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(This list is made up from various sources over the years - Some dates & songs may be questionable)
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material)
(Newspaper Ad scans are from a variety of sources including www.elvisconcerts.com & www.scottymoore.net, amongst others)

Tour of California & Arizona
 

June 3 1956 (Sunday - 3.00pm)
Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California
Radio Spot 1:48     Live In The 50s (MRS)~Unsurpassed Masters Volume 1 (Yellow Dog)
         
I Was The One        
Money Honey        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Article
Oakland Tribune - May 31 1956
Oakland Tribune - May 31 1956
Newspaper Ad
Oakland Tribune - June 1 1956
Oakland Tribune - June 1 1956
Newspaper Ad
Oakland Tribune - June 2 1956
Oakland Tribune - June 2 1956

Newspaper Article
Oakland Tribune - June 5 1956
Oakland Tribune - June 5 1956


June 3 1956 (Sunday - 8.00pm)
Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California
Long Tall Sally        
I Got A Woman        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Heartbreak Hotel        

June 5 1956 (Tuesday - 8.00pm)
'The Milton Berle Show'
NBC Studios, Los Angeles, California
(Video footage of Elvis on stage)        
Introduction to The Milton Berle Show 0:39     Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)
Hound Dog 2:42
OPA1
4813 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
~This Is Elvis (FTD) CD2 (listed as July 1)~For LP Fans Only 2 (FTD)
Dialogue with Milton Berle 3:43
OPA1
4813 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
Comedy Sketch & Introduction 1:36
OPA1
4814 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS) (edited)+A Golden Celebration
CD2
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
/ Presentation of Billboard award
3:31
OPA1
4814 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
~For LP Fans Only 2 (FTD)

Tape Logs
 
Recording Information
June 5 1956
June 5 1956
 


June 6 1956 (Wednesday - 7.30pm)
Arena, San Diego, California
         

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
San Diego Union - June 3 1956
San Diego Union - June 3 1956
Newspaper Ad
Union-Tribune - June 4 1956
Union-Tribune - June 4 1956
Newspaper Ad
Union-Tribune - June 5 1956
Union-Tribune - June 5 1956

Newspaper Ad
Evening Tribune - June 5 1956
Evening Tribune - June 5 1956
Newspaper Ad
Union-Tribune - June 6 1956
Union-Tribune - June 6 1956


June 7 1956 (Thursday - 7.30pm)
Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Heartbreak Hotel        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Long Tall Sally        
That's All Right        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Long Beach Independent - June 4 & 5 1956
Long Beach Independent - June 4 & 5 1956
Newspaper Article
Long Beach Independent - June 5 1956
Long Beach Independent - June 5 1956
Newspaper Ad
Long Beach Independent - June 7 1956
Long Beach Independent - June 7 1956


June 8 1956 (Friday - 7.30pm)
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
I Got A Woman        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Article
L.A. Times - June 3 1956
L.A. Times - June 3 1956
Newspaper Ad
June 8 1956
L.A. Times - June 3 1956


June 9 1956 (Saturday - 8.30pm)
State Fairgrounds Grandstand, Phoenix, Arizona
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
June 9 1956
June 9 1956


June 10 1956 (Sunday - 8.30pm)
Rodeo Grounds, Tucson, Arizona
         

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Article
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - June 22 1956
Atlanta Journal-Constitution  - June 22 1956
Newspaper Ad
June 1956
June 1956
Newspaper Ad
June 22 1956
Atlanta Journal-Constitution  - June 22 1956


June 16 1956 (Saturday)
'Dance Party' WHBQ TV, Memphis, Tennessee
(Video footage of Elvis)        

Tour Of Virginia & Carolinas
 

June 22 1956 (Friday - 2.00pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 22 1956 (Friday - 5.50pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 22 1956 (Friday - 8.00pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 23 1956 (Saturday - 12.35pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 23 1956 (Saturday - 3.15pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 23 1956 (Saturday - 5.30pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 23 1956 (Saturday - 8.30pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 24 1956 (Sunday - 2.00pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 24 1956 (Sunday - 5.30pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
         

June 24 1956 (Sunday - 8.30pm)
Paramount Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
I Was The One        
Baby Let's Play House        
Blue Suede Shoes        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
Hound Dog        

June 25 1956 (Monday - 7.00pm)
Sports Arena, Savannah, Georgia
         

June 25 1956 (Monday - 9.30pm)
Sports Arena, Savannah, Georgia
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
I Was The One        
Baby Let's Play House        
Blue Suede Shoes        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
Hound Dog        

