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January - Bill Clinton takes public office for
the first time, as attorney general
January 1 - The album 'Elvis In
Demand' released. Highest chart position #12
January 1 - Australia's population
reaches 14,000,000
January 14 - Australian actor peter
finch dies (1916-1977)
January 20 - Jimmy Carter is sworn in
as the 39th President of the United States
January - Alex Haley's 'Roots'
attracts the largest television audience in history
February 2 - "ELVIS PRESLEY NO-SHOWS
RCA RECORDING SESSION" - Press scimitar
February 12 - 21 Elvis tours in
concert.
February 12 - Hollywood. Ca.
Sprtatorium
February 13 - West Palm Beach. Fla.
Auditorium
February 14 - St. Petersburg, Fla. Bay
Front Center
February 15 - Orlando, Fla. Sports
Stadium
February 16 - Montgomery. Ala.
Garretti Coliseum
February 17 - Savannah, GA. Civic
Center
February 18 - Columbia, S. Carolina.
Carolina Coliseum
February 19 - Tohnson City, Tenn.
Civic Center Freedom Hall
February 20 - Charlotte, N. C.
Coliseum
February 21 - Charlotte, N. C.
Coliseum
March - "Welcome to my World"
released, Highest position U.S. #44 U.K. #7 AU #58
March - Australia wins Centenary
Cricket Test against England by 45 runs - same margin as 1877
March 23 - 30 Elvis tours in concert
March 23 - Tempe. Arizona. Arizona
State Univ.
March 24 - Amarillo. Texas. Civic
Center
March 25 - Norman, Oklahoma. Univ. Of
Oklahoma
March 26 - Norman, Oklahoma. Univ. Of
Oklahoma
March 27 - Abilene, Texas. Taylor
County Coliseum
March 28 - Austin, Texas. Municipal
Auditorium
March 29 - Alexandria, LA. Rapidas
Parish Coliseum
March 30 - Alexandria, LA. Rapidas
Parish Coliseum
April 1 - 5 Elvis is hospitalized in
Memphis and tour shows scheduled for March 31-April 3 are
canceled.
April 1 - "ELVIS ADMITTED TO BAPTIST
HOSPITAL" "Entertainer Elvis Presley was admitted to Baptist
Hospital early today after canceling a show at the last minute
in Baton Rouge, La., and flying to Memphis with complaints of
intestinal flu ..." - The Memphis Press Scimitar
April 6 - "ELVIS AT HOME; HOSPITAL ON
CALL" "Elvis Presley was released from Baptist Hospital at 4am
yesterday [April 5] ... He decided to keep the [Hospital] rooms
reserved ... He is feeling fine and looking forward to returning
to his personal appearance tours that begin April 21 at
Greensboro, NC." - The Commercial Appeal
April 21 - May 31 Elvis tours in
concert.
April 21 - Greensboro, N. C. Coliseum
April 22 - Detroit, Michigan. Olympia
Stadium
April 23 - Toledo, Ohio. Univ. of
Toledo
April 24 - Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Crisler Arena
April 25 - Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw
Center RCA releases "Unchained Melody", "Little Darlin'" and "If
You Love Me" on the album "Elvis in Concert".
April 26 - Kalamazoo, Michigan. Wings
Stadium
April 27 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Arena
April 28 - Green Bay, Wisconsin. Brown
County Veterans
April 29 - Duluth, Minn. Duluth Arena
April 30 - St. Paul, Minn. Civic
Center
May 1 - Chicago, Ill. Chicago Stadium
May 2 - Chicago, Ill. Chicago Stadium
May 3 - Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw
Center
May 20 - Knoxville, Tenn. Univ. Of
Tennessee
May 21 - Louisville, Ky. Freedom Hall
May 22 - Largo, Md. Capital Center
May 22 - 60 second RCA Elvis radio
commercials played in Australia (Welcome To My World)
May 23 - Providence, R.I. Civic Center
May 24 - Augusta, Maine. Civic Center
May 25 - Rochester, N.Y. Community War
Memorial
May 26 - Binghamton. N.Y.
May 27 - Binghamton. N.Y.
May 28 - Philadelphia, Pa. Spectrum
May 29 - Baltimore, Md. Civic Center
May 29 - 60 second RCA Elvis radio
commercials played in Australia (Welcome To My World)
May 30 - Jacksonville, Fla. Coliseum
May 31 - Baton Rouge, La. La State
Univ
June 1 - Macon, Ga. Coliseum
June 2 - Mobile, Ala. Municipal
Auditorium
June - The Single "Way Down" released
- Highest chart position #18 U.K. #1 AU #6
June - President Carter visits
Australia
June 17-26 - Elvis tours in
concert. Shows on June 19, 20, and 21 are recorded by RCA and
videotaped by CBS-TV for an upcoming live album and television
special. Footage from the show on the 20th is not used in the
show. The special will be called "Elvis in Concert". It will air
in early October after Elvis' death in August. The camera gives
a shocking picture of Elvis' poor health in his final days.
