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1954 |
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| January |
Elvis goes for the second time to 'Sun Studio's'. He takes two songs "I`ll Never
Stand In Your
Way" and "It Would Be The Same Without You." |
| January |
Elvis and his nephew Gene Smith visit "The First Assembly of God
Church" in Memphis. |
| January 4 |
The second $4d single is made by Memphis Recording Service.
"Casual Love" and "I`ll Never Stand In Your Way" . |
| January 24 |
Elvis gets the attention of Dixie Locke. |
| January 30 |
Elvis, dress in a black outfit and a bolero-coat, comes by Rainbow
Rollerdome, where he have the first talk with Dixie Locke.He takes
her home in his 1941 Lincoln. |
| January 31 |
Elvis give a call to Dixie for appointment to the film. |
| February 16 |
Two weeks after his first date, he meet the parents of Dixie Locke. |
| February 26 |
Elvis and Dixie go to "All Night Gospel Singing" in Ellis
Auditorium. |
| March 5 |
Elvis en Dixie go to the "Minstrel Show" in Humus High
School. |
| March 19 |
Elvis leaves Precision Tool. He is not satisfied on his work and
takes dischange because he also refuses to be his hair cut. |
| April 2 |
Elvis goes to Humes High School for a talents show, together with
Dixie. |
| April 18 |
Dixie consumes by Elvis at home a easterdiner. |
| May 8 |
Elvis and Dixie go to the "Memphis Cotton Carnival". |
| May 9 |
Elvis and Dixie go to the "Oral Roberts Crusade". |
| May 15 |
Elvis and Dixie go to the 'Hi-Hat' on South Third. Elvis has a bolero
coat with a pink shirt and
on and plays on his guitar. He sings two songs. |
| June 26 |
Elvis got a telephone call from Marion Keisker, to try teh song
'Without You'. After three hour becomes the session broken. |
| July 2 |
Today is the funeral of two members of The Blackwood
Brothers. |
| July 3 |
Dixie goes on holiday with her parents to Florida.Later
that day Scotty Moore calls Elvis. |
| July 4 |
Elvis goes toScotty`s home and sings every song he
knows. Bill Black comes also. Scotty Moore
and Sam Phillips will try it again. |
| July 5 |
Elvis, Scotty and Bill goes on with the work in
the studio. Sam Phillips is not satisfied. Elvis sings
'That's All Righ', Mama' and Sam becomes enthousiastically. |
| July 6 |
Elvis, Scotty and Bill are back in studio for another
song. |
| July 7 |
Sam Phillips want to hear Dewey Phillips "That`s All
Right". |
| July 8 |
Dewey Philips plays the record that Sam brought Elvis is
in the Movie Theater, too nervously. His parents get a phone call of
Dewey. Elvis then has a conversation with Dewey on the radio. |
| July 9 |
More then 5000 records of "That`s All Right" ordered by
the Sun Studio. |
| July 12 |
Elvis goes agree with Scotty becomes his manager.
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| July 17 |
Elvis performed in "Bel Air" Memphis. With
Scotty Moore and Bill Black. They plays two songs. |
| July 24 |
Elvis performed in "Bel Air" Memphis together
with Scotty and Bill. Dixie, back from holiday may not come in, because
her age. |
| July 26 |
Elvis becomes a contract by Sun Records. |
| 30 juli |
Elvis performed in Overton Park Shell Memphis. He sings
two songs. In the audience are Sam
and his parents with Dixie Locke. Elvis is so nervous, that he no awful
has in his trembling bone. |
| 31 juli |
Elvis performed in "Bel Air" Memphis. |
| August1 |
Elvis, Scotty and Bill are short on KWEM radio-station in
West-Memphis,
Arkansas. Dixie and Scotty`s woman Bobbie accompany them. |
| August 6 |
The first Elvis Presley single comes officially out.
Title A-side "That`s All Right" and the B-side
"Blue Moon Of Kentucky". |
| August 7 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis. |
| August 19 |
Elvis takes different recordings of "Blue Moon". |
| August 27 |
Elvis, Scotty and Bill performed in "Eagle`s Nest"
Memphis. |
| August |
At the end of the month, the records stands on number
three of the Country and Western hitparade of Memphis. |
| September |
After his first record goes Elvis to O.K. Houck Piano
Company, a musicstore on Union Avenue
for a new guitar. It becomes a 1941 Martin D-18 price $175. Elvis gets
$8 for his old guitar. He
has been shocked and says " Shucks, it still played good."