June 26 1956 (Tuesday - 7.00pm)
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
I Was The One        
Baby Let's Play House (show is interupted)        
Blue Suede Shoes        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
Hound Dog        

June 26 1956 (Tuesday - 9.30pm)
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
         

June 27 1956 (Wednesday - 8.30pm)
Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
I Was The One        
Baby Let's Play House        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
I Got A Woman        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Augusta Chronicle - June 20 1956
Augusta Chronicle - June 20 1956
Newspaper Ad
Augusta Chronicle - June 26 1956
Augusta Chronicle - June 26 1956
Newspaper Ad
Augusta Chronicle - June 27 1956
Augusta Chronicle - June 27 1956


June 28 1956 (Thursday - 8.30pm)
College Park, Charleston, South Carolina
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
The News And Courier - June 28 1956
The News And Courier - June 28 1956
 


June 30 1956 (Saturday - 5.00pm)
Mosque Theater, Richmond, Virginia
Blue Suede Shoes        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
Heartbreak Hotel        

June 30 1956 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
Mosque Theater, Richmond, Virginia
Shake, Rattle And Roll        
Uncle Pen        
Heartbreak Hotel        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Long Tall Sally        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
June 30 1956
June 30 1956
 


July 1 1956 (Sunday - 8.00pm)
'The Steve Allen Show'
The Hudson Theater, New York
(Video footage of Elvis on stage)        
Dialogue with Steve Allen 1:51
OPA1
4815 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:50
OPA1
4815 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
~For LP Fans Only 2 (FTD)
Dialogue with Steve Allen 0:19
OPA1
4816 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
Hound Dog 1:44
OPA1
4816 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2
~For LP Fans Only 2 (FTD)
Comedy Sketch - Range Roundup 5:49     Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)+Live In The 50's Volume 3+Tape

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
July 1 1956
July 1 1956
 


Tape Logs
 
Recording Information
July 1 1956
July 1 1956
 


July 4 1956 (Wednesday - 8.00pm)
Russwood Park, Memphis, Tennessee
(Video footage of Elvis on stage - in colour)        
Heartbreak Hotel        
Mystery Train        
I Got A Woman        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
I Was The One        
Long Tall Sally        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Ticket
July 4 1956
July 4 1956
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 3 1956
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 3 1956
 


July 27 1956 (Friday)
'Blackwood Brothers Gospel Sing'
Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee
Jesus Filled My Every Need        
You'll Never Walk Alone        

Notes

Elvis attends a Blackwood Brothers all-night singing, joining the group to sing 'Jesus Filled My Every Need' and 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.


Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
August 2 1956
August 2 1956
Newspaper Ad
Miami Daily News - August 3 1956
Miami Daily News - August 3 1956
Newspaper Ad
Miami News - August 4 1956
Miami News - August 4 1956


Tour of Florida
 

August 3 1956 (Friday - 3.30pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

August 3 1956 (Friday - 7.00pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

August 3 1956 (Friday - 9.00pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Miami News - August 1 1956
Miami News - August 1 1956
Newspaper Article
Miami News - August 1 1956
Miami News - August 1 1956
Newspaper Ad
Miami News - August 2 1956
Miami News - August 2 1956

Newspaper Article
Miami News - August 2 1956
Miami News - August 2 1956
Newspaper Ad
Miami News - August 3 1956
Miami News - August 3 1956
Newspaper Ad
Miami News - August 3 1956
Miami News - August 3 1956

Newspaper Article
Miami News - August 3 1956
Miami News - August 3 1956
Newspaper Article
Miami News - August 4 1956
Miami News - August 4 1956
Newspaper Photo
Miami News - August 4 1956
Miami News - August 4 1956

 
Ticket
August 3 1956
Ticket - August 3 1956
 


August 4 1956 (Saturday - 1.30pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

August 4 1956 (Saturday - 3.30pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

August 4 1956 (Saturday - 7.00pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

August 4 1956 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
Olympia Theatre, Miami, Florida
         

August 5 1956 (Sunday - 3.30pm)
Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
         

August 5 1956 (Sunday - 8.15pm)
Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
         

August 6 1956 (Monday - 3.30pm)
Polk Theater, Lakeland, Florida
         

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
The Lakeland Ledger - August 3 1956
The Lakeland Ledger - August 3 1956
Newspaper Ad
The Lakeland Ledger - August 5 1956
The Lakeland Ledger - August 5 1956
Newspaper Ad
The Lakeland Ledger - August 6 1956
The Lakeland Ledger - August 6 1956


