Gates of Graceland: Las Vegas 1969

Join "Gates of Graceland" host Tom Brown, Graceland Vice President of Archives Angie Marchese, and special guest co-host Angela Henderson as they unbox items from the Graceland Archives that relate back to Elvis in Vegas from 1969!
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Please note: This episode has been edited since it’s originally posting due to a discrepancy with some of the artifacts presented. We appreciate Elvis fans' feedback regarding the discrepancy, and we are researching these items further.

[@margaretesterhuizen5114]

My late husband and I was big fans he now passed away 1989 . I'm still fan me from 1959 he was from 1956. He had all his movies those times it was 16mm projector and all the records. Made a special room just with Elvis Brooks and photos.

[@lindaweinstein4846]

I’d be crying my eyes out THATS A FACT !!! Omg to touch that Jacket 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@Lovemetender123]

My first instinct would to smell the shirt. What a cool moment. 😍

[@memphisflashfan1]

Haha! I thought the same thing.

[@MJ-sl1nc]

Gates of Graceland is a fascinating watch for all Elvis fans...But, Angie just makes it that much more intriguing because she is clearly a huge fan, she is so well informed, and she approached all topics with such ease and grace. Keep it up, Ang!! You, like The King, rock it girl!

[@lindaweinstein4846]

Miss Angie is so on point and just carries herself in a manor that she fits right into Graceland .. ELVIS’s HOME 🌟✨⚡️⭐️Thank you Angie & Tom ⭐️

[@leemontoya8028]

When I see all this! I say to myself Elvis had the Midas Touch! It's no wonder the man was so giving. " Awesome"

[@panteraxenos4789]

Yeah that's the outfit Elvis wore to meet Nixon. And the jacket he's wearing is the black velvet one he wore in the nightclub scene in the 68 special.

[@memphistenn77]

Unbelievable things that Elvis kept.....so happy right now

[@lindaweinstein4846]

Can’t get enough on anything that involves ELVIS PRESLEY AND THATS ALRIGHT MAMA 💖🎶👍🏼IM ALL SHOOK UP 💟✝️ELVIS WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER 1 FOREVER 🙌🏼⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@sherrelhauhe7791]

Amazing Elvis artifacts ...so glad they are all being preserved to tell the life of our beautiful Elvis !!!

[@bintsyboy]

Brilliant coverage, wish the winner was me 👌

[@broussey]

More!!! We need more lol.....

[@JBRSTTDB]

I saw the entire Nixon outfit on display when the Elvis exhibition came to the uk.

[@davidrixson2654]

Amazing video! I had no idea that Elvis wore that stage suit top at the meeting with President Nixon. The Black jacket that he had on was previously worn during a segment in the 68 special.

[@cut1986]

One of the best episodes ever!!

[@badapple65]

There is nothing more mind blowing than an actual garment of an individual. Incredible.

[@gracieg7601]

Fun fact - the night Elvis opened his show all the hollywood big movie stars were there like Cary Grant and all hollywood royalty came cause they had been meeting him out in Hollywood when he was filming but they wanted to see him ( the kid) in Action on stage. There was a big party in his suite for the Hollywood people. Sammy Davis jr. Had a special relationship with Elvis cause he was at Frank Sinatra’s show when Elvis was so nervous then thst Sammy gave Elvis a pep talk in the dressing rooms.

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

You're talking about August, 1970.

[@gracieg7601]

@@PauloPereira-jj4jv ok yes put the wrong year. Sorry about that. I’m not sure when Elvis gave Sammie the horseshoe shaped diamond ring. Sammie wore it till he died.

[@theelvisguru9490]

Those stars were comped by the hotel to be there on the opening nights of each Vegas season. Cary Grant, Ernest Borgnine, Fred Astaire they were always there. It was to hype up the event. It’s a tactic still used to this day

[@brojamesg1781]

That's well known

[@kelliintexas3575]

Sammy KNEW Elvis since 1956. When he played Las Vegas the FIRST time. Read up what Sammy says about Elvis and how MGM forced him to stay in the pop idol role and how he had acted scenes out with Elvis. It's a BEAUTIFUL story and tribute.

[@jerseytomato100]

It's nice to see your faces (no masks), lovely.

[@johndavis3921]

This was filmed back in the summer of 2019. Tom Brown mention the date of this taping at 21:29.

[@RandomVids519]

I love Elvis wooo😎👊🏻

[@louisskulnik7390]

16:35 I love his Beatle hair. It was a great look for him.

[@robertlelis3410]

More Elvis....!

[@mrsx7944]

I'm graduating with an MA in American history. I love American pop culture and Americana in general. I'd love to work at Graceland! My grandmother loved his gospel albums.

[@pamfrank3962]

Wonderful 👏 👏 👏

[@ewilliams2268]

TCB ⚡️

[@LIVEinPARADISO]

Correct me if I’m wrong: one engagement made him 500.000. 29 days and two shows a day(?). That’s less than 10.000 a show. And then half goes to the Colonel. What a sham

[@ANGEL-sp4yz]

Everything is about Elvis!

[@donnap587]

Always love The gates of Graceland, Thanks team.

