MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An appearance by former Elvis Presley co-star Mother Dolores Hart and a listening party for a new box set featuring his performances at Stax Records are highlights of the annual celebration of the rock n’ roll icon this August.
Elvis Week is a yearly spectacle in which thousands of his fans flock to Memphis for a fete of his life and remembrance of his death. Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, at Graceland, his longtime Memphis home. He was 42.
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