Elvis In The '60s

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Throughout high school and his early career, he used that guitar heavily. He amassed a large collection of guitars throughout his career, and many of them were significantly nicer than what he used in his movies. The guitar is unquestionably Elvis’ most famous instrument, and while he was a good guitarist, he was not an outstanding one. December 25, Elvis spends his first Christmas at Graceland since the death of his mother. Elvis Presley 1961

Presley’s descent was marked by an obsession with collecting police badges and firearms; it was as if he were seeking the emblems and means of control as he himself grew more erratic. In 1970, en route to Washington, Presley wrote Nixon a letter on American Airlines notepaper claiming that he had new insights into the youth unrest across the country as well as communist “brainwashing” techniques. Would the President be interested in Presley’s becoming a secret agent of the federal government? The request led to an impromptu meeting in the Oval Office, where a puzzled Nixon listened to Presley’s ramblings about the moral degeneration of the country. Presley emerged at the moment the machinery of post–World War II mass culture began to hum. The world was on the move; old barriers were under siege; new possibilities were opening up. It was the age of the GI Bill and Brown v. Board of Education, suburbs and television, interstate highways and fast food. Material prosperity in Eisenhower’s America was startling. Families whose forebears had struggled on the fringes of farming and of debilitating manufacturing work suddenly had more money (and more things, ranging from TVs to washing machines) than they could have imagined two decades before, in the depths of an economic crash that seemed to go on forever. When John Maynard Keynes was asked whether there had ever been anything like the Great Depression, he had replied, “Yes. It was called the Dark Ages, and it lasted 400 years.” One unexpected benefit from the postwar boom was rising disposable income. Teenagers were able to consume the product that Presley was offering. March 6, 1960, in Washington, Elvis and his party board a second private railway car, this time on the 'Tennessean' which leaves for Memphis at 8. 05 am. Elvis remains awake thoughout the night and throughout the trip, he appears on the observation platform in his dress blues and waves to the big crowds gathered at every station, big and small, along the route . anniversary of Elvis' U. S. S. Arizona Benefit concert, March 25, 1961 Inside Follow That Dream : Fans Remember : On The Set With Elvis March 1, 1960, The Army holds a press conference just before Elvis' departure from Germany for Armed Forces Radio and Television, Elvis was asked about being in the field rather than entertaining in a service club. His response was, '. . . I was in a funny position. Actually, that's the only way it could be. People were expecting me to mess up (laughs), to goof up in one way or another. They thought I couldn't take it and so forth, and I was determined to go to any limits to prove otherwise, not only to the people who were wondering, but to myself'.

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March 21: Presley boards a train for Miami to tape the Frank Sinatra TV special Welcome Home, Elvis, on the 26th. Viva Las Vegas” opens nationally and goes to #14 at the box office. It’s one of the better movies from Elvis in the ‘60s and the songs on this record are better as well. By the end of the year, it is #11, outranking The Beatles “A Hard Day's Night” and becoming Elvis' highest grossing film ever. September 21, 1964 Elvis records and films for his 12th motion picture, “It Happened at the World’s Fair.” Shooting is done in Hollywood and on location at the World’s Fair in Seattle. August 29, 1962 The singer made his final appearance on Sullivan’s show in January 1957, and this time network censors demanded he be filmed from the waist up. Despite this requirement, at the end of the program, Sullivan gave the entertainer a special nod, telling the audience Elvis was “a real decent, fine boy,” and letting him know that “we’ve never had a pleasanter experience on our show with a big name than we’ve had with you.” 7. Elvis bought FDR's presidential yacht

March 3: Weathering a snowstorm, Elvis' plane arrives at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Another press conference is held, then a party. The Colonel attends, as does Nancy Sinatra, whom Elvis had met while at a USO show. June 17, For the first time since leaving Germany in 1960, Elvis is reunited with Priscilla Beaulieu. She stays for two weeks at the home of Presley friend and custom car designer George Barris after endless assurances from Elvis to her parents that she will be respected and well cared for. Elvis Presley posed with one of his cars outside Graceland in this photograph published March 7, 1965 in the first issue of Mid-South, the now-defunct Sunday magazine of The Commercial Appeal.Elvis Presley was a titan in popular culture, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in music across a wide range of genres. There’s a reason why it’s difficult to believe that he was a natural musician; it’s truly fascinating to learn about his journey from obscurity to one of the world’s most renowned guitarists. It is not uncommon for Elvis to sing lines and then repeat them later in an ad, but his fans took it all in stride, despite his occasional confusion. Throughout his career, he demonstrated a genuine passion for the instrument, and his willingness to experiment with his music was a characteristic of his work.

Every year after this, Elvis donates money to a list of Memphis-area charities, eventually reaching fifty or more, usually around Christmas time. Within a few years, to show their appreciation the city gives him a massive plaque listing fifty charities Then, Elvis performs one afternoon show and one evening show at Ellis Auditorium to benefit around thirty-eight Memphis-area charities. Other than the Sinatra television show, these shows are, so far, Elvis' only live performances since his army discharge. Elvis Presley : On the Train and arriving in Los Angeles California, April 20, 1960 to film G. I. Blues December 4: Through Colonel Parker, Elvis is signed on to a benefit concert in Hawaii to raise funds for the USS Arizona memorial. (The battleship was one of several sunk during Pearl Harbor.)

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December 2: Elvis calls Priscilla and invites her to Graceland for the Christmas holidays. She arrives on December 8. On January 8, 1935, Elvis Aron (later spelled Aaron) Presley was born at his parents’ two-room house in East Tupelo, Mississippi, about 35 minutes after his identical twin brother, Jesse Garon, who was stillborn. The next day, Jesse was buried in an unmarked grave in nearby Priceville Cemetery. February 25, Elvis appears at a luncheon in his honor in Memphis. His most recent awards are on display for the press and guests. Following a press conference, Elvis performs an afternoon and evening show at Ellis Auditorium to benefit around 38 Memphis-area charities. Other than the Sinatra television show, these shows are the only times Elvis has performed live since his Army discharge. Elvis learned to play guitar from his mother, Gladys Presley. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis’ father, Vernon Presley, was a musician himself and encouraged his son to learn an instrument. Elvis took an interest in guitar at a young age and would often play for hours on end. His mother would often sing along with him and together they would create their own music. Elvis’ first guitar was a gift from his father and he treasured it always. He would later go on to become one of the most famous and successful musicians of all time.

We hope you enjoyed learning about famous singers from the 1960s. However, this list is just the tip of the iceberg of all the amazing vocalists active in the decade. Any viewer familiar with Elvis' movies recognizes the prevalence of unique and exotic locations, but not all realize the extent to which these settings affect the whole film. For example, Elvis' characters were independent spirits who worked as race-car drivers, pilots, tour guides, entertainers, or boat captains -- unusual occupations, to say the least. Yet they seem almost appropriate given the exotic settings. In a way, the settings determined the occupations of Elvis' characters, which indirectly helped define them as free souls who reject the conventional, nine-to-five lifestyle.

March 7, 1960, The train arrives in Memphis at 7. 45 am in the midst of another snow-storm. After greeting fans, Elvis rides out to Graceland, in his friend Police Captain Fred Woodward's squad car. March 20: Studio musicians in Nashville who have been told they will be working with country singer Jim Reeves are surprised to see Elvis arrive instead for his first recording session in over a year and a half.