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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                      July 1, 1974, (Monday)

LIVE PERFORMANCE (EVENING SHOW) - (Road Tour 13) (25 Shows) (24)

Omaha Civic Auditorium, 1804 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska. (8:30 pm)

Attendance: 10,440

Costume: White Inca Gold Leaf (Egyptian) Suit - Original Belt.

MUSICIANS: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Lead Guitar: James Burton - Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson - Bass Guitar: Duke Bardwell - Drums: Ronnie Tutt - Piano: Glen D. Hardin - Guitar: Charlie Hodge.

BACKUP VOCALS: The Sweet Inspirations: Soprano: Myrna Smith - First Tenor: Estelle Brown - Second Tenor: Sylvia Shemwell.

J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet: Lead: Ed Enoch - Tenor: Bill Baize - Baritone: Ed Hill - Bass: J.D. Sumner.

Voice: Donnie Sumner - Sean 'Sherrill' Nielsen - Tim Baty. 

Soprano: Kathy Westmoreland.

MUSICIAL CONDUCTOR: Joe Guercio.

ORCHESTRA - The Joe Guercio Orchestra.

Warm Up Act: Jackie Kahane (Comedian).

Opening Act: The Sweet Inspirations:

Songs performed: "NA"

Voice:

Songs performed: "NA"

The Stamps Quartet:

Songs performed: "NA"

 

 

Elvis played a third concert in Omaha. This brought the Omaha combined total to over 30,000 people.

Songs performed: "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "See See Rider", "I Got a Woman"/"Amen""Love Me""Trying to Get to You""All Shook Up""Love Me Tender""Hound Dog""Fever""Polk Salad Annie""Why Me Lord""Suspicious Minds""Band Introductions""I Can't Stop Loving You""You Don't Have to Say You Love Me""Help Me""An American Trilogy""Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Big Boss Man", "Can't Help Falling in Love""Closing Vamp"                                     

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                    July 2, 1974, (Tuesday)

LIVE PERFORMANCE (CLOSING SHOW) - (Road Tour 13) (25 Shows) (25)

Salt Palace Arena, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. (8:30 pm)

Attendance: 13,000

Costume: White with Blue Rainbow (Turnpike, Swirl, Toothpaste) Suit - Original Belt.

MUSICIANS: Vocals: Elvis Presley - Lead Guitar: James Burton - Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson - Bass Guitar: Duke Bardwell - Drums: Ronnie Tutt - Piano: Glen D. Hardin - Guitar: Charlie Hodge.

BACKUP VOCALS: The Sweet Inspirations: Soprano: Myrna Smith - First Tenor: Estelle Brown - Second Tenor: Sylvia Shemwell.

J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet: Lead: Ed Enoch - Tenor: Bill Baize - Baritone: Ed Hill - Bass: J.D. Sumner.

Voice: Donnie Sumner - Sean 'Sherrill' Nielsen - Tim Baty. 

Soprano: Kathy Westmoreland.

MUSICIAL CONDUCTOR: Joe Guercio.

ORCHESTRA - The Joe Guercio Orchestra.

Warm Up Act: Jackie Kahane (Comedian).

Opening Act: The Sweet Inspirations:

Songs performed: "NA"

Voice:

Songs performed: "NA"

The Stamps Quartet:

Songs performed: "NA"

 

 

Elvis closed the tour with an evening performance in Salt Lake City.

Songs performed: "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "See See Rider", "I Got a Woman"/"Amen""Love Me""Trying to Get to You""All Shook Up""Love Me Tender""Hound Dog""Fever""Polk Salad Annie""Why Me Lord""Suspicious Minds""Band Introductions""I Can't Stop Loving You""Help Me""Bridge Over Troubled Water""Let Me Be There""Funny How Time Slips Away""Big Boss Man""Steamroller Blues""Help Me Make it Through the Night""Can't Help Falling in Love""Closing Vamp"                                     

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                             July 3, 1974, (Wednesday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                   July 4, 1974, (Thursday)

Tennessee Karate Institute, 1372 Overton Park Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.

 

 

Back in Memphis, Elvis put on a ninety minute karate demonstration with instructor Ed Parker at the Tennessee Karate Institute.

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Elvis remained in Memphis for the rest of the month, screened movies, shopped at Lansky's and attended the opening game of the Football League.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                    July 6, 1974, (Saturday)

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RCA released the latest Elvis album "Recorded Live in Memphis" (CPL1-0606). This was a live album that was taken from one of his appearances in Memphis on March 20. It didn't represent the complete show. The front cover showed the Graceland House from the front. The rear was a photograph of the musical gates at the entrance to the house. 

"Recorded Live in Memphis"

Songs:

Side 1: "See See Rider", "I Got a Woman", "Love Me", "Trying to Get to You""Rock & Roll Medley""Why Me Lord""How Great Thou Art"

Side 2: "Blueberry Hill"/"I Can't Stop Loving You", "Help Me", "An American Trilogy""Let Me Be There""My Baby Left Me""Lawdy, Miss Clawdy""Can't Help Falling in Love""Closing Vamp"

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                                 July 27, 1974, (Satur