The CONCERT Elvis the Concert is a concert tour started in 1997 that features Elvis Presley performing with his 1970s backup band via computer technology. 25th anniversary – 2002[edit] In 2002, a special 25th anniversary show commemorating the 25th anniversary of Presleys death was held in Memphis, TN at the Pyramid arena. This show was even bigger than the 20th anniversary concert, and featured three different acts. The first act served as a retrospective of Elvis career from 1956 to 1968. Elvis former drummer D.J. Fontana made an appearance, playing drums to footage from one of Elvis appearances on The Steve Allen Show. Saxophonist Boots Randolph made an appearance as well playing sax on Blue Suede Shoes and on a performance of Return to Sender (taken from his movie Girls! Girls! Girls!) as part of a special section highlighting Elvis career in movies. Act Two showed the gospel side of Elvis. During a special section of gospel music, a surprise was in store for fans as J.D. Sumners voice was multi-tracked for a performance (with Elvis and the Stamps) of Why Me, Lord? Lisa Marie also made an appearance singing an original song she wrote called Nobody Noticed It (Youre Still Lovely). Act 3 was the usual Elvis: the Concert show format and featured new songs, like Are You Lonesome Tonight? from Thats The Way It Is outtakes. This was the only show in which John Wilkinson, who was Elvis rhythm guitar player from 1969 to 1977, made an appearance. He is not shown on the new DVD Elvis Lives, but he can be seen on the fan footage of this show. 30th anniversary – 2007[edit] On August 16, 2007, Elvis: The 30th Anniversary Concert was held at the Fed-Ex Forum in Memphis and was on a bigger scale than the 20th and 25th anniversary concerts. It featured: Joe Guercio (musical director and conductor) the TCB Band members James Burton (lead guitar), Glen D. Hardin (piano), Jerry Scheff (bass), and Ronnie Tutt (drums) Sweet Inspirations members Myrna Smith, and Estelle Brown Imperials members Sherman Andrus, Terry Blackwood, Joe Moscheo, and Gus Gaches Stamps members Bill Baize, Ed Hill, Larry Strickland, and Donnie Sumner Jordanaires members Gordon Stoker and Ray Walker D.J. Fontana (drums) and Millie Kirkham (soprano). Also appearing: The Dempseys and members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The 30th Anniversary featured another duet by Elvis Presley and Lisa Marie Presley. This time singing In The Ghetto. The video is available for download on iTunes. Also, a new opening was done for the show which featured a space view of Earth which zoomed in on Memphis and then Graceland, right into the window which led to Elvis bedroom. There, Elvis is getting ready for the show with Jerry Schilling giving him his sunglasses. They go down the stairs to the outside of Graceland where they meet up with Joe Esposito and then go into a helicopter. The group flies to the Fed-Ex Forum where audio of Elvis (from the CD An Afternoon in the Garden) says Its a big place, man. Then they land and go inside the arena, starting the show. At the show, Priscilla announced that this would be the final show for Elvis: The Concert. In late 2007, Elvis: The Concert opened for The White Stripes on their European tour.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:05:00 +0000
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