Where were you back on this date — August the 16th in 1977?
Some rank the day as high a memory as the day John Lennon or JFK was shot.
Today is the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley.
Local Elvis Tribute Artist Peter Irwin from Paisley says even in Markdale — where he grew up — the day was like the world stopped — no one could believe it.
Irwin says he often wonders if Elvis would be as large in life as he is in death.
Irwin adds what’s makes Elvis so legendary is that he could sing any genre of music – from country to soul to rock and roll.
Elvis Presley’s death was first ruled as congestive heart failure but was later thought to be complications from drugs.
Thousands of people will converge on Graceland in Memphis – the former home of Elvis – to mark the anniversary.
