Before he started his third engagement at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe Hotel in Stateline/Nevada, Elvis played five gigs in California, Nevada's neighbouring state.
Tour Stations
05/10/1974: San Bernadino, California; Swing
Auditorium (7,200 spectators)
05/11/1974: Los
Angeles, California; Forum Of Inglewood (37,000
spectators, 2 shows)
05/12/1974:
Fresno, California; Selland Arena (7,500
spectators)
05/13/1974: San
Bernadino, California; Swing Auditorium (7,200
spectators)
Musicians
James Burton (guitar), John Wilkinson (guitar), Charlie Hodge (guitar and harmony vocals), Duke Bardwell (bass), Ronnie Tutt (drums), Glen D. Hardin (piano) and The Joe Guercio Orchestra. The harmony vocals were provided by The Sweet Inspirations (Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell & Estelle Brown), J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (Bill Baize, Ed Enoch & Ed Hill), Voice (Donnie Sumner, Tim Baty & Sherrill Nielsen) as well as Kathy Westmoreland.
About The Tour
Compared to his Vegas stint in January and the tour in March Elvis had lost a few pounds and displayed a healthy complexion. The style of his jumpsuits had changed, too. Because the rhinestones and metal elements were heavy, uncomfortable to wear and hard to clean, Gene Ducette designed a collection of embroidered outfits. The first four of its kind were the "Blue Swirl Suit", the "Peacock Suit", the "American Eagle Suit" and the "Turquise Phoenix Suit". Elvis liked the design of the latter one so much, that he ordered a whole collection of the "Phoenix" suits the following year. Even though the belts had not been completed yet, Elvis wore the outfits on stage and added matching belts from his pool. Musically the king added "Big Boss Man" and "You Can Have Her" to the set list, but the last mentioned one was just performed once. However, "Big Boss Man" would be performed every now and then right up to his final tour. Vocally Elvis was in fine form and his mood was good, too. The oldies and greatest hits were now performed with a tad too much routine. The shows still were good, but in parts they lacked the drive of the previous ones.
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