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    • Nov 6, 1954
    Elvis Presley signs a one-year contract to play "The Louisiana Hayride" every Saturday for $18-a-week
    Mar 15, 1955
    Elvis Presley amends his management contract with Bob Neal, signing a one-year deal that gives Neal 15%
    Oct 28, 1955
    Colonel Tom Parker receives a telegram from RCA saying the label will pay no more than $25,000 to buy out Elvis Presley's contract from Sun. Sun owner Sam Phillips holds out for $35,000
    Nov 11, 1955
    Elvis Presley's second one-year contract with "The Louisiana Hayride" takes effect. He receives $200 weekly, the same amount paid to Hank Williams three years earlier
    Nov 21, 1955
    In a deal engineered by Colonel Tom Parker, RCA Records buys Elvis Presley's contract and master tapes from Sam Phillips' Sun Records for $35,000. The papers are signed at the Sun Recording Studio in Memphis
    Dec 24, 1955
    Otis Blackwell gives up on becoming a star and decides to concentrate on songwriting, selling six songs to Shalimar Music Publishing for $150. One of them becomes a major Elvis Presley hit the following year: "Don't Be Cruel"
    Mar 12, 1956
    Elvis Presley pays $29,500 for a home at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis
    Mar 15, 1956
    Elvis Presley's management deal with Bob Neal expires, and Neal chooses not to exercise his option, leaving Colonel Tom Parker as Presley's sole manager
    Mar 20, 1956
    Elvis Presley's parents, Vernon and Gladys, move into a new house that Elvis bought for them on Audubon Drive in Memphis. Purchase price: $29,500
    Apr 6, 1956
    Elvis Presley signs a three-picture deal with Paramount Pictures for $450,000



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