Elvis Inside Look Overton Park Shell site of First Paid Gig The Spa Guy
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- This video is about The Spa Guy taking you inside of the Levitt Park Shell which used to be called the Overton Park Shell and was the site of Elvis' first paid gig in 1954.. We go inside the dressing rooms and see where the famous photo was made here.. Don't forget to subscribe..
Brilliant; just brilliant; these episodes are like a pilgrimage for us Elvis fans. Thanks for making them live Billy.
I love history and historical places, i miss my brother Elvis, always in my memory, play music of Elvis every day makes me feel good, spy guy keep rocking, young and doing great things
Gosh everyone is so nice to talk to you and take you around! Thats so awesome. You dont see that often anymore
Ho how he must of been feeling that night and how nervous he parents must of felt for him ,Thank God for the Presley's God bless them and God bless you Billy for this wonderful video and thankyou I really appreciate all your hard work .
Young Elvis looks so excited in the photo, if only walls could talk. Thank u Sir.
we need to get the Spa guy out to Hawaii for all the Elvis stuff out there!!
TCB and Trey too! Ha @spaguy
Whew! Little did they know that hot summer day in 1954 that they were launching "Ellis" Presley to become the world's King of Rock 'n' Roll forever. Thank you for this video.
Great video! So glad to see places like the Shell, Chisca Hotel, etc. have been preserved and not torn down. Major historical venues in the birth of rock n roll. Such a shame American Sound Studios was torn down!
There's one thing about it I've never heard a better vocalist ever even to this day Elvis had it all thanks for the video really enjoy it
Thanks for all you do, Spa. So appreciated.
Would love a segment devoted just to the famous Humes High talent show in '53. (Loved your previous vid on Humes bathroom "haircut" incident btw) That is what Tom Petty says must've been a pivitol moment in Elvis' life. It's where he finds the first real public validation of his talent. Elvis later recalled how popular he suddenly became in school after that performance. It's a hugely important moment that I feel has yet to be properly documented.
Thanks for sharing this very important part of the history of Elvis. It is amazing to see the buildings and the floors of the areas where Elvis once stood and walked on. I love seeing these rooms backstage and knowing that Elvis was in those rooms getting ready to perform .it was exciting to see the first place that Elvis ever performed a live show. What an honor it must have been for him , and very exciting to those people who were there to listening to him sing and show them a wonderful time. Thank you Elvis for bringing our world together and giving us your love and compassion and all the shows you did throughout your final performance!!*** ☺ 😇 😎 Elvis will always be in our hearts, minds, and souls forever. Thanks again Spa Guy; for without your hard work and dedication to Elvis; we would not be able to know these important facts on Elvis history*** look forward to many more stories. Hope you have a blessed day!!! ☺ 😇 👍
That was very COOL Spa Guy love these type of stories you gather up for us, Keep them coming....
Thank You
Terrific Elvis trivia Mr. Spa Guy...Overton Park (Levitt) Shell. Cool that the shell is still there and being used. That Elvis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins were there together...paid a whopping $4.00. And Elvis only at the young age of 19. Thank you and thanks to Mr. Silver too. And of course Ms Ashley. Tighten up and Lord bless.
I was there in 2004. It was really exciting for me to be there and to see where Elvis did his first show. The whole experience was great for me especially being a life long Elvis fan. Spa guy, kudos to all the great work you do. I hope if I ever come to Memphis again I would like to meet you. Thank you for keeping us fans up to date with all the information. Just when I thought I knew everything about the King.
This was really enjoyable! It’s so great when you come across nice people, like this gentleman ,to show you around. Thanks Mr. Silver for helping our friend, Spa Guy, to get all this great info on video! Loved it!!!
They need to have a plaque or statue of Elvis there to honour him. An important place in history. Thank goodness it was saved though.
Yes it was the launch of the biggest, brightest star ever!
Thanks Billy and Trey! Good job guys! Thanks yo that nice man.
Absolutely incredible video. I love this period in Elvis' life. From driving a truck to Megastar almost overnight. Great as usual SpaGuy!!Thank you!!
Wow That was the Wonderful Beginning of Elvis!!
Thank you for sharing 💕
Hi Billy.right out of the ball park my friend. Thank you so much to silver.ashley.fantastic video .just when We think we can’t be any more surprised there you go and find us more history.beautiful.and to hear about the little lad that became a police man who watched over Elvis’s body 16th and 17th oh my i never knew that.so interesting .unimaginable.🌈🕊
Spa Guy
Your My Favorite. You Do Amazing Videos History of My ElvisIcon...You Rock All The Time...😎
And like a rocket he took off!!!! Thanks for all ya do!!! Keep on TCB Billy!!!
