ELVIS THE CONCERT
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ELVIS - THE CONCERT A SHOW BUSINESS LEGEND MAKES HISTORY
ONCE AGAIN...
THE FED EX FORUM - MEMPHIS TENNESSEE AUGUST 16, 2007 - SOLD OUT A CROWD OF 18,000 PEOPLE GATHERED ONE FINAL
TIME,,,
Elvis Highlights Reel- Click here
The Picture's below were taken at The Fed Ex Forum in Memphis - August 16, 2007 The
30th Anniversary Concert |
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The Ultimate Review & Photos - Photos by Paul Gansky Elvis
The Concert - Fed Ex Forum August 16th 2007 We arrived at the FedEx Forum at about 7.15pm...prepared
for anything. We had had such a great trip, that nothing could dampen our spirits, but I don’t think anything prepared
us for the treat we were about to experience. Just walking
into that massive stadium was electrifying…. the atmosphere was something I had never experienced, and the sense of
anticipation was spine tingling. Thanks to EIN the whole group had some great seats, and a surprise was in store for us later
in the evening. There was also a lot of love between the
fans on the night. The Forum was sold out to the roof, the rows of seats stretching as far as the eye could see - 17,000+
fans. Then came the Intro and opening lines to
C.C Rider as "Aloha" Elvis rocked the house. The audience exploded in delight with everyone clapping and cheering
- and it stayed that way for the whole concert. The production
values were the best I have witnessed, with a very clever segue from later Elvis merging back to vintage Elvis singing 'Shake
Rattle & Roll' his very first TV performance. By
now D.J. Fontana had arrived - he looked as though he was having the time of his life - with The Dempseys providing instrumental
backing to 'Heartbreak Hotel' and other delights. (Right: D.J. Fontana - Photo by Paul Gansky) Again the vintage Elvis merged into the 68 come back special footage
with Elvis singing 'Blue Suede Shoes' and a bit of 'All Shook Up' and, yes, the crowd were all-shook-up by
this stage. By now the time was right for some movie magic which included a fabulous 'Baby, I Don’t Care', 'Jailhouse
Rock', 'Rock a Hula Baby', 'Return to Sender', 'Viva Las Vegas' etc. A little shorter than the
2002 version, but still very nicely done. The end of the first half was completed with some 'TTWII'
action which showed Elvis at his very best. He poured his
heart out to 'You Lost That Loving Feeling', 'Bridge Over Trouble Water', and the tearjerker 'The Wonder
Of You' just to name a few. A fabulous treat was seeing three camera angles of Elvis running at the same time, all synced
and on multiple separate screens. The TCB Band were as
good as they ever have been. (Right: Jerry Scheff &
Ronnie Tutt) 20
minute Intermission After a short intermission Priscilla emerged in the middle
of the audience, shaking people hands and saying hello as she made her way to the stage. This was jaw-dropping, giving a lovely
intimate and friendly feel to her appearance. Priscilla seemed to be the most confident I have ever seen her. She thanked the fans for the support and made the shocking announcement that this would be the very last 'Elvis
In Concert' presentation. After 10 years of successful international touring this 30th Anniversary concert was the perfect
highlight on which to end. Priscilla then introduced her whole family, who were sitting just a few rows
up from our own seats…. (what a nice surprise)…. everyone from the Beaulieus to Lisa’s kids to Priscilla’s
boy Navarone. Priscilla then told us how Elvis had always been concerned
about the plight of the poor and that she and Lisa also has these concerns. This explained the Elvis duet with Lisa Marie
of 'In the Ghetto' which highlights the fact of problems with hand-guns with young children and how more care needs
to be taken. It was a powerful message which touched everyone in the room. Of course
everyone expected it to be just a video but the curtains suddenly parted to reveal Lisa on stage (photo right) to sing the
finale of the song. Did anyone else notice she didn’t have any shoes on? She seemed to be very nervous…..I don’t
blame her…. the crowd was huge, but she did a good job with the song. This was another very special moment. She then thanked all of us for coming and explained the different charities
that she was involved in. I hope the duet does well and ‘Presley Place’ in New Orleans gets some well-deserved
funding. THEN…. that face on the screen asking, ‘Are you
looking for Trouble?’… and It was back to the Elvis concert which from this point onwards was given a standing
ovation to almost every song he sang. How can anything beat the emotion of ‘Just Pretend’ when Elvis sings it
in Memphis? Another emotional highlight was the Gospel segment featuring all of
Elvis backing groups and featuring songs from ‘Peace In The Valley’, through to the marvellous surprise of ‘Oh,
Happy Day’ and the poignant ‘If I Can Dream’. Above:
Elvis and the heavenly choir, - 'If I Can Dream' Above: The Jordanaires Once again the concert cleverly segued back to Elvis in his white-jumpsuit
with ‘I’ll Remember You’ before the heart-stopping finale. Everyone’s favourites were there from ‘Polk
Salad Annie’ to ‘Big Hunk o’ Love’, 'My Way' to 'What Now My Love' etc. Above: Millie Kirkham, The Sweet Inspirations and The Imperials The
excitement kept on building as we headed for the true highlight of 'American Trilogy". I have never seen any performer
pour his heart out to a song like Elvis. Above: Ed Hill and The Stamps. Of course the concert ended with
the moving finale of 'Can't Help Falling In Love' and with everyone in a state of emotional disbelief, it was
all over. It was an amazing concert and experience which I will never ever forget. The
shared emotions of this adoring, loving, crowd wrapped up in the beauty of Elvis as he sang from his heart and soul could
never be repeated. There is nothing that could beat this Concert for me, hopefully the complete show will be released on DVD
in the near future, so we can all experience it again.
The Production Team Me, Joe Guercio, Julie Colyer, Stig Edgren and Patrick
Stansfield.
FOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - CLICK HERE 
Management: Steven Rosen - Office 310 471 1272 - Cell Phone - 310 447
4704 email:
steven@rosenmusiccorp.com
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