Title: On Tour With Elvis (published in 1991)

Language: English

Number of pages: 230

Contents: This great book features the June 1975 tour of Elvis, covering every concert he gave in every city. The author followed Elvis on tour and gives us a chance to see every concert through his eyes.

Review: This tour is very famous, mostly because many concerts were released from the soundboard (Deep Down South, Cut Em' Down To Size, Let Me Take You Home, Sold Out In Dixie to name a few). Some songs from the tour were officially released by BMG on ELVIS ARON PRESLEY 4 CD box set.

Elvis was in great spirit that summer. That followed to the illness in the August of 1975. He gave out many great shows, with many jokes and clowning. His most often used joke was the one before kissing somebody: "Ladies and Gentleman, last night I kissed someone and I caught the creeping crud. So if I got it, you got it too" He included shows such highlights as: The Wonder Of You, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Burning Love, If You Love Me Let Me Know and others to the show. This tour is also known because Elvis used to have fun with J.D. Sumner, while he was singing Why Me Lord?

Everything is here, in this book. You can also find the complete info on every concert gross, tickets from each concert, never before released photographs taken by the author, newspaper's articles, dates of other performances Elvis gave in each city. A great bonus is that book is very easy to read. A color photo is added on the cover, although the inside is black and white.

Here is the review from the author:

ON TOUR WITH ELVIS

Elvis. 1975. Also Sprach Zarathustra. sequined Jumpsuits. unique talent, unpredictable stage shows. Frenzied crowds. The Creeping crud. Tiger Man. sold-out performances.

Elvis completes a whirlwind tour of the southern states beginning May 30,1975 in Alabama, continuing on through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and ending in his hometown in Tennessee on June 10,1975.

Elvis performs seventeen sold-out concerts in eight different cities during a twelve day tour, including five sold out performances In one weekend in Huntsville, Alabama. Other cities include Mobile (two shows) and Tuscaloosa in Alabama;

Houston (two shows) and Dallas in Texas; two shows in Shreveport, Louisiana; three shows in Jackson, Mississippi and the finale in Memphis, Tennessee.

if you never saw Elvis in person, this book will, l hope, convey the feeling of excitement and fun. if you were fortunate to see Elvis In person, hopefully you'll be able to relive that special time.

it's all here! Elvis, captured in never before published photographs, featuring newspaper articles from each city on the tour; seating plans for all auditoriums; newspaper advertisements; financial settlements for two concerts;

reproduction of all concert tickets; as well as actual stage set-up and back-stage requirements of Elvis and his group.

Each concert Is described in full detail, most Including a virtual transcription of what Elvis said, and did on stage. Also Included are two appendices, one lists the song content of each show, and the other summarizes the total ticket sales and estimates the gross revenues earned by Elvis.

All that could be gathered over the last sixteen years about this twelve day tour has been included in this unique book. no other book has covered, so extensively, the performing side of Elvis' career for such a short period of time, by a fan who was there!

This is your opportunity to experience what it was like to be ON TOUR WITH ELVIS.

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