January 16, 1971
Memphis Municipal Auditorium
America's Jaycees
America's Ten Young Men of the Year Award.

"When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer.
I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book.
I saw movies and I was the hero in the movie.
So every dream that I ever dreamed has come true
a hundred times.
I'd like to say that, I learned very early in life that
without a song, the day would never end.
Without a song, a man ain't got a friend.
Without a song, the road would ever bend,
Without a song.
So I'll keep singin' a song.

Did You Know...
(check back often for more little known facts!

1.
Did you know  that in March 1956 when Elvis bought 1034 Audubon Drive, he included his parents' names on the deed?

2
Did you know  that Elvis was awarded three Grammy awards in his lifetime, all for gospel music?

3.
Did you know that in 1961, just five years after receiving his first gold record, and after spending two years in the Army, RCA presented Elvis with an award recognizing him for seventy-five million in sales? 
4.
Did you know that Elvis bought Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht and gave it to Danny Thomas as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children Research Hospital? 
5.
Did you know  that years after the death of Dewey Phillips, the disc jockey who first played an Elvis record in 1954, Elvis sent his widow a check for $1000 for her young boys? 
6.
Did you know that after Elvis sang"
Teddy Bear" in the movie "Loving You," he received hundreds of teddy bears which he donated to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis?
7.
Did you know that the world premier of "Jailhouse Rock" was at the Loew's State Theater in Memphis, the very theater where Elvis had been fired as a teenage usher?

8.
Did you know that Elvis in December 1962, Elvis donated fifty thousand dollars to fifty charities? 
 
9.
Did you know that Elvis bought a house
for his cook, Mary Jenkins? 
 
10.
Did you know that Elvis donated
a kangaroo to the Memphis zoo? 
 
11.
Did you know that most of Elvis' acts of generosity were never public knowledge. He quietly paid hospital bills, bought houses, supported families, and paid off debts for friends, family and total strangers.
 
12.
Did you know that Elvis donated $125,000 to the motion Picture Relief Fund, an organization which operates a home and hospital for indigent people of the film industry? 
 
13.
Did you know that Elvis recorded over 600 songs?
 
14.
Did you know that only three years passed from the time Elvis lived in Lauderdale Courts, a federally funded housing project, until he bought his first house at 1034 Audubon Drive?
  
15.
Did you know that Elvis removed the brick patio when he added a 600 square foot game room to the rear of 1034 Audubon Drive in December 1956?
16.
Did you know that Gladys called Elvis Son when speaking about him to other people? 
 

17.
Did you know that the album G. I. Blues was # 1 for 10 weeks and was on the chart for 111 weeks? 
18.
Did you know that Elvis had 25 albums reach the top ten?
  

19.
Did you know that Elvis traded his house on Audubon Drive and $50,000 for Graceland? 

20.
Did you know that according to the RIAA Elvis is the best selling solo artist in U.S. history, with a cumulative album sales total of 117.5 million.

21.
Did you know Elvis has 97 Gold Records, 55 of which are Platinum and 25 have gone to multi-Platinum?

22.
Did you know Elvis has more Gold and Platinum singles than any artist in history.  A total of 51 Gold singles, 27 that are certified Platinum and 7 multi-Platinum?

23.
Did you know that Elvis' album, "Blue Hawaii" was #1 on the Billboard Charts for 20 weeks and remained there for a total of 79 weeks?
 

24.
Did you know that Aloha from Hawaii, via satellite, was seen in 40 countries by 1.5 billion people. It was seen on television by more Americans than man's first walk on the moon?

25.
Did you know that from 1969-1977 Elvis performed nearly 1,100 concert tours?
 

26.
Did you know that in 1984 Elvis received the W. C. Handy Award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis in recognition of "Keeping the Blues alive in his music."
27.
Did you know that in 1984 Elvis received the first "Golden Hat Award" from the Academy of Country Music" in recognition of his influence in Country Music.

28.
Did you know that Elvis' first professional performance was as opening act for Slim Whitman and Billy Walker on July 30, 1954.  He sang "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky".
29.
Did you know  that on August 10th, 1954 Elvis did an unannounced performance opening for Slim Whitman and Billy Walker.  This time he sang "Old Shep" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin".
30.
Did you know that Elvis headlined with Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two on August 5, 1955.

31.
Did you know that on February 28, 2004 Elvis was inducted into the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame for his contribution to the art form called blues.
32.
Did you know Bill Black was born 9/17/1926 and died in 1965 and was buried next to his father in Forest Hill Cemetery, Midtown, Memphis.  Bill played the "Dog House Base" and was a real showman on stage.
33.
Did you know that Elvis is the only superstar to have achieved world wide fame without performing outside the United States.

34.
Did you know that according to the Guinnes Book of Hit Singles Elvis' music has spent more time on the UK Charts than he spent alive. To be exact 47 years and 2 months.

35.
Did you know that the terms for Elvis' Las Vegas performance were scribbled in the hand of Colonel Parker on the back of a coffee- stained table cloth.

36
Did you know that on October 16, 1954 Elvis made his debut appearance on the Shreveport Louisiana Hayride..
37.
Did you know that on Tuesday, April 10, 1956, on a flight to Memphis, Elvis' plane almost crashed.
38.
Did you know that on April 23, 1956, Elvis appeared in the Venus Room of the Las Vegas Frontier Hotel. He was billed as the "Atomic Powered Singer".
39.
Did you know that Love Me Tender premiered at the Paramount Theatre in New York City on November 15, 1956.
40.
Did you know that Elvis holds the record for the most top 10 pop singles, most gold and platinum awards and is the world's best selling artist, eclipsing any other musician or group in history.