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November 17th in Elvis History


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It's November seventeenth, and on this day in 1972...

Elvis Presley performed at the Honolulu International Center Arena in Hawaii to a crowd of 8,400 fans. Wearing the Thunderbird jumpsuit with the Jack Lord belt and a blue cape, Elvis delivered a powerful set that included “See See Rider,” “Polk Salad Annie,” “Until It’s Time for You to Go,” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.” The concert served as a technical rehearsal for the upcoming *Aloha from Hawaii* satellite broadcast, testing the venue’s lighting and sound systems ahead of the historic global event scheduled for January 1973.

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Today in Elvis HistoryBy Evin 'Elvis' Breen-Presley