September 27th, On This day in Elvis history

 

September 27, 1957

Elvis drove to Tupelo with Anita Wood and his parents and some friends. In the local paper

 Elvis was called "the best ambassador any town could have" and urged all townspeople to

 give him a warm welcome.
Elvis performed at the Fairgrounds, Tupelo, for the benefit of the planned Elvis Presley Youth Center.

 There was a crowd of 12,000 people and he was accompanied by Hank Garland, D.J. Fontana 

and Chuck Wiggington, a friend of D.J., on bass.

September 27,1960

Elvis's father, Vernon, visited him on the set of "G.I. Blues."

September 27, 1966

Elvis went to Paramount for preproduction for Easy Come, Easy Go. He attended a music meeting 

with Hall Wallis and John Rich, director.

September 27, 1969

Elvis returned to Memphis.

AND

Elvis's single "Clean Up Your Own Back Yard" hit #21 in the U.S.

September 27, 1974

Elvis performed at the University of Maryland Cole Fieldhouse, College Park, Maryland. The media as 

well as the fans were puzzled about Elvis performance throughout this tour. Tony Brown however witnessed 

Elvis getting out of his limousine, fall to his knees and even sleepwalk through the entire show.

Date:	27 Sep 1974
Time:	8.30pm
Venue:	Baltimore, MD. College Park Field House
Tickets:	15,000
Costume:	Peacock suit
Track list:	Also Sprach Zarathustra See See Rider Got A Woman/Amen Love Me If You Love Me It's Midnight Big Boss Man Fever Love Me Tender Hound Dog Bridge Over Troubled Water Polk Salad Annie [band introductions] Killing Me Softly [Voice] Why Me Lord All Shook Up Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel Hawaiian Wedding Song How Great Thou Art Can't Help Falling In Love

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