August 5, 1955 Elvis performs at the 8th annual Country Music Jamboree at the Overton Park Shell in Memphis, .Other entertainers include iWebb Pierce, Sonny James, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson and some 22 other country music and comedy performers.
August 5, 1956 Elvis ,Scotty , Bill and DJ perfrom in 2 shows at the Homer Hesterly Armory in , Tampa , Florida.
August 5, 1959 Dick Clark calls Elvis for a phone interview in which he informs Elvis his new single had just gone gold.
August 5, 1969 Elvis performs in 2 shows ( dinner and midnight ) at the International Hotel in Las Vegas , Nevada
August 5, 1972 Elvis performs in shows ( dinner and midnight ) at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas , Nevada .
August 5, 1974 Elvis sends a check in the amount $1,000 to the family of R&B legend Ivory Joe Hunter, who has fallen ill with cancer . In the accompanying letter, Elvis calls Hunter a “great talent” and “an inspiration.”
August 5, 1976 Elvis performs at the Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
PHOTO : At the Overton Park Shell with Texas Bill Strength
Memphis , Tennessee , August 5 , 1955