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    • Aug 18, 1977
    More than 75,000 people gather at Graceland to pay their respects at Elvis Presley's funeral, including Chet Atkins, Sammy Davis Jr., George Hamilton and Ann-Margret 
    Aug 18, 1977
    Ronnie McDowell records an Elvis Presley tribute, "The King Is Gone," at Nashville's Music City Recorders
    Aug 19, 1977
    In Maryland's state lottery, $650,000 is bet on 653, the final three digits on the license plate of the hearse that carried Elvis Presley's body after his funeral
    Aug 20, 1977
    Elvis Presley's "Way Down" goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Aug 21, 1977
    Just five days after Elvis Presley's death, Scorpion Records releases a tribute record, Ronnie McDowell's "The King Is Gone"
    Aug 24, 1977
    Barely a week after Elvis Presley's death, Colonel Tom Parker announces he's sold global merchandising rights to Factors Etc.
    Aug 29, 1977
    Three men attempt to steal Elvis Presley's casket from the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis to prove it's empty
    Aug 29, 1977
    Five musicians overdub new parts on the late Elvis Presley's live recording of "Unchained Melody" at Nashville's RCA Studio A. They include Randy Lee Cullers, Mike Leech, Bobby Ogdin, Larrie Londin and Chip Young
    Sep 3, 1977
    Elvis Presley's "Moody Blue" rests at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart for the first of 10 straight weeks
    Sep 7, 1977
    Elvis Presley's family asks the city of Memphis for permission to move his body from the Forest Hill Cemetery to Graceland
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