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Elvis Presley · 1976

Elvis Presley

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 4, 1976Personal⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

At around 3:30 a.m., Elvis Presley arrived on a Harley-Davidson at the Vickers gas station on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis. He stopped to refuel and spent nearly an hour with a large crowd of fans, talking, signing autographs, showing a rare black diamond ring, and joking with those present. He paid exactly 83 cents for the gasoline by credit card and then rode away on his Harley-Davidson.

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