The Elvis Presley Expert Blog: Graceland week in Memphis is coming - here is a lo...

The Elvis Presley Expert Blog: Graceland week in Memphis is coming - here is a lo...: Graceland was officially open to the public the first week in June of 1982 (being the 7th). It had been five years since I was last in ...

The Elvis Presley Expert Blog: Graceland week in Memphis is coming - here is a lo...

The Elvis Presley Expert Blog: Graceland week in Memphis is coming - here is a lo...: Graceland was officially open to the public the first week in June of 1982 (being the 7th). It had been five years since I was last in ...

Graceland week in Memphis is coming - here is a look back at the 1st one in 1982

Graceland was officially open to the public the first week in June of 1982 (being the 7th).

It had been five years since I was last in Memphis, having drove from Kentucky after hearing the news of his passing on August 16, 1977 at the age of 42.

 Even five years later there were so many unanswered questions and we still were dealing with the reality that such a man, such an entertainer, had been so unhealthy and wasn’t able to work though the depression, the dependency, and the tolls that each one put on Elvis the man – the father – the son – the employer – and even the entertainer. As fans we loved him nonetheless.

The crowds were from all over the world. With folded signs, overflowing flowers, and even giant cards where everywhere the crowd turned.

We all waited to start the tour that we had been reading about, hearing about, and planned. We didn’t have the internet or iphones but we had the post office and we had access to CB radios and boy did it help. Short wave radios were another tool to be used in our communication arsenal.

With the announcement of the EPE employee of ” welcome to Graceland Elvis Memphis home the tour will start in a few minutes”.

What was inside those walls? We knew abut the false walls. We knew about the secret driveway through the Church and we even knew about the “top secret” storage area on the Graceland grounds which was (a) not part of the tour and (b) never discussed by any staff.

TO BE CONTINUED


Jeff Schrembs
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The Elvis Presley Expert Blog: Elvis' appearances at the Houston Astrodome (by Je...

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Elvis' appearances at the Houston Astrodome (by Jeff Schrembs)

Texas was a state that Elvis often appeared in during his early days with Sun and throughout 1955.

 

When Elvis returned to live concerts, starting in 1969 in Las Vegas, the very first concert he did other than in Las Vegas was at the Houston Astrodome from February 27, 1970 until March 1, 1970. Elvis set a new attendance record of 180,000 (estimated).

 

Four years later, on March 3, 1974, Elvis returned to the Houston Astrodome. Elvis set another attendance record, for a "one day appearance" of 88,000 (estimated).

 

The details of Elvis' 1970 appearances in the Houston Astrodome are as follows:

 

February 27th, 1970 (2:00pm). Houston, TX. Houston Astrodome
Songs Performed at This Show: All Shook Up: I Got A Woman: Blue Suede Shoes: Don't Cry Daddy: Heartbreak Hotel: Hound Dog: Love Me Tender: One Night: Release Me: Walk A Mile in My Shoes-In the Ghetto: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Polk Salad Annie: Introduction of Band: Suspicious Minds: Can't Help Falling In Love: Love Me Tender (Instrumental)
ATTENDANCE: 16,708


February 27th, 1970 (7.45pm). Houston, TX. Houston Astrodome(CD-R)
Songs Performed at This Show: All Shook Up: I Got A Woman: Blue Suede Shoes: Don't Cry Daddy: Heartbreak Hotel: Hound Dog: Love Me Tender: Kentucky Rain: Release Me: Walk A Mile in My Shoes: In the Ghetto: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Polk Salad Annie: Introduction of Band: Suspicious Minds: Can't Help Falling In Love: Love Me Tender (Instrumental)
ATTENDANCE: 36,299


February 28th, 1970 (2:00pm). Houston, TX. Houston Astrodome
Songs Performed At This Show: All Shook Up: I Got A Woman: Long Tall Sally: Don't Cry Daddy: Heartbreak Hotel: Hound Dog: Love Me Tender: Kentucky Rain: Release Me: Walk A Mile in My Shoes: In the Ghetto: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Polk Salad Annie: Introduction of Band: Suspicious Minds: Can't Help Falling In Love: Love Me Tender (Instrumental)
ATTENDANCE: 37,733


February 28th, 1970 (7.45pm). Houston, TX. Houston Astrodome
Songs Performed At This Show: All Shook Up: I Got A Woman: Blue Suede Shoes: Don't Cry Daddy: Heartbreak Hotel: Hound Dog: Love Me Tender: Kentucky Rain: Release Me: Walk A Mile in My Shoes: In the Ghetto: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Polk Salad Annie: Introduction of Band: Suspicious Minds: Can't Help Falling In Love: Love Me Tender (Instrumental)
ATTENDANCE: 43,614


March 1st, 1970 (2:00pm). Houston, TX. Houston Astrodome
Songs Performed At This Show: All Shook Up: I Got A Woman: Blue Suede Shoes: Don't Cry Daddy: Heartbreak Hotel: Hound Dog: Love Me Tender: Kentucky Rain: Release Me: Walk A Mile in My Shoes: In the Ghetto: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Polk Salad Annie: Introduction of Band: Suspicious Minds: Can't Help Falling In Love: Love Me Tender (Instrumental)
ATTENDANCE: 40,858


March 1st, 1970 (7:00pm). Houston, TX. Houston Astrodome
Songs Performed At This Show: All Shook Up: I Got A Woman: Long Tall Sally: Don't Cry Daddy: Heartbreak Hotel: Hound Dog: Love Me Tender: Kentucky Rain: Release Me: Walk A Mile in My Shoes: In The Ghetto: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Polk Salad Annie: Introduction of Band: Introduction Charlie Pride: Kaw-Liga(excerpt, "The Hardest Part Is living Alone hot damn"): Suspicious Minds: Can't Help Falling In Love: Love Me Tender (Instrumental)
ATTENDANCE: 27,777

 

And now the details of Elvis' 1974 appearance whereby he performed two identical shows:

 

March 3rd, 1974. (8.00pm) Houston, TX. Astrodome
Songs Performed At This Show: See See Rider: I Got A Woman: Love Me: Tryin’ To Get To You: All Shook Up: Steamroller Blues: Teddy Bear-Don't Be Cruel: Love Me Tender: Johnny B. Goode: Hound Dog: Fever: Polk Salad Annie: Why Me Lord(with J.D. Sumner): suspicious Minds: Introduction of Band: I Can't Stop Lovin’ You: Help Me: An American Trilogy: Let Me Be There: Funny How Time Slips Away: Can't Help Falling In Love
ATTENDANCE: 44,175