Today's Adventure: At an MGM rehearsal facility during the production of Elvis: That's the Way It Is, Denis Sanders explains the finer points of documentary filmmaking technique to an out-to-lunch Elvis Presley, while TCB stalwarts James Burton and John Wilkinson wait patiently (1969)
6 comments so far:
I love TCB, and how he had it on his planes and what not.
Burton looks too cool for school here, which of course he was.
God that band Elvis assembled was/is amazing. This is one of those concert films I never tire of...the perfect combination of singer, band and material.
"A little less conversation, a little more action please. All this aggravation aint satisfactioning me."
swac, Burton is such an awesome guitarist that Fender gave him the ultimate honor of putting out a Custom Shop Telecaster modeled to his specifications. My kids have become huge Elvis fans after we made a pilgrimage to Graceland last summer (yes, it is hyper commercialized but...IT'S ELVIS!), and we never tire of watching Elvis movies and concert films. "out-to-lunch" or "too cool for school", you make the call.
My comment wasn't meant to demean Burton, I've been in awe of him for years. Even went to a John Denver show just to hear him once. Sadly, missed the chance to hear him play with Jerry Lee Lewis though.
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