Elvis Presley timeline by Alina Boycheva https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os A timeline of the popular artist Elvis Presley. en-us 2023-02-01 18:47:22 UTC 2023-04-01 05:23:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f631.png Hampton, Wilborn. Up Close Elvis Presley: Rock Legend, Viking Childrens Books, 2007. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539596593 2023-03-31 08:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539596593 In fifth grade, Elvis performed in a school program and sang in front of lots of people. His skills were so impressive, that his teacher placed him in a competition. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539639792 2023-03-31 09:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539639792 Outside Source 1 boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539650888 https://outsider.com/entertainment/elvis-presley-described-fair-student-heres-why/]]> 2023-03-31 09:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539650888 Elvis and his family moved from East Tupelo to Tupelo. This was tough on him, he had to switch schools which meant he was separated from his friends. His enrollment to this new school was rocky since he wasn't exactly accepted among the people. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539664620 Quote 1
"From the start, he was regarded as an outsider by the other kids, not only because he often wore overalls to school but because he lived in a part of Tupelo, which was still racially segregated that was considered 'colored,' as African Americans were politely called at the time." (30)]]> 2023-03-31 09:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2539664620 Presley was moving further and further through his musical journey. Through the church, there were a few connections so his mom got him to begin taking guitar lessons. Eventually, he'd play the guitar for his neighbors as well boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540038679 2023-03-31 15:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540038679 In junior year of high school, Elvis decided to join the Humes football team. Except, this didn't last long since he got bullied and attacked. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540043645 Quote 2
"Some of the other boys on the team ganged up on him in the locker room, held him down, and were going to cut his hair." (38)]]> 2023-03-31 15:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540043645 Elvis finally graduated from Humes. This was a great achievement, so his parents even went to frame and hang up his diploma. A month after he graduated he started working at M.B. Parker Machinists Shop. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540054039 2023-03-31 15:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540054039 Outside Source 2 boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540054376 https://www.elvis.com.au/movies/elvis-employment-history.shtml#:~:text=This%20time%20he%20was%20sent,he%20could%20'keep%20clean'.]]> 2023-03-31 15:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540054376 Presley knew his passion was music. Although, his music type was underrated at the time. He wanted to make it known to the world and as a start to make his dream come true he showed an interest in that. Although, that was his beginning it was also a sudden end because by the end of the summer he changed his mind and decided he didn't want to be a singer anymore. Or, at least for the time. A recording service was started, which impacts Elvis later on. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540066361 Quote 3
"Phillips had started the Memphis Recording Service three years earlier, and in an effort to expand he had launched his own record label-Sun Records-as a side business just a few months previously." (41)]]> 2023-03-31 15:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540066361 One Saturday in August, when Elvis was 18, he came into Sam Phillips studio and wanted to make a record. After being asked a series of questions, he did eventually sing for them. They came to the realization that he has a unique voice, but nothing came of it so far. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540070742 2023-03-31 16:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540070742 Outside Source 3 boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540146205 http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/sam_phillips.html#:~:text=Sam%20Phillips%20released%20five%20Presley,by%20Elvis%20and%20Bill%20Black.]]> 2023-03-31 17:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540146205 In 1954, when Elvis was about 19, he met a girl named Dixie Locke and fell in love with her. He attended a bible study, and she noticed him. She was 15 at the time boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540163685 Quote 4
"Dixie Locke first noticed the shy boy with the droopy eyes and pouting lips that were always just about to break into a smile." (45)]]> 2023-03-31 17:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540163685 Outside Source 4 boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540187682 https://elvis-news.com/2021/06/23/review-elvis-presleys-first-girlfriend-dixie-locke-shares-her-personal-love-story-with-elvis-in-new-book/]]> 2023-03-31 18:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540187682 Dixie went with Elvis to his audition for Eddie Bond. He sang two songs and played his guitar, but he did end up getting rejected boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540194575 Quote 5
