"Elvis in Concert (album) Elvis in Concert is the live album released by RCA Records in October 1977 in conjunction with the television special of the same name which featured some of the final performances of American singer and musician Elvis Presley. Videotaped and recorded in June 1977, both the special and album were broadcast and released on October 3, (the single ""My Way""/""America the Beautiful"" was released the same day) six weeks after Presley's death. The album peaked at No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" chart in late 1977. It was certified Gold and Platinum on October 14 and 3x"
"Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the ""King of Rock and Roll"" or simply ""the King"". Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore"
"Johnny Harra Johnny Lee Harra (born Harry Lee Lovett; July 11, 1946 – March 30, 2011) was an American Elvis impersonator. He began impersonating Elvis at the age of 11 and was cast as the 42-year-old Elvis in the 1981 docudrama ""This Is Elvis"". Harra, one of four actors to portray Elvis in the movie, was featured in two scenes from the re-enactment of August 16, 1977, filmed at Graceland. After many years in seclusion he returned to the stage before the 25th anniversary of Elvis' death. In year 1995 took second place as the best imitator of the world"
"eras died within eight weeks of each other in 1977. Elvis Presley, the best-selling singer of all time, died on August 16, 1977. Presley's funeral was held at Graceland, on Thursday, August 18, 1977. Bing Crosby, who sold about 50 million records, died on October 14, 1977. His single, White Christmas, remains as the best selling single of all time, confirmed by the Guinness Records. In addition to the early 70s deaths, in 1970 bands such as Simon and Garfunkel broke-up as did the Beatles, over the next few years Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Everly Brothers and more. Statistically, Led"
"Dead Elvis (composition) Dead Elvis, also known as Develvis for Solo Bassoon and Chamber Ensemble (1993) by American composer Michael Daugherty, is a 10-minute, single-movement work inspired by the King of Rock-n-Roll, Elvis Presley. ""Dead Elvis"" was commissioned by bassoonist Charles (Chuck) Ullery and The Grand Tetons Festival, and Richard Pittman/Boston Musica Viva. The Chamber Ensemble instrumentation calls for solo bassoon, E flat clarinet, trumpet, bass trombone, violin, contrabass, and percussion. The premiere was performed by The Grand Tetons Chamber Players, Michael Daugherty conducting and Charles Ullery as soloist, in July 1993. 1. American Icons - Michael Daugherty: Dead Elvis/Flamingo/Jackie's"
"a gray-haired, balding Elvis sneaking into a movie theater and coming out of a Burger King restaurant. When the U.S. Postal Service conducted a poll to determine the design of the Elvis commemorative postage stamp, the ""WWN"" conducted its own poll pitting the USPS's 1950s Elvis and 1970s Elvis versus its own, 1990s Elvis; the elderly Elvis won. In 1994, the newspaper ran a front cover with the headline ""Elvis Presley Dead!"", stating that Elvis was now ""really dead"" from heart failure after slipping into a diabetic coma. In a 2004 ""Washington Post"" article on Clontz's death, humorist Gene Weingarten"
"Elvis (1968 album) Elvis is a live album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in December 1968. It was recorded from his 1968 ""Elvis"" special in Burbank, California at Western Recorders on June 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1968, and at NBC Studios (Burbank) on June 27 and 29, 1968. It peaked at #8 on the ""Billboard"" 200. It was certified Gold on July 22, 1969 and Platinum on July 15, 1999 by the RIAA. The live album from the ""Elvis"" special is the audio-only version of the special, and consists of a mixture of"
"during the twentieth century. The title was usurped by a Colombian Harra was featured in newspapers and magazines, and on national TV shows like Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson and Dick Clark. Johnny traveled internationally performing his ""Profiles of Presley"" show. He died on March 30, 2011, aged 64. Johnny Harra Johnny Lee Harra (born Harry Lee Lovett; July 11, 1946 – March 30, 2011) was an American Elvis impersonator. He began impersonating Elvis at the age of 11 and was cast as the 42-year-old Elvis in the 1981 docudrama ""This Is Elvis"". Harra, one of four actors to portray Elvis"
"Elvis Tribute for almost 50 years including performances in Las Vegas and headlining an Elvis Tribute Show in Branson, MO for almost 20 years beginning in 1993. Only after Elvis' untimely death on August 16, 1977 that impersonating Elvis started to become popular in the mainstream. The large growth in Elvis impersonators seems tightly linked with his ever-growing iconic status. American protest singer Phil Ochs appeared in concert in March 1970 at Carnegie Hall wearing a 1950s Elvis-style gold lamé suit, made for him by Presley's costumer Nudie Cohn. His performance may be considered the first significant Elvis impersonation. Jeremy"
