The Carpenters

Elvis Went Live at 12:30 A.M. in Hawaii. NBC Aired the Show in April. At half past midnight on January 14, 1973, Elvis Presley took the stage in Honolulu. The hour made sense in Japan and other markets across the Pacific, where viewers could watch the concert live at a much more convenient time. NBC’s U.S. telecast came nearly three months later, on April 4. And the wait was only one difference between the broadcasts. Once the Honolulu audience had left, Elvis and his musicians returned to the stage. They taped five more songs in the empty arena, including “Blue Hawaii” and “Hawaiian Wedding Song.” Four of those performances made it into the April broadcast. So two people can remember watching Aloha from Hawaii in 1973 and remember different songs. Both can be right. The most revealing part of the production may be what happened after the applause ended. What did those extra songs add to the version NBC prepared for American viewers?

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BEFORE THERE WAS “MISTY,” BEFORE “CHANCES ARE,” BEFORE THE WORLD FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS VOICE — THERE WAS A FATHER SINGING COUNTRY SONGS TO HIS LITTLE BOY. Johnny Mathis grew up listening to his father, Clem, a talented singer and pianist from Texas. Their family didn’t have much money, but music was always present. Clem loved country and western melodies, and young Johnny listened closely as his father played and sang. One of the songs Johnny later remembered was Bob Wills’ “San Antonio Rose.” Those evenings helped shape his earliest understanding of music. Years later, when Johnny recorded Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville in 2010, he described the project as a return to the songs his father had introduced to him. The world heard a legendary romantic singer exploring country music. Johnny heard something much more personal. The echoes of his childhood.