Elvis Presley: Fans Visited Graceland on his 45th Death Anniversery
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the legendary singer’s passing, fans from all over the world flocked to Elvis Presley Boulevard on Monday night for the annual “Candlelight Vigil” at Graceland.
Fans of Elvis Presley from all over the world visit Graceland 45 years after the King passed away.
“Argo” (Derrill Argo Jr.), a longtime deejay on the “Elvis Radio” channel on SiriusXM, told the hundreds of people gathered in the street in front of the Graceland mansion to light their candles to create a “sea of solidarity” in memory of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, “We are all a part of this legacy, every one of you with a candle in your hand.”
Fans walked to Elvis Presley’s gravesite in the “Meditation Garden” on the south side of the mansion after the candles were shining.
The procession of fans to Elvis Presley’s grave in the “Meditation Garden” on the south side of the mansion began after the candle lighting. In order to complete the journey. Which was anticipated to last well past midnight and into Tuesday morning, Graceland officials estimates that anywhere between 5,000 and 25,000 people would participate.
Priscilla Presley called the crowd “a beautiful sight” while speaking from a platform.
The “honor guard” lined the driveway like palace guards as people passed between them. This is about wearing handcrafted Elvis jewelry, Elvis print skirts and shirts, and even Elvis jumpsuits. The fan clubs’ members came from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and Scotland.
The size and diversity of the crowd indicated Graceland has recovered from the “socially distant” vigil of 2020. Which only allowed a small number of attendees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the relatively low-key vigil of 2021.
She said, “I just felt a connection with Elvis when I first heard him; I couldn’t get enough of him.” “When you listen to him, you really believe that he is speaking to you; he is just chatting away to you.”
When Hartley was 19 years old, she and other members of the Official Fan Club went to Las Vegas to see Elvis perform at the International Hotel in 1974.
“When Elvis performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in 1974. Hartley and other members of the Official Fan Club went there at the age of 19. This is when Elvis misremembered the number of films he had produced at a particular performance, she called for an audience correction. Hartley’s shirt from Monday, “I Spoke with Elvis Presley – Las Vegas – 1974,” explains how Elvis joked back.
Hartley’s father insisted she go to Memphis for the vigil. This is because of how much Elvis means to him, despite the fact that he was in critical condition. Hartley travel to Memphis on Thursday while her brother, who is from New Zealand, stayed with her father. Her father, 94-year-old Donald Moore, passed away on Saturday. She said while crying, “He said, “You have to go.”
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