"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 1, 1968, (Saturday)
VACATION - Hawaii.
No information.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel.
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly" by Hugo Montenegro.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" by Stevie Wonder.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
TOP LP's
"Bookends" by Simon & Garfunkel.
"Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 4" by Elvis Presley. #33
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT C&W ALBUMS
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.
BILLBOARD RHYTHM/BLUES CHART (LP)
HOT R&B ALBUMS
"Lady Soul" by Aretha Franklin.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 2, 1968, (Sunday)
PLANE FLIGHT - Hawaii to Los Angeles.
Elvis, Priscilla, and their party returned from Hawaii to Los Angeles.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 3, 1968, (Monday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION MEETING - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California. (1:00 pm)
Elvis, looking tan and fit, reported to the Binder-Howe offices on Sunset at 1:00 pm for the start of two weeks of informal rehearsals. Writers Chris Beard and Allan Blye have created a show with the same thematic link as Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck's 1909 theatre staple "The Blue Bird", in which a young man set out from home and searched for happiness, travelled halfway around the world, and returned home again only to find that happiness had resided all along in his own backyard. The show used Elvis' music to carry out this theme, with very little actual dialogue-and with the song "Guitar Man" serving as a kind of autobiographical link, that tied the various sequences together. The show would end with a Christmas song, after which Elvis will simply say goodnight. Asked bis opinion of this approach, Elvis said he liked it, and when Binder and Howe ask for additional input, he simply said, "I like it all."
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 4, 1968, (Tuesday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special began.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 5, 1968, (Wednesday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 6, 1968, (Thursday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
ROBERT 'BOBBY' KENNEDY ASSASSINATED
The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
Robert Kennedy, affectionately known as RFK. died after being shot in a San Francisco hotel. Elvis' heartfelt reaction to yet another assassination was something that Binder recognised and wondered if this could be somehow reflected in the special.
Robert Kennedy
(November 20, 1925 - June 6, 1968) (RIP)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 7, 1968, (Friday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 8, 1968, (Saturday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)
HOT 100:
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel.
EASY LISTENING (TOP 40):
"This Guy's in Love With You" by Herb Alpert.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)
HOT C&W SIDES:
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
HOT R&B SIDES:
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)
TOP LP's
"Bookends" by Simon & Garfunkel.
"Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 4" by Elvis Presley. #42
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART (LP)
HOT C&W ALBUMS
"Hey Little One" by Glen Campbell.
BILLBOARD RHYTHM/BLUES CHART (LP)
HOT R&B ALBUMS
"Lady Soul" by Aretha Franklin.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 9, 1968, (Sunday)
No information.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 10, 1968, (Monday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 11, 1968, (Tuesday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued. Elvis met with costume designer Bill Belew to discuss his ideas for the show, and he readily accepted Belew's suggestions of high "Napoleonic" collars and a black leather suit, but he baulked only at a reprise of the gold suit the Colonel gave him in 1957 but finally they agreed on a gold jacket with black tuxedo pants.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 12, 1968, (Wednesday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
"Speedway" opened across the nation.
"Speedway" (movie trailer)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 13, 1968, (Thursday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" June 14, 1968, (Friday)
TV SPECIAL PRODUCTION - (NBC) "TV Special"
Binder/Howe Productions, 8833 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
Informal rehearsals for the TV Special continued.