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Elvis fans make annual pilgrimage to Graceland

Elvis Presley fans from around the world have flocked to Graceland for the annual late night procession past the king of rock 'n' roll's grave.

Presley died at his Graceland mansion Aug 16, 1977. The procession is the highlight of a week-long series of fan club meetings, film screenings and Elvis impersonator contests. Elvis purchased the 13-acre Graceland property in 1957 for $100,000.

Dozens of multi-colored but empty chairs lined the walls of Graceland on Sunday afternoon, their early-arriving owners seeking refuge from 100F (38-Celsius) temperatures at water stations.

The procession usually attracts several thousand fans and runs into the morning hours. Fans leave flowers, teddy bears and other items at the grave site, which also is the resting place of Presley's father Vernon, his mother Gladys and grandmother Minnie Mae....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)