Adoring fans have many opportunities to attend an elvis tribute. Grandmas bring children and grandchildren to Memphis Tennessee to tour Graceland, his home. His music is loved. He sings a variety of songs, from Heartbreak Hotel to gospel hits to Unchained Melody, his last televised performance. His memorabilia is still in demand.
Although the King is generally known as a rock and roll singer, gospel music was his first love. There are complete collections featuring the best of his gospel music. He won three Grammy awards for his gospel recordings.
His first Grammy Award was for Best Sacred Performance, which he won in 1967. He won another in 1972 for Best Inspirational Performance. The third was in 1974 for Best Inspirational Song.
Long after his death he was awarded a Grammy posthumously. It was in 1993 for the double sided record Hound Dog and Dont Be Cruel. Each year in August, fans converge on Memphis from all over the world. They stand in a line for hours just to walk up the hill and pause at his grave for a moment to remember him.
Each carries a candle and waits in patient silence to file up the walk and stand at his grave in respect. This year on August 16th, they honored the 34th anniversary of his untimely death. He was only 42 years old. Fans from around the world travel to Memphis to honor the date of his death.
There are shows year around in which Presley is emulated. Memphis, Vegas and Branson Missouri are only three of the locations where they perform. The most talented are working to earn a living as Presley impersonators. Clubs, stage shows and private parties are clamoring to hire them. Tours go to cities all over the US.
A new show featuring one group and one single performer are launching a show called From Graceland to the Promised Land. The singer from Australia performs as a single act and the group performs Presleys great gospel hits. Audiences are eager to hear the history of his gospel hits as well as his rock music.
There are numerous contests for musicians who honor his memory. Each year various titles are given including a Spirit of Elvis award presented annually. They imitate to perfection, the voice, the smile and the dance moves that were so scandalous in the fifties and sixties.
A week of festivities, banquets and shows are held in Memphis Tennessee surrounding the date he died. His followers are seen around town wearing white jumpsuits with eagles embroidered on the back and blue suede shoes. Hound dogs are everywhere. His passing is celebrated with reverence.
Fans collect stuffed hound dogs and purchase memorabilia of all kinds. There are earrings made to look like records, t-shirts bearing his face and telephones made to look like pink Cadillac cars. People eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches.
Other elvis tribute shows include Elvis Lives, which has a regular tour schedule and a Festival held in Europe. The crowds of fans that visit Graceland, his mansion in Memphis, are an ongoing tribute to his unsurpassed talent and popularity. His impact on the world is such that he will be remembered and honored a thousand years from now.
Although the King is generally known as a rock and roll singer, gospel music was his first love. There are complete collections featuring the best of his gospel music. He won three Grammy awards for his gospel recordings.
His first Grammy Award was for Best Sacred Performance, which he won in 1967. He won another in 1972 for Best Inspirational Performance. The third was in 1974 for Best Inspirational Song.
Long after his death he was awarded a Grammy posthumously. It was in 1993 for the double sided record Hound Dog and Dont Be Cruel. Each year in August, fans converge on Memphis from all over the world. They stand in a line for hours just to walk up the hill and pause at his grave for a moment to remember him.
Each carries a candle and waits in patient silence to file up the walk and stand at his grave in respect. This year on August 16th, they honored the 34th anniversary of his untimely death. He was only 42 years old. Fans from around the world travel to Memphis to honor the date of his death.
There are shows year around in which Presley is emulated. Memphis, Vegas and Branson Missouri are only three of the locations where they perform. The most talented are working to earn a living as Presley impersonators. Clubs, stage shows and private parties are clamoring to hire them. Tours go to cities all over the US.
A new show featuring one group and one single performer are launching a show called From Graceland to the Promised Land. The singer from Australia performs as a single act and the group performs Presleys great gospel hits. Audiences are eager to hear the history of his gospel hits as well as his rock music.
There are numerous contests for musicians who honor his memory. Each year various titles are given including a Spirit of Elvis award presented annually. They imitate to perfection, the voice, the smile and the dance moves that were so scandalous in the fifties and sixties.
A week of festivities, banquets and shows are held in Memphis Tennessee surrounding the date he died. His followers are seen around town wearing white jumpsuits with eagles embroidered on the back and blue suede shoes. Hound dogs are everywhere. His passing is celebrated with reverence.
Fans collect stuffed hound dogs and purchase memorabilia of all kinds. There are earrings made to look like records, t-shirts bearing his face and telephones made to look like pink Cadillac cars. People eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches.
Other elvis tribute shows include Elvis Lives, which has a regular tour schedule and a Festival held in Europe. The crowds of fans that visit Graceland, his mansion in Memphis, are an ongoing tribute to his unsurpassed talent and popularity. His impact on the world is such that he will be remembered and honored a thousand years from now.
