Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite

Aloha from Hawaii is a concert of Elvis Presley. It was the first broadcasted from the satellite in more than 40 countries around the world concert by a solo artist. The proceeds of the concert in the amount of $ 75,000 were the Kui Lee Cancer Foundation donated.

Superlative concert

The one-hour concert was held on 14 January 1973 at the International Convention Center in Honolulu instead. With over 2.5 million U.S. dollars, it was the then most expensive TV production. For the first time the concert by a solo artist was broadcast live simultaneously in several countries - the Philippines reached the aura an audience of over 90%, Hong Kong 70%, and between 70 and 80 % in South Korea. It was also transmitted the concert in Europe, Africa and South America.

On April 4, 1973, a long five songs television version was broadcast in the U.S., the turn-on there 51 % of all Americans, which in the U.S., more people saw this concert than before the first lunar landing. Taken together are between 1 and 1.5 billion viewers the concert - live, have seen as a delayed transmission or as NBC montage.

Chronology

• September 4, 1972: At a press conference, which takes place Vegas engagement between dinner and midnight show of Elvis Presley 7 Las gives RCA Chairman Rocco Laginestra in the presence of Presley the planned concert Aloha From Hawaii known, the first entertainment special to be transferred in the history of the world via satellite. It is expected that an estimated 1.4 billion viewers. RCA Record Tours acts as a producer of the media event.
• November 20, 1972: Presley gives a press conference at the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Hawaii, the date of the concert (January 14, 1973) is known which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 local time. The proceeds of the concert will be the Kui Lee Cancer Foundation donated. Elvis Presley presents a check in the amount of $ 1,000 to the Foundation, his manager and his record label also give U.S. $ 1,000 each.
• January 7, 1973: Tickets are on sale, with 4,000 of the 6,000 tickets were already pre-ordered, and the remaining 2,000 are sold on the same day.
• January 9, 1973: Presley arrives in Hawaii.
• January 12, 1973: A public rehearsal (referred to as dress rehearsal ) takes place in the run through a complete concert and is also recorded, especially for technical problems before the live broadcast eradicate and to the event of a problem during the satellite transmission replacement images have. The 6,000 tickets for this rehearsal concert are sold out in no time.
• January 13, 1973: For the last dress rehearsal Presley Soundcheck appears in civilian clothes. The Mayor of Honolulu declared the day to "Elvis Presley Day".
• January 14, 1973: At 12:30 clock the concert begins. When opening piece is the orchestra Thus Spake Zarathustra by Richard Strauss played, the previously as a soundtrack theme from the film 2001: it became known to a wide audience Space Odyssey. Presley wears the white " Aloha Eagle " stage suit with cape, which was made ​​especially for this concert by designer Bill Belew and at the suggestion Presley symbolizes the patriotism of the entertainer with the central motif of the American eagle. The show runs smoothly, although you had to deal with serious problems in the power supply for two hours before the show. Immediately after the show, when the audience has left the room, Presley takes five more songs - Early Morning Rain and four of his hit film Blue Hawaii ( 1961) - that are intended for the longer version of the television specials in the United States, where the concert on 4 April 1973 by NBC will broadcast in prime time at 8:30. The original concert on January 14, 1973 1:04:18 lasted, the American TV version of 1:16:39 hours.

The show

Presley was a selection of his famous hits for the best, as CC Rider, Burning Love, Steamroller Blues, Blue Suede Shoes, A Big Hunk o 'Love, Suspicious Minds, Can not Help Falling in Love and An American Trilogy, a medley of three songs 19th century ( Dixie, All My Trials and the Battle Hymn of the Republic). With ballads like Something by the Beatles, I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry, It's Over, Welcome to my World, I'll Remember You and What Now My Love he showed the whole range of his artistic creation. The pieces in the order of their presentation:

• Thus Spake Zarathustra
• See See Rider
• Burning Love
• Something
• You Gave Me a Mountain
• Steamroller Blues
• My Way
• Love Me
• Johnny B. Goode
• It's Over
• Blue Suede Shoes
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
• I Can not Stop Loving You
• Hound Dog
• What Now My Love
• Fever
• Welcome to My World
• Suspicious Minds
• Introductions by Elvis
• I'll Remember You
• Medley: Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin ' Goin' On
• An American Trilogy
• A Big Hunk o 'Love
• Can not Help Falling in Love

Presley appeared visibly nervous at the beginning of the concert, which, however, lay down after the first song. Known for his dynamic stage show entertainer moved by his standards quite behave during this concert, the legendary Elvis pelvic thrust and in the seventies his typical Karate deposits were indicated specifically in only a few pieces. The focus of the show was on the vocal performance and portrayed the mature artist. Vocally, Elvis Presley presented in good shape, especially in the interpretation of modern ballads that were at this concert in the foreground, during the early rock 'n' roll hits were more in the background. A number of the presented titles (for example, I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry, I Can not Stop Loving You) were classics of the so-called " Nashville Countrypolitan " style. Presley was accompanied by the musicians with whom he was on tour or otherwise occurred in Las Vegas:

• James Burton ( lead guitar )
• Glen Hardin (piano)
• Ronnie Tutt (drums)
• John Wilkinson ( rhythm guitar)
• Jerry Scheff (bass )
• JD Sumner & the Stamps Quartet ( background vocals )
• Kathy Westmoreland ( background vocals )
• Charlie Hodge ( second vote)
• Sweet Inspirations ( background vocals )
• Joe Guercio & his Orchestra

Responsibility of the Director drew Marty Pasetta. According to music critic Dave Marsh ensured camera settings and editing technology, especially in the American version that the Dymanik of the live concert was not transferred to the television screens. If you look at the comparison in the video projection Elvis in Concert 2010 used and presented modern sequences from the Aloha concert, so you can understand Marsh's statements well.

Publications on Ton-/Bildträgern

The concert was released on the double album Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite, in the U.S. reached number one in both the pop and the country charts and was very successful abroad. Later, the show also appeared on video and DVD. Recently, these have been reissued in an improved sound and picture quality and until then partly unreleased scenes. So on a DVD deluxe edition, inter alia, the complete recording of the Kostüm-/Generalprobe, more relaxed acted in Presley. The deluxe DVD has now been awarded several times by the RIAA Platinum.