"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 1, 1957 (Wednesday)
SOUNDTRACK RECORDING SESSION (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Treat Me Nice"
Radio Recorders, Studio 1, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (10:00 am - 12:00 noon)
Producer: Jeff Alexander.
Engineer: Thorne Nogar.
Recording Assistant: Jim Malloy.
Musicians: Guitar & Vocals: Elvis Presley - Electric Guitar: Scotty Moore - Bass: Bill Black - Drums: D.J. Fontana - Piano: Dudley Brooks.
Backup Vocals: The Jordanaires: 1st Tenor: Gordon Stoker - 2nd Tenor: Neal Matthews - Baritone: Hoyt Hawkins - Bass: Hugh Jarrett.
Soundtrack recording was booked at Radio Recorders for the whole day, but Elvis walked out shortly before lunch when the executive-in-charge (Jeff Alexander) tried to cut off a gospel jam with the Jordanaires. Jamming was the normal way Elvis and the band relaxed before work. The executive on the other hand had a bureaucratic clock-watching way of doing things. Elvis also believed that good music was created with a feeling and he would do anything to get that feel.
Songs recorded:
(Scene 2007) "I Want To Be Free" (no print)
Listing of approved names by MGM for characters and places to be used in their new production.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 2, 1957 (Thursday)
No session.
Back home in Memphis, Elvis' dog Sweet Pea got vaccinated for rabies. (photo)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 3, 1957 (Friday)
SOUNDTRACK RECORDING SESSION (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) "Treat Me Nice"
Radio Recorders, Studio 1, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California. (9:00 am - 1:05 pm) (2:30 pm - 6:25 pm)
Producer: Jeff Alexander.
Engineer: Thorne Nogar.
Recording Assistant: Jim Malloy.
Musicians: Guitar & Vocals: Elvis Presley - Electric Guitar: Scotty Moore - Bass: Bill Black - Drums: D.J. Fontana - Piano: Dudley Brooks.
Backup Vocals: The Jordanaires: 1st Tenor: Gordon Stoker - 2nd Tenor: Neal Matthews - Baritone: Hoyt Hawkins - Bass: Hugh Jarrett.
Soundtrack recording continued and this time Bill Black walked out when he was unable to manage the introduction to "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care" on his new fender electric bass guitar. Following his departure, Elvis picked up the instrument and played the part himself while songwriter Jerry Lieber provided a scratch vocal.
Songs recorded:
(Scene 2008) "Treat Me Nice" (Second Movie Version)
(Scene 2009) "I Want To Be Free" (Prison/TV Version)
(Scene 2010) "I Want To Be Free" (Record Version) (audio)
(Scene 2011) "I Want To Be Free" (Pickup First Ending)
(Scene 2012) "I Want To Be Free" (Pickup Second Ending)
(Scene 2013) "Baby, I Don't Care" (Track)
(Scene 2014) "Baby, I Don't Care" (Jerry Lieber Demonstration Record)
(Scene 2015) "Baby, I Don't Care" (First Vocal Overdub)
(Scene 2016) "Don't Leave Me Now" (First Version - Piano)
(Scene 2017) "Don't Leave Me Now" (Second Version - Hit Record)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 4, 1957 (Saturday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 5, 1957 (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 6, 1957 (Monday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Treat Me Nice"
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Elvis reported to the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio and met with producer, Pandro S. Berman, director, Richard Thorpe and "Loving You" co-star, Dolores Hart.
He was assigned Clark Gable's dressing room and spent the week in costume fittings, make-up tests and dance rehearsals with movie choreographer, Alex Romero.
Elvis won another Billboard "Triple Crown" award when he topped all three categories of Billboard's R&B charts for the first time. He became the first "Country & Western" artist to achieve this feat.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
"Peace in the Valley" by Elvis Presley. #25 (EP)
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Gone" by Ferlin Husky.
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. #4
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Gone" by Ferlin Husky.
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. #3
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Gone" by Ferlin Husky.
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. #5
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
BILLBOARD POP CHART
Honor Roll of Hits:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
The Top 100:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
"Peace in the Valley" by Elvis Presley. #46 (EP)
"That's When Your Heartaches Begin" by Elvis Presley. #83
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
"Calypso" by Harry Belafonte.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Love Is The Thing" by Nat (King) Cole.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
No EP Chart
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 7, 1957 (Tuesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Treat Me Nice"
MGM Sound Stage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Producer: Jeff Alexander.
