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Video: Elvis Presley, born 80 years ago today, performs at the Spectrum in 1977

by Chris Krewson January 8, 2015January 17, 2023

Presley died in August 1977; this performance, from The Final Curtain box set, was recorded on May 28.

Elvis Presley 28 May 1977 Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Jenny Maher on Vimeo.

Chris Krewson

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Chris Krewson is the executive director of LION Publishers, a national nonprofit association that serves local journalism entrepreneurs build sustainable news organizations, and the founding editor of... More by Chris Krewson

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