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BIG BOSS MAN AT LAKE TAHOE

Lake Tahoe, May 24th 1974 Dinner Show
Sound: Audience recording ~ Very Good
Tracks: 22
Total running time: 55m52s

Musicians:

Lead Guitar: James Burton
Rhythm Guitar: John Wilkinson
Bass: Duke Bardwell
Drums: Ronnie Tutt
Piano: Glen Hardin
Accoustic Guitar/Backup singer: Charlie Hodge
Highvoice singer: Kathy Westmoreland
Backup Vocals: The Sweet Inspirations (Ann Williams / Myrna Smith / Sylvia Shemwell / Estelle Brown)
Backup Vocals: J.D.Sumner & The Stamps Quartet (Bill Baize / Ed Enoch / Ed Hill)
Backup Vocals: Voice (Shaun Nielsen / Donnie Sumner / Tim Baty)
Conductor: Joe Guercio
The Al Tronti Orchestra

01 2001 Theme 0:54
02 C.C. Rider 3:51
03 I Got A Woman - Amen 6:08
04 Love Me 1:31
05 Trying To Get To You 2:07
06 All Shook Up 1:04
07 Love Me Tender 1:49
08 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:08
09 Johnny B. Goode 1:50 ~ Great James Burton solo
10 Hound Dog 1:41 ~ w/reprise
11 Fever 2:56
12 Polk Salad Annie 3:31
13 Why Me Lord 2:45
14 Suspicious Minds 3:40
15 Band Introductions 1:41
16 I Can't Stop Loving You 2:14
17 Help Me 2:42
18 An American Trilogy 3:45
19 Let Me Be There 2:50
20 I'll Remember You 2:33 ~ Only known live version from 1974
21 Big Boss Man 2:34
22 Can't Help Falling In Love 2:07

Highlights: Trying To Get To You / Johnny B. Good / Help Me / I'll Remember You and Big Boss Man

A very good show from Elvis May '74 Lake Tahoe season. Elvis is in good voice, good humor and delivers an entertaining show. Standard set-list except for You Don't Have To Say You Love Me which replaced Steamroller Blues (what a pity), but nicely sung and qualified as semi-rare for 1974 as it was only sung at about 10 shows that year and the only known live performance of I'll Remember You during 1974. This version is actually quite good. The sound quality is surprisingly good, the audiance is audible but not disturbing and both Elvis as the band (including orchestra) can be heard very well. One of the better audience recordings which seems to be a bit overlooked.