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Fans gather for candlelight vigil at Graceland                  

Hundreds of people gathered at Graceland for the 36th anniversary of Elvis' death Thursday for the candlelight vigil. The vigil comes on the same day as the city of Memphis and Elvis Presley Enterprises announce plans for the 60th anniversary of rock 'n' roll.

Graceland expects from 50- to 60,000 fans visited Memphis for the entire Elvis Week. This makes for a captive audience for the unveiling of plans for next year's 60th anniversary of rock 'n' roll in Memphis .

"During Elvis Week there are so many fans that come from all over the world, and so much media here everything Elvis from different parts of the word this is the right venue to get the word out some of the things we'll be doing next year," said Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau Kevin Kane.

The anniversary of rock 'n' roll will of course include Elvis, something fans can plan for and make their stay even longer.

"I come every year because Elvis is one of my lifelong idols. I've always loved his signing. I listen to Elvis every day. I listen to his songs one album every day," said fan Paul Fivelson.

        本报讯  2013年8月16日凌晨，数百位来自世界各地的歌迷们在孟菲斯市Graceland猫王故居举行烛光守夜活动，纪念猫王Elvis Presley逝世36周年。当天，孟菲斯市旅游局同艾尔维斯•普莱斯利公司（Elvis Presley Enterprise）一起宣布了2014年庆祝摇滚音乐诞生60周年的活动安排。孟菲斯市旅游局（Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau）负责人Kevin Kane向记者表示，8月10日至8月17日的Elvis Week吸引了5万至6万世界各地猫王的歌迷来到孟菲斯地区，这正是一个向他们宣传明年摇滚音乐诞生60周年庆典活动的好时机，让歌迷们有足够的时间来安排自己的行程，以期让更多的人来参加2014年的纪念活动。

    在音乐史上，摇滚音乐的诞生以1954年7月8日猫王埃尔维斯发行单曲“That’s All Right”为标志，自此，整个音乐世界发生了天翻覆地的变化。据记者从艾尔维斯•普莱斯利公司了解到，此次的庆祝活动将贯穿2014年一整年，从新年除夕夜（New Year’s Eve）开始，一月份以庆祝猫王诞辰为主题，三月份主打在猫王故居中展出的摇滚音乐六十年展览，八月份的Elvis Week也将举行一系列的纪念活动，这之间还将穿插不少在猫王故居（Graceland）、太阳工作室（Sun Studio），以及孟菲斯市其他地方的庆祝活动，详细的日程安排将于今年晚些时候公布，歌迷们可以前往摇滚音乐60年庆祝活动的官网http://www.elvis.com/countdownrocknroll.aspx进行查询。