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December 15 , On this day in Elvis history



 

December 15, 1955
Elvis performed at the Catholic Club, Helena, Arkansas in a show with Carl Perkins. 
There were sold 500 tickets, two days in advance.
December 15, 1956
Elvis arrived in Shreveport at 5.00 a.m. and checked into the Captain Shreve Hotel.
 He performed at the Louisiana Hayride, Hirsch Youth Center, Louisianan Fairgrounds, 
Shreveport. The performance was attended by Hal Kanter, director of Elvis' upcoming film. 
After watching the show Hal Kanter even altered something at the screenplay: 
the story of the rise of a young singer, who very much resembled Elvis Presley.
December 15, 1962
Elvis's single "Return To Sender" hit #1 in the U.K.
December 15, 1965
The Elvis movie "Harum Scarum" opened in the U.S.
December 15, 1966
Elvis gave a present to George Klein: a yellow Cadillac convertible.
December 15, 1970
 "Elvis - That's The Way It Is" was released in the U.K.
December 15, 1973
The session that was stopped earlier that morning was picked up again and ran 
from 9.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. They recorded a rocking version of Promised Land.
December 15, 1975
Elvis closed his 2 week Las Vegas engagement and after expenses Elvis and The Colonel 
had to split $180,000.
December 15, 1994
"Elvis - The Tribute" aired on ABC-TV.
Date: 15 Dec 1975
Time: Midnight
Venue: Las Vegas, NV.
Hilton Hotel
Tickets: 1,600
Costume: Rainfall suit
Track list:
Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Tryin' To Get To You
And I Love You So
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
Hound Dog
I'm Leaving
You Gave A Mountain
Polk Salad Annie
Just Pretend
How Great Thou Art
Burning Love
Softly, As I Leave You
America The Beautiful
Little Sisiter
One Night
Until It's Time For You To Go
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Mystery Train/Tiger Man
It's Now Or Never
Can't Help Falling In Love
Recordings:
A Dec night In Las Vegas
I'm Not Asleep
Photos:


CONCERT DETAILS:
Tour Ref:1956
Date:December 15 1956
Venue:Fair Grounds Youth Center
Location:Shreveport LA
Showtime:(8:00 PM)
Crowd:over 9.000
Show type:Louisiana Hayride
Ticket Price:
ELVIS ATTIRE:
Jacket:Green
Trousers:Blue
Shirt:White
ELVIS ACCESSORIES:
Tie:White
Shoes:White
Belt:
MUSICIANS ATTIRE:
Jacket:
Trousers:Black
Shirt:White
MUSICIANS ACCESSORIES:
Tie:Black
Shoes:
Belt:
SONGS - TRACKLISTINGS:
Heartbreak Hotel
Long Tall Sally
I Was The One
Love Me Tender
Dont Be Cruel
Love Me
I Got A Woman
When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Paralyzed
Hound Dog
Elvis Has Left The Building


CONCERT COMMENTS:

This was Elvis last ever appearance on the Louisiana Hayride.


CONCERT DETAILS:
Tour Ref:Las Vegas Season 14 - Las Vegas December 2nd - December 15th 1975
Date:December 15 1975
Venue:Hilton Hotel
Location:Las Vegas NV
Showtime:Closing (12.00am)
Crowd:2200
REVIEWS:
Article *:
ELVIS ATTIRE:
Suit:Rainfall
Belt:Original belt
Cape:
GROUP ATTIRE:


Kathy Westmoreland: Blue trousers and Blue Flowered Shirt



Musicians: Red Suit
TICKET STUBS:

SONGS - TRACKLISTINGS:
2001 Theme
C C Rider
I Got A Woman
- segued medley with -
Amen
Love Me
Fairytale
And I Love You So
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear
- segued medley with -
Dont Be Cruel
Hound Dog
Im Leavin
You Gave Me A Mountain
Polk Salad Annie
Band Introductions
Just Pretend
How Great Thou Art
Softly As I Leave You
America The Beautiful
Sweet Sweet Spirit
( featuring JD Sumner And The Stamps Quartet )
Little Sister
Until Its Time For You To Go
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Mystery Train
- segued medley with -
Tiger Man
O Sole Mio
- segued medley with -
Its Now Or Never
Cant Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp
CDS FROM CONCERT:

