Skip to content
Elvis Presley 40th anniversary

Free concert today in NYC to mark 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s passing

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Elvis Presley 40th anniversary
Elvis Presley in the 1973 TV broadcast “Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii.” Fair use of copyrighted image for which no similar image is known. Copyright 1973 Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. and RCA Records.

 

NEW YORK – A celebration will be held today in Manhattan to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, “The King of Rock and Roll.”

The fun starts at 12 noon with a free concert featuring five Elvis lookalikes who will perform the superstar’s greatest hits. Selena Rosa restaurant, which is hosting the event, will also offer guests complimentary fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, known to have been Presley’s favorite treat.

Elvis Presley was last scheduled to appear in the New York metro area at Nassau Coliseum on August 22, 1977, but tragically, the show never happened. He died on August 16, 1977 at his beloved Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.

At today’s celebration, Johnny Mosovic of the NYC Elvis Fan Club will pay tribute to the memory of the music legend who only lived to age 42. Similar tributes are being held at Graceland, where he is buried, and around the world.

Selena Rosa restaurant is located at 1712 2nd Ave., at the corner of 89th Street in New York City.

#   #   #