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Bruce Jackson: Six Years On The Road With Elvis


By Elvis Australia
Source: www.elvis.com.au
April 8, 2017

We are excited to announce a project that we know you've been wanting for years. The richly illustrated large-format book 'Bruce Jackson: Six Years On The Road With Elvis' delves deeply into sound-man Bruce Jackson's life traveling with the Elvis Presley Show.

'I mixed and ran the sound for Elvis for six years until his death on August 16, 1977. I was 22 when I started working for him. I did hundreds and hundreds of shows with Elvis across mainland United States and Hawaii, constantly on the road to the next city or town. In between, there were recording projects Elvis asked me to be a part of and stopovers for rehearsals at Graceland. Over those six years I got to know him on a candid personal level as a friend'. - Bruce Jackson.

Written and compiled by the Jackson family using intimate letters and direct quotes from talking tapes recorded by Bruce Jackson back in the day, this book will take the reader on a previously unexplored journey behind the scenes with new stories, new artefacts, and details never before read about Bruce Jackson, Elvis Presley and his entourage. Richly illustrated, you'll get an accurate impression of day-to-day touring life through postcards written and posted along the track by Bruce to his girlfriend and family, through fastidiously collected and preserved tour literature, and what everyone is wondering about: the tapes. Bruce recorded every show he did with Elvis. It's a fact.

Bruce was warmly welcomed into the TCB inner circle. This is Bruce's story told in his words, with contributions from family, friends, and colleagues including Roy Clair (co-founder of Clair Bros Audio). Whilst the release date is to be confirmed, we will post details in due course and let you know how to order your copy of this limited edition.

Interviews with or about Elvis Presley Bruce Jackson, Elvis Presley Sound Engineer
Interviews with or about Elvis Presley Bill Porter (Sound Engineer)

Australian Bruce Jackson was a tour sound engineer for Elvis Presley along with a who's who of stars. Bruce worked for Elvis over a six year period from 1971 up until Elvis final concert in 1977.

Elvis introduced Bruce many times by name on stage and he can be seen briefly at the control board in the 1977 'CBS Special'. In fact towards the end of Elvis' very last concert on June 26, 1977, Elvis thanked, Bruce 'I would like to thank my sound engineer, Bruce Jackson, from Australia'.

Bruce was an Australian audio legend and his star studded live mixing credits have include such names as Elvis PresleyBruce SpringsteenBarbra Streisand, Dianna Ross, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Barry White, Jefferson Airplane, Ozzy Ozbourne (Black Sabbath), Jackson 5, Cat Stevens, Art Garfunkel and Lou Reid ... just to name a few. Following is an excerpt of an interview Bruce did in 2000.

Bruce was the head sound engineer of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

'Bruce Jackson: Six Years On The Road With Elvis'.
'Bruce Jackson: Six Years On The Road With Elvis'.


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