Unseen & Epic: 49 Jaw-Dropping Pics of the Original Star Trek Cast That’ll Blow Your Mind From ’69 to ’79!
39. Taking the stage with spoken-word flair
The cover of William Shatner Live, a 1977 double album that captured the Star Trek actor’s dramatic flair in front of a live audience, features Shatner surrounded by microphones in a bold, theatrical pose. The performance combined personal anecdotes, Shakespearean monologues and famously intense spoken-word interpretations of pop songs—cementing Shatner’s reputation as a one-of-a-kind performer who embraced both his earnestness and eccentricity. Part concert, part confessional, the album was recorded during a national tour that showed Captain Kirk could command a stage just as easily as a starship.
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