Silverstein - Sound Of The Sun

Initially, the farewell was supposed to last up to 17 hours; at the request of Vernon, he was extended until the end of the day, and then he had to close the grate of the estate in order to let important people who came to give the singer the last honors go to the grave. The most incredible rumors were circulating about this: some claimed to have seen Jackie Onassis, John Wayne and Sammy Davis the Younger. In fact, with the exception of actress Ann Margret, with whom Elvis had a long love affair during his Hollywood period, most chose to send flowers, and few celebrities came in person - perhaps because after the death, the King returned to his original environment "White scum." And if Carolina, the daughter of President Kennedy, rang the doorbell at Graceland in the evening, it was only because she was a trainee journalist at the New York Daily News.