The King of Rock 'n' Roll Lives Again in A Special Live Concert TV Special and DVD.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Imagine if you could still attend a live concert event starring Elvis Presley--a young, vibrant Elvis, in his prime. Modern technology has made that possible, and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, will present all the excitement of an Elvis event, beginning in March! Elvis Presley was larger than life larg·er than life adj. Very impressive or imposing: "This is a person of surpassing integrity; a man of the utmost sincerity; somewhat larger than life" Joyce Carol Oates. , and the Elvis experience is an amazing phenomenon that has continued to astonish a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. 30 years after his death in 1977. In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his death, Elvis: The 25(th) Anniversary Concert Event was staged at the Pyramid Coliseum in 2002 in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see . Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River. . Through the magic of modern technology, Elvis is reunited with his original TCB band The TCB Band was a group of professional musicians who formed the core rhythm section of Elvis Presley’s band from August 1969 until his death in 1977.[1] , his back-up singers and musical director for a unique concert special, featuring Elvis from Hawaii, in one of the biggest satellite concerts ever, and Las Vegas, and his supporting musicians and singers live on stage together in Memphis. This one-of-a-kind sold-out concert event has toured the world, stirring audiences and igniting a passion for the King in a whole new generation of music lovers. Staged just as if Elvis was appearing live in concert, the limousine arrives at the stage to a thunderous ovation, the lights go down, and suddenly Elvis appears center stage, only this time, it's on a video screen and the young, vibrant King of Rock 'n' Roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. appears 20 times larger than life. On stage with him, playing and singing live are his band members and members of the Jordanaires, the Imperials, the Stamps and the Sweet Inspirations, all led by band leader, Joe Guercio. Performance footage from the live concert is punctuated with interviews with these supporting members. Joe Moscheo, a member of the Imperials and executive producer of the special, explains that the magic part was in syncing the live with the recorded. "The trick was to isolate the voice so all that was recorded was Elvis' image and his voice," he noted. "Some people don't realize that it's a live show accompanying Elvis' voice. What's especially thrilling about this is that we're introducing Elvis to a whole new generation of music lovers. This image of Elvis we all have is as a young man, and now he'll never grow old." In cooperation with the Elvis Presley Estate, Coming Home Music has captured all the excitement of that concert in a television special, Elvis Lives, airing exclusively on most PBS member stations This is a list of member stations of the United States Public Broadcasting Service. Alabama
DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. March 6th. |
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