10/04/2026
Thursday April 9 , 2026
On This Day In The Life Of Elvis
( photo in info at the end of post)
April 9 , 1953 Ellvis participates in the annual L.C Humes High School Minstrel Show , he is listed as #16 on the program as Guitarist -Elvis Prestly . He sings “Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of Me.” He receives the greatest amount of applause and is invited to perform an encore ,he sangs Teresa Brewer’s “Till I Waltz Again With You.”.
According to Elvis: “I wasn’t popular in school. I wasn’t dating anybody. And then they entered me in this talent show, and I came out and did my “Till I Waltz Again With You” by Teresa brewer. It was amazing how popular I became after that”.
April 9, 1955 Elvis performs on the Louisiana Hayride at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport Louisiana . He sings That's All Right, I Got A Woman and Blue Moon Of Kentucky .
April 9 , 1956 Elvis nd the band fly to Wichita Falls, Texas ,They perform 2 shows (7:00 & 9:00 p.m.) at the Municipal Auditorium .
April 9, 1957 Late in the evening Elvis and Dewey Philips visit Sam Philips at his home and they play pool.
April 9, 1960 Elvis goes on a shopping spree i Memphis . Later in the evening he and his entourage go to the Rollerdrome and the Memphian Theater .
April 9, 1962 Principal photography for the film for Girls! Girls! Girls! begins Each morning from now on Elvis’ wardrobe is brought to the hotel before being driven to the set for makeup.
April 9,1968 The soundtrack “Loving You” is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
April 9, 1969 Elvis’ LP “His Hand in Mine” is certified Gold:
Elvis is given the rest of the week off from filming Change Of Habit by a studio doctor due to a sore throat. He spends the week in Palm Springs.
April 9, 1972 Elvis performs 2 shows ( 2:30 & 8:00 p.pm.) at the Coliseum in Hampton Roads, Virginia .
PHOTO : Performing at the Coliseum
Hampton Roads , Virginia , April 9 , 1972