Still, some of the song performances are great. He still had his
voice.
June 17 - Springfield, Mo. Southwest
Mo. State Univ.
June 18 - Kansas City, Mo. Kemper
Arena
June 19 - Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha Civic
Center Recorded by RCA for Elvis in Concert
June 19 - 60 second RCA Elvis radio
commercials played in Australia (Welcome To My World)
June 20 - Lincoln, Neb. Perishing
Municipal Auditorium
June 21 - Rapid City , S.D.. Mount
Rushmore Recorded by RCA for Elvis in Concert
June 22 - Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux
Falls Arena
June 23 - Des Moines, Iowa. Veteran's
Memorial Auditorium
June 24 - Madison, Wisc. Dade County
Coliseum
June 25 - Cincinnati, Ohio. Riverfront
Coliseum
June 26 - A concert at Indianapolis,
Indiana's Market Square Arena. The last concert performance.
June 26 - 60 second RCA Elvis radio
commercials played in Australia (Welcome To My World)
June 27 - August 15 Elvis relaxes in
Memphis and prepares for the next leg of touring for 1977
June 30 - The United States introduces
Cruise missiles to replace the B-1 bomber
July - The album "Moody Blue" released
- Highest chart position U.S. #3 U.K. #3 AU. #3
July 22 - MOSCOW (AP) - "PITTY POOR
ELVIS - SO SAY REDS" "To hear the Soviets tell it, rock star
Elvis Presley is now a broken and forgotten man demonstrating to
the world the heartlessness of the American system of
exploitation. ...Today this 42 year old man has lost his taste
for life ..."
August 1 - The book "Elvis - What
happened ?" released
August 12 - The Space Shuttle
Enterprise makes it's first successfull solo flight
August 15 - The album "Moody Blue"
released in Australia
August 16 - Shortly after midnight
Elvis returns to Graceland from a late-night visit to the
dentist. Through the early morning of the 16th he takes care of
last minute tour details and relaxes with family and staff. He
is to fly to Portland, Maine that night and do a show there on
the 17th, then continue the scheduled tour. He retires to his
master suite at Graceland around 7:00 AM to rest for his evening
flight. By late morning, Elvis Presley is dead. It is announced
by mid-afternoon. In a matter of hours the shock registers
around the world.
"A Memphis Fire Department ambulance from Engine House 29 at
2147 Elvis Presley Boulevard responded to the call at 2:33
pm and by 2:56 pm had taken Presley to the emergency room at
Baptist Hospital, seven miles away from his Whitehaven home"
"It was just a routine call. Someone was having difficulty
breathing at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard. Such calls had
come in before when people had collapsed on the street as
they waited to catch a glimpse of their singing idol. The
call was received by the normal procedure, said Charlie
Crosby, an emergency medical technician. We only knew it was
his house." - The Commercial Appeal
 The last Photo
The News Headlines
"DEATH CAPTURES CROWN OF ROCK AND ROLL" - The
Commercial Appeal - "The ambulance hit the gate as it was
going in [to Graceland] ... There was severe cardiovascular
disease present ... Dr. Fransisco said ... there was no
indication of drug abuse of any kind. He said the only
evidence of drugs involved those Presley was taking for his
physical condition ..."
"A LONELY LIFE ENDS ON ELVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD" -
Memphis Press Scimitar
"ROCK IDOL ELVIS PRESLEY DIES AT 42" - The Washington
Post - Elvis Presley, who revolutionized American popular
music with his earthy singing style and became a hero to two
generations of rock 'n' roll fans, died yesterday in
Memphis,Tenn. He was 42.
Reaction among fans, performers and music industry
executives elsewhere was also emotional. In Santiago, Chile,
newspapers stopped the presses and radio stations changed
their evening programming to recount the life of "El Rey de
Rock 'n' Roll." In Memphis, the telephone system was
reported unable to handle the volume of calls coming into
the city from around the country. Hundreds of weeping fans
gathered outside Baptist Memorial and Graceland Mansion last
night.
Two European radio stations also suspended regular
programming as soon as Presley’s death was announced. Radio
Luxembourg, the continent’s most widely listened-to pop
station, canceled all its commercials to play Presley’s
music nonstop.
"This is the end of rock 'n' roll," said Bob Moore Merlis,
an executive with Warner Bros. Records, who compiled an
anthology of Presley’s early material several years ago for
RCA.
"The void he will leave is impossible to gauge," said Pat
Boone.
