Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley played only one concert in Birmingham, on December 29, 1976 in front of 18,400 fans at the BJCC Coliseum. It was part of a 5-day tour with stops in Wichita, Kansas; Dallas, Texas; Birmingham; and Atlanta, Georgia culminating in a New Year's Eve show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The show, during which he wore his "Inca Gold Leaf" jumpsuit, was widely acclaimed as a triumphant return to peak form.


Playlist

Elvis performed more than 30 songs after coming on stage shortly after 10:00 PM

  • "Also sprach Zarathustra" (intro.)
  • "C. C. Rider"
  • "I Got a Woman"/"Amen"
  • "Love Me"
  • "Fairytale"
  • "You Gave Me a Mountain"
  • "Jailhouse Rock"
  • "O Sole Mio (It's Now or Never)"
  • "Trying to Get to You"
  • "My Way"
  • "Poke Salad Annie"
  • "Early Morning Rain"
  • "Love Letters"
  • "Funny How Time Slips Away"
  • "Hurt"
  • "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face"
  • "For the Good Times"
  • "Unchained Melody"
  • "Mystery Train"/"Tiger Man"
  • "Can't Help Falling in Love"
  • "Hound Dog"

Other connections

  • The song "Promised Land" written by Chuck Berry and later performed by Presley includes the lines, "And that [Grey]hound broke down and left us all stranded In downtown Birmingham."
  • Birmingham's Loulie Jean Norman sang back-up vocals on Presley's 1961 recording of "Moonlight Swim."
  • Sandy Posey sang session vocals for Presley tracks produced by Chips Moman in Memphis.
  • Presley's mother, Gladys, was an employee of Birmingham's Britling Cafeteria, at its downtown Memphis location.
  • Three alumni of Presley's TCB Band (Glen D. Hardin, Hank DeVito, and James Burton) later played in Emmylou Harris' Hot Band.
  • The plate and silverware Elvis used during a stop at Power's Cafe in Leeds was displayed by the owners for decades.

References

  • "Elvis Presley concert full of humor, zest." (December 30, 1976) Birmingham News
  • "Magnetic Elvis can still thrill audience." (December 30, 1976) Birmingham Post-Herald
  • Baggett, James L. (December 2008) "Elvis has Entered the Building." Birmingham magazine. Vol. 48, No. 12. p. 270

External links

  • Video from the December 29, 1976 performance (Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
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