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Two songs from the dinner show on August 26th made it on the double album "From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis" (1969) and another two were selected for the boxed sets "Elvis Aron Presley" (1980) and "Collector's Gold" (1993). Finally Follow That Dream Records offered the complete show on an album called "Live In Las Vegas" (2011). At first the release was announced as "White Knight In Vegas", but then somebody realized, that Elvis could be mistaken for being a member of the Ku-Klux-Klan and the name was changed.

 

Blue Suede Shoes

After the count-in the band begins to play, Elvis enters the stage and receives his guitar. As usual "Blue Suede Shoes" is performed in a rocking, powerful style.

I Got A Woman

The king jokes a bit, then he segues into a zesty rendition of "I Got A Woman". In-between the sound system produces some unwanted noises, but they don't hamper the performance.

All Shook Up

Elvis admits, that he feels as if his horse just left and continues the show with "All Shook Up". Once again it's a very fast version, which doesn't have much to do with the record, but it certainly fits the pace of the show.

Love Me Tender

Before singing the next song, Elvis welcomes the audience and offers the by now usual jokes. He also complains, that the lights are not working as they should, but estimates, that the problem might not be solved before the appearance of Nancy Sinatra (who will follow Elvis as the main act of the International Hotel). Then he sings "Love Me Tender" and makes the rounds kissing the girls.

Jailhouse Rock / Don't Be Cruel

After clearing his throat and joking a bit the king rocks the house with a medley of "Jailhouse Rock" and "Don't Be Cruel". Here and there he changes the lyrics for comical effect.

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis answers an immoral offer from a lady with an ironic "after the show, honey" and moves on to his first national number one hit. By now everyone is used of him joking in-between, but this time he also irritates his band by pretending to end the performance and suddenly repeating the last verse. But the guys are on their toes and quickly adjust themselves.

Hound Dog

Of course the king introduces "Hound Dog" as the message song of the evening and tells his "romantic" story. Today he also makes fun of his over-long introduction and says "to make a short story long...". His rendition of Carl Perkins' signature tune is as powerful as ever, but today James Burton varies his guitar solo and plays something considerably different.

Memories

Having delivered a satisfactory version of "I Can't Stop Loving You" during the previous show, Elvis now switches back to "Memories". The ballad is used to kiss some more ladies, who are excited beyond belief.

My Babe

Instead of the usual piano Larry Muhoberac uses a keyboard to play the intro of "My Babe". Maybe Elvis wants to try something out for the ongoing recording project and check out what works better.

Mystery Train / Tiger Man

Elvis repeats the joke, that he tried to play the riffle during his Army days. Then he rocks through the medley of "Mystery Train" and "Tiger Man".

Monologue

Now the king takes a seat and tells the crowd about his life and career. His jokes are corny, but entertaining. However, if you plan to write a biography, check out the names and dates somewhere else.

Baby What You Want Me To Do

His life-story is followed by a cool rendition of "Baby What You Want Me To Do", a song from his recent television special.

Runaway

Elvis makes fun of his limited abilities to play the guitar and claims, that the next song had been released in 1926, a year before he did "Love Me Tender" and the stock market crashed. Well, that was in 1929, "Love Me Tender" had been released in 1956 and "Runaway" entered the stores in 1960. However, the performance is great.

Inherit The Wind

Before singing the next song, the king informs the audience, that they never had presented this tune before and he asks to forgive possible mistakes. He also mentions the ongoing recording project. I guess RCA wanted live performances of new songs for the planned live album. In the end, it would be agreed to use the studio version of "Inherit The Wind". As usual the song is played faster on stage, but it works well.

Yesterday / Hey Jude

Elvis' version of "Yesterday" is solid, but not as good as the one of the original artists. He once again sings about not being the stud he used to be and limits the performance of "Hey Jude" to the sing-along chorus.

Introductions

Now Elvis takes a minute or two to introduce his stage crew. He also introduces Barbara McNair, with whom he had worked on his forthcoming movie "Change Of Habit". When he is informed, that "Mama" Cass Elliot also is in the audience, he quickly introduces the star of the band The Mamas & The Papas, too.

In The Ghetto

The king continues the program with his recent hit "In The Ghetto".

Suspicious Minds

For the next seven minutes Elvis celebrates "Suspicious Minds". Everyone is running at full throttle and the king shakes his body wilder and sexier than ever before. RCA later would release this version on the album "From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis". Once again they wouldn't get the paperwork right and list the track as being taped on August 22nd.

Can't Help Falling In Love

Leaving out the usual "What'd I Say" Elvis moves over to "Can't Help Falling In Love" and ends the show. Today's performance would also be released on the aforementioned live album, this time filded as being recorded on August 24th.

 

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