It crossed my mind once that I wonder if God created such a man to demonstrate a limit story of the potential highs and lows of an individual when taking the wrong path in life. Elvis who seemed to embody perfection in his prime was depressing to watch in his last performance.
Those looks are partly from a full Cherokee great, great Grandma called Morning Dove, on his Mom Gladys side. There are b/w pics of her online in native dress. There's a channel with recolourised b/w pics of young Cherokee people back then & they're all stunning looking. On his Dad's side , they traced his roots back to Ireland in the UK & a he had a few German ancestors too. ( Recent UK documentary).
I'm 78 years old . I saw Elvis when I was 15 and screamed the whole time. 4 rows from the stage. He had his gold suit on. He layed on the floor and crawled. I will never forget Elvis ......
Close, close but then there’s “If I Can Dream.” I know, two different songs: one Rock and Roll and the other a plea for brotherhood and peace. Bottom line is that anything he performs becomes alive because he inhabits the emotions and meaning of the song. The man is flawless as the greatest interpreter of lyric and melody that’s ever lived.
I seen him in Baton Rouge in 74&76. Seen him getting in his car behind the Assembly Center. He waved at me and my sister...We almost fainted!! I have never seen such a beautiful man !!..I'm Sheree....62 now. Thank you so much
He looked super hot then in the black leather he had it all talent looks charm and charisma no one comes close it's why he's the Goat thank you safe 😊😷✌👍
I'm overjoyed that they're starting to study what this was about. So important, has always been there, but they've had other things to do. Time to start loving again and paying attention to our brothers and sisters.
I am 78. STILL watching Elvis and enjoying other young people finally being impressed by Elvis. If you don't understand his passion ..you won't understand why he was considered great.
Oh yes.. the '68 comeback special was one of Elvis's best performances. He presence was grit, grind, raw, untamed and unchained. No auto tune or synthesizers to assist his vocal prowess... he was fire and ice, good and bad, leather and sweat... he was THE KING ‼️
Billy back in the day Elvis was always fascinated by the way the crowd reacted to him. So when he was in concert he would do things like move his leg or make a specific face or flick his finger and watch the crowd go wild because he couldn't figure out why they were doing it. The people who knew and were willing to talk about the fact that what he was doing was literally playing with the audience to get a reaction from.
I think parts of the small group sessions are together on a video called, "One Night With You". He and the guys joke, and talk about the early days! GREAT! So cool to have them together for this part of the show!!
Scotty Moore was unbelievable on guitar. The way he played those gibson guitars. Those riffs, and fills. He was insane on guitar. So sorry we lost him anot too long ago and DJ Fontana on the drums. You know his early records on sun just had Elvis on rythm guitar, Scotty Moore on lead guitar and Bill Black who died a few years before the 68 special on bass. That's why you have Alan Fortas on stage and and Charlie Hodge on some backup vocals and guitar it was just a.3 part band and they created magic with Sam Phillips delayed tape echo.
Tryin' To Get To You was first recorded by Elvis in 1955. Yes, the man could sing. And as you noted - no autotune or any other technical innovations. Just raw, natural talent. You can't go wrong with the 68 Comeback Special; it's Elvis at his very best. Your reaction made me laugh - thanks.
Yessir, I was 24 in 1968 and did indeed love Elvis' music. He was very much at a peak in his career which would last for several more good years. He was really one of a kind, although many other excellent singers came along with him and after him, there will never be another Elvis Presley, truly the King of rock n' roll.
Elvis is and was the best singer that ever lived. He was the total package looks ,talent stage presence and a big heart. By the way, Elvis could yodel.
In the early 1950’s there was no one like Elvis! Then he proceeded to Entertain like no other and never has been. He did not like the title “The King” but he was!
I was 14 years old and saw this special. Unbelievable. He was doing a comeback special recreating his career because he had competition with the Beatles and Motown and other rock and folk singers. He was one of a kind!
Hi Billy. Many years ago I went to an Elvis concert and it was magical. He was magical, he was magnetic. Over the years I have seem many, many singing artist but there was something so special about him that I never felt with any other human being.
Elvis was just naturally super good he made all kinds of faces but he was awesome and there is nobody else like him nobody you will be greatly blessed to do more songs of him
The guy who was looking at him was Scotty Moore, Elvis's lead guitarist from about day one, and one of the best rock-a-billy guitarists ever...he is worth looking in to.
Love watching the greats like the King bring us all together, young , old , black, white. Just a beautiful thing. God bless you and keep spreading that positive vibe.
He played live to over 1 billion people , first satellite broadcast live 1 in 3 on earth saw it including me 1973 aloha from Hawaii. Still the biggest audience for a single artist an he over 40 years after he died still the king.
Greatness is greatness... no matter what age, genre, generation... all true performers and musical artists bow down and recognize and admire and envy the talent and personal magnetism possessed by one person, which was Elvis. All superstars of the last 40 years, have dozens and dozens of performers on stage with choreographed dancing, backing them up to create excitement and spectacle (which is fantastic ,we've all seen some really great shows and videos of them) but no one has had the talent and presence to literally stand there by themselves captivating an audience to the point of Hysteria , night after night year after year.... alone all by themselves.
One of my favorite songs by Elvis! And this show was great! Saw it when it was first on TV in 1968 and see it on other stuff (RU-vid mostly) as often as I can. And yep, I’m a grandmammy too! Great reaction Billy👍🏻🥰‼️
loving your reactions, subscribed when I saw your Elvis vids. He is still giving after all these years. Man had a set of pipes on him like no one ever before or since ,he was so funny too, always makes me laugh
One of my favorite reactions you have done. Made me laugh out loud about looking "honey glazed." I was about the age of that little boy that year. Growing up with Elvis as the soundtrack of your childhood sets a pretty high bar.
At 2:45 you said that the lead guitarist had a look of disbelief. I sincerely doubt it. That's Scotty Moore, Elvis' original lead guitarist when the group consisted of just Elvis, Scotty and Bill Black on the upright bass back in in 1954 --14 years before this special.
HELLO. HELLOOOO!!! Been a fan for AWHILE!!! I'm an oldie but goodie LMBO. Both my mother and father loved him. When I was about 2 my father but me onto an empty table at a local pizza joint when an Elvis song came over the speakers. To this very day I absolutely love his music
Lifelong elvis fan, yeah what you see is him. I was born in the 60s, my mom was born 1942, and we listened to elvis daily. When he died we all had to come home and mourn. I'm older than your mother.
