THE ELVIS PRESLEY DIARY 
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1954 01 04 Elvis records I'll Never Stand In Your Way and It Wouldn't Be The Same (Without You) at Sun Studios in Memphis 1954 05 15 Elvis joined Bond's group at the Hi Hat on South Third Street in Memphis for an audition. Elvis went to the audition with then girlfriend Dixie Locke and sang two songs with the band...but didn't get the job. Elvis later revealed that Bond told him to stick with driving a truck, because he would "never make it as a singer." Less than two months later Elvis' recorded his first Sun single, "That's All Right." Bond would later joke that he'd been "the only person to ever fire Elvis." A couple of years after the rejection, on route to Hollywood to film "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis reportedly said to confidant George Klein, "I wonder what Eddie Bond thinks now. Man, that sonofabitch broke my heart." 1954 06 26 Elvis is in Sun Studios to try out some songs like Without You and Rag Mop. Nothing was recorded as far as one knows 1954 07 05 Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black records That's All Right Mama, Harbour Lights and I Love You Because 1954 07 06 Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black records Blue Moon Of Kentucky. Sam Phillips gave a copy of the record to Dewey Phillips at WHBQ. Phillips promised to play That's all right mama the next day. 1954 07 07 Dewey Phillips plays That's all right mama in his " Red Hot and Blue show. After numerous phonecalls, Dewey ends up playing the song 14 times that night. Eventually he gets hold of Elvis and makes the first radio intervie with him. 1954 07 17 Elvis performs at Bon Air, Memphis, TN 1954 07 19 Sun records releases That´s all right / Blue moon of Kentucky. Record number: SUN 209 1954 07 24 Elvis performs at Bon Air, Memphis, TN 1954 07 30 Elvis performs at Overton Park, Memphis, TN 1954 07 31 Elvis performs at Bon Air, Memphis, TN 1954 08 01 Elvis performs at KWEM Radio, West Memphis, TN 1954 08 07 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 08 16 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 08 18 Elvis performs at Bellevue Park, Memphis, TN 1954 08 19 Elvis records Blue Moon i Sun Studios 1954 08 27 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 08 29 Elvis performs at Kennedy Hospital, Gerwell Road, Memphis, TN 1954 09 04 Elvis performs at Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN 1954 09 09 Elvis performs at Katz Drug Store, Memphis, TN 1954 09 10 Elvis records Good Rockin' Tonight, I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine, Uncle Penn, Just Because, Tomorow Night, I'll Never Let You Go and Satisfied in Sun Studios 1954 09 10 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 09 11 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 09 18 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 09 24 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 09 25 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 01 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 02 Elvis performs at Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN 1954 10 06 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 08 Elvis performs at Silver Slipper, Atlanta, GA 1954 10 09 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 13 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 15 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 16 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA the concert is recorded 1954 10 20 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 23 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 10 25 Elvis records Give Me More, More, More Of Your Kisses, Blue Guitar, That's What You Gotta Watch, Always Late With Your Kisses and Uncle Pen at KWKH Studios. There is no recordings saved from this session 1954 10 29 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 10 30 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 11 06 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 11 08 Elvis performs at Memphis State Bloodbank, Memphis, TN 1954 11 12 Elvis performs at The Mint Club, Gladewater, TX 1954 11 13 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 11 17 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 11 19 Elvis performs at Club, Lake Cliff, LA 1954 11 20 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 11 21 Elvis performs at Magnolia Gardens and Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, TX 1954 11 22 Elvis performs at Roundup Club, Gladewater, TX 1954 11 23 Elvis performs at Mint Club, Gladewater, TX f�r KSIJ Radio 1954 11 24 Elvis performs at Texarkana, AR 1954 11 24 Elvis performs at New Boston, TX 1954 11 25 Elvis performs at The Paladium, Houston, TX 1954 11 26 Elvis performs at The Paladium, Houston, TX. This day he sends a telegram to his father: "HI BABIES HERES THE MONEY TO PAY THE BILLS. DONT TELL NO ONE HOW MUCH I SENT I WILL SEND MORE NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A CARD IN THE MAIL. LOVE, ELVIS" 1954 11 27 Elvis performs at The Paladium, Houston, TX 1954 12 02 Elvis performs at Catholic Club, Helena, AR 1954 12 03 Elvis performs at Municipal Auditorium, Texarkana, AR 1954 12 04 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 12 08 Elvis records Oakie Boogie/Uncle Penn and Tomorrow Night in Memphis Recording Service 1954 12 10 Elvis performs at Eagles Nest, Memphis, TN 1954 12 11 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 12 18 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 12 20 Elvis records Milkcow Blues Boogie, You're A Heartbreaker, My Baby's Gone and I'm Left You're Right She's Gone in Memphis Recording Service 1954 12 22 Elvis performs at Lake Cliff Club,Shreveport, LA 1954 12 25 Elvis performs at Louisiana Hayride,Shreveport, LA 1954 12 28 Elvis performs at Cooks Hoedown, Houston, TX |
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