Elvis in West Palm Beach on 2-13-77?

[Vissie]

I know some of you here are great with details so I was wondering.. can you tell me why Elvis was in the parking lot of the Sheraton Hotel in West Palm Beach on February 13, 1977? Did he stay there for a few days before leaving for Orlando's concert on the 15th?

[The King's Queen]

I checked in the book, "Elvis Day By Day", and it had nothing about this visit. So, I'm clueless...

[Vissie]

I checked in the book, "Elvis Day By Day", and it had nothing about this visit. So, I'm clueless...

Thanks for checking Queenie... I'm so curious

[Tony Trout]

Elvis held a concert in West Palm Beach, FL at the Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. on February 13, 1977.

Here is the following information I found which was taken from the awesome "Elvis In Concert" website:

Date: 13 Feb 1977 Time: 8.30pm Venue: West Palm Beach, FL. Auditorium Tickets: 7,000 Costume: Rainfall Suit Track list: Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Little Sister
You Gave Me A Mountain
Blue Suede Shoes
O Sole Mio/It's Now Or Never
My Way
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
And I Love You So
Fever
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
What'd I Say
Johnny B. Goode
Blueberry Hill
Love Letters
Hurt
Hound Dog
Danny Boy
Walk With Me [by Sherril Nielsen]
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love
Recordings: Elvis - Coming On Strong (from and including Little Sister onwards, but missing Early Mornin' Rain, Love letters and Danny Boy. CD contains several tracks from 16 Feb 77).
Photos: 0 Comments: Elvis spent much of this show surrounded by bodyguards on stage.

Why was Elvis surrounded by bodyguards onstage for much of the show???

[The King's Queen]

Elvis held a concert in West Palm Beach, FL at the Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. on February 13, 1977.

Here is the following information I found which was taken from the awesome "Elvis In Concert" website:

Date: 13 Feb 1977 Time: 8.30pm Venue: West Palm Beach, FL. Auditorium Tickets: 7,000 Costume: Rainfall Suit Track list: Also Sprach Zarathustra
See See Rider
I Got A Woman/Amen
Love Me
Little Sister
You Gave Me A Mountain
Blue Suede Shoes
O Sole Mio/It's Now Or Never
My Way
All Shook Up
Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
And I Love You So
Fever
[band introductions]
Early Morning Rain
What'd I Say
Johnny B. Goode
Blueberry Hill
Love Letters
Hurt
Hound Dog
Danny Boy
Walk With Me [by Sherril Nielsen]
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love
Recordings: Elvis - Coming On Strong (from and including Little Sister onwards, but missing Early Mornin' Rain, Love letters and Danny Boy. CD contains several tracks from 16 Feb 77).
Photos: 0 Comments: Elvis spent much of this show surrounded by bodyguards on stage.

Why was Elvis surrounded by bodyguards onstage for much of the show???

Right Tony! I just found it...lol..was looking at the wrong month...

[Vissie]

Wow! You guys are great detectives!! Thanks so much for sharing that with me I had no idea he ever appeared in West Palm Beach

I had found this information, but.. as you can see... WPB isn't listed ~

February 12, 1977. (8:30 pm) Hollywood, FL.
February 15, 1977. (8:30 pm) Orlando, FL.
February 16, 1977 (8:30 pm) Montgomery, AL.
February 17, 1977 (8:30 pm) Savannah, GA.
February 18, 1977. Columbia, SC
February 19, 1977. Johnson City, TN
February 20, 1977 (8:30 pm) Charlotte, NC.
February 21, 1977. Charlotte, NC.

[The King's Queen]

Vissie...

2/13/77: West Palm Beach, Florida

2/14/77: St. Petersburg, Florida

as listed by that particular book...

[Vissie]

Vissie...

2/13/77: West Palm Beach, Florida

2/14/77: St. Petersburg, Florida

as listed by that particular book...

Wow! Thank you Queenie! I appreciate it!

