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Fans around the world are paying tribute to Elvis today on what would have been his 77th birthday.

Elvis’ home town of Memphis has been at the heart of the celebrations over the last couple of days, with a Fan Club Presidents event, an Elvis Insiders reception, a Gospel concert, and a concert featuring the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Terry Mike Jeffrey. The celebrations culminate today with a special Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony at Graceland which begins at 9.30am CST.

You can view the Elvis Birthday Proclamation Ceremony live at www.elvis.com

The birthday activities in Memphis kick off Elvis Presley Enterprises’ year long celebration of Elvis’ life and legacy to mark the 35th anniversary of the rock ‘n’ roll legend’s death.

Elvis Express Radio are also marking Elvis’ birthday today with a special tribute show that concentrates on the music Elvis recorded in Memphis at Sun Studios, American Studios, Stax Records and Graceland. The show will be uploaded on the Elvis Express Radio website at www.elvis-express.com

In other Elvis news, the 2002 JLS/Elvis remix, “A Little Less Conversation,” may be set for a return to the charts as it is featured in the Olympics-themed advert for BMW’s 3 Series Saloon, which is set to run for several months. The tag line is “What all winners have in common….is joy.”