Elvis presley biography 1955 tour

Breaking down the figures in the various entertainment fields he dominated in the twentieth century make his accomplishments seem even more amazing. Below are some impressive numbers that Elvis compiled during his touring years from andalong with a brief stage foray in First, though, a limited disclaimer concerning the numbers is required.

He was hardly a household name at that time, and detailed records of his shows were not kept as faithfully as they would be in later years. For the record, I compiled and cross checked the following numbers using three sources: elvisconcerts. The first town Elvis played was his hometown of Memphis on July 17,and the last was Indianapolis nearly 23 years later on June 26, Between those two, the citizens of other U.

Of course, Elvis performed in many of those cities multiple times. Shreveport, Louisiana, was the city in which Elvis appeared the most times—46 times, all but 2 of them for appearances on the weekly The Louisiana Hayride radio program during the period. With 33 stage shows, Memphis, not surprisingly, was the city in which Elvis appeared second most often.

All but 5 of them were in and He also played his hometown in, and Third on the list of most Presley-visited cities is Houston, with 16 appearances also spread out between and The rest of the top 10 cities most visited by Elvis include Las Vegas 15 appearancesAtlanta 9Richmond 9Cleveland 8Jacksonville 8Lubbock 8and Dallas 8. Since Elvis also appeared in Ft.

Worth 7 times through the years, he actually came to the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area 15 times. Finally on the city level, in addition to U. Texas was by far the most favored state for Elvis appearances. During his career he played a whopping 48 different communities in the Lone Star state. Many of them were small communities in when Elvis first began taking his show to environs within driving distance of Memphis.

That also accounts for Arkansas being second on the list with 17 communities, most of which Elvis visited during his early years on the road. Unlike the others on that list, New York was almost totally ignored by Elvis in the s. Although Elvis crisscrossed the U. Citizens of Delaware and New Jersey still had the opportunity to see Elvis, as he appeared in nearby cities in neighboring states multiple times.

On the other hand, the most Elvis-deprived states were Alaska and Wyoming. Montana was almost as isolated from Elvis. Take Houston, for instance. Elvis came to the city 16 different times over 8 different years—,, and Elvis songs released by Sun Records, January Record sleeve is a bootleg edition. Click for digital single.

Elvis presley biography 1955 tour

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