It was 46 years ago tonight (June 26th, 1977) that Elvis Presley performed his last concert. "The King's" final show in Indianapolis at the Market Square Arena was his 55th show of the year. Despite Presley's failing health, and at times sickly appearance, his presence alone was still enough of a draw to sell out shows nationwide. Bootleg copies of Presley's Indianapolis shows have been available on the collector's circuit for years, and prove that Presley's voice was in good shape for the entire show, which was nearly identical to most of his 1977 performances.
Although the following October's CBS-TV special Elvis In Concert has been billed over the years as being Presley's final show, it was actually compiled from shows from June 19th, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska and on June 21st in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The setlist to Elvis Presley's final show was: "C.C. Rider," "I Got A Woman/Amen," "Love Me," "Fairytale," "You Gave Me A Mountain," "Jailhouse Rock," "It's Now Or Never," "Little Sister," "Teddy Bear," "Don't Be Cruel," "Release Me," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Early Mornin' Rain," "Johnny B. Goode," "I Really Don't Want To Know," "Hurt," "Hound Dog," and "Can't Help Falling In Love."
Ironically, on this day in 1909, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's longtime manager, is born. He dies in 1997.
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