This show performed on the 3rd February, 1970 is a perfect study for those wishing to familiarise themselves with the work of Elvis during his second Las Vegas engagement. Las Vegas was a much different place in those days. If you’re a regular reader of elvis-history-blog.com, you know I’ve never shied away from calling Elvis out when he failed to deliver. He has become king on his own terms.” —. The truth is Presley is not appearing before ‘his’ audience in Vegas, particularly at the dinner show. 56:55. Hearing his performances during the opening and closing shows of his 1970 winter engagement at the International reveals a more relaxed Elvis but also one who is just as serious about his music as he was during his opening run in Las Vegas. Footage of an Elvis Appreciation Society convention in Luxembourg was shot on September 5, 1970. Elvis Presley onstage in Las Vegas on August 12, 1970 sings “Twenty Days and Twenty Nights”. The first chapel to host this unique wedding ceremony is the Graceland Chapel . It was a lost opportunity for a new, independent viewpoint on a long overlooked Presley Vegas engagement. Back in 1970 it appeared that a major change in Elvis’s musical repertoire occurred between his first two Vegas stints. Between numbers, she observed, “Elvis was forced to wait as the crowd just couldn’t stop clapping.” He received two standing ovations opening night, she noted, and then added the following sexually suggestive observation: “He was dressed in a one-piece jumpsuit, well-fitted to his body with a low-slung, sexy, beaded-tasseled belt knitted tightly to his hips. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said. While the 1969 Vegas album featured Elvis singing a variety of material, including some of his own and some of other singers, the “On Stage” LP from February 1970 contained 10 tracks, all of which featured Elvis doing covers of hits by other singers. Back in 1970 it appeared that a major change in Elvis’s musical repertoire occurred between his first two Vegas stints. Hollywood correspondent Ann Moses’s lengthy first-hand account of Presley’s January 26, 1970, opening night show appeared 10 days later in the, , a UK publication. Aug 12, 2020 - Explore Judy Schrauf's board "Las Vegas 1970", followed by 101 people on Pinterest. Elvis: That's the Way It Is is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Denis Sanders. It was his first non-dramatic film since the beginning of his film career in 1956, and the film gives a clear view of Presley's return to live performances after years of making films. Elvis Presley-LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (1970) Rashyda Dahas. “Sheer magic throughout.”, In his first Vegas appearance in August 1969, Elvis Presley started to reinvent himself. Video Information. In the 1971 radio documentary, , narrator Wink Martindale declared, “In his first engagement there he concentrated on his old hits. “What impresses us is the great aura and attitude that permeates the entire presentation,” wrote columnist Joe Delaney in the Las Vegas Sun. The new version eliminated much of the documentary and non-Elvis content of the original in favor of adding additional performances of Elvis rehearsing and in concert. In Elvis Presley’s career, the 1970s are sometimes collectively referred to as “The Las Vegas Years.” While he also toured nationally during those years, Presley’s most enduring image of the decade remains that of the sold out Vegas showroom entertainer. (Her opening paragraph reads: “The King returned to his throne at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, last week. From 1969 through 1976, Elvis Presley performed 641 stage shows during 15 engagements at the International/Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. studios, Hollywood, California), July 29 rehearsal (M.G.M. His touring band, organized at the beginning of 1969/1970 – the TCB Band – was powerful and polished. 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Stage 1, Culver City, California), July 24 rehearsal (R.C.A. Elvis Presley - August 18th, 1970 - Las Vegas - Live - YouTube On Stage (original title On Stage - February, 1970) is a live album by American singer Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records LSP-4362 in June 1970. If his repertoire remained conceptually the same, then, what was the legacy, if any, of Elvis’s second Las Vegas appearance? Saved by Meg Masino . It was recorded between February 17 and 19, 1970 and August 22 and 25, 1969 at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. While there are some younger faces in the audience, it is mainly a 40ish and above crowd. ", Elvis On Stage February 1970 … The Overlooked Las Vegas Shows. Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain, Live Las Vegas February 22, 1970. The initialism TCB stands for Taking Care of Business, a personal motto Presley adopted in the early 1970s. Fueled by a subsequent host of recordings, photos, and books through the years, that initial engagement still resonates loudly as a turning point in Presley’s career. He was everything you could expect and more!”). The owner’s changed the venue's name and created the Elvis wedding as an homage to Elvis’s walk-through visit of the chapel in 1967. He has become king on his own terms.” — Alan Hanson | © November 2013, "It is fair to say that Elvis’s work at the International Hotel in the winter of 1970 was under reported then and has been under appreciated over the years since. After completing his third engagement at the International Hotel, Elvis flew out of Las Vegas on September 8, 1970, to open his first tour since 1957 in Phoenix the next