"recordings has been variously calculated as 665 and 711. His career began and he was most successful during an era when singles were the primary commercial medium for pop music. In the case of his albums, the distinction between ""official"" studio records and other forms is often blurred. For most of the 1960s, his recording career focused on soundtrack albums. In the 1970s, his most heavily promoted and best-selling LP releases tended to be concert albums. TV concert specials Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one"
"using the commode and then had fallen forward, in that fixed position, directly in front of it. [...] It was clear that, from the time whatever hit him to the moment he had landed on the floor, Elvis hadn't moved."" Attempts to revive him failed, and his death was officially pronounced at 3:30 p.m. at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. President Jimmy Carter issued a statement that credited Presley with having ""permanently changed the face of American popular culture"". Thousands of people gathered outside Graceland to view the open casket. One of Presley's cousins, Billy Mann, accepted $18,000 to secretly photograph"
"Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (also known as Christmas with Elvis) is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley (1935–77). It was released on October 6, 2017, by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. It is the third album recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, following ""If I Can Dream"" (2015) and ""The Wonder of You"" (2016), both of which topped the UK Albums Chart. The album features archival vocal recordings of Elvis from the albums ""Elvis' Christmas Album"" (1957) and ""Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas"" (1971)"
"My Farewell to Elvis My Farewell to Elvis is the 27th studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1977, his first for MCA Records. It reached Number 6 on the Country album chart. The single ""From Graceland to the Promised Land"" reached number 4 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The album is a tribute to the music of the late Elvis Presley, who died on August 16, 1977. He is backed by Roy Nichols, Ronnie Reno, and Mark Yeary of The Strangers. Haggard, who had previously recorded tribute albums to Jimmie Rodgers and Bob Wills, had"
"In falling he had cut his face. Ioan P. Culianu was shot dead while on the toilet in the third-floor men's room of Swift Hall on the campus of the University of Chicago on 21 May 1991, in a possibly politically-motivated assassination. His killer has never been caught. Elvis Presley died when using the toilet. ""Most sources indicate that Elvis was likely sitting in the toilet area, partially nude, and reading when he collapsed."" According to Dylan Jones, ""Elvis Presley died aged fortytwo on August 16th, 1977, in the bathroom of the star's own Graceland mansion in Memphis. Sitting on"
"""Did Elvis really die when and how they said he did?"" Gail Brewer-Giorgio Gail Brewer-Giorgio, G.B. Giorgio or Gail Giorgio, is an American author whose works have speculated about the possibility that singer Elvis Presley may have faked his death in August 1977. Prior to the death of Elvis Presley, Giorgio wrote a novel which described how a popular Southern singer who called himself ""Orion"" faked his own death to escape the pressures of fame. According to Brewer-Giorgio, her publisher inexplicably began to recall her novel, which led her to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Presley. At about"
"1977. Soon after his death, another TV special, ""Elvis In Concert"" is broadcast in the US. After Elvis' death numerous singles were re-released or remixed and released. Elvis experiences a resurgence in popularity after the release of “Elv1s 30 Number 1 Hits” CD and the ""A Little Less Conversation"" remix in 2002, the 25th anniversary of his death. In anticipation of the expiration of the European copyrights on Elvis’ early recordings, BMG re-releases many of Elvis’ singles on CD. ""Billboard"" begins publishing a European Hot 100 singles chart (EUR). Elvis Presley singles discography The discography of Elvis Presley starts on"