Engineer: Fred Mulculpin.
Musicians: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Electric Guitar: Scotty Moore - Bass: Bill Black - Drums: D.J. Fontana - Piano: Dudley
Brooks.
Backup Vocals: The Jordanaires: 1st Tenor: Gordon Stoker - 2nd Tenor: Neal Matthews - Baritone: Hoyt Hawkins - Bass: Hugh Jarrett.
Soundtrack recording continued, this time at MGM.
Songs recorded:
(Scene 2018) "Young Hearts" (not recorded)
(Scene 2019) "Jailhouse Rock" (instrumental piano intro)
(Scene 2020) "Jailhouse Rock" (movie version instrumental) (not used)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 8, 1957 (Wednesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Treat Me Nice"
MGM Sound Stage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Producer: Jeff Alexander.
Engineer: Fred Mulculpin.
Musicians: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Electric Guitar: Scotty Moore - Bass: Bill Black - Drums: D.J. Fontana - Piano: Dudley
Brooks.
Backup Vocals: The Jordanaires: 1st Tenor: Gordon Stoker - 2nd Tenor: Neal Matthews - Baritone: Hoyt Hawkins - Bass: Hugh Jarrett.
Elvis returned to the MGM soundstage for a one-hour session to overdub vocals for "Baby, I Don't Care" followed by script rehearsals.
Around this time the movie was officially titled "Jailhouse Rock".
Songs recorded:
(Scene 2021) "Baby, I Don't Care" (Second Vocal Overdub Take 6, of Track 2013 - Take 16) (audio)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 9, 1957 (Thursday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Jailhouse Rock"
MGM Sound Stage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Producer: Jeff Alexander.
Engineer: Fred Mulculpin.
Musicians: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Electric Guitar: Scotty Moore - Bass: Bill Black - Drums: D.J. Fontana - Piano: Dudley
Brooks - Piano: Elvis Presley.
Backup Vocals: The Jordanaires: 1st Tenor: Gordon Stoker - 2nd Tenor: Neal Matthews - Baritone: Hoyt Hawkins - Bass: Hugh Jarrett.
Elvis returned to the MGM soundstage to work on the song "Don't Leave Me Now" which he had already recorded earlier in the year while working on the "Loving You" soundtrack.
Songs recorded:
(Scene 2022) "Don't Leave Me Now" (second movie version) (audio)
(Scene 2023) "Don't Leave Me Now" (first movie version) (Elvis on piano)
(Scene 2024) "Jailhouse Rock" (male overdubs for movie version)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 10, 1957 (Friday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Jailhouse Rock"
MGM Sound Stage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Elvis rehearsed the fight scene that landed his character, Vince Everett in jail.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 11, 1957 (Saturday)
Elvis visited the Topanga County home of Russ Tamblyn, (photo) the young dancing star of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" who was also a friend of Nick Adams and Dennis Hopper. They worked on some choreography in relation to the "Jailhouse Rock" production number.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 12, 1957 (Sunday)
Elvis went on a date with actress Anne Neyland (photo) who had a minor part in the movie.
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Jailhouse Rock"
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Filming began on "Jailhouse Rock". (8:46 am - 12:00 pm) (1:32 pm - 5:53 pm)
Stage 29: Interior Wild Goose Bar: Day (Own Hair)
Scene 4A-4B-4C-4E-4F-4G-4J-4B-4K-4L-4H-4D-4HHH-4EE: Vince cashes cheque as girl moves in - man enters, slaps her around -
Vince kills man. (photo)
Stage 23: Interior Courtroom: Day (Own Hair)
Scenes 5A-6A: Vince given sentence. (photo)
Principal photography began on the "Jailhouse Rock" dance sequence.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Gone" by Ferlin Husky.
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. #3
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
"Too Much" by Elvis Presley. #10
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Gone" by Ferlin Husky.
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. #8
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"School Days" by Chuck Berry.
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley. #2
BILLBOARD POP CHART
Honor Roll of Hits:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
The Top 100:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
"Peace in the Valley" by Elvis Presley. #70 (EP)
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
"Calypso" by Harry Belafonte.
"Peace in the Valley" by Elvis Presley. #14 (EP)
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Love Is The Thing" by Nat (King) Cole.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
No EP Chart
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 13, 1957 (Monday)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 14, 1957 (Tuesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Jailhouse Rock"
MGM Sound Stage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
(9:32 am - 12:00 pm) (1:07 pm - )
Filming continued on "Jailhouse Rock".