night. Included were “Proud Mary,” “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” “Let It Be Me,” “Sweet Caroline,” and “Polk Salad Annie.”, The opening star-studded audience included Dean Martin, Juliet Prowse, Ringo Starr, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Elvis delivered every number on the 1970, If you’re a regular reader of elvis-history-blog.com, you know I’ve never shied away from calling Elvis out when he failed to deliver. Following his success in Las Vegas, Elvis took his act on tour. Elvis performing LIVE in Las Vegas in 1970 Elvis was only 36 at the time and was just the sixth person to ever win this award, entering an elite society of names such as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Irving Berlin. The film documents American singer Elvis Presley's Summer Festival in Las Vegas during August 1970. THE KING ROCKS #8 contains some footage from three concerts of this engagement: August 10, 1970 (1'20"), August 14, 1970 (8'55") and August 16, 1970 (6'36"). Elvis’s wife Priscilla and father Vernon sat stage side. Elvis delivered every number on the 1970 On Stage LP and on the current FTD CD package (44 tracks in all) with passion and commitment. However, it is fair to say that Elvis’s work at the International that winter was under reported then and has been under appreciated over the years since. https://archive.org/details/elvis-presley-live-in-las-vegas-1970 Directed by Denis Sanders. For Elvis' first show on the road, Colonel Parker arranged for him to appear in the Houston Astrodome in conjunction with the Texas Livestock Show. [sharethefiles.com] joel huez. It was certified Gold on February 23, 1971, and Platinum on July 15, 1999, by the Recording Industry Association of America. 60 minutes. Of course, the adoring eyes of Ann Moses saw things differently. Or was the second time at the International nothing more than a rehash of what he had done five months earlier? In the 1971 radio documentary, The Elvis Presley Story, narrator Wink Martindale declared, “In his first engagement there he concentrated on his old hits. Nearly as well remembered is his third Vegas run in the late summer of 1970. As International As It Would Get January 26 1970 Opening Released on CD: Elvis In Vegas Vol. The original concept – as devised by technical advisor Colonel Tom Parker – was a closed circuit television presentation of one show, in view of Presley's triumphant return to live performances. The final film runs 12 minutes shorter than the original, but contains more music, although several performances included in the original film are omitted (most notably the concert performance of "I Just Can't Help Believin'", even though the new version of the film features footage of Presley rehearsing the song and being concerned about remembering its lyrics on stage). Variety and Billboard provided only abbreviated accounts. In 2001, a new version of That's the Way it Is was compiled. Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times was one of the few journalists who gave Presley’s return to the International a respectful review. Elvis - Live In Concert, Las Vegas 1970 Elvis live on stage,Las Vegas February 1970.Fantastic audio and video quality.Running time : Appr. 3:16. The original, however, has only a mono soundtrack (it was made with four-track stereo). Also unfortunate is that Follow That Dream (FTD), the Presley collector label, chose to use an expanded version of Moses’s essay as the accompanying text for its recent CD release. With Elvis Presley, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Charlie Hodge. It was during his second stint at the International, however, that he firmly reestablished himself as one of the country’s top stage performers. It was his first non-dramatic film since the beginning of his film career in 1956, and the film gives a clear view of Presley's return to live performances after years of making films. It lives on as the subject of the MGM film, As for the Presley engagement that came between the two celebrated Vegas appearances noted above, it’s not quite accurate to say that it has been. At the mid-point of his second engagement, he was doing even better, according to International head maître d’ Emilio Muscelli. The second time at the International Hotel, the emphasis was shifted to songs made popular by other vocalists.” The live LPs RCA issued for the two Vegas engagements certainly gave that impression. Although most of the footage takes place onstage at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, there are several other parts to the film: The Elvis Summer Festival at the International Hotel began on August 10, 1970, and the MGM film crew was on hand to film this show as well as the evening and midnight performances of August 11, 12 and 13. The entertainment press widely covered his opening Vegas appearance in August 1969, and RCA issued a live album spotlighting his return to the concert stage. Las Vegas Season 2 - Las Vegas January 26th - February 23rd 1970. I didn’t attend any of the 57 shows he gave at the International in the winter of 1970, but everything I’ve heard on the available recordings of those performances shows Elvis at the top of his game. Compared to the ’69 engagement, Presley’s return to the Las Vegas stage five months later received slight press coverage. 