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Elvis' Rock Shrine
Series examining how fans commemorate the anniversaries of their heroes' deaths. Up to 30,000 people converge on Graceland each year to mark the death of Elvis Presley.
Series examining how fans commemorate the anniversaries of their heroes' deaths.
Every year since 1977, up to 30,000 people converge on Graceland to pay tribute to the King on the anniversary of his death. The whole of Memphis becomes a shrine to Elvis with hotels and restaurants holding Elvis trivia and impersonator contests. On the evening of his death, thousands of fans hold a moving candlelight vigil in his memory.
Last on
Thu 7 Jan 2010
22:00
Broadcast
- Thu 7 Jan 2010 22:00