On August 16, the traditional Day of Remembrance of Elvis Presley Day, singer and musician, takes place in the southern American city of Memphis (Memphis). Every year in August, thousands of fans of the «king of rock and roll» come to Memphis for Elvis Week.
In addition to festive concerts at which artists perform, including famous figures of American show business, you can see numerous copies of Elvis that perform his songs. And, besides, they must create the image of the prototype that is as close as possible in appearance and sound. In general, the holiday program includes many different events, including a three-day karate tournament (after all, it is known that Elvis was fond of not only music, but also karate).
In Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 50 greatest artists of all time, Elvis is in third place behind the Beatles and Bob Dylan. Before his death on August 16, 1977, 500 million of his records were sold, and seven years later this figure doubled — no one had ever managed this.
Elvis Presley starred in 33 films, receiving at least a million dollars for each. In 1973, a television program with his participation attracted a billion people to the screens — such a number of viewers could not even collect a report about the landing of the first man on the Moon.
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