Elvis Presley, despite having the obvious hurdle to leap of being dead for 29 years, is currently touring Australia... kinda.
His TCB (Takin' Care of Business) band (or at least those who are still alive) are currently touring the world playing live to pre recorded footage of Elvis, taken mainly from his Aloha From Hawaii and That's The Way It Is concerts.While at times the editing of the vocals seemed a tad forced, with background cheers sometimes cut suddenly and unnaturally, but the brilliant band made up for it.
The star of the show was legendary guitarist James Burton, who still has that aura of cool that surrounded him in the 70s.
The show even included Elvis introducing the band, and saying things like "play it James!" before a guitar solo.
The big screen, which featured the old footage, was flanked by two smaller screens showing the actual band which made it difficult at times not to look down expecting to see the great man himself.
Original Sweet Inspirations member (the female backing vocalists) Myrna Smith was caught lovingly looking at the screen as Elvis joked "Tomorrow night we're getting the Supremes to fill your spot", a typical reaction of a band that smiled, rather than cried as they watched their friend and boss on the big screens.
The show also featured a few of Elvis' suits as featured in some of his more famous stage performances, including jump suits and an old Gretsch guitar. The exhibition is guarded 24 hours a day, as these items of clothing are priceless.
