"Elvis Week"
If we had our druthers it would have been Elvis Month. Memphis was scattered and crazy, but a helluva time and very kind to us. As stated in the news, Ms. Car was flown into Memphis by Strater Records to experience Elvis Week for a number of reasons. What an assemblage of events. What a spectacle. What a crossroads of people.
If you missed it, you missed a lot and unfortunately, although this was the biggest one yet, it may be the last of its kind. This 30th anniversary year of Elvis' passing saw too the passing of such greats as Boots Randolph and Elvis' close friend/backup vocalist Charlie Hodge, the very last live performance of the legendary Scotty Moore, as well as the final performance of "Elvis The Concert," consisting of the incomparable Jordanaires, Sweet Inspirations, DJ Fontana, James Burton with the TCB Band, Joe Guercio with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra - the list goes on.
Ms. Car stayed in the historic Peabody Memphis (pictured above), known as the living room of the south. Elvis also attended prom here. She attended the two-day insiders conference, his nurse Marion Cocke's charity dinner event, took a VIP tour of the mansion and stood in-line for over 7 hours along will thousands and thousands of others there to pay respects at the vigil.
The description of these events could go on and on. Many of these people will not be there next year. Those associated with Elvis are leaving musical history for us to remember without them. Get out there and see them while you can.
