According to newsmax.com, more than 35,000 people attended
the vigil, carrying lit candles as they walked silently through the Mediation Garden
at Graceland, Presley's longtime Memphis
home. The garden is the location of Presley's grave and also is the spot where
his mother, father and grandmother are buried.
The vigil was the highlight of Elvis Week, which featured a
listening party at Stax Records for the recent release of the three-CD box set
"Elvis at Stax." Presley tribute artists performed and there was a
screening of the "Aloha from Hawaii "
television program from January 1973, according to the Associated Press.
Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977 from congestive heart failure
that may have been partially caused by drug abuse.
Elvis Week events wrap up on Saturday.
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