38. This set focuses on Elvis' first two engagements at the Las Vegas Hilton in August 1969 and January to February 1970. Sue Lorenz, Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley fan club president, who saw Elvis at the International Hotel and Las Vegas Hilton 15 times between … Elvis’s wife Priscilla and father Vernon sat stage side. Ismael Gundes DE Brito Torquato. Elvis Presley Family Elvis Presley Photos Elvis In Concert Lisa You're Hot Concert Tickets Thats The Way Graceland Documentary Film. The movie is also intercut with footage of fans offering commentary about what Presley means to them; officials at the International Hotel; and celebrities (including Sammy Davis Jr., Cary Grant, Charo, George Hamilton, Juliet Prowse and Xavier Cugat) arriving for opening night of the show. Elvis Presley in the 1970s Dressed for the occasion, Elvis Presleyheld a press conference before hisHouston engagement. Hollywood correspondent Ann Moses’s lengthy first-hand account of Presley’s January 26, 1970, opening night show appeared 10 days later in the New Musical Express, a UK publication. The film was released simultaneously with Presley's similarly titled twelfth studio album, That's the Way It Is. Blue Suede Shoes3. Las Vegas Season 3 - Las Vegas August 10th - September 8th 1970. The response is stronger than last summer.”, • The stars came out for Elvis in Vegas 1970. Although sell-out crowds and sex appeal had always been colorful backdrops for the Presley legend, his legacy had always been based on his music and high-energy delivery in the ’50s. He was everything you could expect and more!”). Elvis Presley - February 18th, 1970 - International Hotel, Las Vegas Midnight Show In the Ghetto4. Unfortunately, Moses’s unabashed pro-Presley bias renders her observations of the event questionable. It was a lost opportunity for a new, independent viewpoint on a long overlooked Presley Vegas engagement. THE KING ROCKS #7 featuring a clip of 3'05" from August 15, 1970. The album reached number 13 on both the Billboard 200 and country music charts. Elvis’ Vegas shows presented the full range of his singing talents – pop ballads, country standards, gospel hyms, and rocking R&B. Hound Dog2. was one of the few journalists who gave Presley’s return to the International a respectful review. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis, elvis in concert. In the 1971 radio documentary, The Elvis Presley Story, Priscilla Presley once said she wished everyone could have seen Elvis on stage during his early Las Vegas shows because it was then that he was full of energy and at his best vocally and physically. The broadcast took me back to the one and only time that I saw him in concert — at The International Hotel in Las Vegas August 11, 1970. Unfortunately, Moses’s unabashed pro-Presley bias renders her observations of the event questionable. The film was released simultaneously with Presley's similarly titled twelfth studio album, That's the Way It Is. THE KING ROCKS #5 has some footage from August 1970 combined with other Las Vegas engagements.. 2:01. With thousands of feet of materials including sequences added to capture with greater intimacy Elvis' performances and his creative process behind-the-scenes, the previously released Special Edition is now being made available as a Blu-ray two-disc. The first of several glitches in that opening show occurred that afternoon. Hearing his performances during the opening and closing shows of his 1970 winter engagement at the International reveals a more relaxed Elvis but also one who is just as serious about his music as he was during his opening run in Las Vegas. “The charisma of Presley and the fact he has been so hard to see in person make it an exciting moment.”. Even the older women in the crowd were sighing and moaning as the tassel swayed back and forth across his body.”, • Music and delivery key to Elvis’s Vegas legacy. ‘The phones ring all day long and people begin lining up at 10 a.m. for reservations. From 1969 through 1976, Elvis Presley performed 641 stage shows during 15 engagements at the International/Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. July 14 rehearsal (M.G.M. He sings many well-known songs, including several of those that he had been seen rehearsing earlier in the film. ELVIS Las Vegas 1970. The opening star-studded audience included Dean Martin, Juliet Prowse, Ringo Starr, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Stage 1, Culver City, California), July 15 rehearsal (M.G.M. Elvis: That's the Way It Is is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Denis Sanders. The concert film reached #22 on the Variety National Box Office Survey on its original theatrical release in 1970. Elvis Presley Hound Dog 03 International Hotel in Las Vegas 1970. , which features the opening and closing shows of Elvis’s second Las Vegas appearance in January-February 1970. As Robert Hilburn noted in his LA Times review of Presley’s 1970 winter season in Las Vegas, “Elvis … has done what once seemed impossible. • Did Elvis change his musical course on stage in February 1970? They are drawn by the Presley fame and the fact that it is ‘the’ show in town.”, When Elvis walked on stage, the audience “merely applauded,” Hilburn observed, “except for some shrieks from the younger women.” Even so, Hilburn had to admit there was a sense of excitement in the room. He noted that "fans will be enthralled as Presley sings more than a dozen of his hits" but that "persons hoping to learn about the man after hours will be disappointed."