"ONE HOUR BATTLE FAILS ... KING ELVIS DIES" - The
Herald (Australia)
"FANS FIGHT TO PEER AT ELVIS" - The Herald, Late
edition (Australia)
"FAT, 42 AND FAZED" - The Sun (Australia) - "He
couldn't sing anymore", "His stage appearances were a joke
because his stomach bulged over his gold lame, sequined
suits" "Presley's movie career ended in 1969 after about 60
films, all with roughly the same plot"
[From John Fraser in New York.]
"ELVIS PRESLEY IS DEAD" - Daily Mirror (England)
"ROCKS FIRST SUPERSTAR ELVIS PRESLEY, 42, DIES" -
Rocky Mountain News
"KING ELVIS DEAD" -The Sun (England)
"ALL ROADS LEAD TO MEMPHIS" - Evening Standard
(England)
August 17 - Elvis was to have
begun another tour, starting with a concert in Portland,
Maine
August 18 - "FINAL GLIMPSE OF
FALLEN STAR LURES FAITHFUL" "An estimated 50,000 to
100,000 persons visited Graceland during the day Wednesday
[August 17] to pay there respects ... Presley's body was
placed in the foyer just inside the front door. It was the
first time the mansion had been open to the public since
Presley purchased it in 1957 ... Throughout the day the
crowds moved single- file into the front foyer. The visitors
were quickly routed out of the house as soon as they viewed
the body ... The gates were closed at 6:30 pm to the
distress of many fans [Below], and at 6:00 it was estimated
that 10,000 persons were in line and that 20,000 to 25,000
had filed into the mansion"
"Eddie Fadal, who described himself as a "lifelong friend"
of Elvis, emerged from the mansionto give reporters a
picture of what was taking place inside." "Things are very
quiet" hesaid"People are sitting around the coffin in the
living room. Some are crying, but everyone is pretty
subdued." Fadal said Ginger Aldren, the late singer's
fiacee, was taking his death "well" but that Priscilla
Presley, the singer's ex-wife and mother of their daughter
Lisa, was "taking it very, very hard."
August 18 - ELVIS' FUNERAL
SERVICE
- "C.W. Bradley, minister of Woodvale Church of Christ
conducted the brief service at the mansion ..." -
August 19. "We are to honor the memory of a man loved by
millions. ... But Elvis was a frail human being. And he
would be the first to admit his weaknesses. Perhaps because
of his rapid rise to fame and fortune he was thrown into
temptations that some never experience. Elvis would not want
anyone to think that he had no no flaws or faults. But now
that he's gone, I find it more helpful to remember his good
qualities, and I hope you do too." - From the August 19
editions of
The Commercial Appeal and The Tennessean -
Nashville
August 19 - "ELVIS BURIAL
HUSHED, PRIVATE" "The 2 p.m. funeral sevices were held
in Presley's music room, which ajoins the living room." "
During the services a gospel quartet sang "How Great Thou
Art" and Sweet, Sweet Spirit." Guests left Vernon Presley,
the singer's father, alone after the last words were spoken.
It was Vernon Presley whose car led the procession
afterwards, when shortly after 3:30 p.m., guests and family
members left the grounds. Behind that car followed the white
hearse that bore the un-draped coffin. Behind the hearse
rode Presley's divorced wife Priscilla, her face red behind
her veil,
clutching9-year-old Lisa Marie to her breast."
- The Tennessean - Nashville
August 19 - "ROCK 'N' ROLL KING
ENTOMBED" "The flower-laden coffin of Elvis Presley was
carried into it's resting place at Forest Hill Midtown
Cemetery ..." "The Crypt in the mausoleum where the body was
placed was later sealed and mortared over, then covered with
a marble slab."
 August 19 - "COLONEL TO
MAINTAIN CONTROL" Memphis - "Col. Tom Parker, the
man Elvis Presley credited with "making me what I am",
will remain in charge of the late singer's affairs for
the time being, it was learned yesterday .... Joe
Esposito said." "He [Parker] was arranging details of
the singer's New England Tour when he learned of the
heart attack ..." - The Tennessean (Nashville)
August 19
- "SWERVING CAR KILLS TWO ELVIS MOURNERS"
"I can't believe Elvis is really dead" Alice Hovatar was
telling Patrolman W.C. Greenwood early Thursday [August 18]
as she and Joanne Johnson passed the time with idle
conversation in front of Graceland Mansion. It was about
3:30 am, and moments later the two 19-year olds from Monroe,
La., would be killed instantly by a driver in a no-traffic
lane ... Greenwood looked up in time to jump out of
the way."
August 19 - Grouho Marx dies
(1890-1977)
August 20 - "ELVIS' FATHER
EXPRESSES THANKS" "It lightened my grief somewhat as I
watched the tributes to my son that were shown from people
throughout the world ... I am very sorry that all of the
people who came to Memphis were not able to view the body,
but there was not enough time ... I would like to express my
sincere and deepest sympathy to the families of the girls in
the very unfortunate and regrettable thing that happened at
the gate."
