When Elvis Presley hit the road in June 1977, he was an absolute mess.
He was only 42, but years of prescription drug abuse and horrifying dietary
habits had left him bloated, depressed and near death. This isn't the Elvis that
you want to remember.

On June 19th in Omaha, NE it was another sad night until Elvis sat down at the
piano near the end to deliver a rendition of �Unchained Melody." As guitarist
Charlie Hodge held a microphone, Elvis dug deep and poured his heart into
the song.

His body was falling apart, but his voice remained almost as powerful as ever.

The tour limped along through five more shows, wrapping up June 26th, 1977
at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, IN.

He died less than two months later. Here�s the song...




Elvis plays 'Unchained Melody' for the first time live before the albums
release at the Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 20, 1977.

He performed here in 75 or 76 when he was fat & bloated, but still could sing his ass off. Took my Mom to see him for that Concert. One hell of a show!
Older women were passing out and throwing their panties on the stage like crazy!

At that time, he had probably scored with more women than any other man alive!

He could sing gospel music as good as anyone.

Saw him in Odessa, TX in 76. My mother was the one that pushed us to go. I still think that concert was the best live performance I have seen to date, by anyone.

Sadly my mother died just a short time after we saw Elvis. He followed not long after.

During the intro you could tell he was having trouble breathing. Not anything close to an expert but he sounded like he was dealing with congestive heart failure to a degree. I was an Elvis fan from high school on but I never threw my panties at him.

My Mom has always been a huge Elvis Fan. She saw him here in 1957, when she was a Sr. In High school. Her and a bunch of her High school girl friends drove to Memphis in '58 to go see Graceland. She said that he waved at them as he drove his pink Cadillac in the gate.

Hate to be a buzz kill here, but he wasn't actually playing that piano. The piano part was piped in from off stage.

Dude could barely form a sentence he was so friggen wasted.

Elvis sings backstage for his roadies 1 month before he dies

i'll bet he sharted in his leather jumpsuit during that song.

And you call yourself a fan!

u guys suk azz for beer money I seen him feb77.....he tore all the songs plain up ...............an no azz hole...no he did not dance a round ...but he was the man in charge ......f u I'm over 6' foot AN over...300LBS MAN up u lite wt girls and "Geraldo" sobs....back up your smack talk ..u human but holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Edited by atvalaska (2 minutes 27 seconds ago)

Day-um!,...did it make even less sense the first time?

I saw him in 71-72 in Albuquerque. Surprised he showed up to a town that small. Amazing show. In his day he was as good as it comes.

Now, that, is eloquent.

Are you gonna take my name off the honor roll?

Nah, you're a good guy, and I prefer either cinnamon or carmel rolls anyway.

Thats amazing. Thanks for sharing. Greatest singer who ever lived taken far too young. How many have we lost to drug abuse? A huge list sadly......