Movie Description:
In the 1950`s, Elvis Presley led the rock`n`roll revolution in music and pop culture. In the1960`s he concentrated mainly on his successful movie career.By 1968, it had been more than seven years since he had appeared on stage in front of a liveaudience. In his first television special, clad in his now-iconic black leather suit, Elvis performed classic hits both on stage alone and, in sequences generally regarded as the forerunner of today`spopular "unplugged" jam sessions, with friends and original bandmates. The program also included splashy productionnumbers. Taped in June 1968 in Burbank,it first aired that December 3rd on NBC abd was the network`s biggest ratings victory that year as well as the season`s top-rated show.