Day By Day

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December 14, 1954

Somewhere during this period before Christmas Elvis made his first appearance in Gladewater, Texas. There was a show in the Mint Club, by Tom Perryman, a local DJ, who would book Elvis continually in the area around Texas, even during the next year.

December 14, 1956

Elvis and director Hal Kanter drove to Shreveport with Bitsy Mott, Gene and Junior Smith. They had dinner at the Trio Restaurant in Pine Bluff, Arkansas with Jim Ed and Maxine Brown. They left after midnight and arrived in Shreveport early in the morning where they checked into the Captain Shreve Hotel.

December 14, 1964

Again Elvis donated $55,000 for Memphis charities.

December 14, 1968

Elvis spent the weekend in Palm Springs.

December 14, 1970

Elvis returned to Los Angeles.

December 14, 1971

Elvis returned to Memphis, flying as Jon Burrows, along with Charlie Hodge, Sonny West and James Caughley, who traveled under their real names.

December 14, 1973

There was a session at the Stax Studios but around 3.00 a.m. Elvis found out there was no food ordered for the group and so he stopped. Only one song was recorded: Talk About The Good Times.