers in Korea. The April showing in America
will attract 51% of the television viewing audience, and will be seen in
more American households than man’s first walk on the moon. In all, it will
be seen in about forty countries by one billion to 1.5 billion people. Elvis
commissions an American Eagle design for his jumpsuit for this show, his
patriotic message to his worldwide audience.* Never has one performer held
the world’s attention in such a way. Elvis is in top form physically and
vocally. This is probably the pinnacle of his superstardom, one of the
all-time great moments of his career.
In the
special, Elvis’ recording of the theme song from his 1965 movie Paradise,
Hawaiian Style plays over the opening credits and scenes of Elvis’
helicopter arrival at the airport and his walking among the fans who are
there to greet him. The concert opens with Elvis’ band playing his
traditional introduction for his seventies concerts, Theme from 2001. He
sings See, See Rider, Burning Love, Something, You Gave Me a Mountain,
Steamroller Blues, My Way, Love Me, Johnny B. Goode, It’s Over, Blue Suede
Shoes, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, I Can’t Stop Loving You, Hound Dog, What
Now, My Love, Fever, Welcome to My World, Suspicious Minds, I’ll Remember
You (A Kui Lee composition Elvis sings after announcing the sum raised for
the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.), Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, An
American Trilogy (Elvis tosses his belt into the audience), A Big Hunk o’
Love, and Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis tosses his cape into the
audience). The show is one hour, including commercials. After the show,
Elvis and his bandmates come back out on stage in the empty arena and
videotape performances of the songs Blue Hawaii, Ku-u-i-po, and Hawaiian
Wedding Song which he had first done for his 1961 hit movie, Blue Hawaii,
plus Early Morning Rain and No More. All but the song No More will be
inserted into the American broadcast with Elvis seen on a montage screen
with footage of Hawaiian scenery.
April 4, 1973
The
Aloha special is seen on American television for the first time.
June 17-26, 1977
Elvis
tours in concert. Shows on June 19, 20, and 21 are recorded by RCA for an
upcoming live album and are videotaped for an upcoming CBS-TV television
special. (Footage from the show on the 20th is not used in the
special.) The special will be called Elvis in Concert. It will first air on
October 3 after Elvis’ death in August. The camera gives a shocking picture
of Elvis’ poor health in his final days, but his voice is strong.
August 16, 1977
Shortly after midnight Elvis returns to Graceland from a late-night
visit to the dentist. Through the early morning of the 16th he
takes care of last minute tour details and relaxes with family and staff. He
is to fly to Portland, Maine that night and do a show there on the 17th,
then continue the scheduled tour. He retires to his master suite at
Graceland around 7:00 AM to rest for his evening flight. By late morning,
Elvis Presley is dead of heart failure. It is announced by mid-afternoon. In
a matter of hours the shock registers around the world.
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