Elvis Presley - 1971-02-23 - Las Vegas (SBD)

Elvis Presley

1971-02-23

Late Show

International Hotel

Las Vegas, Nevada,

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. 2001 Theme

02. That's All Right

03. I Got A Woman/By The Time I Get To Phoenix

04. Love Me Tender (Intro Only) > Love Me

05. Mystery Train > Tiger Man

06. Sweet Caroline

07. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

08. Polk Salad Annie

09. Something

10. Johnny B. Goode

11. How Great Thou Art

12. Don't Be Cruel

13. Heartbreak Hotel

14. Blue Suede Shoes

15. Bride Over Troubled Water

16. Little Sister> Get Back

17. Hound Dog

18. Suspicious Minds (Spliced with Jan 28 DS)

19. The Impossible Dream (Jan 28 DS)

Elvis Presley - 1971-02-23 - Las Vegas (SBD)

Another post that fits with our country western theme this month, as the King hailed from Memphis, and is often hailed as the inventor of rockabilly, blending country western music with rythm and blues.In 1971, as part of the 5 year deal his manager Tom Parker signed 2 years earlier, Elvis began his winter series of shows in Las Vegas at the International Hotel on January 26. He’d play 57 shows in the next 29 days, normally doing 2 performances a night, one at 8:15 pm, and one at 12 midnight. Often, after the 2nd show, he and his entourage would stay up all night partying. He had both a female and a male backing vocal group for these shows, the Sweet Inspirations and The Imperials, respectively. The shows also featured a 6 piece band and a symphony orchestra. His jumpsuits – 18 different ones were used in 1971 – and belts became more elaborate, setting the stage for adding capes to his ensemble later in the year. While he was sill in fine voice and could turn in performances as powerful as any in his career, the pomp and circumstance surrounding these shows made it clear that Elvis was beginning down the road that would lead to the end of his marriage a year later, and eventually his tragic death in 1977. This soundboard recording captures Elvis at the last show of the Vegas run, on February 23, 1971, 41 years ago today. Download this one to hear Elvis while he was still at the peak of his musical powers.