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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.

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