Today, on 8 August in Elvis History

Elvis performed at the Mayfair Building, Tyler, Texas, which was the beginning of a weeklong tour with Jim Ed and Maxine Brown.

Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Orlando Florida at 8:00 and 10:15 p.m.

Elvis took Venetia Stevenson, an actress, Lamar Fike, George Klein, and some others to the Memphis Fairgrounds and then to a private midnight showing of Loving You at the Strand.

All through the summer Gladys had been feeling ill and Elvis finally insisted the she would do something about it. He put his parents on a train to Memphis so that his mother could see her personal physician.

Elvis recorded four songs at Radio Recorders for Flaming Star between 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. Elvis was embarrassed by the material.

Elvis rented Libertyland in the early morning hours as a special treat for Lisa Marie and a host of friends.