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The History of Elvis: 1955
A timeline of important Elvis Presley events

By Robert Fontenot, About.com

Concerts/Appearances:

January

1: Eagles Hall, Houston, TX
4: Odessa High School, Odessa, TX
5: City Auditorium, San Angelo, TX
6: Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX
7: Midland High School, Midland, TX
8: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
11: New Boston High School, New Boston, TX
12: Civic Auditorium, Clarksdale, MS
13: Catholic Club, Helena, AR
14: Futrell High School, Marianna, AR
17: Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville, MS
18: Alcorn County Courthouse Assembly Hall, Corinth, MS
19: Sheffield Community Center, Sheffield, AL
20: Leachville High School, Leachville, AR
21: National Guard Armory, Sikeston, MO
22: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
24: Humble Oil Recreation Hall, Hawkins, TX
25: Mayfair Building Fairgrounds, Tyler, TX
26: Rural Electrification Administration Building, Gilmer, TX
27: Reo Palm Isle Club, Longview, TX
28: Gaston High School, Joinerville, TX

February

4: Golden Cadillac Club, New Orleans, LA
5: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
6: Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN
7: Ripley High School, Ripley, MS
10: Alpine High School, Alpine, TX
11: Carlsbad Sports Arena, Carlsbad, NM
12: American Legion Hall, Carlsbad, NM
13: Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX
13: Cotton Club, Lubbock, TX
14: North Junior High School, Roswell, NM
15: Fair Park Auditorium, Abilene, TX
16: Odessa Senior High School, Odessa, TX
17: City Auditorium, San Angelo, TX
18: West Monroe High School, West Monroe, LA
19: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
20: Robinson Auditorium, Little Rock, AR
21: City Hall, Camden, AR
22: City Hall, Hope, AR
23: Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, AR
24: South Side Elementary School, Bastrop, LA
25: Municipal Auditorium, Texarkana, AR
26: Circle Theatre, Cleveland, OH

March

2: Newport Armory, Newport, AR
2: Porky's Rooftop Club, Newport, AR
4: DeKalb High School, DeKalb, TX
5: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
7: City Auditorium, Paris, TN
8: Catholic Club, Helena, AR
9: Poplar Bluff Armory, Poplar Bluff, MO
10: Civic Auditorium, Clarksdale, MS
11: Jimmie Thompson Arena, Alexandria, LA
12: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
19: G. Rolle White Coliseum, College Station, TX
19: Eagles Hall, Houston, TX
20: Magnolia Gardens, Houston, TX
20: Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, TX
21: Parkin High School, Parkin, AR
25: Dermott High School, Dermott, AR
26: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
28: Big Creek High School, Big Creek, MS
29: Tocopola High School, Tocopola, MS
30: High School, El Dorado, AR
31: Reo Palm Isle Club, Longview, TX

April

1: Ector County Auditorium, Odessa, TX
2: Municipal Auditorium, Houston, TX
7: Corinth County Courthouse, Corinth, MS
8: B&B Club, Glober, MO
9: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
10: Magnolia Gardens, Houston, TX
10: Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, TX
13: Breckenridge High School, Breckenridge, TX
14: Owl Park, Gainesville, TX
15: Stamford High School, Stamford, TX
15: Roundup Hall, Stamford, TX
16: Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
16: Roundup Club, Dallas, TX
19: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
20: American Legion Hut, Grenada, MS
22: Arkansas Municipal Stadium, Texarkana, AR
23: Heart O' Texas Coliseum, Waco, TX
24: Magnolia Gardens, Houston, TX
24: Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, TX
25: M-B Corral Club, Wichita Falls, TX
25: Texas High School, Seymour, TX
26: City Auditorium, Big Spring, TX
27: American Legion Hall, Hobbs, NM
29: Cotton Club, Lubbock, TX
30: High School, Gladewater, TX

May

1: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
2: Baton Rouge High School, Baton Rouge, LA
4-5: Ladd Stadium, Mobile, AL
7: Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL
8: Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory Auditorium, Tampa, FL
9: City Auditorium, Fort Myers, FL
10: Southeastern Pavilion, Ocala, FL
11: Municipal Auditorium, Orlando, FL
12-13: Gator Bowl Baseball Park, Jacksonville, FL
14: Shrine Auditorium, New Bern, NC
15: Norfolk City Auditorium, Norfolk, VA
16: Mosque Theater, Richmond, VA
17: City Auditorium, Asheville, NC
18: American Legion Auditorium, Roanoke, VA
19: Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC
20: KOCA Radio, Kilgore, TX
21: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
22: Magnolia Gardens, Houston, TX
22: Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, TX
25: American Legion Hall, Meridian, MS
26: Meridian Junior College Stadium, Meridian, MS
28: Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
29: North Side Coliseum, Fort Worth, TX
29: Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
31: High School, Midland, TX

June

1: Guymon High School, Guymon, OK
3: Johnson Connelley Pontiac, Lubbock, TX
3: Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX
4: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
5: Hope Fair Park, Hope, AR
8: Municipal Auditorium, Sweetwater, TX
10: American Legion Hall, Breckenridge, TX
11: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
14: Bruce High School, Bruce, MS
15: Belden High School, Belden, MS
17: Roundup Hall, Stamford, TX
18: Sportatorium, Dallas, TX
19: Magnolia Gardens, Houston, TX
19: Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, TX
20-21: City Auditorium, Beaumont, TX
23: McMahon Memorial Auditorium, Lawton, OK
23: Southern Club, Lawton, OK
24: ?, Altus, OK
25: Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, LA
26: Slavonian Lodge Auditorium, Biloxi, MS
27-28: Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS
29-30: Curtis Gordon's Radio Ranch Club, Mobile, AL

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