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| September 8 |
There is a opening of a new shopping center in Memphis.
In the advertisement "by the newest Memphis hit in the recording
business Elvis Presley" by Katz Drug Store tussen 9.00 en 10.00 AM next
day. |
| September 9 |
Elvis performed by Katz Drug Store Memphis. |
| September 10 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis. |
| September 11 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis. Elvis
goes to Sun Studio to take the songs "I Don`t Care If The Sun Don`t
Shine" and
"Good Rockin` Tonight". |
| September 17 |
Carl Perkins and Elvis performed in Bethel Springs not
far from Jackson. |
| September 18 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| September 24 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| September 25 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| October |
This month Elvis stops with his work by "Crown Electric
Company". |
| October 1 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| October 2 |
Elvis does his first and only performens at "Grand
Ole Opry" of the WSM-Radiostation in Nashville. After that, Jim
Denny advises him that he can better drive a truck.
After that Elvis performed by "Midnight Jamboree Radio Show". |
| October 6 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| October 13 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| October 14 |
There is a message in the Memphis Commercial Appeal:
"Our home hillbilly singer goes order" with fast fixed steps to rural
acquaintance in the rural rythm. |
| October 15 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis.
After the show goes Elvis, Scotty and Bill with Sam
to Shreveport. The boys may let their voice hear on the Louisiana
Hayride. |
| October 16 |
Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Elvis, Scotty en Bill plays two numbers of the first single. |
| October 29 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis. Oscar Davis,
who works by Colonel Tom Parker, atended the show. |
| October 30 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| October 31 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis,
backstage met Elvis "The Jordanairs". |
| November 6 |
Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride,
Municipal Auditorium. Elvis sings "Fool Fool Fool" "I`m Gonna Sit Right
Down And Cry" and "On The Top Of The World". Elvis gets $18 Scotty $12
and Bill $12. |
| November 8 |
Elvis performed in Memphis State University. This time
without Scotty and Bill. |
| November 13 |
Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride |
| November 17 |
Elvis performed in "Eagle`s Nest" Memphis |
| November 19 |
Elvis performed in "Lake Clif Club" Lake Cliff, Louisiana,
outside Schreveport. |
| November 20 |
Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride |
| November 24 |
Elvisperformed in Municipal Auditorium, Texarkana, Arkansas |
| November 25 |
Elvis performed in "Paladium Club" Houston, Texas |
| November 26 |
Because great success Elvis performed again in "Paladium Club" Houston,
Texas Elvis sent a message to his parents
"Hi Babies, here`s the money to pay the bills. Don`t tell no one how
much I sent. I will send
more next week. There is a card in the mail. Love Elvis." |
| November 27 |
Elvis performed in "Paladium Club" Houston, Texas |
| November 28 |
Elvis have two shows in Memphis, but was to late. |
| December |
This month moved the Presley`s to Lamar Avenue 2414. |
| December 2 |
Elvis performed in "The Catholic Club" Helena, Arkansas.
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| December 4 |
Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride |
| December 8 |
Elvis take "Milkow Blues Boogie" en
"You`re A Heartbreaker" om a record. |
| December 10 |
Elvisperformed in "Eagle` s Nest" Memphis |
| December 11 |
Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride.
Schreveport |
| December 14 |
Elvisperformed in "The Mint Club" Gladewater, Texas.
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| December 18 |
Elvis performed in Schreveport, Louisiana Hayride. Elvis
sings two
songs "Hearts Of Stone" and "Shake, Rattle And Roll".
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| December 23 |
Elvis, Scotty and Bill gets a ticket. Elvis said later
in a interview: "I
thought: Here goes
my Christmas money for a traffic ticket. But the officer let us go with
a warning. After the
officer left, the 3 of us got out of the car and counted our money by
the car headlights.
The money was mostly in dollar bills. Man, that was the most money I
ever had in my
pockets at one time! I blew the whole bundle the next day fr Christmas
presents." |
| December 25 |
The Presley`s celebrate Christmas in Alabama street. |
| December 28 |
Elvis performed in "The Cook`s Hoedown Club" , Houstons. Texas. |
| December 29 |
"The Memphis Press Scimitar" proclaims that
Elvis has a management contract with Bob Neal. |