ELVIS AND PRISCILLA GET MARRIED IN LAS VEGAS On May 1, 1967, Elvis and Priscilla were married in a private ceremony among a small group of family and friends at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Just after 11:40 a.m.,…
THE PURCHASE OF CIRCLE G RANCH On February 8, 1967, Elvis purchased a 163-acre ranch in Mississippi, Tennessee for $437,000, which he named Circle G. Elvis, his entourage, and his wives became interested in horseback riding after Elvis began to…
NEW CONTRACT WITH RCA Colonel Parker rejects an offer in July 1966 to make a film in Japan, claiming that Elvis will not be available until 1969. On August 30, 1966, RCA makes the decision not to wait until the…
NEW STARTING POINT, HOW GREAT THOU ART Metro Goldwyn Mayer decides to extend Elvis’s contract to make four more films. The company is satisfied with the profits that Elvis’s films bring to it, so the contract with MGM will expire…
PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE BEATLES On August 2, 1965, Elvis recorded the soundtrack for his 21st film under the title, “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” and then went to Hawaii for location filming. It was a new film for Paramount Pictures and…
FILMING CONTINUES: HARUM SCARUM – FRANKY AND JOHNNY On January 8, 1965, Elvis celebrated his 30th birthday. Elvis continues his film career full time. He practically no longer makes recordings for albums that are not related to his films. On…
MOVIES, MOVIES AND MORE MOVIES Elvis records the soundtrack for his 17th film, titled “Girl Happy“, which features Shelley Fabares and former Miss United States, Mary Ann Mobley, as main co-stars. “Viva Las Vegas” opens nationwide on June 17, 1964…
THE END OF A GOLDEN PERIOD, THE BEATLES ENTER THE SCENE On January 30, 1964, Elvis purchased the Potomac, Franklin Roosevelt’s former presidential yacht, for a total of $55,000. He intends to donate it to the March of Dimes for…
ELVIS FOCUSES ON HIS FILM CAREER During the months of January and March 1963, recording and filming began for Elvis’s 13th film “Fun in Acapulco“, set in Mexico and featuring Ursula Andres. It is around this time, while Elvis is…
ELVIS AT THE SEATTLE WORLD’S FAIR “IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR” Priscilla, now 17 years old, lands in the US from Germany to visit Elvis. This will be the first time Priscilla has seen Elvis since he left Germany…
GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! NEW FILM FOR 1962 In January 1962, Elvis signed a new contract with RCA that extended until 1966. He also celebrated his 27th birthday in Las Vegas at the Sahara Hotel where Col. Tom Parker had contacts…
THE BEST-SELLING RECORD OF ELVIS PRESLEY’S CAREER The soundtrack of “Blue Hawaii” enters the Billboard chart for a period of a year and a half, staying at number # 1 for 20 weeks, and only surpassed by “GI Blues” as…
