1935-1940
306 Old Satillo Road, Elvis’ birthplace, is now 306 Elvis Presley Drive.
August 22, 1938
Vernon Presley in prison ( May 25 1938 to February 6 1939)
1939
1940-41
Reese Street, where the Presleys stayed with Vester and Clettes Presley and their daughter Patsy,
1942
Kelly Street, a rented, small apartment.
1943
The Presley family moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, May 15 to June 20, Returning to Tupelo.
1944
August 8, 1945 to July 18, 1946
Berry Street -“Doll” Smith lived here with the Presleys and then Minnie Mae Presley moved in.
1946
Commerce Street, a rental
510 1/2 Maple Street, South Tupelo -the Presleys lived with Glady’s cousin Frank Richards and his wife, Leona.
August 22, 1954
Elvis worked at Crown Electric, until mid-October 1954
The Presleys lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, rented til the end of 1954 to mid-1955
August 22, 1955
Elvis performed at Spudder Park, Wichita Falls, Texas, which was the beginning of a weeklong tour with some Hayride artists: Bill Mack & Band, Johnny Horton, Betty Amos, David Ho
August 22, 1958
Military Leave in Memphis
August 22, 1959
The Elvis Presley song “My Wish Came True” hit #12 in the U.S.
Military Service in Germany
August 22, 1960
“The Chain Gang” was one of the fastest-moving songs (79 to 54) for Sam Cooke.
Elvis Presley‘s “It’s Now Or Never” is released in the UK following a wait to obtain a copyright clearance. The song is really just a re-worded version of Enrico Caruso’s 1916 hit, “O Sole Mio”.
Flaming Star
August 22, 1961
Follow That Dream
August 22, 1962
An early form of karaoke is introduced at the Radio Show at Earl’s Court in London, England. A new machine allows the integration of voice to guitars, tapes and even radio, making it possible to sing and play along with records.
August 22, 1967
Elvis was released from Speedway and scheduled to begin two nights of recording at RCA’s Studio A on Sunset Boulevard, but due to an accident near Elvis Bel Air home, the Colonel sent Elvis and Priscilla off to Las Vegas, in fear of bad publicity.
August 22, 1970: Elvis performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15p.m. and midnight to sold out crowds of 2,200.
Backstage Elvis met with Tom Diskin’s girlfriend Yanick Gomez and Elvis super fan Judy Cherry.
August 22, 1972
Elvis did Dinner and Midnight Vegas Shows
Elvis Presley – Return to Sender – Song Meaning