Fans flock to Graceland to celebrate Elvis’ birthday
Michelle Mann from San Francisco, Calif., comes festooned with her Elvis hat as Elvis fans gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday during the annual birthday proclamation and cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Elvis fans gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday during the annual birthday proclamation and cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (left), EPE CEO Jack Soden and Kevin Kane of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau grab a couple quick shots of the cake as Elvis fans gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Elvis fans sing "Happy Birthday" as they gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday during the annual birthday proclamation and cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sydney Laird with Cakes by Mom and Me helps dismantle and cut the birthday cake, which was built to represent 200 years of Memphis history, as Elvis fans gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (left) and Memphis City Council member Patrice Robinson read the proclamation as Elvis fans gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday during the annual birthday proclamation and cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Debbie Davis from Bristol, England, signs the wall as Elvis fans gather at Graceland on Jan. 8, 2019, to celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 84th birthday during the annual birthday proclamation and cake cutting ceremony on the front lawn. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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