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1958 - 1965

June 24, 1965
Elvis donates $50,000 to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, reportedly the largest single donation the organization has ever received up to this date. Accepting for the organization are Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Sinatra.

July 7, 1965
Tickle Me opens nationally and although it did not chart it quickly earned back its cost and saved the Allied Artists studio from financial ruin.

August 2,1965
Elvis records soundtrack music for his twenty-first motion picture, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, which will be released out of chronology as his twentieth, then goes to Hawaii for location shooting. During a break in filming, he visits the USS Arizona Memorial. The visit is covered by the press and prompts Hawaiian Senator Daniel Inouye to have the visit recognized in the Congressional Record. Elvis returns to Hollywood for more shooting for the film.

During this month, “I’m Yours” hits #11 while the LP “Elvis For Everyone” is #10.

August 27, 1965
The Beatles visit with Elvis for several hours at his home in California and have an informal jam session.

September 30, 1965
Elvis completes filming for Paradise, Hawaiin Style.

October 1965
The song “Puppet On A String” released as single hits #14.

October 21, 1965
Bill Black died from a brain tumor and Elvis can’t attend the funeral for fear of disrupting the service.

November 24, 1965
Harum Scarum opens nationally and hits number eleven at the box office, then falls, as has been the pattern for most of Elvis’ movies during the past few years. (Hit fast, burn out quickly, but make a sizable profit and sell some records.) The soundtrack album goes to number eight and lands at #40 for the year.

December 1965
Priscilla gives Elvis the small slot car track as Elvis has been spending a great deal of time with this new hobby. The entourage gives Elvis the statue of Jesus for his new Meditation Garden.

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