[Tony Trout]

Wow! You guys are great detectives!! Thanks so much for sharing that with me I had no idea he ever appeared in West Palm Beach

I had found this information, but.. as you can see... WPB isn't listed ~

February 12, 1977. (8:30 pm) Hollywood, FL.
February 15, 1977. (8:30 pm) Orlando, FL.
February 16, 1977 (8:30 pm) Montgomery, AL.
February 17, 1977 (8:30 pm) Savannah, GA.
February 18, 1977. Columbia, SC
February 19, 1977. Johnson City, TN
February 20, 1977 (8:30 pm) Charlotte, NC.
February 21, 1977. Charlotte, NC.

If I'm not mistaken the above info comes from the "Elvis Presley In Concert" website. It's a great site but not as "complete" date-wise as the "Elvis In Concert" site

[Vissie]

If I'm not mistaken the above info comes from the "Elvis Presley In Concert" website. It's a great site but not as "complete" date-wise as the "Elvis In Concert" site

You're absolutely right Tony ~ I'll refer to the one you suggest from now on

Sadly, the auditorium no longer exists. It was sold to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah's Witnesses) in 1998.

[The King's Queen]

Vissie...

You might want to buy the "Elvis Day By Day" book by Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgensen. It seems to be pretty acurate, and it has a LOT of info like this in it...

[Vissie]

Vissie...

You might want to buy the "Elvis Day By Day" book by Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgensen. It seems to be pretty acurate, and it has a LOT of info like this in it...

Queenie thanks very much for this great tip! I will definitely look into it

[The King's Queen]

Queenie thanks very much for this great tip! I will definitely look into it

You are very welcome Vissie... Ebay is usually a good place to find books...if you are interested in searching there, you may find quite a few.

[Vissie]

You are very welcome Vissie... Ebay is usually a good place to find books...if you are interested in searching there, you may find quite a few.

I've been looking at some of the books that are out on the market and I'm anxious to begin collecting some of them. It's fascinating reading about him

[King_Creole]

The "Coming On Strong" cd from this concert held in West Palm Beach on 2/13/77has is of the best sonically sounding soundboards ever released on Elvis ...

At least on "Imports" ...

[Vissie]

The "Coming On Strong" cd from this concert held in West Palm Beach on 2/13/77has is of the best sonically sounding soundboards ever released on Elvis ...

At least on "Imports" ...

King, thank you for letting me know! I really had no idea he ever appeared in WPB

[rawkinlvs]

this was a very bad show , it seemed that ELVIS was very ill, he was breathing heavy and tired throuhgh out the show, he was going to do i can't stop loving you, and aborted it . i saw and filmed this performance a little girl was given a scarf and 2 women snatched it from her , E.P. was unaware until 2 songs later when charlie brought it to his attention , needless to say the girl was given a pile of yellow scarves. The photo of the parkinkglot candid was taken by ron gallela.

[EDOEP]

At least on "Imports" ...

there is no official release so far, is there?

guess the 'import' is all we got, hence.

hugs, ellie

[Vissie]

this was a very bad show , it seemed that ELVIS was very ill, he was breathing heavy and tired throuhgh out the show, he was going to do i can't stop loving you, and aborted it . i saw and filmed this performance a little girl was given a scarf and 2 women snatched it from her , E.P. was unaware until 2 songs later when charlie brought it to his attention , needless to say the girl was given a pile of yellow scarves. The photo of the parkinkglot candid was taken by ron gallela.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! Elvis, poor guy, does look winded and bloated in the parking lot photo.

I'm still very surprised he performed at this venue in WPB. He was still very popular and I would think a 5,000 seat auditorium would be small for him?

[ksimms2]

this was a very bad show , it seemed that ELVIS was very ill, he was breathing heavy and tired throuhgh out the show, he was going to do i can't stop loving you, and aborted it . i saw and filmed this performance a little girl was given a scarf and 2 women snatched it from her , E.P. was unaware until 2 songs later when charlie brought it to his attention , needless to say the girl was given a pile of yellow scarves. The photo of the parkinkglot candid was taken by ron gallela.

women snatching scarves from little girls! the nerve! I'm glad Elvis made things right. In the photo above of him in the parking lot, he does look bad....bloated actually. Poor man....maybe even then if he would have sought medical help, do you think it would have helped save his life?