Today In Elvis History

APRIL,3,1960-Elvis charters a bus from Memphis to Nashville.He is planning a recording session over the next couple of days.He is joined by the same session players from the previous session except this time legendary saxophonist Boots Randolph is included.Elvis gets in the studio and instead of a couple day session he goes on a marathon 12 hour session recording 12 songs.This session produces some classics including "Are You Lonesome Tonight" and the song that will become his all time biggest seller "It's Now Or Never"The session runs from about 7:30 PM til 7:00 am the next morning.Below listen to "Are You Lonesome Tonight"

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MARCH,31,1972-Filming for the Elvis concert documentary "Elvis on Tour" is continuing.The film crew films an impromptu gospel jam session with Elvis,James Burton,Charlie Hodge and J.D. Sumner and the Stamps.Elvis also gives an interview talking about his lifelong love of Gospel music and about the special feeling among all the members of the group.Elvis replies"I think it is because we constantly enjoy this music.You know we do two shows a night for five weeks,but we never let it get old.Every time is like we do it for the first time,and that is the secret".Below is a clip from the gospel jam.Also a rare film of the interview conducted with Elvis

Concert Photo of The Week

This weeks concert Photo of the week was taken March,29,1977 at The Rapidas Parish Coliseum in Alexandria,La

Today In Elvis History

March,27,1972
Today Elvis was in the studio in Hollywood.He has not recorded here since a bad experience in 1960.This also marks the first time he uses his live band in the studio.All are present except for bass player Jerry Scheff.He is replaced by Nashville player Emory Gordy.Elvis is starting this session with the very biographic song "Separate Ways" which was written by friend Red West.Below is footage from this day shot for the movie"Elvis on Tour".

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March,26,1960-Elvis is in Florida for the Taping of the "Welcome Home Elvis" TV show with Frank Sinatra.The show is taped at 6:15 PM and will air nationally on May,12.Elvis performs "Stuck on You" and "Fame and Fortune" to promote his new single,he then performs an historic duet with Frank Sinatra with Elvis singing Franks "Witchcraft" and Frank singing "Love Me Tender".Watch Clips from show below..Above-Elvis and Frank Sinatra

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MARCH,25,1961-Elvis travels to Honolulu,Hawaii for a benefit show to raise money for the building of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial,one of the ships destroyed during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.The show raises over $62,000 for the memorial.Elvis is very energized and uninhibited during the show.He is backed by his Nashville studio musicians and the Jordanaires.They have been working together for a full month in the studio.Below is a video with lots of pictures from this show,above is the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

Today In Elvis History-Induction Day

March,24,1958-At 6:35 am Elvis,accompanied by Anita Wood and his parents,reports to the draft board.He joins 12 other recruits on a bus to Kennedy memorial hospital.Elvis is assigned the serial # 53310761,and after his physical he is put in charge of the group which will be taking an army bus to Fort Chaffee,Arkansas.He says goodbye to his parents and friends while the Col. is busy handing out "King Creole" baloons to the crowd that has gathered.During the bus trip Elvis meets Rex Mansfield who will become one of his closest army friends.Below is footage of Elvis as he arrived at Fort Chaffee.

March,24,1956-Elvis performs on "Stage Show " once again.He is supposed to perform "Blue Suede Shoes" But his friend Carl Perkins has been in an accident and out of respect he does not do it.Instead he performs "Money Honey".Watch that performance below