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Apr 9, 1953

Elvis Presley sings a Teresa Brewer song, "Till I Waltz Again With You," at the annual minstrel show in the auditorium at Humes High School in Memphis. Most of his classmates are surprised to learn he sings

Apr 23, 1953

Elvis Presley makes his first record, an acetate recording of "My Happiness," at Sun Recording Studio in Memphis

Jun 3, 1953

Elvis Presley graduates from Humes High School in Memphis

Jul 1, 1953

Less than a month after high school graduation, Elvis Presley is referred to M.B. Parker Machinists' Shop in Memphis, where he takes a one-month job for $33-a-week

Jan 4, 1954

Elvis Presley makes his second demo recording, of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "Casual Love Affair," at Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis. The long lost recording is discovered in 1993

Mar 6, 1954

Elvis Presley files his first income tax return, listing total income of $916.33 in 1953. He receives a $5.10 refund

Mar 19, 1954

Elvis Presley quits his job at Precision Tool, the same employer that fired him three years earlier for being under-age

Apr 20, 1954

Elvis Presley finds employment with Crown Electric in Memphis, driving a truck for a $1 hourly wage

Jun 26, 1954

Elvis Presley has a spur-of-the-moment tryout with Sam Phillips at Sun Recording Studio in Memphis

Jul 2, 1954

Elvis Presley attends the Memphis funeral for R.W. Blackwood and Bill Lyles, of the gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers. Blackwood and Lyles died in a plane crash in Alabama two days earlier

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