"he would ""be willing to take a lie detector test, even by the FBI."" When Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, Ulysses Jones and Charles Crossby were the two paramedics on the scene at Graceland when it was reported to Memphis Fire Department's Engine House No. 29 that a person was having trouble breathing. Jones was also interviewed by Albert Goldman for his book ""Elvis"", he also appeared on several TV shows talking about that day. Ulysses Jones Jr. Ulysses Jones Jr. (born June 7, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee, died November 9, 2010) was an American politician and a"
"Elvis (1979 film) Elvis is a 1979 American made-for-television biographical film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, originally aired on ABC. It marks the last role on television for Russell, and the first collaboration between him and Carpenter. After its success on television in the United States, ""Elvis"" was released theatrically throughout Europe. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television, and for three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Russell. The story follows the life and career of rock"
"Elvis (1990 TV series) Elvis (also known as Elvis – Good Rockin' Tonight) is an American drama series about the early life of Elvis Presley that aired on ABC from February 6 until May 19, 1990 before its cancellation due to low ratings. These ten episodes, along with three unaired episodes, were edited into a four-hour mini-series titled Elvis: The Early Years. The series starred Michael St. Gerard as Presley, Jesse Dabson, Blake Gibbons, Millie Perkins, and Billy ""Green"" Bush. Elvis voice-impersonator Ronnie McDowell provided the singing voice for St. Gerard on the series. ""Elvis: Good Rockin' Tonight"" was a"
"Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, ""My Aim Is True"", was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, ""This Year's Model"","
"Elvis on Tour Elvis on Tour is an American musical documentary film released by MGM in 1972. It was the thirty-third and final motion picture to star Elvis Presley before his death in 1977. A follow-up to the 1970 release """", another musical documentary, this film followed Presley as he embarked on a 15-city tour of the United States in April 1972. ""Elvis on Tour"" also contains vintage footage of Presley's famous 1956 appearances on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" and pre-tour rehearsal footage. It also includes footage of enthusiastic fan reactions scattered throughout the film. Also included are portions of"
"Elvis (name) Elvis is a male given name. It is an anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe. However, Ailbe may itself be a gaelicisation of an Ancient British name such as Eilfyw or Eilfw, and the saint was also a popular figure in medieval Wales, where he was claimed to be of Ancient British descent. Most commonly, the name refers to American singer Elvis Presley (1935–1977). It may also be the first name of people who were born before Presley became a household name, as in the case of the former U.S. administrator Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. (1916–1998,"
"Elvis (1973 album) Elvis is the eighteenth studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in July 1973. It sold over 1 million copies worldwide (despite being released soon after the much more successful ""Aloha from Hawaii""). To differentiate it from his eponymous 1956 release it is sometimes called The ""Fool"" Album, after its first track. ""Fool"" was issued as a single and reached number 15 in the UK, backed by a live version of ""Steamroller Blues"". The album tracks ""Fool"" and ""Where Do I Go From Here"" were recorded in March 1972. ""It's Impossible"" is a live"
"Al Dvorin Albert Dvorin (18 November 1922 in Chicago, Illinois – 22 August 2004 near Ivanpah, California) was an American bandleader and talent agent who made the phrase ""Elvis has left the building"" famous. (It was coined by Horace Logan.) Dvorin met Elvis Presley through Colonel Tom Parker in 1955, and organized Presley's concert tours for the next 22 years. After Presley's death, Dvorin kept a low profile, attending Elvis conventions only after Parker's death. Dvorin was killed in an automobile accident on his way home from a concert by Elvis impersonator Paul Casey. He and Elvis photographer Ed Bonja"
"are the number of weeks that a song remained at number 1. Some countries did not develop recognized, national charts until the 1960s. Elvis Presley returns from US Army duty in 1960. The focus of much of his work after his return is on his movie career and recording associated soundtracks. After The Beatles' rise to worldwide fame in 1964, Elvis' chart performance falls off. Elvis begins his musical comeback in late 1968 with his NBC TV Special. In 1973 his ""Aloha from Hawaii"" TV special is broadcast worldwide and seen by more than 1 billion viewers. He dies in"
