Elvis on Tour

My daddy had seen a lot of people who played guitar and stuff...

...who didn't work.

So he said, "You should make up your mind...

...about either being an electrician or playing guitar. "

He said, "I never saw a guitar player that was worth a damn. "

One player got so mad after a game, he went in the dressing room...

...threw his glove down to the floor and missed.

Now, this is a favorite city of mine...

...and many people have asked me questions about our tour.

Our tour is 15 days.

We started in Buffalo through Richmond and now we're here in San Antone.

We've eaten everything from Yankee pot roast to grits.

And we have been in 15 cities in 15 nights.

Elvis has been in 15 different cities in 15 nights...

...and he's not running for president.

But he would've won every primary, I tell you that.

Now, many people ask why does he have me on this show.

I'm on the show because he needed a sex symbol.

For the Medicare group.

How's the stage?

It's a low stage and the lights are low...

...so they're gonna be damn near right in your eyes.

You're gonna have to be careful backing up because the orchestra is right behind us.

How far is Jackie?

Don't slam the door.

How far is Jackie? You mean there's no intermission yet?

No, not yet. They're running late or he's running late.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Would you sign this? Whew.

It's for our film.

- We came over too soon, didn't we? - Yup.

I've never gotten over what they call stage fright.

I go through it every show.

It's always so wild.

I'm pretty concerned.

I'm pretty much thinking about the show.

I never get completely comfortable with it.

I don't let the people with me get comfortable with it...

...in that I remind them that it's a new crowd out there, it's a new audience.

And they haven't seen us before, so it's gotta be like the first time we go on.

If Hal comes up and I don't see him, tell him to come back again.

- Okay, fine, sure. Yeah, all right. - Okay.

- You know about the stage and all that? - Yeah.

Nothing I can do about that.

I don't like to stay backstage too long.

I got to please the crowd.

I mean, I got to excite them, you know, make them happy.

And gear myself to doing that show.

And somebody could walk up to me and say:

"Hey, your head just exploded. " I wouldn't hear it.

You're comfortable?

Comfortably comfortable. Not too comfortable?

They just brought the lights down, Elvis.

You better go.

It's a good sound out there. Enjoy the show.

We're gonna have to go straight ahead.

Take it down, baby.

You're beautiful. Thank you.

Take it on, Jerry.

Come here, Rich.

Hit it right, baby.

Yeah, baby.

Do it to me. Come on.

Bring it home.

Cut it.

- Ronnie? Yeah.

It seems a little bit slow and-

Yeah, we'll do one more.

Can you turn down the piano in the phones?

Yeah. Good.

That was weird, ain't it?

Those headphones. Heh.

God, it's weird.

Okay, you wanna try it again? - Sure.

Okay, we're rolling. This'll be take two.

One, two.

One, two, three.

Oh, my God! I can't believe it's him!

Elvis. Elvis, oh, Elvis.

Stand back, girls. Please, stand back, girls.

Elvis! Elvis!

Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!

Elvis! Elvis!

Whew.

Boy, that one girl really reached. - I know it.

I'm hip, man.

How far is it to the...? Oh, about five, seven minutes.

There's the building back over there, Red.

Oh, hell, we could have taken a boat. Phweet.

Yeah, we gotta cross the bridge.

- Yeah, last matinee of the tour. - A rowboat.

The party just left the hotel.

They ought to be there in about five minutes.

That's the Gator Bowl over there.

That's- Yeah, yeah.

It's where you first played that's- It wasn't that big...

Is that when we got caught that night, chief...

...when the doors locked at the Gator Bowl?

And you guys put me through a window into a paddy wagon to the hospital?

Yeah, we fought all night long. I mean fought.

Hey, there's the King, Elvis.

Elvis!

Elvis! Elvis!

Elvis! Elvis!

All right, I just got one.

Oh, my God. He's in a hurry.

Pictures. Souvenir photo op right here.

I'll see you up there. - Okay, Joe.

You'll be up there? Huh?

- You're gonna be up there? I'll be up there.

You gonna be on-stage, Charlie?

[BAND PLAYING "ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA"]

Thank you.

Bring it, baby.

Sing it.

Bring that bass up, guys.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

[ELVIS SINGING "NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN"]

Thank you. Thank you.

I'd like to introduce you to the members of my group, ladies and gentlemen.

First of all, the, uh-

J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, ladies and gentlemen.

The young ladies that opened our show tonight, the Sweet Inspirations.

You, I ought to punch you in your nose.

Girls.

Little girl that does our-

Little girls that do our high-voice singing- Ha, ha. Kathy Westmoreland.

Kathy.

On lead guitar is James Burton.

Rhythm guitar is John Wilkinson.

On the drums is Ronnie Tutt.

Fender bass is Jerry Scheff.

Well, it's a couple of degrees cooler.

On the piano, Glen Hardin.

The guy that gives me my water and scarves and so forth...

...his name is Charlie Hodge.

Our conductor is Joe Guercio.

Thanks, Joe.

Joe Guercio Orchestra.

We'd like to do a new song for you tonight, ladies and gentlemen. Ahem.

If we goof this up, just bear with us.

You know, we'll... We'll do it.

"Burning Love," baby, get on it.

Remember?

Lord have mercy. Thank you.

Elvis, I love you!

Elvis!

Hey, Elvis. Who do you-? Elvis.

Here we go. Easy, easy, easy.

Good show. Good show. Whew.

Boy. - How was the sound in that building?

Very good. Very good.

- Very good. Sounded like it was good.

It really did.