Elvis Today
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Today in 1958, #Elvis Presley recorded the first lead single to a film that wasn’t a title track, #HardHeadedWoman .
The song hit #1 in Billboard, #3 in CashBox, & #4 in Record World. It also hit #2 in the Billboard Country & R&B charts, & in the UK.
#Elvis History #Elvis #TCB
Elvis’ “Aloha From Hawaii” was seen worldwide in over 40 nations!
#ElvisPresley #AlohaFromHawaii #Hawaii #KingofRockNRoll #Concert #Performance #January
Today in 1966, #Elvis Presley ’s #IfEveryDayWasLikeChristmas peaks at #99 on #RecordWorld for 1 week.
It is the song’s only appearance on a national chart because #Billboard & #CashBox ranked #Christmas songs separately.
The song was later included on #Elvis ’s best-selling album.
Today in 1886, #Oscar -winning director #MichaelCurtiz was born.
Best known for directing classics like #Casablanca , #Curtiz directed what is often considered #Elvis Presley ’s finest film, #KingCreole .
Curtiz said #Elvis was a “lovely boy” who would become a “wonderful actor.”
#OnThisDay 🗓 in 1971, #ElvisPresley kicked off a 15-date tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis.
#AlDvorin uttered the phrase: 'Elvis has left the building' at the end of the show for the first time, in an effort to disband the crowd.🎶
Today in 1968, #Elvis Presley releases one of his greatest songs & finest performances, #IfICanDream .
Although not one of #Elvis ’s biggest hits in the charts—reaching #12 in Billboard, & #9 in both #CashBox & #RecordWorld —it was his first Top 10 hit on any major chart since 1965.
Today in 1970, #Elvis Presley ’s #Worldwide50GoldAwardHits , Vol. 1 peaked at #45 in #Billboard .
It was the archetypal rock boxed set & had LP debuts of #Elvis hits #VivaLasVegas , #SuspiciousMinds , #DontCryDaddy , & #KentuckyRain .
If only it also had #OneNight & #HisLatestFlame .
Classic #ElvisHistory - go carting Graceland 12th October in #Elvis1965 - always makes me smile 😀 just glad I was not walking up the drive that day - he was really goin' for it😎
Today in 1969, Elvis Presley released #FromElvisInMemphis .
It’s one of the great honors of my life to have written the 150th volume of the 33 1/3 Books series about it.
Check out the link below for more.
h/t Bloomsbury Music & Sound Studies Bloomsbury Books UK Bloomsbury U.S. bloomsbury.com/us/elvis-presl…
Today in 1969, #Billboard covered #Elvis Presley ’s return to performing.
#Elvis :
“I got tired of singing to the guys I beat up in the motion pictures. Anyway, it’s fun once again working before people. They make you come alive, feel the music, want to sing & just be happy.”