August 6 1956 (Monday - 7.00pm)
Polk Theater, Lakeland, Florida
Heartbreak Hotel 1:51     Young Man With The Big Beat 5 (Legacy) (complete)~Let's Take It On
Home Again Vol 2 (1:45 - during Colonel Parker interview)
Long Tall Sally 1:00     Young Man With The Big Beat 5 (Legacy)(during Col. Parker interview)
I Was The One 0:27+     Young Man With The Big Beat 5 (Legacy)(during Col. Parker interview)

August 6 1956 (Monday - 9.00pm)
Polk Theater, Lakeland, Florida
         

August 7 1956 (Tuesday - 3.30pm)
Florida Theatre, St. Petersburg, Florida
Heartbreak Hotel        
I Was The One        
Hound Dog        
Don't Be Cruel        
Long Tall Sally        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - July 24 1956
St. Petersburg Times - July 24 1956
Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - July 29 1956
St. Petersburg Times - July 29 1956
Newspaper Ad
St. Petersburg Times - August 3 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 3 1956

Newspaper Ad
St. Petersburg Times - August 4 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 4 1956
Newspaper Ad
St. Petersburg Times - August 5 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 5 1956
Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - August 5 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 5 1956

Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - August 7 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 7 1956
Newspaper Ad
St. Petersburg Times - August 7 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 7 1956
Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - August 8 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 8 1956

Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - August 8 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 8 1956
Newspaper Article
St. Petersburg Times - August 8 1956
St. Petersburg Times - August 8 1956


August 7 1956 (Tuesday - 7.00pm)
Florida Theatre, St. Petersburg, Florida
         

August 7 1956 (Tuesday - 9.00pm)
Florida Theatre, St. Petersburg, Florida
         

August 8 1956 (Wednesday - 8.00pm)
Municipal Auditorium, Orlando, Florida
Heartbreak Hotel        
Long Tall Sally        
Hound Dog        

August 8 1956 (Wednesday - 10.15pm)
Municipal Auditorium, Orlando, Florida
I Hear You Knocking        

August 9 1956 (Thursday - 8.00pm)
Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, Florida
         

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Daytona Beach Morning News - Aug. 5 1956
Daytona Beach Morning News - August 5 1956
Newspaper Article
Daytona Beach Morning News - Aug. 5 1956
Daytona Beach Morning News - August 5 1956


August 9 1956 (Thursday - 10.15pm)
Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, Florida
         

August 10 1956 (Friday - 3.30pm)
Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Poster
August 10 1956
August 10 1956
 


August 10 1956 (Friday - 7.00pm)
Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida
         

August 10 1956 (Friday - 9.00pm)
Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida
         

August 11 1956 (Saturday - 3.30pm)
Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida
         

August 11 1956 (Saturday - 7.00pm)
Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida
         

August 11 1956 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida
         

August 12 1956 (Sunday - 4.00pm)
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Heartbreak Hotel        
I Got A Woman        
Blue Suede Shoes        
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You        
My Baby Left Me        
Tutti Frutti        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Article
Times Picayune - August 12 1956
Times Picayune - August 12 1956
 


August 12 1956 (Sunday - 8.15pm)
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana
         

September 9 1956 (Sunday)
'Toast Of The Town - The Ed Sullivan Show'
CBS Studios, Los Angeles, California
(Video footage of Elvis on stage)        
Introduction / Charles Laughton 2:13     Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)
Don't Be Cruel 2:41
OPA1
4817 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Elvis Talks 0:41
OPA1
4818 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Love Me Tender 2:40
OPA1
4818 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Ready Teddy 2:37
OPA1
4819 A Legendary Performer Volume 8~This Is Elvis (FTD) CD2
+Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Hound Dog 1:30
OPA1
4820 A Golden Celebration CD3+Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Article
TV-Guide - September 8 1956
TV-Guide - September 8 1956
 


