Today is the 38th death anniversary of the Rock n'
Roll legend:
Elvis Lives On
It is thirty eight years since the death of Elvis Presley on August
16, 2015 but his legend lives on. His music continues to be relevant
even in the 21st century, and his songs are performed world-wide. One of
his popular songs was remade by the British Reggae group UB40 in the
early 90s.
' Elvis
Week' is commemorated from August 8 to 16, and this year his former
nurse Letetia Henley Kirk is scheduled to release a memoir titled Taking
Care of Elvis - Memories with Elvis as His Private Nurse and Friend,
which records her relationship with Elvis during the latter part of his
life at Graceland estate.
Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to Elvis fans and organizes
television shows, conferences and other events on the estate.
Tony Brown, a colleague of Elvis is scheduled to make an appearance
at 'Elvis Week"' this year.
The Sri Lanka fan club of Elvis Presley is hosting a radio program on
SLBC to commemorate his 38th death anniversary.
The fan club has a membership of about 1,000 and organizes musical
shows and also publishes a quarterly journal.
The club's president, Jayaratne Perera says that Elvis Presley's
music will continue to be popular among all age groups even in the
future. |