1960 - July | Lifestory

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 1, 1960, (Friday)

Graceland, 3764 Highway 51 South, Memphis, Tennessee.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 2, 1960, (Saturday)

Graceland, 3764 Highway 51 South, Memphis, Tennessee.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 3, 1960, (Sunday)

McKellar Lake, Riverside Park, Memphis, Tennessee.

Vernon, Elvis' father, married Davada "Dee" Stanley in her hometown of Huntsville, ALabama. (photo) Elvis, who had never approved of Dee or his father's decision to remarry, did not attend, but went boating on McKellar Lake at Riverside Park in Memphis.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 4, 1960 (Monday)

Forest Hill Cemetery, 1661, Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee.

Elvis went to Forest Hill Cemetery and visited his mother's grave. He rented out an amusement park for the first time

the Memphis Fairgrounds in midtown.

Forest Hill Cemetery, Midtown, Memphis.j

BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)

HOT 100:

"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" by Connie Francis.

"Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley. #39

Honor Roll of Hits:

"Alley-oop" by the Hollywood Argyles, the Dyna-Sores,

Dante and the Evergreens.

"Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley. #19

BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)

HOT C&W SIDES:

"Please Help Me, I'm Falling" by Hank Locklin.

BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)

HOT R&B SIDES:

"A Rockin' Good Way" by Brook Benton & Dinah Washington.

"White Silver Sands" by Bill Black's Combo. #15

BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)

MONO ACTION ALBUMS (on the charts 39 weeks or less)

"Sold Out" by the Kingston Trio.

"Elvis Is Back!" by Elvis Presley. #3

ESSENTIAL INVENTORY ALBUMS (40 weeks or more)

"Inside Shelley Berman" by Shelley Berman.

BEST SELLING LOW PRICE MONO LP'S

"Soul of Spain" by 101 Strings.

BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)

STEREO ACTION ALBUMS (on the charts 29 weeks or less)

"Persuasive Percussion" by Terry Snyder & the All Stars.

ESSENTIAL INVENTORY ALBUMS (30 weeks or more)

"South Pacific" Soundtrack.

BEST SELLING LOW PRICE STEREO LP'S

"Soul of Spain - Vol. 2" by 101 Strings.

BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)

"Because They're Young" by Duane Eddy.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 5, 1960, (Tuesday)

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RCA issued Elvis' latest single; "It's Now Or Never", coupled with "A Mess of Blues." The front and rear cover used the same photograph; taken when Elvis did his press conference at Graceland a couple of months ago. "It's Now Or Never" was based on the Italian song "O Sole Mio" and while Elvis was based in Germany, he made a home recording while he sang Tony Martin's "There's No Tomorrow" which was also based on "O Sole Mio".

Songs: "It's Now Or Never"/"A Mess of Blues" (RCA 47-7777)

RCA Victor (47-7777)

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 6, 1960, (Wednesday)

During an interview with the Memphis Press-Scimitar, Elvis said grudgingly of his new stepmother, "She seems pretty nice," then added: "I only had one mother and that's it. There'll never be another. As long as she understands that, we won't have any trouble." Of his father Elvis said, "He's all I got left in the world. I'll never go against him or stand in his way. He stood by me all these years and sacrificed things he wanted so I could have clothes and lunch money to go to school."

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 7, 1960, (Thursday)

Elvis bought a powder-blue sixteen - foot water-skiing boat complete with trailer for $3,000. He continued to rent the Rainbow Rollerdrome and the Memphian Theatre almost every day.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 8, 1960, (Friday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 9, 1960, (Saturday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 10, 1960, (Sunday)

Elvis spent the day on his new water-skiing boat with Joe Esposito and Sonny West at McKellar Lake in Memphis. (photos)

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" July 11, 1960 (Monday)

Memphis Fairgrounds, Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee.

Elvis with Anita Wood, Joe Esposito and Sonny West went to the fairgrounds after hours and had fun on the dodgem car rides and the "Pippin" roller coaster. (photos)