Tape Logs
 
Recording Information
September 9 1956
September 9 1956
 


September 26 1956 (Wednesday - 2.30pm)
'Mississippi Alabama Fair & Dairy Show'
Tupelo Fairgrounds, Tupelo, Mississippi
(Video footage of Elvis on stage & Backstage)        
Heartbreak Hotel 2:42
OPA5
8178 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Long Tall Sally 2:32
OPA5
8179 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Introductions & Presentation 2:36
OPA5
8180 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
I Was The One 3:18
OPA5
8181 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Greatest Live Hits Of The 50s (MRS)
~Live In the 50s (MRS)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:51
OPA5
8182 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~The Very Best Of Elvis Presley 50s Live
~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Elvis Talks 0:34     Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
I Got A Woman 2:52
OPA5
8183 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Don't Be Cruel 2:05
OPA5
8184 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Ready Teddy 2:14
OPA5
8185 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~The Very Best Of Elvis Presley 50s Live
~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Love Me Tender 2:57
OPA5
8186 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Hound Dog 2:47
OPA5
8187 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)

Newspaper Ads
Poster
September 26 1956
September 26 1956
Poster
September 26 1956
September 26 1956
Program
September 25 - 29 1956
September 25 - 29 1956

Ticket
September 26 1956
September 26 1956
Presentation
September 26 1956
September 26 1956
Newspaper Article
September 1956
September 26 1956


September 26 1956 (Wednesday - 7.30pm)
'Mississippi Alabama Fair & Dairy Show'
Tupelo Fairgrounds, Tupelo, Mississippi
(Video footage of Elvis on stage - in colour)        
Love Me Tender 1:51
OPA5
8188 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
I Was The One 2:47
OPA5
8189 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
I Got A Woman 2:50
OPA5
8190 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Announcement 1:44     Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Don't Be Cruel 2:12
OPA5
8191 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Blue Suede Shoes 2:34
OPA5
8192 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Greatest Live Hits Of the 50s (MRS)
~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Announcement 1:02     Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Baby Let's Play House 2:43
OPA5
8193 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~The Very Best Of Elvis Presley 50s Live
~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Hound Dog 3:52
OPA5
8194 Love Me Tender (FTD) CD2~Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)
~A Golden Celebration CD2~Greatest Live Hits Of the 50s (MRS)
~Live In the 50s (MRS)
Announcement 1:49
OPA5
8196 Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD2~Live In the 50s (MRS)


Tape Logs
 
Recording Information
September 26 1956
September 26 1956
 


Tour Of Texas
 

October 11 1956 (Thursday - 8.00pm)
'Texas State Fair', Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Heartbreak Hotel 2:25     Unreleased (poor 'tape' source exists)
Long Tall Sally        
I Was The One        
Blue Suede Shoes        
I Got A Woman        
Love Me Tender        
Don't Be Cruel        
Love Me        
Hound Dog 2:07     Unreleased (poor 'tape' source exists)

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Article
October 1956
October 1956
Ticket Stub
October 11 1956
October 1956
Newspaper Review
Amarillo Globe Times - October 12 1956
Amarillo Globe Times - October 12 1956

Newspaper Ad
Dallas Times Herald - October 11 1956
Dallas Times Herald - October 11 1956


October 12 1956 (Friday - 8.00pm)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum, Waco, Texas
Heartbreak Hotel
       
I Got A Woman        
Don't Be Cruel        
Money Honey        
Blue Suede Shoes        
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
The Waco News-Tribune - Oct. 10 1956
The Waco News-Tribune - October 10 1956
Newspaper Ad
The Waco News-Tribune - Oct. 11 1956
The Waco News-Tribune - October 11 1956
Newspaper Ad
The Waco News-Tribune - Oct. 12 1956
The Waco News-Tribune - October 12 1956

Newspaper Ad
The Waco News-Tribune - Oct. 11 1956
The Waco News-Tribune - October 11 1956
Ticket
October 12 1956
October 12 1956


October 13 1956 (Saturday - 4.00pm)
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
Heartbreak Hotel
       
Blue Suede Shoes        
Love Me        
I Was The One        
Don’t Be Cruel        
Love Me Tender        
Long Tall Sally        
Hound Dog        

October 13 1956 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
Heartbreak Hotel
       
Blue Suede Shoes        
Love Me        
I Was The One        
Don’t Be Cruel        
Love Me Tender        
Long Tall Sally        
Hound Dog        

October 14 1956 (Sunday - 3.00pm)
Bexar County Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas
Hound Dog        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
San Antonio News - October 14 1956
San Antonio News - October 14 1956
Newspaper Article
October 17 1956
October 1956
Tickets
October 14 1956
October 14 1956


October 14 1956 (Sunday - 8.00pm)
Bexar County Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas
Money Honey        
I Got A Woman        
Don't Be Cruel        
Heartbreak Hotel        
Love Me Tender        
Hound Dog        