Now this is some serious history right here Elvis is first gig I'm glad that we have got all this history on Elvis because it's very important stuff that we know all this and can share it through the years he is the greatest entertainer of all time so we must do this for all generations to see
Very true
I'm afraid that accolade falls to Sammy Davis.
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R.D.G. Be good if we understood what your talking about.
@@raymondoakford8357 we? or is it you. please stop being a punk (trouble starter) also i don't care to get a response frm u. please, lets let this dog sleep!(most likely over my head. yeah ok im stupid hope this response has u full filled. i hate your type one whom is lazy yet full of yourself!
Nice footage
Thank you spy guy for real and pure accurate information that must be passed on to all generations
I live 40 miles from Shakespeare's birthplace and 60 miles from Buckingham palace, also only 10 miles from the battle of Naseby site (Oliver Cromwell), anyone from Memphis want to do a student exchange so I can visit these Elvis landmarks? 😀 another brilliant video Spa Guy👍🏻
Wonderful video!!! I think about how they messed up Elvis name. I do not think it was a common name, especially in Oregon where I live. Next to my Grandmas grave is another grave the man is named Elvis and he was born in 1888. I loved your tour. It is very interesting. I have been to the auditorium where Elvis performed the Aloha special in Honolulu. It would be interesting to go there and tour that too. They have a wonderful Elvis statue too. Hawaii would be a great place to look into. Take care! Becki
I think you’re right, Billy, from my experience, I’d say that one side of that basement was for men, the other for women. They’d each have their own bathrooms, and dressing mirrors/tables, as well as their own separate doors leading out, and up the the stage. I’ve used the dressing facilities of a lot of venues built between 1930, and 1960, and that would be my guess. Great job and video as always, my friend!
Another lesson in history, it was like I went back in time. I was trying to imagine what that show would have been like. Keep On Keeping On!!!!
Great video. Thanks Billy.
Another gem. Silver is an awesome guide.
Well done, and great research.
I lived in Memphis in 1970-71, still have many relatives there. Sunday being my only day off back then, I'd hop on my Harley and go for a ride and always wound up driving through Overton Park, there was always a crowd every time I went there. Thank's for sharing this video, I enjoyed it.
Clam shell is much larger than I thought!! Great work Billy!!!
Its a pity that there isn't any footage of the performance that Elvis gave there in 54 .. Thank you once again for sharing this knowledge with us hard core Elvis fans Billy,much appreciated.
I am saving for a trip to Memphis this year in August and I'll rent a car to visit ALL of the places that you have shown us in your videos,including visiting the cemetery where Red and Sonny are resting and buy some clothes from Lanski's and of course the tour of Graceland and a visit to sun studio's and walk down Beale street.
Thank you once again Billy.
Silver really cares about the place
I'd love to time travel and be sitting in that audience!
So would I- once back there I'd stay.
Oh for time travel.
I've been binge watching your videos. I've enjoyed this! This has made my day. Lucky to find your channel. Keep up the good work.
✨🌿🇺🇸Still very exciting thoughts 🌿✨✌🏼🎶
I'll be in Memphis somewhere November 5 or 6 . Gotta see this place ! :)
Billy a blessing upon ye.
Such a unique looking building and what a grand event ❤ never would I ever have guessed Slim Whitman would be the opening act over Elvis 😉
Elvis wasn't really that big a deal then except grown ups and church going folk really didn't want their kiddo's digN the rockNroll thang....bi believe is why ol whitman was.... headliner(over e) ? not t sure, but there ya go an answer/0pin0n🎸🤔
lolbut that was a good thing ...boring to rockNroll.... i guess...
Another homer run brother🥂...I like Silver😂👍
Thanks for the video another great one you’re doing an excellent job my friend your friend G-man
I'm so glad you did a video about the Overton Levitt Park Shell . I heard about Elvis singing there before , but I've never heard much history about Elvis it. Very interesting. Thanks Spa Guy !! Love it !!
Outstanding video. Thank you.
Elvis must have said for the first time, “taking care of business”
Love the video. Billy Stallings you are the man. Thank you so much. 💓
Elvis has left the shell
He was so nervous he forgot the words, his foot was shaking. Elvis improvised, smart cookie!
