Elvis Week in Memphis, a ‘City of Losers’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.15.08 | 11:15 AM ET

imageIt’s been 31 years since the man who elevated white jumpsuits to an art form passed away, and—as in every other year since—the fans are still flocking to Graceland to commemorate his life and death. Yes, it’s Elvis Week again in Memphis. In honor of the event, the Independent’s Alistair McKay offers this short, compelling profile of Memphis, the “city of losers” that produced the King. Said one interviewee: “I don’t think that this music or this city could have existed, separate from each other.”

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Photo by firepile via Flickr (Creative Commons)

Tags: North America, United States, Pop Culture Travel

Eva Holland is a contributor to the World Hum blog. She is also a contributing editor at the Matador Network and at Not Coming to a Theater Near You, and a regular contributor to the Ottawa Citizen. Based in Ottawa, Canada, she loves to write about travel, history, sports, and culture high or low.


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