On monday, march 20, 1961, five days before the pearl harbor show, elvis reported to paramount studio in hollywood to begin work on blue hawaii. On march 25, 1961, elvis presley held a uss arizona memorial benefit concertthe proceeds of which went to the construction of the pearl harbor memorial elvis initially formulated the idea after reading about how the memorials fundraising efforts had slowed. Elvis receives honorary award pearl harbor, hawaii 8. It was a night oooo what a night it was it really was such a night the moon was bright oh how so bright it was it really was such a night the night was alight with stars above oooo when she kissed me i had to fall in love. Elvis at pearl harbor march 25, 1961 marks the 50 th anniversary of elvis presleys uss arizona memorial benefit concert in hawaii. The pwmc accepted elviss generous offer and began making arrangements with the navy to use the 4,000 seat bloch arena at pearl harbor as the venue for the concert. Elvis presleys 1961 benefit concert for the uss arizona.
The drifters, featuring clyde mcphatter, recorded the song in november 1953, and atlantic records released it in january 1954 as the intended bside of the mcphatterpenned lucille, which was recorded by an early version of the group. Harbor lights was elvis very first professional recording made at sun studios in memphis on this day in 1954. Memphis recording service in association with jat productions will release the next elvis presley title such a night in pearl harbor in march 2012. Check out such a night in pearl harbor by elvis presley on amazon music. Lp 1 01 press conference and awards ceremony, hawaiian village hotel march 25th 1961 02 i believe in the man in the sky radio broadcast march 18th 1961part 2. Elvis fundraiser performance in honolulu for the arizona memorial by bruce d. The website features a trade center to help you grow your bootleg collection. A huge database of beatles and other artists bootlegs incl. Elvis presley such a night in pearl harbor from mrs.
Elvis presleys infamous show in baltimore on may 29, 1977. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in e major. Elvis presleys 1961 benefit concert for the uss arizona memorial. Elvis presley held a benefit concert at bloch arena to raise money for the arizona memorial.
Im referring to the 1961 pearl harbor concert, and how presleys live vocals achieve the same technical perfection in concert that he does on the albums of the period. Tracklist with lyrics of the album such a night in pearl harbor 2016 from elvis presley, including the top song. The quality is of this concert is far superior than anything of this ever released before and. Such a night in pearl harbor memphis recording service. Elvis sings up a storm to aid arizona memorial elvis presley, wearing a gold lame silver sequin lapelled sport coat and thumping a mother of pearlinlaid guitar, sang up a storm at pearl harbors bloch arena last night for a crowd of 5,500, mostly teenagers. Such a night in pearl harbor by elvis presley on spotify. The bootleg lp had more appeal because of the great gatefold packaging, the rca release just slightly better sound quality, but both were actually quite poor sound quality. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977, also known simply as elvis, was an american singer and actor. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977 was an american singer and actor. On march 25, 1961 elvis presley performed what would become his final live performance for eight years. The distressing story of that presley appearance started before elvis came to town with widespread ticket scalping and culminated in an embarrassing and painful stage show in the baltimore civic center.
Elvis initially formulated the idea after reading about how the memorials fundraising efforts had slowed. Elvis presley such a night in pearl harbor album lyrics. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Follow that dream ftd, sony musics official elvis presley collectors label was established in 1999 to serve the dedicated elvis collector and to complement the commercial and artistic level of rcas retail release schedule by issuing repertoire that is considered of interest to serious elvis fans, material that is generally not part of mainstream releases. Elvis presley such a night karaoke backing track playback instrumental backingtrack mp3 download music version song backing tracks backingtracks playbacks halbplaybacks songs. It was a night oooo what a night it was it really was such a night the moon was bright oh how so bright it was it really was such a night the night was alight with stars. Presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Elvis presleys performance of the benefit concert recorded at pearl harbor, hawaii on march 25th 1961 to aid of the uss arizona memorial fund. Also included in the 26 tracks is a vinyl debut of the recently discovered press conference for the show which was not. Unfollow elvis presley records such a night to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Apr 25, 2016 after the attack, uss arizona memorial 1 comment shortly after eight oclock in the morning on december 7, 1941, an armorpiercing bomb struck the uss arizona in pearl harbor and caused the nearlyinstantaneous loss of more than a thousand.