This was one of my favorites
I appreciate all that you do and taking me on this journey with you.
yep, u went and done it again SIR(SpaGuy) yes Sir, u are very special to us all!
Been there and it was great but seeing the dressing room and where the picture was taken is awesome. Great vlog Billy
Thanks for that silver was a great help to you. But don't mess around with his pictures on the wall LOL. ELVIS IS ALWAYS TCB
hahaha
If only the walls could talk
Very interesting SG! Really good in fact.Wish as a general statement with these older buildings, shells , etc. they would change them the minimum during any needed construction or repair. Enjoyed the guide's attitude. Liking that shot they had of Elvis at his first paid gig.
Thanks Billy the spa guy 👍 for another cool video, I did see a video of a few months ago with no sound that was supposed to be Elvis's first performance before a live crowd and the first one to be filmed-now the guy that aired it said it belonged to his parents who obviously were at the show, said that Elvis pulled up in a station wagon I think, which they hung around until it got close to Showtime. The film itself is just short snips of Elvis just hanging around and a short clip of him performing
Tudo o que se refere à vida, a história de Elvis Presley é preciso divulgar. Amamos muito essa LENDA.....
Brasil.
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Barbara private ,,,,how cool is this where Elvis stood and played where he was great experience to have in memory I was to young but I have caught up in your clips I m so happy billy
How cool is that following his foot steps to play his gig really cool ( right standing where Elvis was great feeling to be on stage how cool I be shaking in my boots no doubt Elvis would have been good job billy)
Absolutely great!!!!! You are awesome Spa Guy!
Good job as usual
Always cool viewing your vids
Hi Billy.. I enjoyed video today!.. thanks so much for sharing the shell with us.. I got the opportunity to go there once back..when the seating..and rainbow was still there over the building... thanks for showing the painting of Elvis on side of building.. I wondered if there was more too the painting of him now I know!... Enjoyed the tour behind the stage and so forth.. certainly another part of the Elvis history..has been shown!.. Billy you think you'll ever make it too tupelo to show where a young Elvis..did the concert for charity?...that would be great too see..and learn more about!..thanks again..we appreciate you!... your friend Bonnie
Glad you went back to Overton n got a tour..ty Thanks Mr silver..God Bless
really enjoy watching your videos.great memories of visiting those places many many years ago.
INCREDIBLE!!
Thanks Billy, It was so nice to see that Shell Stage up close. At one time there was a large tree that someone had carved Elvis in the trunk of with a chain saw. I remember stopping and looking at it. I guess it's rotted away by now but at the time I thought it would last a long time. I wanted to see the inside the stage that day but it was said there was a street guy or wine-o sleeping inside so I didn't try to go in, but I wanted to. Thanks for letting me see the inside of the Shell. God Bless You .--- Your Friend (Mac)
This is fantastic! I believe (as do most rock historians) the first Rock n Roll concert to be the Moondog Coronation Ball in Cleveland, OH, 3/21/52.
Another Great Video Billy ~ thanks for the history, and thanks to Silver, Ashley, Gordon, Barry and Trey
A little trivia about Slim. He was left handed and played the guitar leftie. A very young left handed Paul McCartney, probably 12 yrs. old, seen a picture of Slim in a magazine and noticed Slim's strings on his guitar were the opposite of a right handed player. Slim was the first left handed guitar player Paul had ever seen.
So that's where his legs started shaking and, didn't stop. He drove all the girls wild and, the parents mad. They took really good care of that stage and am glad it's still around. I'm sorry they took the painting down, it was pretty.
Thanks Spa Guy.
The pictures of Elvis show him with the custom leather covered Martin guitar ..( a great story in itself)..I would have thought at this earliest period of his career he would have he would have still been playing his Kay guitar...A Martin guitar would have been a large expenditure for a young man just starting out...I know I bought my first Martin on a "extended layaway "plan when I was 17 from a kind old gentleman that ran a jewelry and loan
I've seen that photo captioned as Elvis' second appearance at the Shell.
August !955
The one with the Coke machine is supposed to be from July 1954
This was great!! I enjoyed this so much. The Johnny Cash story made me lol 😂! That was definitely a Johnny Cash move.
Any way to know the price of a ticket back then?! Maybe a $1 for the good seats and .50cents for the cheaper seating...
Would love to see more history on this. I hope the word gets out. I’ll be sure to share this all I can.