[@80sHairMania96]

I just got to the part with the black two piece and I have literal goose bumps. I'm the director of my local museum and just seeing it preserved so well is so inspiring and give me chills! I would be so afraid to touch it even with gloves but also so awe struck to see it in person. Such a cool experience to see something Elvis wore! Its on my bucket list this year if not the next three years to go and see Graceland.

[@mrDCunningham]

Yep. Very cool 👍🏻😎

[@jjb653]

Amazing to have such great preservation of these items. It’s like the Lincoln library in its care of items.

[@kelliintexas3575]

Well just think, Vernon saved all those items for History. ELVIS could have cared less. Now each of those reciets are worth between $1,500 - $5,000 ea!!

[@fxman2011]

When are we getting another Gates of Graceland?

[@marchuntjens6092]

Great video! Tom, the moody blue blouse from Lanskys suits you very well.

[@rustyruss2962]

Awesome TCB ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stevenwalshe5606]

Wowtastic 😎🇮🇪

[@risacalcagno6072]

La sua voce scavalchera anche questo millennio. Nello Italia.

[@energiser221]

Thankyou Gates of Graceland

[@user-rr2eo7gb7z]

Fabbb interview !!! Yes, with a 5 year contract Elvis must have felt VERY SECURE !!!! AND IT SHOWED IN 1970 AND MOVIE TTWII; a glimpse into Elvis' life as big entertainer !!!

[@TheBooey1650]

Fantastic episode, Angie is incredible and knows just about everything regarding Elvis. Thanks so much. I love this.

[@ginapiedra9577]

That's really too bad that the records and music sound had to be edited out, I really enjoyed it and just made everything more real for someone like me who wasn't even born during that time. Thank you for a great (previous) Gates of Graceland episode.

[@BrendaBooher-hw4mf]

What a great episode of Gates of Graceland. Thank you so much.

[@delorespetree207]

Love to see fans get to see Elvis things

[@patriciadavis2506]

They need to turn the object around so everyone can see it, Amen!

[@sheliabrooks6706]

This episode was Wonderful I Loved it so much!!✨💜❤️

[@robertweedman8043]

Let’s get to it.

[@carolbell8008]

Nice that you dressed up!!

[@bograma]

Awesome episode! Keep it up! No, do it more often!❤️

[@tommyno24]

Angie, Know that job inside and out. You're the best at what you do. Please keep it up. Thank you.

[@user-rr2eo7gb7z]

Liked show. Morexwitvh Angie Marchese, please !!

[@staciehrv6387]

My heart stopped with that two-piece!

[@patriciaramsay5001]

Fantastic stuff

[@superd9072]

Just ELVIS..... Best description, EVER

[@DalainaRenee]

Love it 😅

[@spyderhobit]

I really miss these videos. Graceland/Elvis’ Estate should consider short form videos on Elvis’s jumpsuits (~2 min or less) Do each individual jumpsuit and you’d have a ton of vids to use for things like Tiktok, Instagram, and KZbin shorts.

[@kelliintexas3575]

I AGREE!!! CLOSE UP OF EACH SUIT!

[@mayageorgieva5335]

Just fantastic!

[@erickaboone1920]

Great show

[@ashleysadventures]

I see in the description the re-upload reason and totally respect that! Love watching these. Great job Angie, Tom & team!

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

Can you find out if Elvis was born with a medical condition called Pectus Excavatum. I have it and Joaquin Phoenix has it and so does Billy Zane. I think Elvis has it as well from looking at certain photos of him.

[@kelliintexas3575]

No he didn't have that. If you watch histories and photos taken in 1956 at The Peabody he was shirtless - A BUNCH. That being said, my HS Sweetheart had that and I had NO IDEA it had a name!

[@kelliintexas3575]

If you watch his MOVIES* they film him shirtless in over half lol

[@noahjones4276]

Awesome TB💜🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@BeatleJWOL]

Fun fact: Elvis' Gretsch guitar model was a Country Gentlemen; very similar, if not identical, to one of the guitars played by George Harrison during the Beatlemania days. I wonder if Elvis knew he was playing a guitar made famous by a Beatle (after Chet Atkins, of course).

[@icanfartloud]

Fun fact: Elvis recorded with Chet Atkins long before anyone knew who Harrison was...i.e. Knew about the signature series, and played one long before Harrison....i.e. Harrison's 63 was bought because Harrison was a diehard Elvis fan, as were all the Beatles....you have your history completely wrong, now that's a fun fact

[@supersonicsroots]

@@icanfartloud your name is really reflecting on your comments, right? George Harrison already had a Gretsch Duo Jet 6128 (1957 built) in 1961. He bought his first Country Gentleman in 1963 because Chet Atkins had a big influence on him, not because of Elvis.

[@conceicaofernandes242]

Curiosidade as partes ou não, só sei que tudo é explendido.sensacional amei demais.

[@geordab]

Love this episode but what about the albums or acetates in this box?? They weren't even mentioned! And this fan, Angela Henderson, was the perfect fan to be on this episode!!

