BACK TO ROUTINE AFTER THE TV SPECIAL After the television special, Elvis returns to Los Angeles and prepares for his next season in Las Vegas. The concerts will begin on January 26, 1973 and will end on February 23. The…
The soundtrack is released early and goes to #1 on the pop charts, staying on the chart at various positions for 52 weeks. The special begins with Elvis recording the song from his 1965 film “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” over the…
THE TV SPECIAL AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER Elvis makes television and entertainment history with his special “Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii – Via Satellite.” The show is performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena on January 14, 1973 and…
NEW RELATIONSHIPS: ELVIS & LINDA THOMPSON On July 26, Elvis and Priscilla’s separation is finalized. The divorce is on the horizon. Elvis has begun seeing Linda Thompson, a young woman from Memphis, whom he has recently been introduced to and…
ELVIS BREAKS ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN In June Elvis goes on tour again. He holds a press conference in New York on June 9. He looks tanned and in good shape, having recently been on vacation in…
HIS LATEST FILM, ELVIS ON TOUR, WINNER OF A GOLDEN GLOBE On January 26, 1972, Elvis began another successful engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton. The reviews were very good, thanks in part to a repertoire that included many new…
NEW RECOGNITIONS ARRIVE The two-room Tupelo home where Elvis was born in 1935 opens to the public. The house was restored by the East Heights Garden Club of Tupelo. It was also around this time that a long stretch of…
ELVIS NAMED ONE OF THE NATION’S TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN Elvis is honored to be named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (The Junior Chamber). He is nervous…
ELVIS IS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN Elvis returns to the Las Vegas International Hotel for another month-long engagement. This time, he breaks his own attendance record from the previous August. In February 1970 Elvis will begin wearing the one-piece…
RETURN TO THE BIG SCREEN AND NEW PROJECTS Elvis is back in Las Vegas for his second engagement of the year. The Colonel is giving it the promotional name “Elvis Presley Summer Festival.” This is another month-long engagement at the…
ELVIS RETURNS TO THE STAGE In July 1969, Elvis began preparing for his imminent return to the stage. He worked on his song list and at the same time put together the rhythm section that would accompany him at the…
ELVIS RECORDS AT THE AMERICAN SOUND STUDIOS Elvis has been doing virtually all of his recording work in Nashville or Hollywood since signing with RCA. Now, however, he records in Memphis again for the first time since 1955. He performs…
