Category Archives: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley censored during ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ performance 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1957)

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Video: 'Elvis Presley "Medley" plus "Don't be cruel" Ed Sullivan'

(Sunday, January 6, 1957, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Elvis Presley performed “Hound Dog,” “Love Me Tender,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Too Much,” “When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again” and “Peace in the Valley” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Elvis Presley censored during ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ performance 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1957) →

Presley, Cash, Lewis and Perkins ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ jam in Memphis studio 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 4 1956)

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Video: 'Elvis Presley - Million Dollar Quartet [December 4, 1956]'

(Tuesday, December 4, 1956) — Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins made a series of impromptu recordings today at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, released 25 years later under the title “The Million Dollar Quartet.” Continue reading Presley, Cash, Lewis and Perkins ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ jam in Memphis studio 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 4 1956) →

Elvis Presley performs again in Eugene, Oregon 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1976)

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Video: 'ELVIS Home Movie LIVE 1976'

(Saturday, November 27, 1976, at about 9:50 p.m. PST) — Elvis Presley performed tonight at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon, the second of two shows at Mac Court (the first show was held on Nov. 25, 1976). Continue reading Elvis Presley performs again in Eugene, Oregon 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1976) →

Elvis Presley performs in Eugene, Oregon 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1976)

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(American Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 1976, at about 9:50 p.m.-11:19 p.m. PST) — Elvis Presley performed tonight at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon, in the first of two shows at Mac Court (the second show was held on Nov. 27, 1976).

Elvis Presley’s film debut ‘Love Me Tender’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1956)

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Video: 'Love Me Tender' trailer

(Thursday, November 15, 1956, 8:00 a.m. EST) — Elvis Presley’s film debut, Love Me Tender, an American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture about three brothers who unwittingly become outlaws after robbing a train the day after peacetime, premiered today at the Paramount Theater in New York City.

Directed by Robert D. Webb and Stanley Hough, the film also starred Richard Egan and Debra Paget.

‘Love Me Tender ‘ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1956)

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(Saturday, November 3, 1956) — “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played by Jockeys charts for five consecutive weeks (November 3/10/17/24, Dec. 1, 1956). Continue reading ‘Love Me Tender ‘ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1956) →

Elvis Presley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1956)

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Video: 'Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley (Sottotitolato)' (Oct. 28, 1956, at 2:45)

(Sunday, October 28, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Elvis Presley performed “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Love Me Tender,” “Love Me” and “Hound Dog” tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Elvis Presley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1956) →

Elvis Presley debuts on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1956)

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Video: 'Don't be Cruel 1956'

(Sunday, September 9, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Elvis Presley debuted tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show, performing remotely from a CBS studio in Hollywood, where the singer was filming his first motion picture. Continue reading Elvis Presley debuts on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1956) →

‘Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 18 1956)

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Video: 'Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (Audio)'

(Saturday, August 18, 1956) — “Hound Dog”/Don’t Be Cruel by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for 11 weeks (Aug. 18/25 Sept. 1/8/15/22/29, Oct. 6/13/20/27, 1956). Continue reading ‘Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 18 1956) →

Elvis Presley makes professional debut in Memphis 60 years ago this hour (July 30 1954)

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Image: 'Elvis Presley - Backstage at the Overton Park Shell, Friday, July 30, 1954'

(Friday, July 30, 1954, 8:00 p.m. local time) — Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised.