FORTY years ago, on Tuesday, August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley, the American King of Rock and Roll, passed away at the age of 42 years in Graceland.
His wonderful hit records played on radio stations throughout the day including Heartbreak Hotel, Rip it Up, Too Much, Hound Dog, Don’t I Beg of You, Little Sister, It Feels So Bad, Guitar Man, In The Ghetto, It’s Now Or Never, Love Letters, Blue River, Suspicious Minds, Lonely Man, Judy, Treat Me Nice, Baby I Don’t Care, Old Shep, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, My Baby Left Me, A Little Less Conversation, Never Ending US Male, and Burning Love.
Elvis appeared in Hollywood movies such as Love Me Tender, Loving You, Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, GI Blues, Flaming Star, Wild In The Country, Follow That Dream, Kid Galahad, Girls Girls Girls, The Trouble with Girls, Change of Habit, Elvis – That’s the Way it is, and Elvis on Tour.
I won’t forget the great man – the King of Rock and Roll music icon – the late Elvis Presley.
Terry Christie, Sunderland
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