[1]. “What impresses us is the great aura and attitude that permeates the entire presentation,” wrote columnist Joe Delaney in the, In his first Vegas appearance in August 1969, Elvis Presley started to reinvent himself. Get the Elvis Presley Setlist of the concert at International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA on August 12, 1970 and other Elvis Presley Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Included were “Proud Mary,” “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” “Let It Be Me,” “Sweet Caroline,” and “Polk Salad Annie.”, However, the two CDs in the recent FTD release reveal that, although some of the song titles changed, the mix of Presley’s stage show material otherwise remained the same for his first and second Las Vegas appearances. Amateur footage. The DVD also includes approximately 35 minutes of additional performances and other footage that was not included in either edition. After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. The entertainment press widely covered his opening Vegas appearance in August 1969, and RCA issued a live album spotlighting his return to the concert stage. Elvis Presley - Live in Las Vegas (1970). Priscilla Presley once said she wished everyone could have seen Elvis on stage during his early Las Vegas shows because it was then that he was full of energy and at his best vocally and physically. As Robert Hilburn noted in his, review of Presley’s 1970 winter season in Las Vegas, “Elvis … has done what once seemed impossible. (Her opening paragraph reads: “The King returned to his throne at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, last week. The TCB Band was a group of professional musicians who formed the core rhythm section of Elvis Presley’s band from August 1969 until his death in 1977. Also unfortunate is that Follow That Dream (FTD), the Presley collector label, chose to use an expanded version of Moses’s essay as the accompanying text for its recent CD release, The On Stage Season, which features the opening and closing shows of Elvis’s second Las Vegas appearance in January-February 1970. The Las Vegas tradition of tying the knot with Elvis Presley has been around since the 1970s. It was during his second stint at the International, however, that he firmly reestablished himself as one of the country’s top stage performers. 2 February 5 1970 Dinner (8.15pm) Released on CD: On The Throne February 17 1970 The songs are: Presley is also seen relaxing in his hotel suite with various members of his entourage. And there was no doubt he is Monarch! provided only abbreviated accounts. It lies in the critical entertainment industry concept of “follow-up.” Did Elvis build on his initial triumph and keep the momentum going in Las Vegas? THE KING ROCKS #9 contains a … After making his momentous comeback at the International Hotel in '69, Elvis was rebooked there at the start of 1970. Anyway, "Elvis, Live in Las Vegas" adds to the August 12, 1970 Concert included in "TTWII" (SE) one of the very first recorded live performances there on August 24, 1969, outtakes recorded live on February 16/17/18/19, 1970 but cut together as one single performance only to reach the one preceding the above mentioned by one day (08/11/70). Elvis performs “Sweet Caroline” in Las Vegas in this 1970 show: The song “Sweet Caroline” was written and first recorded by Neil Diamond . I didn’t attend any of the 57 shows he gave at the International in the winter of 1970, but everything I’ve heard on the available recordings of those performances shows Elvis at the top of his game. After all, RCA did release a live LP from those January-February 1970 shows, and a hit single, “The Wonder of You,” came out of that season as well. Back in 1970 it appeared that a major change in Elvis’s musical repertoire occurred between his first two Vegas stints. The special edition was released on January 19, 2001, when this new version made its worldwide debut on the cable network, Turner Classic Movies and produced by award-winning producer Rick Schmidlin. While the 1969 Vegas album featured Elvis singing a variety of material, including some of his own and some of other singers, the “On Stage” LP from February 1970 contained 10 tracks, all of which featured Elvis doing covers of hits by other singers. Nearly as well remembered is his third Vegas run in the late summer of 1970. Not once did he simply go through the motions or turn a song into a joke, as he often did in his final Vegas shows of the mid-seventies. Compared to the ’69 engagement, Presley’s return to the Las Vegas stage five months later received slight press coverage. According to Hilburn’s review in the LA Times, though, the mainstream crowd that night and through the four-week run had to be won over by the performer: “Though both shows (the 8 p.m. dinner show and the midnight cocktail show) fill with equal ease, there is a vast difference between them. Robert Hilburn of the. The film documents American singer Elvis Presley's Summer Festival in Las Vegas during August 1970. 1. 6 February 3 1970 Dinner (8.15pm) Released on CD: King Of Vegas Vol. And there was no doubt he is Monarch! According to Hilburn’s review in the, Although sell-out crowds and sex appeal had always been colorful backdrops for the Presley legend, his legacy had always been based on his music and high-energy delivery in the ’50s. During his four-week stint in August 1969, Elvis drew over 100,000 people, who paid over $1.5 million in receipts. Fueled by a subsequent host of recordings, photos, and books through the years, that initial engagement still resonates loudly as a turning point in Presley’s career. Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune described it as "a carefully managed […] concert designed to promote his future engagements in Nevada." Live in Las Vegas is a four-disc box set by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in July 2001 on RCA Records, catalogue 07863 69354-2.It comprises live recordings from shows given by Presley in Las Vegas through every decade of his career.