Import CD






CDRS FROM CONCERT:








PICTURES FROM CONCERT:

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Concerts Reviewed - 1975





"The King Of Entertainment - December 15, 1975 CS "
A Classic Bootleg review by Javilu

"And, yes, I know how lonely life can be..."
Considering how substandard overall Elvis performances were in the last half of 1974 -especially late August-September-, there was a noticeable improvement in Elvis mood and state of mind when he appeared in Las Vegas for his first shows of 1975.
Gone were the rambling monologues, the uneven performances and the angry Elvis of the previous year.
The Vegas audience found a professional performer in great voice and in an upbeat mood that March.
Performance wise, Elvis gave a lot of entertaining concerts throughout 1975, the best of them being the late July shows in Asheville.
In August, he would return to Vegas for another season that had to be cut short after a few days because of Elvis health problems.
After hospitalization and a long rest, Elvis returned to Vegas in December to make up for the cancelled August shows.
The Elvis Presley that took the stage at the Hilton Hotel was confident, professional, in great voice and focused.
Out of all the shows made available from this season in either bootleg recordings or official releases from the "Follow That Dream" label, there's not one show that could be considered substandard or disappointing.
It's a well known fact among the Elvis fandom that Presley always put an extra effort on Closing Shows, like he was already enjoying the rest and time off waiting for him after that final concert.
The last Vegas concert of 1975 was no exception.
Presley performed 16 shows from December 2 to December 15 and 11 of them were released on silver pressed discs.
The Dinner and Midnight concerts that took place on December 13 were released from soundboard recordings.
"Dinner at 8" appeared officially on the "Follow That Dream" label and "Just Pretend", later re-released as "Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 4" and "Good To Be Back" on the "Fort Baxter", "Yellow Dog" and "Gravel Road" bootleg labels respectively.
The rest of the shows escaped as audience recordings made by fans.
The best of the off-line recordings made at this Vegas season are found in the "Countdown to Christmas", "Las Vegas Moonlight" and "Season's Greetings from Vegas" bootlegs.
The closing show had very good sound quality too and it was released in 1993 by an unnamed label as "The King of Entertainment".
The concert date is wrong on the CD cover, for it took place on December 15, not 14 and the cover could have had a more flattering picture of Elvis.
Even though the CD is missing the lengthy band introductions and the "Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp" finale, both can be found on alternate CD-R editions of the concert circulating among fans.
It is unclear if the closing song was left out because it wasn't on the tape used or because of lack of space on the CD that lasts for over 77 minutes.
The sound quality is above average and both Elvis and the band can be clearly heard and enjoyed.
The last notes of the "2001" opening vamp lead to a lively "See See Rider".
"Thank you very much....(audience laughing) honey, I'm not asleep...I'm just talking. Weeeeeeeeeell...where was I?" is all Elvis says before launching into the usual "I've Got a Woman".
The "Dive Bomb" showcasing bass singer J.D. Sumner is reprised with Elvis explaining "that was adequate...now really, J.D. is the lowest and one of the best bass singers in the world and he can do better than that....if he had rest the night before... and fruit juice so listen to him this time".
Some funny banter follows and "Love Me" is performed next.
Audience interaction abounds throughout the song as usual and Elvis pays more attention to the girls near the stage than to his singing.
Next, Presley talks a bit about a Karate Suit apparently given to him by a fan and sings "Trying to Get To You" proving to be in great, powerful voice this evening.
"And I Love You So" is next.
Performed with a lot of passion, Elvis is focused throughout and the song benefits from being still fresh, having been recorded the previous March for the "Today" album.
Presley announces a Medley of some of his records starting with a fast paced "All Shook Up", quickly followed by "Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog".
There's not much to say about these performances except that they're excuses to interact with the audience and give away some scarves.
Elvis is given a toy dog and a "pulling the chain" conversation follows with a little girl featuring lots of laughter from the audience, before things get serious with "I'm Leaving" and "You Gave Me a Mountain", both great versions.
