: Although Elvis performed his final concert in Indianapolis five days later on June 26, the Rapid City recording remains his most famous final televised performance. Many fans and critics view this vulnerable moment as an unconscious farewell to the world.
: It was featured on the platinum-selling double-LP Elvis in Concert . An earlier live version, recorded on April 24, 1977, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was also included on his final studio album, Moody Blue . Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody (Rapid City June 21, 1977)
: A visibly unwell and exhausted Elvis sat at the piano to perform the song spontaneously, without a setlist. Despite his failing health and physical limitations, his voice remained exceptionally powerful, reaching the song's difficult high notes with ease. : Although Elvis performed his final concert in
: The performance was broadcast posthumously on CBS on October 3, 1977 , as part of the Elvis in Concert special. An earlier live version, recorded on April 24,
Watch the hauntingly beautiful footage of Elvis Presley's final recorded performance of 'Unchained Melody' from 1977: Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody (Rapid City June 21, 1977) YouTube · maria mountain824
: RCA released a single based on this Rapid City recording in March 1978, which reached number six on the US and Canadian country charts.