LAST LIVE APPEARANCES UNTIL 1969
On February 25, 1961, Elvis appears in Memphis at a luncheon in his honor where he receives numerous recent awards and is shown to the press and other people who attend. A press conference follows. Elvis later performs an afternoon show and an evening show at Ellis Auditorium to benefit about 38 Memphis-area charities. Aside from the television show with Sinatra, these concerts are Elvis’ only live performances since his return to civilian life after completing his military service. “Elvis Presley Day” is proclaimed by Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington. Every year around Christmas, Elvis donates money to a list of Memphis area charities, reaching 50 or more. In a few years, to show its appreciation, the city will give him a huge plaque with a list of 50 charities.
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THESE CONCERTS ARE A SAMPLE OF WHAT ELVIS COULD HAVE DONE IN THE 60’S
Elvis arrives in Hawaii on March 25, 1961 for a press conference, then an evening concert at the Bloch Arena in Pearl Harbor. He is there to perform a benefit concert to help fund the construction of the USS Arizona Memorial. Hundreds of fans wait for his arrival at the airport. His concert will bring in around $62,000 for the monument. The event also helps to publicize and raise awareness among the public to support the project. Col. Tom Parker advertises the event on Hawaii radio. Fundraising efforts, for the most part, had been difficult up to that point. The rest of the necessary funds were soon raised and the monument was completed a year later.
Elvis received numerous official honors in recognition of this charitable act. The concert shows us what Elvis could have offered if he continued performing. It is a concert where old songs are mixed together with recent recordings. Elvis’s voice is magnificent and the band is the same one that accompanies him on his recordings in Nashville.
This Elvis concert will be his last until 1968, when he will perform his television special. Elvis remains in Hawaii to film his movie, “Blue Hawaii”, for which he has already finished recording the soundtrack at Radio Recorders.
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