Offered is Scotty Moore's signed set list from the historic Elvis Presley concert on February 25, 1961. In the early 1990s, Scotty sold a number of his old sets of sheet music, lead sheets and score sheets from his career with Elvis. The offered set list was initally acquired during that time (a copy of the original letter authenticating the group of papers from Scotty is shown here). Scotty signed all the sheets at that time, just as he has this one in the upper left corner with "Leader Copy" below his name. Additionally, he added a note to the front that reads "Show Lineup after Army before Vegas." So interesting that that was how he framed the famous Memphis Charity show in his mind. The two 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch score sheets have the set list for the shows written in black felt tip, with notes written in blue ball point pen. Each song is notated by key and some other indicators such as "Vamp", "4 count" and "Elvis cold"--this last one indicating a number where Elvis comes in first signing, and then the band joins.
The set list of songs (in another hand), including three songs that were cut and noted with "OUT" written over them, includes:
- Heartbreak Hotel
- All Shook Up
- A Fool Such As I
- I Got A Woman
- Love Me
- Such A Night
- Reconsider Baby
- Fever
- I Need You Love Tonight
- Doing the Best I Can (marked "OUT")
- Dont Be Cruel
- One Night
- Tonight It's So Right for Love (marked "OUT")
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Its Now Or Never
- Swing Down Sweet Chariot
- His Hand in Mine (marked "OUT")
- Surrender
- Hound Dog
February 25, 1961 was named “Elvis Presley Day” by Tennessee governor Buford Ellington and Memphis mayor Henry Loeb and was a busy, but important day for Elvis himself. A special luncheon in Elvis’ honor was held in the Claridge Hotel’s Balinese Room at 12:30 p.m., when RCA presented Elvis with a diamond-studded watch for his sales of more than 75 million records. The luncheon was followed by two charity performances at 3:00 and 8:30 p.m. at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis. Comedian and host George Jessel introduced Elvis as “one of the greatest singer-actors of this century.” Over $50,000 was raised from these two concerts for 26 local Memphis charities. The hometown hero then hosted a party at his Graceland home. The offered set list is one of the few artifacts to exist from the concert--which would be one of Elvis' last pror to more than seven years of not performing until the '68 Comeback Special. Some wear from handling. Near Mint condition.