June 22nd in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-second, and on this day in 1964… principal photography began on Elvis Presley’s film *Girl Happy*. The production drew high-profile visitors to the set, including actor George Hamilto...
22 Jun 20251min
June 21st in Elvis History
It’s June twenty-first, and on this day in 1961… Elvis Presley began a recording session at RCA’s studios in Nashville, laying down tracks that would appear on the *Pot Luck* album. Songs recorded inc...
21 Jun 20251min
June 20th in Elvis History
It’s June twentieth, and on this day in 1956… the *Memphis World*, an African-American newspaper, reported that Elvis Presley had quietly defied segregation laws by attending the Fairgrounds amusement...
20 Jun 20251min
June 19th in Elvis History
It’s June nineteenth, and on this day in 1959… Vernon Presley returned to Memphis from Germany to handle family business, including renewing the license plates on Elvis’s fleet of luxury cars. But it ...
19 Jun 20251min
June 18th in Elvis History
It’s June eighteenth, and on this day in 1964… *Viva Las Vegas* opened in theaters across the United States. Though its release schedule was unusual—first premiering months earlier in the Far East, th...
18 Jun 20251min
June 17th in Elvis History
It’s June seventeenth, and on this day in 1933… Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith hitchhiked twenty miles from Tupelo to Pontotoc, Mississippi, to elope. Seventeen-year-old Vernon claimed to ...
17 Jun 202541s
June 16th in Elvis History
It’s June sixteenth, and on this day in 1976… the growing isolation surrounding Elvis Presley became undeniable. Even Colonel Tom Parker couldn’t reach him. Parker wrote a letter expressing his concer...
16 Jun 20251min
June 15th in Elvis History
It’s June fifteenth, and on this day in 1961… *Wild in the Country*, Elvis Presley’s seventh film, premiered in Memphis. Based on a novel by J.R. Salamanca, the film marked a more dramatic turn for El...
15 Jun 20251min