In the local hawaiian newspapers, headlines have stated that presley rescued the arizona memorial and that elvis built the arizona memorial. Despite being banned by some radio stations as too. Elvis presley fans have a hard time understanding why the visitor center at pearl harbor does not recognize elvis for his contributions to help getting the uss arizona memorial built. The complete recording of that very show is captured here on this limited edition, 180gm, double album set. It was a night oooo what a night it was it really was such a night the moon was bright oh how so bright it was it really was such a night the night was continue reading. Is the elvis presley 1961 pearl harbor show the best. Elviss 1961 uss arizona memorial fund concert was previously released as a deluxe bootleg lp in the late 1970s, and by rca as part of the elvis aron presley silver box set. Production had begun a few days before the pearl harbor concert, and filming with elvis began a few days after. Such a night in pearl harbor elvis presley news magazine. Elvis presley such a night in pearl harbor discogs.
Such a night in pearl harbor, an album by elvis presley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Elvis s 1961 uss arizona memorial fund concert was previously released as a deluxe bootleg lp in the late 1970s, and by rca as part of the elvis aron presley silver box set. Such a night in pearl harbor march 1961 cdbook deluxe set interpret. Get the elvis presley setlist of the concert at bloch arena, pearl harbor, hi, usa on march 25, 1961 and other elvis presley setlists for free on setlist. Apr 16, 2016 elvis presleys performance of the benefit concert recorded at pearl harbor, hawaii on march 25th 1961 to aid of the uss arizona memorial fund. Presley, elvis such a nightin pearl harbor 2lpgatefold. Elvis presley concert setlist at bloch arena, pearl harbor on. Hear elvis sing the peppy love song such a night, along with film from some of his early stage shows. The complete recording of that very show is captured here on this limited edition, 180g, double album set. Such a night in pearl harbor by elvis presley on amazon. Here are priscilla, elvis, charlie hodge, and joe esposito observing the list of the americans who died at pearl harbor. So, your position is that the ftd bookcd set has the best sound quality thus far, better than previous releases. In 1953, clyde mcphatter and the drifters recorded it as one of their earliest singles.
Such a night is a popular song from 1953, written by lincoln chase and first recorded by the drifters. Elvis fundraiser performance in honolulu for the arizona. Remastered and released on vinyl for record store day 2016. Is the elvis presley 1961 pearl harbor show the best regular. The set contains a completely new remastered cd of elvis performance of the benefit concert recorded at pearl harbor, hawaii on march 25th 1961 to aid of the uss arizona memorial fund. Print and download such a night sheet music by elvis presley. Elvis staged the concert to help raise money to build a memorial at pearl harbor dedicated to all of those who had lost their lives in the december 7, 1941 attack. It will contain a completely new remastered cd of elvis performance of the benefit concert recorded at pearl harbor, hawaii on march 25th 1961 to aid of the uss arizona memorial fund. With all the screaming by the audience, id be surprised if the sound is any good. Elvis presley, wearing a gold lame silver sequin lapelled sport coat and thumping a mother of pearl inlaid guitar, sang up a storm at pearl harbor s bloch arena last night for a crowd of 5,500. On march 25, 1961, elvis presley held a uss arizona memorial benefit concertthe proceeds of which went to the construction of the pearl harbor memorial. Hal wallis was the producer on elvis movie, blue hawaii. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 22, 2016 elvis presley fans demand recognition for the king at uss arizona memorial at pearl harbor elvis presley fans have a hard time understanding why the visitor center at pearl harbor does not recognize elvis for his contributions to help getting the uss arizona memorial built.
Elvis presley such a night in pearl harbor youtube. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. Elvis presley fans demand recognition for the king at uss. The story of elvis presley at pearl harbor pearl harbor. Oh it was a kiss oooo what a kiss it was it really was such a kiss oh how she could kiss oh what a kiss it was it really was such a kiss just the thought of. Elvis presley such a night in pearl harbor march 25th. Dec 11, 2014 im referring to the 1961 pearl harbor concert, and how presley s live vocals achieve the same technical perfection in concert that he does on the albums of the period. Such a night in pearl harbor cds elvis presley news. Such a night in pearl harbor march 1961 cdbook deluxe set genre rocknroll label elvis mrs edition 2 deluxe edition artikelart cd. Country comedian minnie pearl appeared in the concert as a warmup act for elvis. Jan 17, 2017 hear elvis sing the peppy love song such a night, along with film from some of his early stage shows. Elvis presley such a night backing track karaoke playback. Such a night in pearl harbor march 1961 cdbook deluxe set memphis recording service hardcover digibook 100 pages 17x14 cm, 26 track audio cd 78.
Presley, elvis such a night in pearl harbor 2lp, 180g, ltd. Elvis presley concert setlist at bloch arena, pearl harbor. Dec 07, 2016 the pwmc accepted elviss generous offer and began making arrangements with the navy to use the 4,000 seat bloch arena at pearl harbor as the venue for the concert. Bookcd of elvis legendary pearl harbor show on march 25, 19761.
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