Now 41 years ago. He lived 42 years and has been gone 41. The King of Rock and Roll, The Queen of Soul and The Sultan of Swat- all passed away on August 16.
On this day August 16, 1976 The King of Rock ‘N Roll- Elvis Presley died at the age of 42 in his home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee.
I was not an Elvis fan at the time. Certainly I knew who he was and I could name a few of his songs. I was just about to the point in my life where I became a music fan but Elvis- sure everyone knew Elvis. I was at my uncle and aunt’s house, as I recall we were all outside and the Pirate game was on the radio. They broke into the game-with a bulletin from Memphis, Tennessee- Elvis Presley had died at the age of 42. My first thought was- he was old, old people die, he had lived a full life. Heck, forty -two years old he was just a kid . To me Elvis was an icon from an…
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I remember watching Gilligan’s Island and the news broke through. Groucho Marx died three days later and no one really knew because the Elvis news was blanketing the headlines…understandably so…I knew who he was like you and could name some songs…it affected the grownups around me more…
My parents had a friend who was a huge Elvis fan- when Elvis died he was crying for days. I didn’t understand it…then a few years later John Lennon and I understood. .. I forgot Groucho died 3 days later… like when JFK was assassinated and CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley died the same day- bad timing.
When Lennon died I understood…
I didn’t know Huxley died the same day as JFK. Yea every other story was on page 8…
It was probably weeks later that people heard Huxley and Lewis had died. ,, the fact that POTUS 2- ADAMS- 3 Jefferson died on the same day- a July 4th is still something that makes me shake my head- and then 5- Monroe dies on the 4th also about six years later– and Madison dies in late June- not making it to the fourth but for a week…
A couple of weeks ago I read about Adams and Jefferson…on July 4th of all days! Then Monroe… You couldn’t make that up for people to believe it…it’s like a B movie scripte.
Adams last words- “Jefferson lives”- of course he hadn’t gotten the text about Jefferson dying a few hours earlier.
You read my mind…I knew one died right before the other and didn’t know…I was going to ask you before.
I think it will be hard to top the 1-2 punch of Jefferson- Adams on the same day- 50 years after the Declaration of Independence. What would it have been like if they had the media coverage then that we have today?
24/7 hour blanket coverage. I would like to know the odds of them dying on July 4th…together.
whatever the odds- i would have liked to have had a dollar on it..
How weird is it that the “King of Rock & Roll” and the “Queen of Soul” died on August 16, which also happens to be the birthday of the “Queen of Pop.”
Robert Johnson- the King of The Delta Blues- also died on this day.
Wow, now there’s something for conspiracists!😀
and The Sultan of Swat- Babe Ruth.. weird just weird.
Jeez!😳