Born in Tupelo, MI in 1935, last Friday marked what would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday. To pay honor to The King, let’s head back to his landmark 1968 Comeback Special – which was his first live performance since 1961 and also served as the template for MTV’s Unplugged series. Check out this incredible performance of Tiger Man…
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7:39 am
It’s a great song. There is (or possibly was) a CD of the ‘informal’ performances from the ’68 special called ‘Tiger Man’. If you like this performance it’s worth hunting out. It’s a bit like an ‘Unplugged’ but very raw.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 10:58 am
Yeah that album is fantastic, definitely captures a different side of Elvis than most people know and definitely a most own for any music fan.