Graceland, home of the King, Elvis Presley, to where his body was moved after three people were caught trying to steal his body.
Image by: Martin Haase (Wikimedia) How the music industry went down on 29 August:
1964: Rob Orbison's ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ was released in the US. It went on to reach No.1 four weeks later.
1966: The Beatles played their last concert before a paying audience, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California to a sold-out crowd of 25 000. John and Paul, knowing what the fans do not (that this will be the last concert ever) bring cameras on stage and take pictures between songs.
1976: Jimmy Reed died in San Francisco following an epileptic seizure just before his 51st birthday. Reed was a major influence on The Rolling Stones.
1977: Three people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis' body. As a result, his remains would be later moved to Graceland.
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