The fourth episode of The Frank Sinatra Timex Show was officially called It’s Nice To Go Trav’ling but it’s unofficial name was Welcome Home Elvis.  That’s because this special, which aired on May 12th, 1960, also marked Elvis Presley’s first appearance on television after his release from the U.S. Army.

It was a 30-minute special, sponsored by Timex.  Elvis only appeared in 8 of those minutes.  The rest of the show’s running time was made up of Frank Sinatra hanging out with his Rat Pack pals.  Still, in those 8 minutes, Elvis performed with Sinatra and television history was made.  (Elvis even wore a tuxedo for the occasion, so he would fit in with Frank and the pack.)  This special was the highest rating program of the week and it proved that being away in Germany hadn’t diminished Elvis’s popularity one bit.

Elvis, who was born 87 years ago on this day, would later go on to star with Nancy Sinatra in 1968’s Speedway.

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