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November 12 Events – Today in Elvis Presley History

November 12 Events - Today in Elvis Presley History

1955

At 2.00 PM performed Elvis and other “Hayride stars” by the mill of “Carthage Milling Company” Texas.

1955Elvis Presley was voted Most Promising Country And Western Artist in the annual U.S. DJ Poll.

1960 – Bill Black, former bass player for Elvis Presley, hit #11 in the U.S. with his version of “Don’t Be Cruel.”

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1956

Elvis rented a Cadillac from Hertz for $139.

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1970

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Seattle, Washington at 8:30 p.m. The crowd was 15000 and Elvis wore “Fringe” suit with Green Macrame belt.

 

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1971

Elvis performed at the Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas at 8:30 p.m. The crowd was 12000 and Elvis wore “White pinwheel” suit with Lion head belt and red cape.

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1972

Elvis performed at the Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California at 5.00 p.m. The crowd was 7200 and Elvis wore “Black Conquistador suit” with original belt and blue cape.

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1977 – The Elvis Presley album “Les 40 Grands Plus Succes” (the French pressing of “40 Greatest”) hit #56 in the U.K.

2002 – The documentary “Elvis, The King In Hollywood” was released.

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