Oh Happy Day (Remake) Elvis Presley - Stage Rehearsal 7th Aug 1970

(ELVIS BLACKCOUNTRY DVD DISCO - HOT SHOTS 07999 410 666) - Oh Happy Day recorded by Elvis on Friday, 7 August 1970 - Las Vegas Stage Rehearsal, never released or used in the film TTWII - Originally recorded by Elsie Baker & Frederick Wheeler in 1913 Hear Elvis's version on: Peace In The Valley (3-CD set) this version is overdubbed with the Karoke backing track. This traditional song became very popular in1969 when The Edwin Hawkins Singers, featuring Dorothy Morgan, scored an international multi-million seller with the number. The Singers had recorded "Oh Happy Day" in 1967, together with seven other traditional gospel songs, in an effort to raise funds for the choir, then known as the Northern California State Youth Choir.
The song received a Grammy award for Best Soul Gospel song of 1969. The first known recording, however, dates from April 1913 on Victor 17343, with composing credit given to Karl Goetze and Arthur H. Vivian listed as lyricist.
Elvis never made a studio recording of "Oh Happy day,".

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Oh
• Happy
• Day
• (Remake)
• Elvis
• Presley
• Stage
• Rehearsal
• 7th
• Aug
• 1970

[lhpeterson51]

I woke up with this song in my head, I had seen this video of his stage rehearsal when I was a kid & I woke up singing it just this way, it's the only version of this song I know, or remember:-)

[averyshakyproduction]

@lhpeterson51 He did sing it live also on the 14th August 1970.

[deannamarie29]

THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WHO WALKED THIS EARTH WHO WILL NEVER EVER BE FORGOTTEN... JESUS AND ELVIS. THEY WALK TOGETHER NOW, BUT IM WILLING TO BET THAT JESUS HAS JUST A BIT MORE RHYTHM IN HIS STEP NOW !!

[memphismaria1]

there is a good version of this on the complete works behind the scenes dvd great qaulity and sound from this august rehearsal in 1970...

[SenorZorrozzz]

Thanks so much for putting this together and posting.

[deannamarie29]

FANTASTIC !!!