Largest Worldwide Concert

A lot of people don't even like this man. Growing up you had two types of individuals. They either said Elvis was a great actor but a terrible singer, or a terrible actor and a great singer. This performance of the American trilogy is terrific. Elvis really slimmed down for this performance. They say It was the first time satellite technology was used to transmit a live concert around the world. In the 2004 deluxe DVD of Aloha, Elvis Presley Enterprises said the special attracted between 1 billion and 1.5 billion viewers.

Elvis is number two in record sales behind the Beatles. The Beatles sold 258 million albums, Elvis sold 208 million and Michael Jackson sole 170 million respectively.

This song above has three songs combined. Elvis did this collaboration in an effort to bring America back together. This is a live recording from an Elvis concert, which unites three 19th century American folk songs: "Dixie," "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "All My Trials" in a symbolic effort to bring America together. Each song is described as to their usage "Dixie" — a popular folk song about the southern United States.

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" — a marching hymn of the Union Army during the American Civil War; and

"All My Trials" — a Bahamian lullaby related to African American spirituals and widely used by folk music revivalists.

Early in his career Mac Davis wrote a song for Elvis called In the Ghetto. Elvis was advised not to release it as it was believed it would hurt him, but it didn't. Many folks has asked what did Elvis know about the Ghetto? He grew up in a housing project dirt poor in Tupelo, MS. Elvis was very generous with his money. He heard of a woman needing a wheelchair, so he made sure she had the best one available. When he was in the Army, he would give away his paychecks because again he didn't need the money.

Elvis helped many artist as well, he gave TG Shephard a bus so he could tour. When Elvis was going to sing in The Houston Astrodome he was told that he had to leave his back up singers behind because they were black. Elvis responded that's fine either my girls get the same treatment I do or I will cancel the concert. As many number one songs that Elvis had, he never won a Grammy Award, except for his gospel album. That was his proudest moment.

One of Elvis's back up singers was the all time great JD Sumner and Whitney Houston's mother. I am sure Whitney was able to tour with her mother and see how Elvis performed, worked and prepared for his shows. Whitney was born in 1963 and would have been ten when Elvis did this concert. When Elvis got his first royalty check, he bought a Cadillac and had it painted pink for his mother.

Elvis didn't just stick to one genre of music. He released country albums, pop, rock and roll and gospel albums. On October 2, 1954 a nineteen year old Elvis Presley made his debut on the illustrious Grand Ole Opry stage. However, the outcome wasn't what he anticipated. He showed off his new high-energy, rockabilly song, “Blue Moon of Kentucky”, but the crowd wasn't impressed.

Elvis was called a racist by many, but watch the videos Elvis and the black community and you will walk away with a different point of view. He was loved and respected by the great Mahammad Ali, Sammy Davis Jr and many more.

Whitney meets Elvis. She was only six years old in 1969, when her mother Cissy Houston, along with the group Sweet Inspirations sang for Presley. When Houston came with her mother to sit in backstage, she was in awe meeting Elvis. This Whitney's take on it. You actually don’t meet Elvis, you just look at Elvis“

Captivated at a young age, Houston said she could never forget that experience. Her mother and Presley were very close since she sang backup for many years. What an amazing experience! I am sure it was for a six year old to meet a legend.

When Elvis passed the world was shocked. When Elvis Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, he left a worldwide legion of music fans in mourning. It was no different on Long Island, where "the King" had been scheduled to perform at the Nassau Coliseum a week later.