Scene from Elvis On Tour (1972) - Mayor greeting Elvis on arrival in Roanoke

This is another favorite scene of mine from the Golden Globe Award winning documentary “Elvis on Tour“ (1972) by Pierre Adidge and Robert Abel. Elvis is super relaxed and in excellent mood when on his arrival in Roanoke, Virginia, on April 11th, 1972, he is greeted by Mayor Roy Webber (“You goin’ to play ’I ain’t nothin’ but a Hound Dog’??“) on his plane. Webber presents Elvis with a toy guitar made by some fans who told the Mayor Elvis had never played Roanoke. Within two or three seconds (0:50) Elvis re
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