August 20 - "PRESLEY FANS BUY
BIG" - The Age - Melbourne, Australia "Melbourne ... she
ain't nothin' but a town agog. The death of Elvis Presley,
the "King" of Rock, left most people all shook up rather
than crying all the time. City record shops reported the
greatest surge in buying of Elvis' records for many years,
and they swamped Elvis' label, RCA, with demands for more
stocks." "Coincidentally, RCA had nominated August as Elvis
Presley Month and supplied stores with extra records. But by
evening, much was bought up."
 August 23 - "ELVIS' WILL NAMES
3 CLOSE RELATIVES" "Elvis Presley named his Father,
Vernon Presley, executor of his fortune in a will probated
here yesterday [August 22] afternoon, but [it] did not
include his fiancee, Miss Ginger Alden, one of three
witnesses who signed the will March 3, or his ex wife
Priscilla. An inventory of the singers wealth believed to be
millions of dollars is not expected to be filled for 60 days
..." - The Commercial Appeal
August 27 - "BODY OF MOTHER OF
ELVIS MOTHER MOVED TO MAUSOLEUM" "The body of Gladys
Love Presley, was quietly unearthed and moved late yesterday
[August 26] into the mausoleum where her son was entombed
last week. In a 3 hour and 17 minute operation, 11 workers
at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown unearthed the massive steel
and copper casket ..." "Vernon Presley, the entertainer's
father, made the decision ..." - The Commercial Appeal
August 28 - Elvis was to have
completed his tour with 2 shows in Memphis, August 27-28
August 30 - "3 CHARGED IN
BODY-STEALING PLOT" "Three Memphis men were charged
yesterday [August 29] afternoon with criminal
trespassing in connection with what Police Director E.
Winslow Chapman said was a plot to steal the entombed body
of Elvis Presley." - The Commercial Appeal
August - "ELVIS FANS HANG ONTO
$600,000 WORTH OF TICKETS" "Had Elvis Presley lived,
more than 120,000 people would have paid about $1,300,000
... Promoters, theater owners and lawyers must now tackle a
problem they rarely encounter - what to do with an estimated
$600,000 in tickets fans refuse to give up ..."
September 8 "GRACELAND SITE FOR
GRAVES OF PRESLEY'S" "An application to allow the bodies
of Elvis Presley and his mother, Gladys, to be moved to the
Meditation Garden at Presley's Graceland Mansion was
submitted yesterday [September 7] to the board of Adjustment
... The request will be heard at the board's next meeting
Sept. 28"
September 24 - Drawn Grand Final
between North Melbourne and Collingwood in the VFL Grand
Final. [Australian Rules Football] This is the only Grand
Final draw to have occured in the games history [102 years]
Final scores North Melbourne 9.22 76 Collingwood 10.16 76
October 1 - North Melbourne
defeats Collingwood in the Grand Final replay Final scores
North Melbourne 21.25 151 d. Collinwood 19.10 124
October 3 - "BODIES OF ELVIS,
MOTHER ARE MOVED" "The move was unannounced. Two white
hearses escorted by eight city police officers and five
Selby County deputies took the bodies of Elvis Presley and
his mother, Mrs. Gladys Smith Presley, into the rear
entrance of Graceland shortly after 7 last night [October 2]
" ... "Only a few watchers were outside the gates of
Graceland when the cortege arrived, and at first some did
not realize what they had seen ... The board of Adjustment
gave permission last Wednesday to rebury the bodies on the
south side of Graceland estate ..."
October 3 - Elvis in Concert
telecast on CBS
October - Alan Moffatt wins
Bathurst, Australia's premier touring car race over 1000 Km
October 5 - "CHARGES AGAINST 3
DROPPED, IN PRESLEY-BODY THEFT CASE" "Trespassing
charges against three men accused in a purported scheme to
steal the body of Elvis Presley were dismissed yesterday
[October 5] after the prosecutor said the city could not
vouch for the truthfulness of it's key witness."
October - "Elvis in Concert"
released - Highest chart position U.S. #5 UK #13 AU #17
October 14 - Bing Crosby dies
(1903-1977)
November - "My Way" released -
Highest chart position U.S. #22 U.K. #9 AU. #6
November 9 - Israeli jets strike
southern Lebannon
November 10 - Malchom Fraser's
Liberal party win's Australian Federal election.
December 25 - Charlie Chaplin dies
on Christmas day (1889-1977)
Movie Releases of note from 1977
Star Wars, Jaws, Smoky And The Bandit,
The Eagle Has Landed,
A Bridge Too Far and
Cross Of Iron.
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