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Live 1954
(This list is made up from various sources over the years - Some dates & songs may be questionable)
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material)
(Newspaper Ad scans are from a variety of sources including www.elvisconcerts.com & www.scottymoore.net, amongst others)

July 17 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
Bon Air, Memphis, Tennessee
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        

July 24 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
Bon Air, Memphis, Tennessee
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 28 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 28 1954
Newspaper Article
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 28 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 28 1954


July 30 1954 (Friday - 8.00pm)
Overton Park Shell, Memphis, Tennessee
Blue Moon Of Kentucky (plus encore)        
That's All Right        

Notes

Recorded portions of this show were broadcast on WMPS Radio in Memphis, Tennessee tonight.


Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Article
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 30 1954
Newspaper Article - July 30 1954
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 30 1954
Newspaper Ad - July 30 1954
Newspaper Ad
Commercial Appeal - July 30 1954
Commercial Appeal - July 30 1954

Radio Listing
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 30 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - July 30 1954 (Thanks to Grzegorz Borzęcki)



July 31 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm)
Bon Air, Memphis, Tennessee
         

August 7 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm / 1.00am)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - August 7 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - August 7 1954
 


August 14 1954 (Saturday)
The Goldwyn Institute, Memphis, Tennessee
        (Saturday Night Jamboree)
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - August 14 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - August 14 1954
 


August 20 1954 (Friday)
Veterans of Foreign War Club, Memphis, Tennessee
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        

August 27 1954 (Friday)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Commercial Appeal - August 27 1954
Commercial Appeal - August 27 1954
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - August 27 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - August 27 1954
 


August 28 1954 (Sunday) (possibly September)
The Hippodrome, Memphis, Tennessee
         

September 4 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

September 9 1954 (Thursday - 9.00pm / 10.00pm)
Katz Drug Store, Memphis, Tennessee
         

September 10 1954 (Friday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
September 10 1954
September 10 1954
 


September 11 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
September 11 1954
September 11 1954
 


September 18 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - Sept. 18 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - September 18 1954
 


September 21 1954 (Tuesday)
Kennedy Veterans Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
         

September 24 1954 (Friday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - Sept. 24 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - September 24 1954
 


September 25 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - Sept. 25 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - September 25 1954
 


October 1 1954 (Friday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 1 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 1 1954
 


October 2 1954 (Saturday - 10.15pm)
'The Grand Ole Opry' Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - September 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - September 1954
 


October 2 (3) 1954 (Saturday - 12.00am)
Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Nashville, Tennessee
('Midnight Jamboree' broadcast)
         

October 6 1954 (Wednesday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 6 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 6 1954
 


October 9 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 9 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 9 1954
 


October 13 1954 (Wednesday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 13 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 13 1954
 


October 15 1954 (Friday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 15 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 15 1954
 


October 16 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Louisiana Hayride Intro (date unknown) 0:36     The Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954 - 1956 (MRS)
~Memphis Recording Service Volume 1 (edited)+Broadcasts On Air~Live In The 50s (MRS)
Lucky Strike Ad (Scotty & Bill tuning up) 1:11
  Memphis Recording Service Volume 1~Broadcasts On Air
That's All Right 2:52
HPA5
6101 A Boy From Tupelo 3+The Comp. Louisiana Hayride Archives 54-56
(MRS)~Memphis Recording Service Volume 1~At The Hayride Tonight
Volume 1~The Hayride Shows CD1~Broadcasts On Air~The Evolution
Of Elvis Presley~The Legend Begins~Live In The 50s (MRS)~For LP
Fans Only 1 (FTD)
Blue Moon Of Kentucky 2:26
HPA5
6101 A Boy From Tupelo 3~Greatest Live Hits Of the 50's (MRS)~The Comp.
Louisiana Hayride Archives 54 - 56 (MRS)~Memphis Recording Service
Volume 1~At The Hayride Tonight Volume 1~The Hayride Shows CD1
~Broadcasts On Air~The Evolution Of Elvis Presley~The Legend
Begins~Live In The 50s (MRS)~For LP Fans Only 1 (FTD)+Tape (extra
dialogue)

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Commercial Appeal - October 14 1954
Commercial Appeal - October 14 1954
 


October 23 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
         

October 29 1954 (Friday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
Blue Moon Of Kentucky         
Sittin' On Top Of The World        
That's All Right        

Newspaper Ads
Newspaper Ad
Commercial Appeal - October 29 1954
Commercial Appeal - October 29 1954
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 29 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 29 1954
 


October 30 1954 (Saturday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 30 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - October 30 1954
 


November 3 1954 (Wednesday) (possibly November 8)
Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee (solo appearance)
         

November 6 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)        
Fool, Fool, Fool        
Sittin' On Top Of The World        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        
"Jingle" for Southern Maid Donuts        

November 13 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
That's All Right         
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        
Fool, Fool, Fool        
Just Because        

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
November 13 1954
November 13 1954
 


November 17 1954 (Wednesday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - Nov. 17 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - November 17 1954
 


November 19 1954 (Friday)
The Lake Cliff Club, Lake Cliff, Louisiana
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
November 19 1954
November 19 1954
 


November 20 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Fool, Fool, Fool        
Just Because        
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        

First Tour of Texas
 

November 23 1954 (Tuesday)
The Mint Club, Gladewater, Texas
         

November 24 1954 (Wednesday)
Municipal Auditorium, Miller County, Texarkana, Arkansas
Roll With Me Henry (duet with Carl "Cheesie" Nelson)      

November 25 1954 (Thursday)
Paladium Club, Houston, Texas
         

November 26 1954 (Friday)
Paladium Club, Houston, Texas
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        
Fool, Fool, Fool (?)        
Amazing Grace (acapella)        

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
November 26 1954
November 26 1954
 


November 27 1954 (Saturday)
Paladium Club, Houston, Texas
         

November 27 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.00pm)
Eagles Hall, Houston, Texas
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
November 26 1954
November 26 1954
 


December 2 1954 (Thursday - 8.00pm)
Catholic Club, Helena, Arkansas
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
November / December 1954
November / December 1954
 


December 3 1954 (Friday)
American Legion Hall, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Old Shep        
That's All Right        

December 4 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
         

December 8 1954 (Wednesday Night)
P & G's Car Dealership, West Memphis, Arkansas
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
December 8 1954
December 8 1954
 


December 10 1954 (Friday - 9.00pm)
The Eagles Nest, Memphis, Tennessee
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
Memphis Press Scimitar - Dec. 10 1954
Memphis Press Scimitar - December 10 1954
 


December 11 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
         

December 18 1954 (Saturday - 8.00pm / 11.30pm)
'The Louisiana Hayride'
Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        
That's All Right        
Hearts Of Stone        
Shake, Rattle And Roll        

December 20 1954 (Monday)
High School Gymnasium, Hawkins, Texas
Good Rockin' Tonight
       
That's All Right        
Blue Moon Of Kentucky        
Money Honey        
Tomorrow Night        
Lovey Dovey        
Fool, Fool, Fool        
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine        
Hearts Of Stone        

Newspaper Ads
 
Souvenir Photo
Setlist - December 20 1954
December 20 1954 / January 24 1955
 


December 24 1954 (Friday)
The Mint Club, Gladewater, Texas
         

December 28 1954 (Tuesday)
Cook's Hoedown Club, Houston, Texas
         

Newspaper Ads
 
Newspaper Ad
December 1954
December 1954
 


December 31 1954 (Friday)
Red River Arsenal NCO Club, New Boston, Texas
         

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