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March 15 – Today in Elvis History

March 15 , 1955 Elvis signs an amended one-year agreement with Bob Neal stating Neal will receive a 15 percent management fee.

March 15 , 1956 Elvis renegotiates his contract with Colonel Tom Parker , Parker will receive one-quarter of all Elvis’ earnings

Elvis performs in 3 shows (4:30 , 7:18 & 10:06 pm) at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia ,He is paid $1,831.54, 50% of the net proceeds, for the 2-day engagement.

March 15 , 1960 Elisabeth Stefaniak leaves Memphis presumably to visit her parents but actually joins Rex Mansfield .They decide to marry secretly, sending Elvis an invitation to their wedding on June 4. Neither ever see Elvis again.

March 15 , 1965 In Los Angeles, Elvis began filming “Harum Scarum,” co-starring Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries, Michael Ansara, and Jay Novello. Joe Esposito, who had been fired by Elvis on the ride home to Memphis in August 1964 returns to the group to become “co-foreman” with Marty Lacker.

March 15 , 1967 Elvis is in Palm Springs recuperating from his fall and unable to attend the wedding of Jerry Schilling and Sandy Kawelo.

March 15 , 1968 Elvis films scenes for Live A Little Love A Little at Marineland.

Bernard and Rene Sinclair are hired as butler and cook for the new Hillcrest home.

March 15 , 1970 Elvis has a session at RCA Studio in Nashville he records 4 songs including 2 Gordon Lightfoot compositions .

Everybody hopes for the same success of the previous year, but there are problems from the start . Elvis ends the session at 1.30 a.m. due to discomfort in his eye.

Priscilla flies to California to supervise redecorating of the new house.

March 15 , 1974 Elvis performs in 2 shows ( 2:30 & 8:30 pm ) at the Stokely Athletic Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee .

March 15 , 1975 Elvis flies to Las Vegas while his belongings are delivered to the Las Vegas Hilton.

March 15 - Today in Elvis History

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