[@daisysaurora888]

she is so lucky omg i was giggling with her 😭 this is so cool

[@kip4415]

Super cool!

[@James.G.Ireland]

This was a brilliant watch 🤙

[@John-dt4bi]

Amazing. What history.

[@mandymorrow5473]

After watching The ELVIS Movie last year, you know what I'd do with that contract signed by Tom Parker? Wipe my arse with it! That man practically killed him!

[@nemypun7042]

If i was there and saw that i would faint

[@helgeevensen856]

whaoo... that was awesome interesting-.,.-,,.- :)

[@James.G.Ireland]

I really hope somehow someplace in a vault there is footage of those first engagements

[@elnosworld9893]

He played that guitar on my birthday. 731 I was born in 1968 Wow

[@DarrenGlen]

Hang on...wait....what?? i saw VINYL...ACETATES...ON A TURNTABLE....but no discussion? no playing??? oh the pain!! whats with that!!!???

[@tori9951]

The colonel was a slime ball, running Elvis into the ground and taking 50% of everything he earned. Had the colonel not taken so much, Elvis could have toured less in the 70s and took care of himself. He wanted to tour Europe and do a serious film, the colonel kept him in the US, stifling his creativity. The colonel would have eventually been fired had Elvis lived longer. ✌️

[@bababooey7126]

The colonel didn’t take 50% of everything…

[@andykyriakides2144]

Elvis should have had the courage to fire him while he was alive , as he was certain the colonel was a danger to his health , and an obstacle to his future ambitions .

[@andykyriakides2144]

@@bababooey7126 actually , it's well documented he did .

[@johnbougourd4059]

@@andykyriakides2144 only 50% from 75 to 77 because it was harder to get Elvis up for anything

[@HRH-THO-II]

@@andykyriakides2144 he's actually correct. The colonel didn't take 50 % of everything the whole time. That's a myth and an a rumor.

[@MattStoneAsElvis]

Never been this early!

[@lenejrgensen5428]

💜

[@lenejrgensen5428]

💖😊

[@kankan572]

Fun fact 1501 vine st in Hollywood is now a Walgreens 😂

[@lisarodriguez4216]

Are you guys going to update this site!!!!

[@eaaivazian]

What happened to GATES OF GRACELAND? My family and I love watching it...our favorite web-show. Are there going to be more episodes?

[@michaelmiller6848]

If Parker was any kind of professional manager he would have had the 69 engagement recorded

[@naomifox9337]

The kernal is a gambler so used elvis presley worked him to death to pay his debt at the casino kernal was here eligally. Thats why elvis could not travel outside the states cause of him.

[@robcollett3921]

Was it explained about the records that were in the box? Somehow I missed that.

[@tapsa412]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🇫🇮

[@LynxSouth]

That deal that Parker made was terrible--very low pay per show, and very bad business to keep Elvis stuck in it for five years from the get-go without a clause for renegotiation of pay or a percentage of the door.

[@marilynadams349]

Saw this

[@rolltide9547]

Elvis was also paying the Colonel gambling losses which were in the 10 of millions.

[@fastfoodreviewcoffeeandelv9470]

Elvis achieved Sainthood? “Thou shall not put false gods before me”

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

I saw this video yesterday how can it be NEW today?

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

Carolus Magnus I thought it might something to do with the Elvis music. Yeah EPE or WB gave it a copyright strike. Now that would be bizarre.

[@baq8680]

It was edited because of comments made by us fans who actually know something about Elvis' music...

[@scottjenkins3095]

@@MysteryTrain They played an acetate they said was the opening show of July 31 1969. It of course was not. They also had a songlist they said was from '69 but it was clearly from 1971.

[@kikiiikiki7913]

Does someone maybe know, which facts were wrong. I would really like to know it. Maybe the person that wrote them??

[@davidhylton8173]

They claimed that the opening night show they had, but it was really August 3, 1969, also they showed a setlist from possibily 69 but was clearly 70-71.

[@salvatoresgambati2405]

Has benn erease the footage audio of the 31 july 1969 soundboard Acetate listining . Why???

[@salvatoresgambati2405]

@@MysteryTrain there is!!!! You don't know

[@scottjenkins3095]

@@salvatoresgambati2405 There is NO recording of the July 31 1969 opening show. The recording that was played in the original video here was from August 3. Several fans, including me, pointed this out. We know our stuff.

[@salvatoresgambati2405]

@@scottjenkins3095 sorry this evening I'll post for your eyes the screen

[@salvatoresgambati2405]

I can' t enclose the picture see on my facebook page

[@nebka44]

What are those records????

[@maggie7843]

Is the woman in the middle wearing a bathrobe?

[@vashsant9749]

Elvis still making women act like teenagers

[@davidherms3381]

A "FAN", she didn't even know who Elvis was, lol...Her sugadaddy did, though

[@user-ju7mk3eh9e]

Когда будет перевод на русский язык?

[@linapetrilli7605]

6

[@rangerwrcful]

The deal they talk about is so bad, Elvis payment per show was very lov, and Just dimes compared to what he made on toure

[@HYXHost]

Less than 100 views

[@deborahshingleton2628]

Parkers clown show