35 Years Ago Today, The World Lost a Legend!

[Enigma869]

Can't believe Elvis has been gone for that long. I still remember my mother crying when she heard the news. It was the biggest news story I remember from being a little boy, which is really saying something, given that it was before the days of cable TV, CNN, and endless coverage of EVERYTHING. Dude could flat out sing. The only singer on the planet who could ever make gospel music sound remotely interesting to me.

http://itineraries.nbcnews.com/_news/20 ... later?lite

[JRNYMAN]

Can't believe Elvis has been gone for that long. I still remember my mother crying when she heard the news. It was the biggest news story I remember from being a little boy, which is realy saying something, given it was before the days of cable TV, CNN, and endless coverage of EVERYTHING. Dude could flat out sing. The only singer on the planet who could ever make gospel music sound remotely interesting to me.

http://itineraries.nbcnews.com/_news/20 ... later?lite

It was about the biggest news item in my lifetime up to that point for sure. (I wasn't born yet when Kennedy was shot...) I think the only thing bigger was Armstrong walking on the moon.

[RPM]

My mother also cried alot that day, I was only 11 but it was almost like we lost a family member,
He was a Hell of a Vocalist, great range, could sing multiple styles, and in his prime was the
flat out best live entertainer, and no one appreciated the fans more than him. Just visited
Graceland a few months ago, you could just feel how much he was loved there!

[AR]

I was throwing a sponge baseball against the wall in the parking lot across the alley from my house when I found out. I was wearing an orange orioles jersey #5 (Brooks Robinson) that was a giveaway at a game a few days before. Pretty vivid memory. I was in my musical infancy (2nd grade) but had 2 Elvis albums. Still love a lot of his stuff even now.

[JRNYMAN]

This performance, his very last as it turns out, is evidence something was definitely askew with The King....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgu-FHz ... re=related
At the very start of the video and then from 1:31 to the end, he's in his own little world.

[AR]

This performance, his very last as it turns out, is evidence something was definitely askew with The King....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgu-FHz ... re=related
At the very start of the video and then from 1:31 to the end, he's in his own little world.

It actually wasn't his final show, just the final recorded show. Elvis in Concert (album/video special) was shot in Omaha & Rapid City, SD on June 19 & 21st.

He played his final show in Indianapolis on 6/26/77. There's some bootleg footage of it.

[JRNYMAN]

This performance, his very last as it turns out, is evidence something was definitely askew with The King....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgu-FHz ... re=related
At the very start of the video and then from 1:31 to the end, he's in his own little world.

It actually wasn't his final show, just the final recorded show. Elvis in Concert (album/video special) was shot in Omaha & Rapid City, SD on June 19 & 21st.

He played his final show in Indianapolis on 6/26/77. There's some bootleg footage of it.

Ahhhhh.... cool. Thanks for the clarification.

[AR]

This performance, his very last as it turns out, is evidence something was definitely askew with The King....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgu-FHz ... re=related
At the very start of the video and then from 1:31 to the end, he's in his own little world.

It actually wasn't his final show, just the final recorded show. Elvis in Concert (album/video special) was shot in Omaha & Rapid City, SD on June 19 & 21st.

He played his final show in Indianapolis on 6/26/77. There's some bootleg footage of it.

Ahhhhh.... cool. Thanks for the clarification.

I had to look up the actual dates, but I knew the video wasn't quite the last show. Just imagine what big a train wreck it must have been AFTER that video.

He did sound good on some of the songs though if you check more of them out. HArd to watch though.

[AR]

Looking much better in 1970. Still looks like he's on something though. But he sounds fantastic.

Suspicious Minds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMhohtQxLkU

[tater1977]

Still think he never quite got over his love for Priscilla...
Went to Graceland back in 1989....its a tourist trap..but was still
nice to see the inside of the house..esp his trophy room...

[Enigma869]

Looking much better in 1970. Still looks like he's on something though. But he sounds fantastic.

Suspicious Minds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMhohtQxLkU

Suspicious Minds was always one of my favorite Elvis tunes, but "In The Ghetto" was always the ultimate Elvis tune for me. Video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6am8V5KNJ4A

[slucero]

RIP Elvis....

dayum... dying in the middle of a bombing run is just wrong...

[Enigma869]

I just heard on the news that the estate of Elvis makes more money than John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Marilyn Monroe, combined. That's staying power!

[Don]

RIP Elvis....

dayum... dying in the middle of a bombing run is just wrong...

People tend to bomb anyway when they die, so it was appropriate. Happened to a friend of ours like that also. We went out with his wife to dinner, he declined. Came back and his dog was lying outside the bathroom door. After knocking for a few minutes, I opened it up and there he was, drawers at the ankles and blood dripping from his mouth. Heart. probably dead for an hour at least.

