Aloha from Hawaii-Elvis Presley concert Jaunary 13,1973

Aloha from Hawaii is a music concert that was headlined by Elvis Presley, and was broadcast live via satellite on January 14, 1973. It is the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history, viewed by an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide.The concert took place at the Honolulu International Center (HIC) in Honolulu and aired in over 40 countries across Asia and Europe (who received the telecast the next day, also in primetime). Despite the satellite innovation, the United States did not air the concert until April 4, 1973 (the concert took place the same day as Super Bowl VII). The show was the most expensive entertainment special at the time, costing $2.5 million.

On July 8, 1972, inspired by a recent visit made by U.S. President Richard Nixon to China a few months earlier, Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, announced that there would be a worldwide satellite broadcast from Hawaii to allow the whole world the chance to see a Presley concert "since it is impossible for us to play in every major city". Parker initially stated that it would take place in either October or November 1972 but this date was changed to early 1973 after MGM showed concern about it clashing with the release of their documentary film Elvis on Tour. As the show had already been planned prior to this upset, the original shows, now set for November, would still go ahead but without being filmed.
Parker held another press conference on September 4, 1972 in Las Vegas to confirm that the concert, now titled Aloha From Hawaii, would be broadcast on January 14, 1973. The press were told that an audience of 1 billion was expected to tune in to see the "first entertainment special to be broadcast live around the world", although Parker had not taken into account the fact that many countries, including parts of Europe and America, would not see the concert live due to the time of the broadcast. Two weeks after the Las Vegas press conference Parker received a letter from Honolulu Advertiser columnist Eddie Sherman. Sherman had read in news accounts that there was to be no charge for admittance to the concerts, instead a donation for charity was required. He suggested to Parker that, as Presley had recorded and was still performing the song I'll Remember You written by Kui Lee, the donations could go to the Kui Lee Cancer Fund that had been set up following the death of the song writer in 1966.Seeing the chance to publicize Presley's charitable nature once again, Parker eagerly agreed.
Producer-director Marty Pasetta had attended one of Presley's concerts at Long Beach in mid-November, and found it to be "boring" and lacking in any physical excitement. He approached Parker with ideas about the broadcast, including a runway that led out from the stage so Presley could get closer to his audience. Parker insisted that the ideas were useless, and that Presley would agree that they were useless. Pasetta, however, decided to approach Presley about the ideas anyway and was pleasantly surprised to find that he would be happy to do whatever Pasetta felt was best for the show. This was another example of the ever-growing rift between Presley and his manager.
Presley performed three shows over November 17 and 18 in Honolulu, the dates originally planned for the satellite broadcast, and gave a press conference on November 20 to promote the satellite special. He also announced officially that it would now be in aide of the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.
Presley arrived in Hawaii again on January 9, 1973 to begin rehearsals. He had lost twenty-five pounds for the show and was confident after news that his record sales were increasing and Elvis on Tour had been nominated for a Golden Globe.Rehearsals were held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village while the main set was being constructed. Although there were several technical problems, the rehearsals were an overall success.

Broadcast

Presley taped a January 12 rehearsal concert as a fail-safe in case anything went wrong with the satellite during the actual broadcast - however, nothing went wrong during the January 14 broadcast. For both shows, Presley was dressed in a white "American Eagle" jumpsuit designed by Bill Belew. The broadcast was directed by Marty Pasetta, who was then in charge of directing the Oscar ceremonies.
Audience tickets for the January 14 concert and its January 12 pre-broadcast rehearsal show carried no price. Each audience member was asked to pay whatever he or she could afford. The performance and concert merchandise sales raised $75,000 for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund in Hawaii.
Presley performed a vast array of old and recent hits like "Steamroller Blues", "See See Rider", "Early Morning Rain", "Burning Love", "Blue Suede Shoes", "A Big Hunk o' Love", "Suspicious Minds", "Can't Help Falling in Love", the Beatles' "Something", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "It's Over", "Welcome to my World", "I'll Remember You" and "What Now My Love". After the concert had finished and the audience had left, Presley recorded five songs on stage to be aired during the American airing of the show.

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Ramble on! Zeps Jimmy Page turns 68

Ramble on! Jimmy Page turns 68

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Jimmy Page in London last May.

By Kurt Schlosser

It's the birthday of Jimmy Page today. The legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist is 68 years old.
It would be impossible to capture in one short shout-out all that Page has influenced in rock 'n' roll. He's on numerous lists of the greatest guitarists of all time. He's a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with both the The Yardbirds and Zeppelin. He's synonymous with the sound of the '70s.
We've strung together just a few videos here to mark the occasion and recognize a true great.
"Ramble On" and "Going to California" make this favorites list. You have others, no doubt. And if you've missed the excellent documentary "It Might Get Loud," featuring Page, U2's The Edge and Jack White of White Stripes fame, do yourself a favor and let this serve as a reminder to check it out.

