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
Separate Ways (Elvis Presley album) Separate Ways (Elvis Presley album) Separate Ways is a 1973 compilation album issued by RCA Records from American singer and musician Elvis Presley. Released on the budget RCA Camden label one month after another similar compilation, "Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2", "Separate Ways" was the second and final attempt by RCA to repackage older Elvis recordings by pairing them with a recent chart hit, in this case "Separate Ways" and its flipside "Always On My Mind". "Separate Ways" peaked on the "Billboard" chart at number 46 and the Country Album chart at number 12 on its