Elvis has left the building Elvis has left the building "Elvis has left the building" is a phrase that was often used by public address announcers at the conclusion of Elvis Presley concerts in order to disperse audiences who lingered in hopes of an encore. It has since become a catchphrase and punchline. The phrase was first used by promoter Horace Logan at the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 15, 1956. Elvis had appeared in the middle of the night's lineup, and Logan needed to quiet the audience so that the remaining performers could play. The full quotation was: "Elvis has
Raised on Rock (Elvis Presley song) Raised on Rock (Elvis Presley song) "Raised on Rock'" is a 1973 song by Elvis Presley. It was written for him by Mark James, the author of Elvis' 1969 number 1 hit "Suspicious Minds". The song was first released in 1973 as a single, with "For Ol' Times Sake" on the B-side, and then included on the album "Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake". The single "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake" (listed by "Billboard" as a double-A-sided hit) reached number 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the week of October 27, 1973. In addition,