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By Diane Forrest
Seventy Eight years ago the King of Rock and Roll was
born in Tupelo, Mississippi. If you
don't know who I'm talking about, it’s Elvis Presley. A man who captured the world with his voice
and shook up all the women with his dance moves.
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As a native of Mississippi, I have always felt a
connection to Elvis. When I was younger
I lived in the delta, an hour away from Memphis, where his home was
located. As we traveled to Memphis to do
our annual Christmas shopping, we would drive by Graceland and see scores of
groupies hanging out around the gates.
When my husband was younger, he recalled a tornado that hit his hometown
of McComb Mississippi and Elvis came and performed a concert to raise money to
help rebuild. The newspaper article
detailing the concert also contained a picture of his uncle shaking Elvis's
hand as the check was presented to the town.
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Several years ago we took a trip to Graceland to tour the
home where he lived and died. Since my
husband was wheelchair bound, he was giving special privilege to park in the
driveway of Graceland. He was thrilled
to park his car on the same driveway that Elvis used. Even took a picture of
the garbage can sitting next to the drive.
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Many people in this area have special memories of Elvis
especially the women, many of whom he dated.
A friend of mine served on security detail for him once, and my father
was actually in Memphis the day he passed away, and still has the newspaper
from that day.
The tales of his generosity are well known through the
state, such as the donations and contributions...to the gifts of Cadillac to
unsuspecting recipients. Elvis was loved
by many, and this can be seen by the continued success of the sale of his music
and visits to his home.
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Today is the day that Elvis was born, so to remember him,
listen to some of his songs, or maybe you can find one of his several movies
showing on TV. 36 years after his death,
he still remains the King of Rock and Roll!
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