On this day in August of 1977, the music world, in fact the whole world was shocked when it was announced that Elvis Presley was dead.

Undoubtedly fans from everywhere have flocked to Memphis and Graceland the home of Elvis to pay respects.

There were reports that Presley was looking forward and getting ready for another concert, when he collapsed at his home and died.

I have always been an Elvis fan. In fact I got to see him in concert on New Years Eve night , 1975, at the Pontiac Silverdome, the former home of the NFL Detroit Lions. I had never experience anything like that in my life. 30,000 plus screaming fans were there. It was nuts.

So this being Tuesday here are two of my favorite Elvis tunes," Suspicious Minds"and the other is the song that he sang to close his show, "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You."

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