"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 1, 1959 (Wednesday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Elvis rented a piano from Music House Kuhlwetter in nearby Giessen and subsequently spent a great deal of time using it.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 2, 1959 (Thursday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 3, 1959 (Friday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 4, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 5, 1959 (Sunday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information
PRIVATE HOME RECORDINGS (Exact Date Unknown) (Were these songs even recorded in one session?)
Goethestrasse 14, or Hotel Grunewald?
Elvis continued to record material on his home tape recorder, with a repertoire that included Gospel numbers, R&B songs, and well-known standards like Tony Martin's "There's No Tomorrow" (English lyrics set to the "O Sole Mio" melody popularized by Enrico Caruso) that Elvis was considering for future release. Elvis likes the song so much that he subsequently asks Freddy Bienstock to commission new lyrics. (audio) **These were home recordings made on domestic equipment and not intended for public use** (I have separated the tracks for convenience.)
Tape Reel: (Piano)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 6, 1959 (Monday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Venus" by Frankie Avalon.
"I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley. #12
"A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley. #13
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"When It's Springtime in Alaska" by Johnny Horton.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"It's Just A Matter of Time" Brook Benton.
BILLBOARD POP CHART
Honor Roll of Hits:
"Venus" by Frankie Avalon.
"I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley. #13
"A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley. #14
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
"the music from Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini.
"For LP Fans Only" by Elvis Presley. #25
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
"the music from Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini.
"King Creole - Vol. I" by Elvis Presley. #7
BEST SELLERS ON THE RACKS
Best Selling EP's:
"Ricky Sings Again" by Ricky Nelson.
"King Creole - Vol. I" by Elvis Presley. #3
"King Creole - Vol. II" by Elvis Presley. #7
"Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley. #8
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 7, 1959 (Tuesday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 8, 1959 (Wednesday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 9, 1959 (Thursday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Steve Sholes has submitted his plan to release "When It Rains, It Really Pours," "Your Cheatin' Heart," or "Tomorrow Night" as the next single. The Colonel strongly demurs, he voiced his opinion that none of the songs were strong enough, but, he said, the final decision is up to Elvis. In a separate letter to Elvis he emphasized this same point, granted that he could be wrong in his judgment but that it was Elvis' contractual right to pick the single.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 10, 1959 (Friday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
No information.
Open house at Elvis' barracks, in celebration of the eighteenth anniversary of the 3rd Armored Division. It was Elvis' job to drive visitors around the camp in a truck. Four year old Michael Jones the son of his platoon sergeant tried out the microphone in his jeep.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 11, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 12, 1959 (Sunday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 13, 1959 (Monday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
Elvis was photographed when he received a Salk polio inoculation as part of his continued efforts for the March of Dimes, which publicized his first Polio shot in the fall of 1956.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Come Softly To Me" by the Fleetwoods.
"A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley. #8
"I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley. #10
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"White Lightning" by George Jones.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"It's Just A Matter of Time" Brook Benton.
BILLBOARD POP CHART
Honor Roll of Hits:
"Come Softly To Me" by the Fleetwoods.
"I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley. #8
"A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley. #10
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
"the music from Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini.
"For LP Fans Only" by Elvis Presley. #25
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
"the music from Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini.
"Elvis Sails" by Elvis Presley. #6
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" April 14, 1959 (Tuesday)
Steinfurth, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
Elvis was drafted for another public relations-oriented event when he was sent to Steinfurth as part of a work detail to help erect a memorial statue for the veterans of World War I.
