Elvis Presley

Every entry, with its source

At 0

1. Jan 8, 1935

   Born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi

   His twin brother Jesse was stillborn. He grew up an only child, close to his mother.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 10

1. Oct 3, 1945

   First public performance, at a fair, aged ten

   He sang Old Shep standing on a chair to reach the microphone and placed fifth.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 11

1. Jan 1946

   Got his first guitar for his 11th birthday

   He had wanted a rifle or a bicycle.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 13

1. Nov 1948

   Family moved to Memphis at 13

   They lived in public housing. He soaked up gospel, blues and country on Beale Street and the radio.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 19

1. Jul 5, 1954

   Recorded That's All Right at Sun Records, at 19

   It came out of an unplanned jam at the end of a session. A Memphis DJ played it over and over the same night.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 20

1. Nov 21, 1955

   RCA bought his contract for an unheard-of $40,000

   Colonel Tom Parker became his manager and stayed for the rest of his life.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 21

1. Jan 27, 1956

   Released Heartbreak Hotel, his first No. 1

   He turned 21 that month. Eleven singles topped the charts over the next two years.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Sep 9, 1956

   First Ed Sullivan Show appearance drew 60 million viewers

   More than 80 percent of the TV audience. His film debut Love Me Tender followed in November.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 22

1. Mar 1957

   Bought Graceland at 22

   A mansion in Memphis, for about $100,000. He lived there until he died.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 23

1. Mar 24, 1958

   Drafted into the US Army at 23

   He served as a regular soldier in Germany. His mother died that August, a loss he never got over.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 32

1. May 1, 1967

   Married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas

   They had met in Germany when she was 14. Daughter Lisa Marie was born nine months later.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 33

1. Dec 3, 1968

   The '68 Comeback Special revived his career at 33

   Years of formula films had made him irrelevant. He returned to live performance in black leather.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 34

1. Jul 31, 1969

   Opened a Las Vegas residency

   He played 636 sold-out shows there over the next seven years.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 38

1. Jan 14, 1973

   Aloha from Hawaii, the first concert beamed by satellite

   He was 38. His divorce was finalised that October.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 42

1. Aug 16, 1977

   Died at Graceland at 42

   Heart failure, with prescription drug abuse a factor. Some 80,000 people lined the funeral route.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org