June 30th in Elvis History
It’s June thirtieth, and on this day in 1954… tragedy struck the gospel world when R.W. Blackwood and Bill Lyles of The Blackwood Brothers were killed in a plane crash in Clanton, Alabama—just two wee...
30 Jun 20251min
June 29th in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-ninth, and on this day in 1956… Elvis Presley arrived in New York City to begin rehearsals for his upcoming appearance on *The Steve Allen Show*. At the rehearsal hall in midtown Manh...
29 Jun 20251min
June 28th in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-eighth, and on this day in 1962… while home in Memphis for the summer, Elvis Presley acquired his most notorious pet—Scatter the chimpanzee. Originally a TV performer in Memphis, Scat...
28 Jun 20251min
June 27th in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-seventh, and on this day in 1954… Elvis Presley got his first real shot at Sun Records. Marion Keisker, assistant to Sam Phillips, urged her boss to give the young man with the sidebu...
27 Jun 20251min
June 26th in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-sixth, and on this day in 1909… Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk was born in Breda, Holland. The man who would later become known as Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s lifelong manager, i...
26 Jun 20251min
June 25th in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-fifth, and on this day in 1977… Elvis Presley arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the early morning hours to perform what would become the second-to-last concert of his life. Earlier in t...
25 Jun 20251min
June 24th in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-fourth, and on this day in 1972… Elvis Presley returned to Memphis for a summer break at Graceland following a multi-city tour. Rumors were swirling about an impending divorce between...
24 Jun 20251min
June 23rd in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-third, and on this day in 1963… Elvis Presley took the first steps toward creating a place of peace and reflection at Graceland by commissioning the Meditation Garden. At Elvis’s requ...
23 Jun 20251min
