Elvis Is On the Building with Master Muralist Michelle Loughery E031
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Elvis is on the building! Loughery paired up with the Canadian Elvis Presley Fan Club and painted the Elvis Presley Estate sanctioned iconic legend Elvis Presley mural in Merritt, British Columbia. Presley’s well known humanitarian spirit of giving is part of the impact of this iconic mural in Canada.
On this episode of AR:T ROUTE Radio, hear about how, and why the mural is in British Columbia, Canada, and why that is still relevant today.
Graceland - the home of Elvis Presley https://www.graceland.com
Red Robinson - "I wrote to Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker in 1956 requesting Elvis to appear in Vancouver and received this reply: "Dear Mr. Robinson: Thank you very much for your letter and the signatures sent to the Elvis Presley Fan Club." >>> read more here ...
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