Steve Binder, who directed the TV special, will appear at the Rock Hall at 2 p.m. You can learn about his "trendsetting innovations" and compete to win prizes. on Monday, a Stories of Rock presentation held by Rock Hall experts will take place at the Elvis Presley exhibit in the Main Exhibition Hall. Throughout the weekend, the Foster Theater will feature special highlight reels featuring archival footage about Elvis from the Rock Hall’s vault.Īt 1 p.m.
To mark the event's fiftieth anniversary, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, will host a series of special events this weekend and on Monday. The nationally broadcast concert came to be known as the ’68 Comeback Special, and it effectively relaunched the King of Rock’s career. 3, 1968, Elvis Presley performed live on TV for the first time in years. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Celebrates 50th Anniv of Elvis 'Comeback Special': On Dec. More than 40 years after his death, Elvis has finally got the documentary he deserves. Junk-food-scoffing cliches will have to look elsewhere.īut what emerges is a lovingly curated study that strips away the lardy jumpsuited caricature to show a prodigiously talented performer struggling to cope with unprecedented levels of fame. The focus is kept firmly on Elvis's music and cultural impact - so anyone hoping for the usual pill-popping,
It's an epic three-and-a-half hour sweep through the icon's life told by a starry line-up of commentators including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and ex-wife Priscilla. The Searcher is an attempt to plug that Blue Suede Shoe-sized gap with the help of hours of unseen footage from the Graceland vaults. Elvis Presley He may be the King of Rock 'n' Roll but, amazingly, there has never been a definitive documentary about Elvis Presley. (Spotlight, Source Dennis Laverty/ElvisInfoNet)Įlvis finally gets the documentary he deserves: With lesser expectations, the newspaper The Irish Sun has chosen the Elvis documentary 'The Searcher' as one of its top new DVDs. This is the type of material that should have been in the DVD Extras EIN totally agrees and thoroughly recommends this 37 minute video. The following are 10 segments that I thought could have fit into the film." Obviously I don't have access to the Elvis archives at Graceland, but I hope you enjoy. My goal was just to highlight those stories in some way. The 1970s disappointed when nothing was discussed about Elvis' only concept album (Elvis Country), nor 'He Touched Me' (they could have included unreleased Elvis on Tour footage of gospel segment) and finally with David Porter one of the Execs of the film from Stax Records that nothing was discussed about Elvis' returning to Memphis and STAX to record three key albums. The 1960s unfortunately glossed over American Sound, especially Elvis taking a risk with 'In The Ghetto'. The 1950's skipped what pushed Elvis over-the-top when he appeared on TV, two of his best films and soundtracks (Loving You & Jailhouse Rock), and the backlash he took with his rock and roll Christmas Album. He writes, "I really enjoyed The Searcher documentary, but after watching I wished they would have made it 4 hours. Luckily for us he has produced a lovely documentary "Elvis Presley: The Searcher - Additional Stories Not in the Original Film" that anyone can view on Vimeo. 'Elvis: The Searcher - Additional Stories' Spotlight: Like all too many serious Elvis fans Dennis Laverty felt let-down by the lack of seventies content in the HBO 'Elvis The Searcher' documentary. (DVD Reviews Source ElvisInformationNetwork) Is it really what Elvis fans wanted in this special DVD release?
Go here for the full review, a look at the "Questions & Answers" bonus material plus the special 20-page booklet.
However, how can such a fine documentary feel like such a let down as fans discover there are no DVD extras included that look deeper into Elvis' search?ĮIN's Piers Beagley looks at the recent Australian DVD releases to find a good value-for-money documentary is also one of the biggest Elvis marketing failures in years and a disgrace. The vision quality is excellent and it is a joy to slow-mo through some of the newly found clips and historical footage of Elvis. 'Elvis Presley: The Searcher' DVD Review: For fans of Elvis’ music there is no doubt that the HBO documentary “Elvis Presley The Searcher” was one of the best programmes ever made about Elvis and where his inspiration and music came from.įans were therefore pleased to know that the documentary would be released on DVD. Coming soon to EIN: Interview: William Ronan (author of Psychological Autopsy of Elvis Presley) Book Review: Letters from Elvis (Gary Lindberg), Interview: BBC's Matt Shepherd talks about his new book 'Elvis Behind The Songs'