"in 1952, Sam Phillips started Sun Records, a seminal early rock and roll and electric blues label. Among the artists who made their first recordings on Sun were Elvis Presley (d.1977, buried at Graceland in Memphis) ""the King of Rock and Roll"" (who had 18 number 1 hits in the U.S.), Johnny Cash (d.2003, buried in Hendersonville), Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Carl Perkins (d.1998), and Charlie Rich. Memphis-born jazz artists include clarinetist Buster Bailey, singers Alberta Hunter, Eden Atwood, Dee Dee Bridgewater, violinist Erskine Tate, bassists Moses Allen, Jamil Nasser, trumpeters Booker Little,"
"Elvis: The Concert Elvis the Concert is a concert tour started in 1997 that features a video and the voice of Elvis Presley performing with his 1970s backup band via computer technology. In the mid-1990s, Elvis Presley Enterprises started experimenting with recordings of Elvis' live concerts, and discovered that through the use of sound mixing they were able to eliminate virtually all of the ambient noise from the multitrack recordings, thus leaving only Elvis' voice. After some work, they conceived a special concert, to be held on August 16, 1997, the twentieth Anniversary of Elvis' death. The show featured Elvis'"
"Elvis (1956 album) Elvis (also known as Elvis Presley No. 2) is the second studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in October 1956 in mono. Recording sessions took place on September 1, September 2, and September 3 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one track left over from the sessions for Presley's debut album at the RCA Victor recording studios on January 30 in New York. It spent four weeks at #1 on the ""Billboard"" Top Pop Albums chart that year, making Presley the first recording artist to have both albums go straight"
"UK ""Strictly Elvis"" EP had no direct US equivalent. Strictly Elvis Strictly Elvis is an extended play (EP) by American singer and musician Elvis Presley released in January 1960. It peaked at number one in the number-one EPs chart in the United Kingdom and was five weeks in the number-one, until it was superseded by ""Expresso Bongo"", which became number-one in April 23, 1960. An EP, also called ""Strictly Elvis"", had been issued in the USA in January 1957. This contained a completely different set of tracks; it was not issued in the UK until 1964, when it came out"
"Knnillssonn Knnillssonn is the fourteenth album by Harry Nilsson, released in July, 1977. ""Knnillssonn"" was his final album for RCA Records and Nilsson's personal favorite while recording it, as his voice had recovered from the damage done during the ""Pussy Cats"" sessions; his songs were more developed and his singing was in top form. RCA Records agreed and had prepared to promote the record heavily as a comeback album after his previous efforts were released with little notice and promotion and were mostly missed by the public. Shortly after the album was released, Elvis Presley died suddenly, at age 42."
"Elvis the King Elvis the King is a box set comprising 18 singles of the recorded work of American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released in 2007 by RCA Records. The box set is available in both CD and 10"" vinyl formats. The first release was Monday, August 13, 2007, marking 30 years—to the week—since the death of Elvis Presley. The second single was released on Thursday, August 16, which is the exact anniversary of Presley's death. From then on, the singles were released every Monday until December 2, 2007. August 20 also saw the release of the HMV-exclusive single"
"1981, at the age of 46. Felton Jarvis Charles Felton Jarvis (November 15, 1934 – January 3, 1981) was an American record producer and singer. Jarvis was responsible for most recordings of Elvis Presley in the years 1966–1977. He also released his own singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However, he was more successful as a music producer. He produced the first six albums by John Hartford, and the artists Tommy Roe, Michael Nesmith, Fats Domino, Jimmy Dean, Fess Parker, Charlie Pride, Carl Perkins, Skeeter Davis, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Maria Dallas, and Jerry Reed."
"... confirmed [that] Elvis was chronically ill with diabetes, glaucoma, and constipation. As they proceeded, the doctors saw evidence that his body had been wracked over a span of years by a large and constant stream of drugs. They had also studied his hospital records, which included two admissions for drug detoxification and methadone treatments."" Writer Frank Coffey thought Elvis's death was due to ""a phenomenon called the Valsalva maneuver (essentially straining on the toilet leading to heart stoppage—plausible because Elvis suffered constipation, a common reaction to drug use)"". In similar terms, Dr. Dan Warlick, who was present at the"