Before opening another stint at the Las Vegas Hilton on December 2nd, Elvis went on a small tour of the west coast.
Tour Stations
11/24/1976: Reno, Nevada; Reno Sparks
Convention Center (7,200 spectators)
11/25/1976: Eugene, Oregon; McArthur Court
(unknown)
11/26/1976: Portland, Oregon;
Memorial Coliseum (11,000 spectators)
11/27/1976: Eugene, Oregon; McArthur Court
(unknown)
11/28/1976: San Francisco,
California; Cow Palace (14,300 spectators)
11/29/1976: San Francisco, California; Cow
Palace (14,300 spectators)
11/30/1976:
Anaheim, California; Convention Center (8,500
spectators)
Musicians
James Burton (guitar), John Wilkinson (guitar), Charlie Hodge (guitar and harmony vocals), Jerry Scheff (bass), Ronnie Tutt (drums), Tony Brown (piano), David Briggs (keyboard) 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 (Larry Strickland, Ed Hill, Ed Enoch & Gary Buckles) as well as Kathy Westmoreland and Sherrill Nielsen.
About The Tour
Obviously the positive trend continued. Elvis had lost more weight and appeared to be more healthy, too. One of the reasons might have been Ginger Alden, who was half his age and had to be impressed. Even though the king started the tour in company of Linda Thompson, he soon sent her home and had Ginger flown in. Mrs. Thompson immediately moved out of Graceland and they never met again. Just like in October, Elvis wore the "Embroidered Arabian Suit", the "Inca Gold Leaf Suit", the "Blue Swirl Suit" and the "Indian Chief Suit". He basically stuck to the repertoire of the last tour, but re-vived "Bridge Over Troubled Water". In general Elvis hadn't left such a good impression since the summer of 1975, but comparatively lacked energy.
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