This writer is a New Yorker with wanderlust. She loves good food, music, the beach, and storytelling.

When Elvis Presley headed out for his last concert tour in June 1977, his health was in terrible condition.


Years of poor diet, lack of exercise and drug abuse left Elvis in terrible shape for a man of 42.

Yet despite his poor mental and physical health and , “The King of Rock and Roll” wasn’t going to give up what he loved most in life and head out for what we now know was his last stretch of shows. Recently, this never-before-seen footage surfaced on the internet of one of Elvis’ last public performances.

This is a clip of Elvis singing the beautiful and classic song “Unchained Melody”, which is sure to bring back some memories for all of us.


It was filmed at a show in Rapid City, South Dakota and if you pay close attention to the details like the extra-large Coke Elvis sips on in this video, you can see just how bad Elvis’ condition really was.

Listening to this amazing performance by The King sent shivers down my spine. It’s such a tragedy that such great talent was taken from our world too soon.

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