No wonder we lost Elvis in '77

It really surprised me when I saw Elvis's schedule in '77. I saw it when we went to Memphis and I think its where they have the airplanes exhibition. It showed just what he did in that time. I dont think a well man of 42 could handle that schedule or events, never mind a very ill one.

Take a look:

Concerts in Feb:
February 12 - Hollywood. Ca. Sprtatorium
February 13 - West Palm Beach. Fla. Auditorium
February 14 - St. Petersburg, Fla. Bay Front Center
February 15 - Orlando, Fla. Sports Stadium
February 16 - Montgomery. Ala. Garretti Coliseum
February 17 - Savannah, GA. Civic Center
February 18 - Columbia, S. Carolina. Carolina Coliseum
February 19 - Tohnson City, Tenn. Civic Center Freedom Hall
February 20 - Charlotte, N. C. Coliseum
February 21 - Charlotte, N. C. Coliseum

Concerts in March:
March 23 - Tempe. Arizona. Arizona State Univ.
March 24 - Amarillo. Texas. Civic Center
March 25 - Norman, Oklahoma. Univ. Of Oklahoma
March 26 - Norman, Oklahoma. Univ. Of Oklahoma
March 27 - Abilene, Texas. Taylor County Coliseum
March 28 - Austin, Texas. Municipal Auditorium
March 29 - Alexandria, LA. Rapidas Parish Coliseum
March 30 - Alexandria, LA. Rapidas Parish Coliseum

April 1 - 5 Elvis is hospitalized in Memphis and tour shows scheduled for March 31-April 3 are canceled.

April 1 - Elvis Admitted To Baptist Hospital 'Entertainer Elvis Presley was admitted to Baptist Hospital early today after canceling a show at the last minute in Baton Rouge, La., and flying to Memphis with complaints of intestinal flu ..' - The Memphis Press Scimitar

April 6 - Elvis at Home : Hospital on Call 'Elvis Presley was released from Baptist Hospital at 4am yesterday [April 5] ... He decided to keep the [Hospital] rooms reserved ... He is feeling fine and looking forward to returning to his personal appearance tours that begin April 21 at Greensboro, NC'. - The Commercial Appeal

Concerts in April:
April 21 - Greensboro, N. C. Coliseum
April 22 - Detroit, Michigan. Olympia Stadium
April 23 - Toledo, Ohio. Univ. of Toledo
April 24 - Ann Arbor, Michigan. Crisler Arena
April 25 - Saginaw, Michigan.
April 26 - Kalamazoo, Michigan. Wings Stadium
April 27 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Arena
April 28 - Green Bay, Wisconsin. Brown County Veterans
April 29 - Duluth, Minn. Duluth Arena
April 30 - St. Paul, Minn. Civic Center

Concerts in May:
May 1 - Chicago, Ill. Chicago Stadium
May 2 - Chicago, Ill. Chicago Stadium
May 3 - Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw Center
May 20 - Knoxville, Tenn. Univ. Of Tennessee
May 21 - Louisville, Ky. Freedom Hall
May 22 - Largo, Md. Capital Center
May 23 - Providence, R.I. Civic Center
May 24 - Augusta, Maine. Civic Center
May 25 - Rochester, N.Y. Community War Memorial
May 26 - Binghamton. N.Y.
May 27 - Binghamton. N.Y.
May 28 - Philadelphia, Pa. Spectrum
May 29 - Baltimore, Md. Civic Center
May 30 - Jacksonville, Fla. Coliseum
May 31 - Baton Rouge, La. La State Univ

Concerts in June:
June 1 - Macon, Ga. Coliseum
June 2 - Mobile, Ala. Municipal Auditorium

June 17 - 26 - Elvis tours in concert. Shows on June 19, 20, and 21 are recorded by RCA and videotaped by CBS-TV for an upcoming live album and television special. Footage from the show on the 20th is not used in the show. The special will be called 'Elvis in Concert'. It will air in early October after Elvis' death in August. The camera gives a shocking picture of Elvis' poor health in his final days. Still, some of the song performances are great. He still had his voice.

June 17 - Springfield, Mo. Southwest Mo. State Univ.
June 18 - Kansas City, Mo. Kemper Arena
June 19 - Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha Civic Center Recorded by RCA for Elvis in Concert
June 20 - Lincoln, Neb. Perishing Municipal Auditorium
June 21 - Rapid City , S.D.. Mount Rushmore Recorded by RCA for Elvis in Concert
June 22 - Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls Arena
June 23 - Des Moines, Iowa. Veteran's Memorial Auditorium
June 24 - Madison, Wisc. Dade County Coliseum
June 25 - Cincinnati, Ohio. Riverfront Coliseum
June 26 - A concert at Indianapolis, Indiana's Market Square Arena. The last concert performance.

June 26 - 60 second RCA Elvis radio commercials played in Australia (Welcome To My World)
June 27 - August 15 Elvis relaxes in Memphis and prepares for the next leg of touring for 1977

July - The album Moody Blue released - Highest chart position U.S. #3 U.K. #3 AU. #3
July 22 - MOSCOW (AP) - Pitty Poor Elvis - So Say Reds 'To hear the Soviets tell it, rock star Elvis Presley is now a broken and forgotten man demonstrating to the world the heartlessness of the American system of exploitation. ...Today this 42 year old man has lost his taste for life ..'

August 1 - The book 'Elvis - What happened ?' released

August 15 - The album 'Moody Blue' enters Australian album charts.

August 16 - Shortly after midnight Elvis returns to Graceland from a late-night visit to the dentist. Through the early morning of the 16th he takes care of last minute tour details and relaxes with family and staff. He is to fly to Portland, Maine that night and do a show there on the 17th, then continue the scheduled tour. He retires to his master suite at Graceland around 7:00 AM to rest for his evening flight. By late morning, Elvis Presley is dead. It is announced by mid-afternoon. In a matter of hours the shock registers around the world.

'A Memphis Fire Department ambulance from Engine House 29 at 2147 Elvis Presley Boulevard responded to the call at 2:33 pm and by 2:56 pm had taken Presley to the emergency room at Baptist Hospital, seven miles away from his Whitehaven home' 'It was just a routine call. Someone was having difficulty breathing at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard. Such calls had come in before when people had collapsed on the street as they waited to catch a glimpse of their singing idol. The call was received by the normal procedure, said Charlie Crosby, an emergency medical technician. We only knew it was his house'. - The Commercial Appeal

That is one big schedule. Was it true he was playing two shows a day.