Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas (1964) is an American romantic musical motion picture starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. The movie is regarded as one of Presley's best and noted for the on-screen charisma between Presley and Ann-Margret.

Primary cast:

• Elvis Presley  : Lucky Jackson
• Ann-Margret  : Rusty Martin
• Cesare Danova  : Count Elmo Mancini
• William Demarest  : Mr. Martin
• Nicky Blair  : Shorty Fansworth
• Jack Carter  : Himself
• Teri Garr  : Showgirl

Plot summary:

Lucky Jackson (Elvis Presley) goes to Las Vegas, Nevada to participate in the city's first annual Grand Prix. However, his race car is in need of a new engine to properly compete. Jackson raises the money but mislays it when distracted by Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret). Soon Jackson's main competition, Count Elmo Mancini (Cesare Danova), comes into the picture to steal both the race and Rusty.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack songs were recorded in July of 1963 at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California and is regarded by some as one of Presley's best. In addition to Presley's singing, Ann-Margret performs two solos in the film. Three songs, "Night Life", "Do The Vega" and "You're The Boss", were recorded for the film but never used. "You're The Boss" is a duet by Elvis and Ann-Margret. Parts of the film's soundtrack were released as an EP by RCA Records with a soundtrack LP released independently.

Recording musicians:

• Elvis Presley (vocals)
• The Jordanaires (background vocals)
• The Jubilee Quartet (background vocals)
• The Carol Lombard Quartet (background vocals)
• Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Billy Strange, Glen Campbell, Alton Hendrickson (guitar)
• Bob Moore, Ray Siegal (bass)
• Floyd Cramer, Artie Cane, Calvin Jackson (piano)
• Oliver Mitchell, James Zito (trumpets)
• Boots Randolph, William Green, Steve Douglas (sax )
• Randall Miller, Herb Taylor (trombones)
• D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman, Frank Carlson (drums)
• Roy Hart (percussion)

TRACKS (songwriter):

• Yellow Rose of Texas/The Eyes of Texas  – (Fred Wise & Randy Starr)
• The Lady Loves Me  – (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
• What'd I Say – (Ray Charles)
• Viva Las Vegas  – (Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)
• I Need Somebody To Lean On  – (Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)
• C'mon Everybody  – (Joy Byers)
• Today, Tomorrow and Forever  – (Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
• Santa Lucia  – (Arrangement Elvis Presley)
• If You think I Don't Need You  – (Red West & Joe Cooper)
• Appreciation  – (performed by Ann-Margret)
• My Rival  – (performed by Ann-Margret)
• The Climb  – (performed by The Forte Four)
• Do The Vega (not in film)  – (Giant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye)
• Night Life (not in film) – (Giant, Baum, Kaye)
• You're The Boss (not in film) – (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)

See also:

• List of Elvis Presley films
• Elvis Presley discography

External links

• Sockin', Swingin', Girls and Singin' A collection of pictures from the movie.

• Today, Tomorrow & Forever fansite on the movie and the relationship of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret