Ottawa·From the archives

Watch footage of Elvis Presley's 1957 concert in Ottawa

To mark what would have been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday, CBC Ottawa dug through the archives to find some footage of his visit to the nation's capital in 1957, and how Ottawans remembered the show decades later in 2007.

Jan. 8 would have been Presley's 80th birthday

Elvis performs in Ottawa in 1957

10 years ago
Duration 2:09
On the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, CBC reporter Cory O'Kelly spoke with fans about his only Ottawa concert.

To mark what would have been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday, CBC Ottawa dug through the archives to find some footage of his visit to the nation's capital, and how Ottawans remembered the show decades later in 2007.

Presley visited Ottawa and performed a concert on April 3, 1957.

On the 30th anniversary of Presley's death in 2007, CBC reporter Cory O'Kelly spoke to some of the Ottawans who attended the 1957 concert.

Watch the video above to see some of the concert and hear memories of the event.