Elvis....A 20th Century Icon

There's no denying that Elvis Presley was singularly the most successful selling pop

artist of the 20th century. And thanks to the recent release of Baz Luhrmaan's

'Epic...Elvis in Concert' film, it has brought back this legendary artist back into the

forefront of the entertainment world, as well as attracting a new generation of fans.

1956 was Elvis's big breakout year marking his rise to international stardom in a

year that many claim was the birth of a new youth culture. Even John Lennon once

said that 'Before Elvis there was nothing.'

Sadly Elvis died at the young age of 42 in August 1977.

In the video above is what was originally the opening title scenes of Elvis's 1970

concert film 'That's The Way It Is' so it's quite a novelty to see this without the screen

titles plastered all over it. And many fans would agree that 1969/70 was a high point

in Elvis's career having just returned to live performing after a break of nine years

after ending his Hollywood movie commitments.

Video kindly uploaded to youtube by

The Elvis Factory

ELVIS....Back On The Big Screen

About to explode onto worldwide cinema screens next week is the new Baz Luhrmaan

film project Epic...Elvis Presley in Concert.

The film includes many rare 1970's film concert scenes and clips not seen before, as much

of the original footage was concealed and hidden away in sixty nine boxes.

But as soon as Baz Luhrmaan had access to them he brought in technical wizard Peter

Jackson to edit the unseen footage, and a new Elvis project was born. And fans can't wait

to see the end product.

Oddly enough I've seen several trailers for the movie but the one's I've seen don't actually

show or reveal any of those unseen clips. So perhaps Baz Luhrmaan is being shrewd here.

In the video above is a highlight clip from 'Elvis On Tour' (1972) in which Elvis pulls out

all the stops in the climax of  'Polk Salad Annie.' And it's from this film that we're soon to

see more unseen footage.

ELVIS VIDEO KINDLY UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE

BY  THE ELVIS FACTORY

BELOW ARE A FEW GIF CLIPS SHOWING SOME 

YOUTUBE REACTORS, REACTING TO ELVIS PERFORMANCES.