Day By Day

February 06, 1939: The little Elvis got his daddy back: Vernon was released from prison, with a 6 month suspension, granted on condition of his good behavior.
February 06, 1955: Elvis performed at Ellis Auditorium, Memphis at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m.
February 06, 1956: Elvis performed at the National Theater, Greensboro, North Carolina at 2.30, 4.30, 7.00 and 9.00 p.m. There were 2,900 people attending the show.
February 06, 1961: Elvis couldn't attend Junior Smith's funeral because he had been called back to Hollywood to reshoot the ending of Wild In The Country. Preview audiences had reacted badly to the suicide of Hope Lange's character.
February 06, 1967: Elvis bought a white buckskin horse and a quarter horse named Conchita's Gold, as well as a Case tractor and 2 El Camino pickup trucks.
February 06, 1968: Elvis' friend, actor Nick Adams, died.
Elvis granted power of attorney to his father, putting him in official charge of all of his business activities from Vernon's office in a converted outbuilding a few steps from Graceland's back door.
February 06, 1973: On this and the following night Elvis missed the midnight show because of illness.
February 06, 1976: Because of the late end of the last recording session, today's session didn't began before midnight, with 2 songs completed in 8 hours.