October 28 1956 (Sunday - 8.00pm)
'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Maxine Elliot Theater, West 39th Street, New York
(Video footage of Elvis on stage)        
Introduction 0:52
    Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)
Don't Be Cruel 2:18
OPA1
4821 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Ed Sullivan introduces Elvis 0:29
OPA1
4822 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Love Me Tender 3:20
OPA1
4822 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
(edited guitar intro)+The Ed Sullivan Shows (DVD) (complete intro)
Ed Sullivan introduces Elvis 0:54     Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Love Me 3:24
OPA1
4823 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Hound Dog 1:53
OPA1
4824 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3
Elvis Talks 0:44
OPA1
4824 Elvis On Television - 1956-1960 (MRS)~A Golden Celebration CD3

Tape Logs
Ticket
October 28 1956
October 28 1956
Recording Information
October 28 1956
October 28 1956
 


Tour of Ohio & Kentucky
 

November 22 1956 (Thursday - 2.30pm)
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio
         

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
The Toledo Blade - November 21 1956
The Toledo Blade - November 21 1956
Newspaper Article
The Toledo Blade - November 21 1956
The Toledo Blade - November 21 1956
Newspaper Ad
The Toledo Blade - November 21 1956
November 22 1956

Newspaper Ad
November 1956
November 1956
Newspaper Ad
November 22 1956
November 22 1956
Newspaper Ad
The Toledo Blade - November 22 1956
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November 22 1956
Elvis with Ron Ross (evening)
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November 22 1956
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November 22 1956 (Thursday - 8.00pm)
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio
Introduction of Elvis / Heartbreak Hotel 5:23     Tape
Long Tall Sally 2:38     Tape
Don't Be Cruel       Tape (1:451st part not recorded)

Notes

The start of Elvis singing 'Heartbreak Hotel' above was found as part of a radio show and podcast from 2016, celebrating 90 years of WOWO radio.

The same broadcast also contains an interview, also taped by Ron Ross of WOWO radio, before Elvis' evening performance.

Thanks to Chris Kennedy and Grzegorz Borzęcki for help with research.

This tape was recorded by Ron Ross, who was a DJ for WOWO Radio, and also contains a short interview with Elvis from before the show.

Thanks to Chris Kennedy and Grzegorz Borzęcki for help with research.


November 23 1956 (Friday - Afternoon)
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
         

November 23 1956 (Friday - 8.00pm)
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
         

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November 24 1956 (Saturday - 3.00pm)
Hobart Arena, Troy, Ohio
         

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November 24 1956 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
Hobart Arena, Troy, Ohio
         

November 25 1956 (Sunday - 2.00pm)
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky
         

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November 25 1956 (Sunday - 8.00pm)
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky
(Video footage of Elvis on stage - Police film)        
Heartbreak Hotel        
Don't Be Cruel        
Love Me Tender        
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)        
Long Tall Sally        
I Got A Woman        
Carolina        
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again        

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December 15 1956
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December 15 1956 (Saturday)
'Sound Check Rehearsal before Show'
Hirsch Youth Center, Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA
Heartbreak Hotel 2:12     Unreleased
How's The World Treating You (spoken bridge) 3:34     Unreleased
Don't Be Cruel 2:01     Unreleased
Paralyzed 2:56     Unreleased
Love Me Tender 1:48     Unreleased
Too Much 0:48     Unreleased
One-Sided Love Affair 2:46     Unreleased
Too Much 2:57     Unreleased
Love Me 2:36     Unreleased
Too Much 1:48     Unreleased
Long Tall Sally 1:28     Unreleased
Hound Dog 1:45     Unreleased

December 15 1956 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Hirsch Youth Center, Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA
Heartbreak Hotel
1:46
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Long Tall Sally 2:38
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I Was The One 3:08
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Love Me Tender 3:29
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Don't Be Cruel 2:57
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Love Me 3:36
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I Got A Woman 3:21
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When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:48
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Paralyzed 2:57
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Hound Dog 4:52
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Archives 1954 - 1956 (MRS)~Live In The 50s (MRS)~At The Hayride
Tonight Vol 1~Broadcasts On Air ~The Evolution Of Elvis Presley
~The Hayride Shows CD3~Cuttin' Loose
Elvis has left the building 2:03     The Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954 - 1956 (MRS)~Live In
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Evolution Of Elvis Presley~The Hayride Shows CD3~Cuttin' Loose

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