Elvis Presley
1969-08-23
Midnight Show
International Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Blue Suede Shoes
02. I Got A Woman
03. All Shook Up
04. Love Me Tender
05. Jailhouse Rock/don't Be Cruel
06. Heartbreak Hotel
07. Hound Dog
08. Memories
09. Mystery Train > Tiger Man
10. Monologue
11. Baby What You Want Me To Do
12. Runaway
13. Reconsider Baby
14. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
15. Yesterday > Hey Jude
16. Introductions
17. In The Ghetto
19. What'd I Say
20. Can't Help Falling In Love
Despite being "The King" of rock & roll, Elvis Presley was not at Woodstock, and no historical evidence exists that either he wanted to play there or that the organizers were interested in having him. Elvis had litlle regard for 'hippies" and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was interested in one thing, making money. The Woodstock organziers saw Elvis as a relic of the past, not the leader of a new generation. All that said, 1969 still turned out to be an incredibly successful year for Elvis. He released 3 tunes that all made the top ten on the Billboard charts - Suspicious Minds, In the Ghetto, and Don’t Cry Daddy. Moreover, buoyed by the success of his December 1968 televised comeback special, Elvis Presley was ready to make a return to live performing in 1969. Colonel Parker booked Elvis at the then new International Hotel in Las Vegas, which boasted the largest showroom in the city, for 57 shows spread over four weeks beginning July 31, 1969. Since his normal backing band, the Jordanaires, declined to participate, afraid of losing the lucrative session work they had in Nashville. Presley assembled an entire new group of backing musicians, led by guitarist James Burton and including two gospel groups, The Imperials and Sweet Inspirations. The King was nervous, however, as these would be his first series of live shows since 1961, and his first in Las Vegas since a disastrous 1956 engagement. All nerves vanished when Presley took the stage on July 31, 1969 for his 1st Vegas show as the audience of 2,200, including many celebrities, gave him a standing ovation before he even sang a note. Presley was spellbinding, so much so that the next day, Parker was able to negotiate a 5 year deal with The International for Elvis to play each February and August, at a then unheard of annual salary of $1 million. This soundboard recording captures the King during that historic run on August 23, 1969, 55 years ago today.
3 comments:
Thank you so much for this.
Rosebud thanks you Speedy! She is a big fan of Elvis as am I. We have a bootleg from this date that has a different track list which I'm sure is a compilation of both shows so having this one will help me decide if I'm right - also my friend Thank You for the Stills MEGA post I grabbed them all so its ready for use. Thank you my friend we wish many blessings on the House Speedy!
JustDave
@Justdave - my pleasure, my good friend!
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