"Polk Salad Annie" has an extended jam segment and it really rocks, especially when compared with some of the tired mid-1976 renditions.
Next comes the Band Introductions, absent from the CD (What'd I Say, Ronnie Tutt Solo, Jerry Scheff Solo, Glen Hardin Solo, Hail, Hail Rock'n'Roll, Hail, Hail Rock'n'Roll (reprise)).
The full Band Introductions are available in CD-Rs circulating among fans so it would make sense having the concert re-released someday as a 2 disc set with all missing segments in place and perhaps an even better transfer.
We get to hear a beautiful "Just Pretend" and a powerful "How Great Thou Art" next, the latter featuring a nice reprise with Elvis holding the high note before getting the full band in.
A very serious Presley tells the story of a man dying in the hospital and writing to his wife "Softly As I Leave You".
Of course we know now the story is not true, but Elvis really believes that's what the author meant and it shows in the way he explains almost whispering the story behind the song.
Elvis started singing "America" on this December Season and would continue to do so for most of 1976, the USA bicentennial year.
He doesn't go for the high notes at the end of the song this time and calls for "Burning Love" only to stop it after a few bars to explain "Wait a minute...I've got three frogs in my throat. I tell you what, fellows. Do me a favour, do "Sweet Spirit", let me go backstage and get the frog off my throat. I'll be right back".
The Stamps Quartet obliges and performs the gospel song in a similar way they did it on the "Elvis On Tour" movie from 1972.
Elvis gets back on stage as soon as the song is over to perform "Little Sister" and "One Night", the latter by request.
By the time "One Night" starts, there's a slight drop in sound quality, due to either a different source or the person recording changing the settings on his recorder.
Two nice ballads, "Until It's Time For You To Go" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" are performed next -with some audience interaction in between- and while the first is a little unfocused at times but enjoyable in the whole, the latter is performed beautifully and is the highlight of the disc.
It's funny to hear how the women near the tape recorder react when Elvis announces the song.
The "Mystery Train / Tiger Man" Medley is next and it has a lot of energy as usual. It's a great listening experience to hear Elvis treat his oldest songs with respect.
What follows is the absolute highlight of the disc: Elvis sings "O Sole Mio" -false start included- in Italian switching to "It's Now Or Never" after the chorus.
This idea would be used in later concerts but instead of Elvis, backup singer Shawn Nielsen would sing the Italian version a-cappella, to be followed by Elvis' English rendition.
The CD comes to an end abruptly after the song is over and we miss the end of the concert, which lasted for more than 90 minutes.
Maybe someday the full concert will be released. Until then, "The King Of Entertainment" is an enjoyable release of a very entertaining closing show, well worth adding to any Audience Concert collection.
After this show, Elvis would perform one last concert in 1975 on the 31st of December in Pontiac, Michigan.
Elvis would return to Vegas for one last time in December 1976 but sadly the quality of the performances would be substandard when compared to the last 1975 season.
Many fans claim Elvis grew bored of Vegas quickly, but when in the right mood, he could still deliver great shows no matter where; and even as late as 1975 Elvis was still delivering when he felt like it, even in Vegas.
So sit back, relax and be entertained by "The King Of Entertainment".
(c) Javilu - April 22, 2011

King Of Entertainment


Recorded live at The Hilton Hotel. 
Las Vegas, December 15, 1975, Closing Show

Tracklisting
2001 / C.C. Rider / I Got A Woman - Amen / Love Me / Trying To Get To You / And I Love You So / All Shook Up / Teddy Bear - Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog / I'm Leavin' / You Gave Me A Mountain / Polk Salad Annie / Just Pretend / How Great Thou Art / Softly / America / Sweet Sweet Spirit (Stamps) / Little Sister / One Night / Until It's Time For You To Go / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face / Mystery Train - Tiger Man / O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never
Recording: Audience

Label: No label

Notes: Wrongly dated December 14, 1975



A December Night In Vegas


Recorded live at The Hilton Holtelr
December 15, 1975 Closing Show.

Tracklisting
Recording: Audience

Highlights: 

Notes: See "The King Of Entertainment" in our CD section.

Sound:  Contents: 

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