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Elvis Presley
Mort Shuman, singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as the co-writer of numerous 1960s hits, including Viva Las Vegas for Elvis Presley, is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
When Elvis Presley plays at the Senior High School Field House in Odessa, Texas, USA, he is seen by local teenager Roy Orbison.
Elvis Presley causes a near riot when he plays the first of two nights in the Baseball Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida.
Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel in his first session for RCA Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Elvis Presley's cover version of the Carl Perkins song Blue Suede Shoes is released in the UK on RCA. On the same day, Bill Haley and his Comets release a new single, Hot Dog Buddy Buddy/Rockin' Through The Rye, on Decca Records in the USA.
While in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, during two weeks of furlough, US Army Private Elvis Presley begins a two-day recording session in RCA Studios, during which he records I Need Your Love Tonight, A Big Hunk O' Love, Ain't That Loving You Baby, A Fool Such As I and I Got Stung.
In Bad Nauheim, Germany, Europe, Elvis Presley discontinues skin treatments on his face by dermatologist, Laurens Johannes Griessel-Landau. Presley has learned that the dermatologist has been making homosexual advances to some of the star's enlisted friends.Elvis Presley takes his newly-acquired $3,000 powder-blue speedboat for a test cruise on McKellar Lake, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Entering at No19, A Mess Of Blues by
Elvis Presley is the highest new entry in the UK Top 20 singles chart. It will peak at
No2 during an eighteen week run.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley has a recording session in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, laying down tracks for the album Pot Luck, including His Latest Flame and Little Sister, both written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. During the session, Presley telephones Mort Shuman for advice, because they can't quite get the piano line for His Latest Flame down as Shuman had written it.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
Something For Everybody, the thirteenth album by Elvis Presley, reaches No1 on the Billboard albums chart in the USA.
Elvis Presley's year-end income for 1961 includes $902,610 from his movies and $775,078 from records and music publishing.Cliff Richard's soundtrack album from his film The Young Ones knocks Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii soundtrack off the UK No1 album slot.
In Los Angeles, California, USA, Elvis Presley is reluctant to fly to Hawaii to begin location filming for his next movie Girls! Girls! Girls!. Filming is delayed, and Elvis drives instead to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he books in to The Sahara Hotel. [In due course, he will be obliged to fly to Hawaii].
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is She's Not You by
Elvis Presley, entering at No51.
Elvis Presley arrives in Seattle, Washington, USA, to begin location filming for his twelfth movie, It Happened At The World's Fair.
King Of The Whole Wide World, from the Elvis Presley EP Kid Galahad, enters the Billboard US Best-Selling Singles chart, where it will peak at No30 during a four-week run.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio scenes for his next movie, It Happened At The World's Fair, in MGM Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio scenes for his next movie, It Happened At The World's Fair, in MGM Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At Radio Recorders studio, Hollywood, California, USA, Elvis Presley begins recording soundtrack songs for his next movie, Fun In Acapulco.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on his latest movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
Elvis Presley spends a second day filming a dance sequence based on the Ray Charles song What'd I Say, with his co-star Ann Margret at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next film, Kissin' Cousins, at Big Bear, near San Bernardino, California, USA.
Elvis Presley has a meeting in Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, about the music for his next film, Roustabout.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley signs a contract with Admiral Pictures, Inc, to make the film Frankie And Johnny.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his
seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
In a meeting with Elvis Presley at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA, his manager Col Tom Parker accuses the star of becoming obsessed by religious and spiritual matters - largely as a result of the influence of his hairdresser, Larry Geller.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio scenes for his eighteenth film, Tickle Me, at Allied Artists studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio scenes for his eighteenth film, Tickle Me, at Allied Artists studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio scenes for his eighteenth film, Tickle Me, at Allied Artists studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio scenes for his eighteenth film, Tickle Me, at Allied Artists studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Exotic dancer Little Egypt files suit against Paramount Pictures and Elvis Presley Music in the New York Supreme Court, New York City, USA. She claims to be owed damages because she owns the rights to the song Roustabout, performed by Presley. She will lose the case.
Manager Brian Epstein sends a telegram to Elvis Presley on behalf of The Beatles' to congratulate him on completing his first decade in the music business. 
Elvis Presley continues with filming of his next movie, Frankie And Johnny, at Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bill Black, Elvis Presley's original bass player, dies in the Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, of a brain tumour.Elvis Presley records Hi Heel Sneakers, You Don't Know Me and other tracks at RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
In advance of his wife Priscilla and their new baby Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley moves from Memphis, Tennessee, USA, to a new house at 1174 Hillcrest Drive, Los Angeles, California.Priscilla Presley and her new baby Lisa Marie, join Elvis Presley in their new home at 1174 Hillcrest Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Top RCA Victor executive Steve Sholes dies of a heart attack, aged 57, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. As head of country and R'n'B recording for RCA, he was responsible for signing or developing talents as diverse as Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, The Browns, Hank Locklin, Homer And Jethro, Hank Snow, Jim Reeves and Pee Wee King.
Elvis Presley hires The Memphian cinema in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, to hold a private screening of Death Of A Gunfighter and two other films.
America's first all-Elvis radio station, WCVG in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, switches to a talk format after just a year of nothing but Elvis Presley tracks.
The American Jukebox Operators announce that the most played record of all time is Hound Dog by Elvis Presley.
A new Barbie doll, based on Elvis Presley as he appeared in the film Blue Hawaii, is launched by Mattel in the USA.1936 |
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