The sounds of the world教案

may 12, 1960
elvis guest-stars on a frank sinatra-hosted tv special, welcome home elvis, and cuts his first post-army recordings in nashville. they yield the hit album elvis is back and such million-selling singles as "it's now or never" and "are you lonesome tonight."
august 9, 1960
it's now or never (elvis presley) was a hit.
november 22, 1960
are you lonesome tonight? (elvis presley) was a hit.
march 14, 1961
surrender (elvis presley) was a hit.
december 16, 1961
the soundtrack to blue hawaii reaches #1 on the album charts, where it will remain for 20 weeks. with sales of 2 million, it is elvis presley's best-selling album to date.
april 15, 1962
good luck charm (elvis presley) was a hit.
july 26, 1965
elvis presley's version of the orioles' "crying in the chapel" peaks at #3 on the pop chart.
august 27, 1965
the beatles spend the evening talking and playing music with elvis presley at his bel air home.
may 1, 1967
elvis presley marries priscilla beaulieu, who he met eight and a half years earlier during his tour of duty in germany, at the aladdin hotel in las vegas. their daughter, lisa marie presley, is born exactly nine months later, on february 1, 1968.
december 3, 1968
nbc airs "elvis," a television special that revitalizes elvis' career as a rock and roll performer.
december 8, 1968
the hour-long special elvis, sponsored by singer sewing machines, airs on nbc-tv. clad in black leather, elvis successfully pulls off the greatest comeback in rock and roll history. after his decade-long stint as a movie star, he re-establishes himself as a musical performer and cultural totem on this electrifying, widely viewed special.
january 13, 1969
presley enters american sound studio in memphis, where he will cut some of the finest recordings of his career, including the hits "in the ghetto" and "suspicious minds." it is the first time he's recorded in his hometown since 1956.
july 31, 1969
elvis presley performs his first live concert since march 25, 1961, opening a four-week engagement that christens the 1,500-capacity showroom at the international hotel in las vegas. the remaining eight years of presley's life will largely be devoted to live performances, either on the road or at the international hotel.
october 26, 1969
suspicious minds (elvis presley) was a hit.
1969
elvis presley returns to the road. his guitarist and bandleader is james burton, who will remain with presley until his death in 1977.
january 9, 1971
elvis presley is named one of 10 outstanding young men of the year by the u.s. jaycees.