Elvis On Tour In Louisville On March 14th!
The name Elvis conjures up visions of hip shaking, gold records, and screaming women—the likes of which are rarely seen to the scale that the young man from Mississippi was able to create. And, it’s just those visions that the Elvis Presley Graceland Museum is trying to cultivate with its recent media blitz.
Covering towns around Memphis, including Presley’s triumphant return to Louisville, the Graceland media team is taking “Elvis on Tour.” Graceland’s Director of Communications, Kevin Kern will be in Louisville on March 14 and is bringing Elvis artifacts with him. Previous stops have included Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans.
The Graceland Museum—in honor of the 55th anniversary of Presley’s first hit song, first film, and several of his first television appearances—has added three new exhibits to the King’s Graceland mansion.
Included is Presley’s first Grammy from 1967, a belt he wore while now famously meeting with President Richard Nixon, and Elvis’ first gold record for Heartbreak Hotel.
For those of you that need to brush up on your rock history, that famed meeting with the president happened after Presley sent a letter to Richard Nixon personally, explaining that he would be a good advocate to kids to stay off drugs. Nixon, who was struggling with the youth vote jumped at this and the photo of the two men shaking hands represents to many the cultural divide in the country at that time.
Covering towns around Memphis, including Presley’s triumphant return to Louisville, the Graceland media team is taking “Elvis on Tour.” Graceland’s Director of Communications, Kevin Kern will be in Louisville on March 14 and is bringing Elvis artifacts with him. Previous stops have included Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans.
The Graceland Museum—in honor of the 55th anniversary of Presley’s first hit song, first film, and several of his first television appearances—has added three new exhibits to the King’s Graceland mansion.
Included is Presley’s first Grammy from 1967, a belt he wore while now famously meeting with President Richard Nixon, and Elvis’ first gold record for Heartbreak Hotel.
For those of you that need to brush up on your rock history, that famed meeting with the president happened after Presley sent a letter to Richard Nixon personally, explaining that he would be a good advocate to kids to stay off drugs. Nixon, who was struggling with the youth vote jumped at this and the photo of the two men shaking hands represents to many the cultural divide in the country at that time.
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