"Elvis never told Dixie what bond said, and she didn't ask. But it was clear Elvis was dejected." (51)]]> 2023-03-31 18:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540194575 After that failed audition, he was told that he'd never be a singer and to keep driving a truck for his job as he's been doing. He started looking into jobs and was trying to become an electrician, although his singing hopes weren't fully dimmed. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540198015 Quote 6
"Despite the failed audition, he still nourished his dream of becoming a singer. He even carried his guitar with him on his delivery rounds." (51)]]> 2023-03-31 18:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540198015 The studio owner that had previously dejected Elvis, Sam Phillips, had been in need of a singer and thought of Elvis to fit that role. He did end up calling him and meeting. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540204357 Quote 7
"At the end of the session, nothing was said about what might happen next. Sam thanked Elvis. He thought that they just hadn't found the right song for his voice. But the voice haunted him. Elvis was happy that someone has listened to him." (53)]]> 2023-03-31 18:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540204357 A 21-year-old guitarist, Scotty, had called up Elvis after hearing of him from Sam Phillips. They had met up but him and his band mate Bill didn't see much in him. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540207848 2023-03-31 18:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540207848 Sam decided that they couldn't end there and needed to set up a session for them. Days after days they had more and more sessions and recorded lots. They continuously sang and recorded more and more. Eventually, Phillips decided it was enough. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540254385 Quote 8
"Despite their lack of enthusiasm, Sam wanted to set up a session for the three of them the next night." (54)]]> 2023-03-31 19:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540254385 Phillips had shown Dewey a recording of Presley's voice and he decided that it was exactly what he wanted. Eventually, Sam had called Elvis to play his singing for a broadcast. The entire Presley family was ecstatic, these were amazing news for them. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540257644 2023-03-31 19:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540257644 Outside Source 5 boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540258279 https://memphismusichalloffame.com/inductee/deweyphillips/

]]> 2023-03-31 19:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540258279 The entire time that Elvis was thriving, Dixie had been on a vacation with her family in Florida. He didn't have her phone number, but he sent a telegram to her cousin's address but she had no clue what was happening. When Dixie returned, everything was noticeably different. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540261099 2023-03-31 19:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540261099 Sam had a arranged a huge performance for Elvis. He was meant to appear at a concert at Overton Park. This was great for him. He was insanely anxious though, which was visible even to Dixie. It ended up being a raging success as the crowd went wild for him. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540262966 Quote 9
"The other big engagement that Sam had been working on was for Elvis to appear at an outdoor concert being organized by Bob Neal, another disc jockey in Memphis, for a big amphitheater in Overton Park at the end of the month." (63)]]> 2023-03-31 19:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540262966 Overtime, Dixie started to realize that her and Elvis probably wouldn't work. Although he was doing what he loved, she realized she was gradually losing him to his fans. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540271061 Quote 10
"Dixie had been looking forward to her and Elvis's first Christmas together. But Elvis didn't arrive home from the weekly Hayride show until Christmas Eve, and then he told Dixie he had to leave the day after Christmas for an appearance at the Houston Hoe-down." (77)]]> 2023-03-31 19:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540271061 Outside Source 4 boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540479671 https://directtrafficsolutions.com/elvis-presley-was-a-truck-driver-too/#:~:text=After%20graduation%2C%20Elvis%20took%20after,how%20to%20drive%20a%20truck.]]> 2023-04-01 05:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540479671 Bob Neal had set up an audition in New York for Elvis, Scotty, and Bill for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. This took place in March 1955. They were turned down, but even years later Elvis still would bring it up. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540480892 2023-04-01 05:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540480892 Colonel Tom Parker was telling Elvis that he doesn't believe his partnership with Sun Records will get him anywhere. Eventually, the contract had run out and Tom had owned him now. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540482144 2023-04-01 05:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540482144 Elvis flew to Hollywood and shot to make his first movie. Colonel Parker had signed for him to do a movie at 20th Century Fox. This movie was a Civil War-era movie. Past this, this fame just kept increasing and increasing and he got more and more successful. boychali000_1_1 https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540483097 2023-04-01 05:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/boychali000_1_1/xjt0a6mbmzokv4os/wish/2540483097