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Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis.
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Elvis buys his first guitar from the Tupelo Hardware store for $7.90
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After moving to Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis graduates from Humes High school.
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"That's All Right" is a song written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup. It is best known as the debut single recorded and released by Elvis Presley.
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Elvis Presley appeared in concert for the first time at the Overton Park Orchestra Shell in Memphis, Tennessee.
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The contract was sold in 1955 but Elvis began recording for RCA in January 1956 and continued under contract with RCA for the rest of his life.
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Elvis signs a management contract with Hank Snow Attractions, owned equally by Snow and Colonel Tom Parker, who negotiates the sale of Elvis’ Sun contract to RCA.
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With it's exciting mix of country and blues, this was one of the first rock ‘n’ roll albums ever made.
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When this movie came out it was on top of the charts for five weeks.
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Jailhouse Rock was Elvis' most popular movie that he ever played a role in.
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Elvis bought the Graceland Mansion and paid $102,500 for it. He purchased 13.8 acres of farm around the house. His parents and grandmother moved in but he did not right away because he continued to film "Jailhouse Rock."
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Elvis drafted into the U.S. Army and posted to Germany.
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Elvis is discharged from the army in March. He begins filming and recording for his first post-army movie, his fifth film, “GI Blues,” for Paramount.
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Elvis marries Priscilla Beaulieu in a private ceremony in Las Vegas.
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Elvis' daughter was born and they named her Lisa Marie.
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Elvis is hospitalized in Memphis, battling health problems, including an increasing dependency upon prescription drugs.
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Elvis and Priscilla separate and she moves out.
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Elvis makes his last concert appearance at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
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At the age of 42 he was found in the bathroom of his home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee.