Sound Stage Music Playback:
Interior TV Station: Day (Own Hair)
Scenes 102X2A-102X2B-102X2C-102X2D-102X2E-102X2F-102X2G-102X2H-102X2J-102X2K-102X2L-102X2M-102X2N-102X2P-102X2R-102X2S102X2T-102X2U-102X2W-102X1A-102X1B "Jailhouse Rock".
Hunk Houghton - "One More Day".
While working on the "Jailhouse Rock" dance sequence, (photo) Elvis swallowed a dental cap from one of his teeth.
The Colonel wrote and told Elvis that he had been "Bombarded, befuddled, befogged, bewildered and snowed under" with requests from RCA for Presley to appear on their NBC spectacular. He further wrote: "They have told me everything under the sun how good this would be for you, for exposure (and have) come up with pretty good offers several times, but I turned them all down with respect to our motion picture for reasons I know are best for us. I told them that our next TV show for any sponsor we would do would be $50,000, as I want to do one or two TV shows this year, and with a set up we would blast the whole country with... They say we will never get it from no one. Well, maybe we won't (but) at least you will not be overexposed like some of the top stars that are now working for nothing as they are worn out on TV. He is writing so that Elvis will "know what is going on. Please indicate by marking Yess (sic) if you think you should work cheaper, or nuts if you think I should keep snowing for the $50,000. I will guide myself either way you want to go. "Yes", if you want to cut the price, "nuts" if we battle to go on getting top money".
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 15, 1957 (Wednesday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Jailhouse Rock"
MGM Sound Stage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
(8:55 am - 12:00 pm) (2:24 pm - 3:25 pm)
Filming continued on "Jailhouse Rock".
Lot 3: Exterior Housing Project: Day (Own Hair)
Scenes 1A-3A-3B: Construction work going on as Vince enters on skiploader, gets his paycheque. (photo)
Stage 23: Interior Cell Block: Day (Own Hair)
Scene 9A: Vince in cell as Hunk enters and tells him to lay down guitar - also tells him about cigarettes. (photo)
Stage 10: Day (Own Hair)
Interior Prison Post Office:
Scene 21A: Hunk bribes men to keep quiet about Vince's fan mail.
Elvis had trouble breathing and a doctor attended him at 3:25 pm. He recommended that he went to hospital immediately.
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, 4833 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
Elvis had the aspirated cap removed from his lung and was visited in hospital by Anne Neyland.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 16, 1957 (Thursday)
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, 4833 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
Elvis left the hospital, to recuperate for a couple of days in his hotel.
Vernon and Gladys Presley moved into Graceland.
Columnist Joe Hyams quoted Elvis as saying; "I can't get into my head that I'm property. People tell me you can't do this or that, but I don't listen to them. I do what I want, I can't change and I won't change. Colonel Parker is like a daddy when I'm away from my own folks. On the other hand, the Colonel doesn't meddle in my affairs... and never butts into my recording sessions".
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 17, 1957 (Friday)
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
From his hotel room, Elvis wrote a letter to the staff of the Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
"Dear friends,
I want you to know how very much I appreciate your very wonderful treatment while I was there.
When I went in, I was "All Shook Up" but I left "Loving You".
Thanks a million. My best to all.
Sincerely,
Elvis Presley".
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 18, 1957 (Saturday)
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
Lamar Fike, having read that Elvis was in hospital, drove from Texas, where he had been visiting his mother, showed up
unexpectedly at the Beverly Wilshere Hotel.
At the hotel, Colonel Parker threw a 63rd birthday party for Paramount Pictures vice-president Frank Freeman.
Elvis is photographed with the Colonel's wife, Marie, in front of the dog house that Frank helped build for the RCA mascot, Nipper. (photo)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 19, 1957 (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 20, 1957 (Monday)
MOVIE PRODUCTION - (M.G.M) "Jailhouse Rock"
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California.
Elvis returned to the movie set.
Stage 23: Day (Own Hair)
Interior Warden's Office:
Scene 26: Warden reads rules - asks Vince who he wants with him at whipping.
Stage 23: Day (Own Hair)
Interior Warden's Office:
Scene 31: Vince gets his mail and money - released from prison.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Most Played In Jukeboxes: