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    • Sep 17, 1926
    Bill Black is born in Memphis, Tennessee. He goes on to become Elvis Presley's first bass player, participating in such hits as "Hound Dog," "Heartbreak Hotel," "All Shook Up" and "Don't Be Cruel"
    May 1, 1954
    Sun releases Doug Poindexter and The Starlite Wranglers' "No She Cares No More For Me," the only Sun single for the band, featuring guitarist Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black. Within weeks, Moore and Black begin work with Sun's Elvis Presley
    Jul 4, 1954
    Elvis Presley practices at guitarist Scotty Moore's apartment for the first time, with Moore and bass player Bill Black
    Jun 2, 1956
    Elvis Presley arrives in Oakland, California, where Scotty Moore, D.J. Fontana and Bill Black accuse him of recording "Be-Bop-A-Lula" with other musicians behind their backs. Presley assures them the record belongs to Gene Vincent
    Sep 7, 1957
    Elvis Presley receives letters of resignation from guitar player Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black
    Sep 18, 1957
    Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, sends a letter to guitar player Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black, accepting their resignation
    Oct 26, 1957
    A month after guitarist Scotty Moore and bass player Bill Black resigned, Elvis Presley employs them again, beginning with a show in San Francisco. They receive raises, from $200-per-show to $250
    Feb 1, 1958
    Elvis Presley records "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It's The King's final session to feature his original bass player, Bill Black
    Feb 19, 1961
    Bill Black's Combo performs an instrumental medley on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The medley includes a version of "Don't Be Cruel," a song on which Black played bass for his former employer, Elvis Presley
    Oct 8, 1965
    Bass player Bill Black is checked into Memphis' Baptist Hospital with a brain tumor. Noted for his work on "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog," he slips into a coma and dies within two weeks
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