Today, on 21 May in Elvis History

Elvis performed at the University of Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, which was the first night of his 4th tour of the year.

Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport.

Elvis arrived in Topeka by plane where he got off the plane wearing nothing above the waist but a loose fitting, 2 button, shantung suit coat. Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Topeka. Kansas.

At 7:00 a.m. Elvis had a makeup appointment for the fitting of the "butch cut" wig that he would wear in the prison scenes.

Elvis and Priscilla returned to Memphis, where they stayed until July 5, except for some brief trips to Dallas by Elvis.

On this last day of the session in Nashville Elvis had Joyce Bova as a guest in the studio.