The two most popular and successful live acts of the 1970s were Elvis Presley and Led Zeppelin, who played to capacity crowds night after night.
Coincidentally, both were handled by Concerts West, one of the biggest tour promoters in America.
In May 1974, the company offered complimentary tickets to Zeppelin for Elvis' gig at the LA Inglewood Forum, with the possibility of meeting him afterwards.
The group were huge Elvis admirers and three members (Plant, Page and Bonham) gladly accepted along with their infamous manager, Peter Grant.
Although not a big fan of hard rock, Elvis knew who Zeppelin were and was amused that his young step-brother, Ricky, was so excited to hear that they'd be in the audience.
The 1970s Elvis was far removed from the rock 'n' roll rebel who had first inspired them, but the group enjoyed the concert and were thrilled at the thought of finally meeting their idol.
Many years later, Zeppelin front man, Robert Plant, looked back on that night with great fondness and much good humour ...
* There were no photographs taken of the meeting and no film exists of Elvis' LA gig, nor was it professionally recorded. The photographs, film and music in this video are all taken from other dates in 1974 to give an accurate impression of events. The short audio extract of Elvis mentioning Zeppelin on stage, however, is authentic and comes from a lo-fi source.
Love This Song. I Heard Some Big Tough Guys Singing To This Song In A Supermarket. When Tough Guys Sing You Know It's Good. Elvis Cut This But Doesn't Come Close. Thanks Terry.
Elvis Presley & Martina McBride - Behind The Scenes
The new video from the Elvis Presley Christmas Duets CD. Using state of the art technology, a new video for the Elvis and Martina McBride duet of "Blue Christmas" takes you back some 40 years ago to when Elvis first recorded this song, only this time, with Martina joining him. Now see how it was done. Take a look at this behind the scenes video!
Elvis Presley - Little Sister (Best Studio Quality)
"Little Sister" is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman. It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who turned it into a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The single (as a double A-side with "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame") reached #1 in the UK.
Hannerl Melcher met Elvis in Las Vegas in November 1957, and visited Graceland at Christmas time with her roommate, Kathy Gabriel, who was 1957's Miss Ohio at the 'Miss USA' contest. Hannerl was Austria's representative in the 'Miss Universe' pageant. Both contests were held July 19 in Long Beach, CA. Neither girl won their respective titles.
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