"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 1, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 2, 1959 (Sunday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 3, 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:
"Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka.
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley. #2
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #14
Honor Roll of Hits:
"The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley. #4
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #19
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"Waterloo" by Stonewall Jackson.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"What'd I Say" by Ray Charles.
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley. #25
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING MONOPHONIC LP'S
"The Kingston Trio At Large" by The Kingston Trio.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING STEREOPHONIC LP'S
"South Pacific" Soundtrack.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
"Side by Side" by Pat & Shirley Boone.
"King Creole - Vol. I" by Elvis Presley. #7
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 4, 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" August 5, 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)
On around this date Dick Clark conducted a telephone interview with Elvis, and informed him that his new single had just gone gold.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 6, 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" August 7, 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" August 8, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 9, 1959 (Sunday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 10, 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:
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley.
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #14
Honor Roll of Hits:
"Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka.
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley. #3
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #16
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"Waterloo" by Stonewall Jackson.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Thank You Pretty Baby" by Brook Benton.
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #22
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING MONOPHONIC LP'S
"The Kingston Trio At Large" by The Kingston Trio.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING STEREOPHONIC LP'S
"South Pacific" Soundtrack.
BEST SELLERS ON THE RACKS
Best Selling LP's:
"Exotica Vol. 1" by Martin Denny.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
"Side by Side" by Pat & Shirley Boone.
"King Creole - Vol. I" by Elvis Presley. #9
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 11, 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" August 12, 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" August 13, 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" August 14, 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)
First anniversary of Gladys Presley's death.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 15, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
U.S. Army Captain Paul Beaulieu, his wife, and their three children arrived in Wiesbaden, Germany, from their previous posting at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 16, 1959 (Sunday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
Filming started for location shots and background footage of army operations to be used in Elvis' first post-army picture, now entitled "Christmas in Berlin" and later "Cafe Europa." Hal Wallis, who had spent much of the summer in Europe, visited Elvis in Bad Nauheim, but at the Colonel's explicit instructions Elvis was prohibited from taking any part in the shooting.
Restaurant Weinhaus Brückenkeller,Schützenstrasse 6, 60311 Frankfurt, Germany.
Elvis and Wallis went for dinner to discuss the movie production.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 17, 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:
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley.
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #12
Honor Roll of Hits:
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley.
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #20
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"Waterloo" by Stonewall Jackson.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Thank You Pretty Baby" by Brook Benton.
"A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley. #10
"My Wish Came True" by Elvis Presley. #15
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING MONOPHONIC LP'S
"The Kingston Trio At Large" by The Kingston Trio.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
BEST SELLING STEREOPHONIC LP'S
"South Pacific" Soundtrack.
BEST SELLERS ON THE RACKS
Best Selling Low-Priced LP's:
"Soul of Spain" by 101 Strings.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)
"Spirituals" by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
"King Creole - Vol. I" by Elvis Presley. #9
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 18, 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" August 19, 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)
Elvis contacted the Colonel who was in Hawaii. He suggested that his first personal appearance when he returned from the army be in Hawaii.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 20, 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" August 21, 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" August 22, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
Elvis at the house with Cliff Gleaves in the background.
