Rock 'n' Roll

When Elvis Presley Turned a Concert into a Love Story: Hawaiian Wedding Song Live in New Haven, 1976

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are songs that feel like a gift, handed straight to the heart. That was the feeling when Elvis Presley ...

Elvis Presley’s Charlotte 1976 Performance of ‘How Great Thou Art’ That Made the Coliseum Feel Like a Church

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are nights when a song feels bigger than the stage itself. That is what happened in Charlotte, North Carolina, ...

Presley’s ‘And I Love You So’: The Quiet Strength of His Second-to-Last Concert in Cincinnati

Deborah L. Jacobs

There is something haunting about late June of 1977. Elvis Presley walked onto the stage in Cincinnati, carrying the weight ...

From Memphis to Madison: Elvis Presley’s “If You Love Me” Showed His Spirit Still Burned

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are performances that carry even more meaning because of when they happened. One of those came when Elvis Presley ...

When Elvis Sang “How Great Thou Art,” the Concert Became a Church Service

Deborah L. Jacobs

The first notes rose like a prayer, and the whole arena seemed to pause. On New Year’s Eve in Pontiac ...

Elvis Presley Expresses His Love For America In Las Vegas

Deborah L. Jacobs

Elvis Presley’s voice had so many layers and textures that no other singer has come close to his talent. He ...

Elvis Presley Starts a Riot Mid Performance!

Deborah L. Jacobs

How many entertainers could cause a riot just by singing a song? For Elvis Presley, it was a normal thing. ...

Presley’s Final Goodbye in Song: The Truth Behind His 1977 ‘My Way’ Performance

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are songs that feel like a goodbye even as they are being sung, and Elvis Presley’s “My Way” in ...

Elvis Presley’s Final ‘Unchained Melody’: A Song That Felt Like a Farewell

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are songs that feel like they carry a whole lifetime inside them, and when Elvis Presley sat at the ...

Presley’s Last Goodbye: The Haunting Power of Fairytale in His Final Concert

Deborah L. Jacobs

How do you capture the exact moment when music turns into a farewell without anyone realizing it yet? It is ...