January 01, On this day in Elvis history

January 01, 1955

Elvis performed at the Grand Prize Saturday night Jamboree, Eagles Hall, Houston, Texas.

January 01, 1956

Elvis performed at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m.
Elvis flew from Shreveport with Red West to play a Grand Ole Opry package headlined by Hank Snow and featuring Webb Pierce.

January 01, 1958

Elvis was visited by Jimmie Rodgers Snow, Hank Snow's son, at Graceland.

January 01, 1959

Elisabeth Stefaniak moved into the hotel with Elvis and his household. She was hired to answer all the fan mail, learning quickly from Red and Lamar how to sign Elvis' name.

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Elvis's BMW was destroyed on Germany's Autobahn by his father. German newspapers reported inaccurately that Elvis had died in the accident.

January 01, 1970

Elvis went to the Memphian, like he would be almost every night until he left for Los Angeles and it was during this time he saw the movie Patton for the first time. This film made an enormous impression on him and he memorized the dramatic speech at its beginning.

January 01, 1972

Elvis went to the Memphian or the Crosstown to watch movies almost every night in the New Year, but unlike other times the screening was for the inner circle only.

January 01, 1973

Elvis spent the first 3 nights of the New Year at the Memphian.

January 01, 1992

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization took over exclusive U.S. and Canadian administration for the Elvis Presley music catalogs through a deal with the Presley estate, Gary Horey, Julian and Jean Aberbach. 

 

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