Aloha From Hawaii 01/14/1973
Elvis Presley taped a January 12 rehearsal concert as a fail-safe in case anything went wrong with the satellite during the actual broadcast – however, nothing went wrong during the January 14 broadcast.
For both shows, Presley was dressed in a white "American Eagle" jumpsuit designed by Bill Belew.
The broadcast was directed by Marty Pasetta, who was then in charge of directing the Oscar ceremonies.
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Audience tickets for the January 14 concert and its January 12 pre-broadcast rehearsal show carried no price.
Each audience member was asked to pay whatever he or she could afford. The performance and concert merchandise sales raised $75,000 for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund in Hawaii.
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Presley arrived in Hawaii again on January 9, a day after his 38th birthday, to begin rehearsals.
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He had lost twenty-five pounds for the show and was confident after news that his record sales were increasing and that Elvis on Tour had been nominated for a Golden Globe.
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Rehearsals were held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village while the main set was being constructed.
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Although there were several technical problems, the rehearsals were an overall success.The Live Broadcast was awesome
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Long Live The King -Amen
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