Wonderful video ,Billy! Tcb ☇
Follow the Spa Guy!!! He has great videos about Elvis, just some friendly advice from a fan of both! You can see that he wants his viewers to know the truth about E. Plus he has other videos of great stars. Thank you Spa Guy for your time and another interesting video✌️
This is so cool, love it!
So happy to see this. Enjoy your videos so much. A history lesson.
I grew up in Memphis in the 60s and 70s in Midtown I saw Bookert and the MGs trapeze -Argent And buddy miles right after Jimi Hendrix passed and I saw a lot of plays an orchestral shows at the Shell
I'm sitting in front of the Overten Park Shell as I'm listening to this video! It's amazing!
Very Cool Stuff!! I drove by there about 4-5 hours ago..
Yes, I was in Tupelo yesterday, went by his birth home, his elementary school, and middle school! I loved walking in his footsteps! I'm going to Graham tomorrow. Will be there all day! Linda and Jerry will be talking about him, then onto the tour of the house and museum! At 5:30, Jerry will be talking about Lisa Marie! Full day tomorrow!
Graceland!!
Loving these videos! Lisa also played the Shell I believe!
So Very Cool !!!
Another great video. BTB E G.
Thanks for sharing 😎
Great stuff.that guy was pretty helpful 👌🇺🇸
Too bad you didn't have the old blue prints.strang how you have to exit to reenter the building.
I know the truth about Elvis Presley Elvis Presley still alive to this day and I know people that was involved in everything but I wish the best for Elvis Presley and may God bless him and his family and have a good day
Awesome!
Awesome video love it !!! Did elvis come to Alabama? And if so are you coming to Alabama? I would like to see it !!
Those side wings on the shell are much smaller than in earlier (1950's?) photos. Makes me wonder if the 1955 dressing rooms were beside the stage. If so they're gone now. Scotty would have known.
The dressing rooms are where they were told to be..
brotherSpaGuy ..Bill, thank you.... your diligences of course is beyond...? sir we thank you so very much, but get more rest. WE(the world) NEED YOU HEALTHY AND RESTED( u are top shelf). To me..., my brother ....u appear overworking for us. you appear u could use afew mo hrs of solid peaceful rest(sleep) we love and need u ! looks are great...! to me i feel u r tired.please don't over do yourself for us. you know thats what Elvis did.... and he died
Hi Billy thanks for all the information you bring us fans.
I have a question maybe you know an answer or might want to touch on.
I was just watching the latest post from true stories now I have never put any credit that Elvis is alive and all that ,although I could understand if he wanted to disappear especially at that point of his life.anyway true stories had a picture of meditation garden being constructed and their concern was no one was buried there really I dont know it raise a question for me as to where there ever any photo documentation of them being moved from the cemetery to Graceland?you would think that news would have leaked out to paper and such especially after the threat to steal Elvis from the mausoleum do you have any answers Billy?thank you
The Meditation Garden was there when Elvis bought the house at least a form of the garden and it got nicer over time..
@@SpaGuy Thanks Billy yeah I knew the garden was there before the burials of Elvis and Gladys.
The question really isn't meant to be disrespectful just curious after seeing 'true stories title secrets of Elvis's Grave'made me wonder where they able to move them to meditation garden without any one finding out , we all knew from the news at the time about the threat to steel Elvis's body so anyway it just brought a few questions for me thanks for the response
Great job Spa Guy. Thank you for all you do to bring us Elvishistory. I have one question. When Elvis played here, was he not with Scotty yet?
Yes he was.. Scotty's band the Starlite Wranglers was playing there too..
Thank you for responding Spa Guy. That means alot to me. Have a wonderful day and God bless you and your family.
Life is apart of history without history there would not be life that's why I watch your TH-cam channel everything before my time interested me cause if something wasn't lined up in a certain time nothing would be possible
Did Elvis's guitar have the leather cover on the first show? Seems quite extravagant considering he hadn't been paid for anything. Not picking just questioning. great sleuthing as always.
great video sir
I had heard of this place but don't remember why
Good one.
Interesting
I don’t think that picture in the beginning with him standing at the wall with his guitar was his first performance. How I know that is because of his guitar and his clothes. His leather cover on his guitar was not bought until he started making money, which he bought in 1955. The picture of him at his first performance was the one with the coke machine and the one with the little boy. He also performed at the shell in 1955, which is the picture you guys are talking about. His clothes are different in the pictures aswell
20:29. I noticed on Billy Smith’s red business card at the dojo it had that same Star of David / Christian Cross combination graphic on it... Coincidence? What is the Elvis connection with this iconography?