Elvis Presley
International Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
August 11, 1970 - Dinner Show
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Rosebud's Pick
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01 Opening Theme
02 That's Alright Mama
03 I Got A Woman
04 Hound Dog
05 Elvis Talks
06 Heartbreak Hotel
07 Elvis Talks
08 Love Me Tender
09 I've Lost You
10 Elvis Talks
11 I Just Can't Help Believin'
12 Something
13 I Can't Stop Loving You
14 Sweet Caroline
15 You've Lost That Loving Feeling
16 Polk Salad Annie
17 Band Introductions
18 Bridge Over Troubled Water
19 Suspicious Minds
20 Can't Help Falling In Love/Closing Vamp
When we pay Tribute To Rosebud's Favorite Singers we have to include another fav that her and I share, Elvis Presley. Elvis really helped to make Rock & Roll acceptable enough for white American parents to hate but tolerate. Before that the representatives of Rock & Roll, the architects and innovators, where black. It was not okay for Fats Domino to be black and ruin little Johnny's mind. Now a nice white boy from Tupelo is quite a different story. Before Elvis, the records were not even tolerated in the house, now they allowed their kids to watch Elvis on Sullivan while they parentally expounded on the dangers of that sexual swagger.
Elvis helped to clear the debris and pave the way for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. More dirtier white boys than he, they too were allowed in the house. Soon came a time when we welcomed Otis Redding, The Temptations and The Four Tops. Polite talking, suit wearing, men of color who sang about the sweetness and pain of love. Then came James Brown, wearing his sexuality as a neon sign as Little Richard had before him. This time it was allowed in the house. James had helped to bring it full circle.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard are just as important to the development and popularization of Rock & Roll as the others mentioned in this narrative as those mentioned and not. Elvis was declared the King Of Rock & Roll. This at one time was used by both whites and blacks as a symbol of the racism ingrained in this country. A point that no one can successfully argue against if you look at the evidence. I however have always saw it differently and I offer this different narrative here. I see it as an example of the power of music to bring people of all color together. Jazz and Blues in the 1920's brought colored musicians into the white clubs. Rock & Roll and Blues brought the white kids to the black clubs in the 1950's. One of those country boys fell in love with that music. His dream was to perform the music he loved. Some record company people saw this as a chance to make money (of course). Rock & Roll ended up conquering the world. We haven't conquered racism yet, but I believe in the power of music to help bring us all together in the end.
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