[Triple S]

My favorite Elvis song and performance - If I Can Dream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUvXPmIB2Y

[Lora]

I actually got to see Elvis in concert. I think it was 1970. Not one of his most stellar performances, but I was just thrilled to be in the same building with him. The day he died was my first day at work at a new job. Not a fun day at all.

[mikemarrs]

Live here in Memphis but never really got into Elvis or really appreciated him until about five years ago and since then i have bought lots of books,videos and recordings.One of the best if not the best ever.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Got to wonder how much that toilet sold for, the one he died on. You know someone paid big bucks for that throne.

[SF-Dano]

Even though he died when I was just a young boy (7yrs old I think), my enjoyment of Rock and Roll music started with Elvis. Incredible voice and great entertainer. Still enjoy his music today.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Yeah, I remember about a year before he died, I was watching old clips of him on some tv program. They were showing the Jail House Rock vid and I loved it too and was dancing around trying to do that same dance step. I was about same age as you SF-Dano. My parents went to watch one of his last concerts, not sure where that was but they went and I remember my mother being a bit deflated after the show. I specifically recall her talking about how he was so fat that he couldn't dance at all and that he just seemed to stand on the stage throwing scarfs or something into the audience. It really depressed my mother from what I remember her saying about the concert.

A number of years later when I was in high school, I taped a bunch of his songs off the radio station KYA and would play the cassettes on my stereo while driving in my restored 68" Ford pickup truck with the 390 cid. Those were fun times, besides Jail House Rock I liked a few other sopngs as well.

[No Surprize]

Even though he died when I was just a young boy (7yrs old I think), my enjoyment of Rock and Roll music started with Elvis. Incredible voice and great entertainer. Still enjoy his music today.

My sister, thanks to my mummy, was more into him than I was. I do they though, he could take any tune and make it sound good. My 2 favs. from him will always be "Suspicious Minds" and "Burning Love".

[JRNYMAN]

Back in '83 when I was 19, I lived in Reno and played keyboards in a band called Replica. Our hook was whatever song we covered, we sounded EXACTLY like the original - it was a tough gig but we/they managed to pull it off. There were 11 of us in the band counting the backing females and horn section. Anyway, we played at the MGM for a year and the guy who opened for us was an Elvis impersonater - sorta. He looked nothing like Elvis nor did he attempt to. He didn't dress like all the Elvis impersonators or anything like that. BUT, when he opened his mouth and started any given Elvis tune, you were stopped dead in your tracks! The stage we played on was visible and audible from the rest of the casino provided you were within earshot and not being drown out by the other performers, slots, etc. When this guy would start his set, you could literally hear a momentary lull in the noise of the casino - he was THAT good. He had all of Elvis' inflections, nuances, etc. down perfectly. He was better at doing what he did than the 11 of us were known for and being in a band called Replica!

[Moon Beam]

I was all of six years old when the King came to collect one
of the jewels in his crown.

I'll always remember that day.
My Cousin Anita who was the biggest Elvis fan I've ever met came to our
house to be consoled by my Meme (Grandmother)
She lived right across the alley from us and was heart broken when
she walked in.
She was only 18 and little did we know then, she would die before the years end.
Two months later she was gone.
I saw her everyday back then and she was always wearing scarfs like Elvis
did, she carted around his records wherever she went in hopes that people
would want to hear his music as much as she did.
I was very close to her, she sang to me and played Yahtzee with me.
The day he died was the saddest I'd ever seen her.
She was born with a whole in her heart and always looked sickly but
hid it well with her smile and great personality.
When I think of Elvis, it's my beloved Cousin that comes to mind.
This is by far my favorite from him, Anita's was Are You Lonesome Tonight.

http://youtu.be/ulI8xWuV8ic
The Wonder Of You

[conversationpc]

This performance, his very last as it turns out, is evidence something was definitely askew with The King....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgu-FHz ... re=related
At the very start of the video and then from 1:31 to the end, he's in his own little world.

It actually wasn't his final show, just the final recorded show. Elvis in Concert (album/video special) was shot in Omaha & Rapid City, SD on June 19 & 21st.

He played his final show in Indianapolis on 6/26/77. There's some bootleg footage of it.

Ahhhhh.... cool. Thanks for the clarification.

I had to look up the actual dates, but I knew the video wasn't quite the last show. Just imagine what big a train wreck it must have been AFTER that video.

He did sound good on some of the songs though if you check more of them out. HArd to watch though.

I can vouch for this since I used to work in one of the buildings that was right across the street from what used to be Market Square Arena, which has since been demolished.