Got a favorite song or concert related to Jimmy Page or The Yardbirds or Led Zeppelin? Share it in the comments below.
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George Harrison Meets Bob Marley in 1975

This classic photo of George Harrison and Bob Marley was taken on July 13, 1975, backstage at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Having heard that George was a fan of Marley's music, the president of Island Records, Charley Nuccio, invited George to the show to meet Marley. When told that George Harrison was coming backstage, Marley visibly lit up and said, "Ras Beatle!!" Here's the only other photos from this historic meeting…

By all accounts, they had a short five minute conversation and a mutual respect and admiration for each other. Here's a photo of George from that night with his future wife Olivia Arias (Harrison).

Here'a a photo of Marley on stage after meeting Harrison.

People have even gone so far as to take the classic photo and make it seem like Bob Marley and George Harrison actually played a show together. Would have been pretty awesome but it never was planned or ever happened. Check out the fake posters…

R.I.P. Bob & George – "Two strong but gently souls"

The Beatles “Abbey Road” Photo Shoot Alternate Shots

The Beatles “Abbey Road“ album cover photograph was taken by photographer Iain Macmillan. On August 8, 1969 Macmillan was given only a ten minute window at about 11:30 AM to snap a photo of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr crossing the street at Abbey Road. That cover photograph has since become one of the most famous and most imitated album covers in recording history.
Iain took 6 shots on that day, 5 of which he still retains the rights over, the album cover negative is held by EMI! The other photo’s that exist were taken by Linda McCartney. Here’s some of the alternate photo’s taken that day…

Here’s a cool one of The Beatles walking across the street from right to left. It just looks wrong.

Here’s a few more of them waiting to cross the street.

This one is amazing. It looks so amazing that it authenticity has been called into question. Click on the photo for the Hi-Res version.

Here’s a collage of all the other photo’s taken that day.

Click below to check out the Abbey Road crossing right now…

Led Zeppelin Crop Circles

Led Zeppelin used this photo of crop circles for their 1990 “Remasters” compilation album.

The album was released on October 15, 1990 just four months after the crop circles appeared on July 12, 1990. The famous crop circle appeared in East Field, Alton Barnes, in Wiltshire UK. It consisted of swirled circles, concentric rings, keys, spurs and coffin-like boxes, all linked together by a long corridor of flattened crop.

Here’s a ground level close-up.

Click below for the Google Satellite link.

To me the crop circles are very similar to Led Zeppelin symbols.

The Led Zeppelin Airplane “The Starship”

When Led Zeppelin toured North America for their 1973 and 1975 concert tours they chartered "The Starship." "The Starship" was a former United Airlines Boeing 720B passenger jet, bought by Bobby Sherman and his manager, Ward Sylvester, and leased to touring musical artists in the mid-1970s.

The N Number was N7201U, The Serial Number was 17907, it was the first B720 built and it was delivered to United Airlines on October 1960 and then purchased in 1973 by Contemporary Entertainment. Sherman and Sylvester invested $200,000 to reduce its seating capacity to forty and to install into the main cabin a bar, seats and tables, revolving arm chairs, a 30-foot-long couch, a television set and a video cassette player, complete with a well-stocked video library. An electronic organ was built into the bar, and at the rear of the craft were two back rooms, one with a low couch and pillows on the floor, and the other, a bedroom, complete with a white fur bedspread and shower room.
Here's a great photo of John Paul Jones on the electronic organ…

Here's a few shots of Jimmy Page & Robert Plant aboard "The Starship."

Flying on "The Starship," Led Zeppelin were no longer required to change hotels so often. They could base themselves in large cities such as Chicago, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles and travel to and from concerts within flying distance. After each show, the band members would be transported direct by limousine from the concert venue to the airport, as depicted in the Led Zeppelin concert film "The Song Remains the Same." For the 1973 tour The exterior of the plane was re-sprayed with Led Zeppelin emblazoned down the side of the fuselage (as pictured above). Throughout Led Zeppelin's 1975 US concert tour, "The Starship" was painted red-and-blue paint scheme with white stars similar to the United States flag, and with a smaller Led Zeppelin logo on the fuselage.

Here's an awesome photo of Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page in "The Starship" sitting next to the fireplace during Led Zeppelin's 1975 Tour.

"The Starship" went through many owners from 1977 through 1979 until it went into storage at Luton Airport. It was dismantled for parts starting in July 1982.