ELVIS PRESLEY'S ORIGINAL GRAVE-Memphis, TN 2023

[@sarahb7440]

Elvis had Aunt Delta moved into Graceland after her husband passed away in 1967. Thankyou for the tour of the cemetery 😊

[@rockytoptraveler]

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

[@rogerjetters2269]

This is so sad! I loved Elvis Presley then now and forever! my heart broke 💔 😢 💔 on August 16,1977 💔 Elvis was only 42 years old .💔 💔 he was one and a million, and there will never be another Elvis Presley. I will love him forever.♥️ SINCERELY, KAREN JETTERS

[@rockytoptraveler]

He was definitely a one of a kind!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@mitchellwestford9312]

Elvis Presley is a legend He never be forgotten and beyond Thank you supporting Elvis Presley always Be the king of rock and roll 💙💙💙

[@rockytoptraveler]

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

[@d12tu68]

nice video of a wonderful family 👍

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you and thanks for watching!!!

[@mr.nibbles2369]

Great video thank you very much

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesparham1467]

I was lucky to meet Ms Delta at Graceland in 1991 she was at the staircase talking to people she was a very sweet lady rest in peace

[@rockytoptraveler]

Very cool! Thanks for watching!

[@Beth-yb2kv]

Great video. Thanks for sharing it. I visited Graceland and the mausoleum in November of 2022. It was locked and in a bad state of disrepair. It looks a lot better in your video.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you so much for watching. The mausoleum was being worked on at the time of the video. It was locked then also but renovations were being done inside as well. I hope to check it out again after renovations are done and get inside.

[@Beth-yb2kv]

@@rockytoptraveler Hi Rocky. I hope you have a chance to see the mausoleum all renovated. I hope to see it again someday. It was late afternoon when I visited Forest Hill cemetery and the mausoleum and it was kind of spooky to be honest! I live in Maine though so not sure when I will be able to return there. I’d love to tour Graceland again too!😊

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@Beth-yb2kv I'd love to visit Maine sometime.

[@Beth-yb2kv]

@@rockytoptraveler You definitely should! It’s a beautiful place. I hope you can someday!😊

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@Beth-yb2kv I definitely hope so

[@roseturner3726]

Thank you for making and sharing this video!!! 🌹

[@rockytoptraveler]

Absolutely, thank you so much for watching!

[@sarahb7440]

Gladys was originally buried in front of the small mausoleum with the pointy roof. The base for the statue is still there.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yea, I saw some photos of the base still there...I'll have to look for it next time I'm back in Memphis. Thank you so much for watching!

[@barbaraberry8032]

Thank you for such a beautiful tour of a beautiful cemetery. So peaceful.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@barbaraberry8032]

@@rockytoptraveler Your welcome.

[@user-yz2em5tf3w]

Its a beautifal and peacefal cematary

[@rockytoptraveler]

It is...it's also a big cemetery. Thanks for watching!!!

[@pattilipscomb9898]

This is terrible the mausoleum has gotten in such mess. I use to work for a cemetery and the company that owns the cemetery and crypts have to keep this kept up. I am surprised the State of Tennessee has not fined them for not keeping the places in repair, because money is put in accounts to do this.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yea idk why it has been neglected but I know it's been bad for several years now. Hopefully once it's fixed up they will continue to keep it up. Thanks for watching!

[@robertaott126]

Why dont they key others use the mausoleum instead of letting it go to waste. Also, how did they get this built so fast just after he passed. He died in Auv 1977 and moved in Oct 1977.

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@robertaott126 the mausoleum was built in the 1920s...he was moved from the mausoleum to his grave at Graceland in October of 1977

[@truewellu7700]

Awesome content

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you and thanks for watching!!!

[@targetedfordeath359]

Delta moved into Graceland when Elvis was alive. Elvis gave Delta a Pomeranian named Edmund while they were both living in Graceland !!

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thanks for the correction...I see a lot of the photos of her is with the dog. Thanks for watching also!

[@pfeilsusan]

1967 is when Delta moved into Graceland. She lived at Graceland the longest out of any family member.

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@pfeilsusan Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!!!

[@user-rs3qm6nr3i]

i only found you recently . love watching your vlogs

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you so much!

[@hanknipper3921]

Great video brother! Keep up the great work

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you!

[@ReneeDailey]

Came across your video. Forest Hill Memorial Park Midtown would like to invite you back for your own personal tour as we have now completed the renovation project. The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on August 2, 2024 @ 11:00.

[@rockytoptraveler]

That would be awesome...thank you so much!!!

[@rockytoptraveler]

It was you that sent the message...I thought it was someone named Donna. Anyways, thanks for the invite. It was so neat to be able to go through the mausoleum. Thanks!!!

[@Mybloominginblue]

Thanks so much for such detailed video.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thank you for watching!

[@alexvalenzi]

Delta Mae actually moved to Graceland after her husband passed in 1967.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

yes that is right !

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yea, I wasn't sure which it was... thanks for watching!

[@boxerfan2]

I read a book to where Elvis Presley had a lifetime free pass to stay at any holiday inn hotel.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Wow, never heard that but I could definitely see that..thanks for watching!!!

[@boxerfan2]

​@@rockytoptraveler Also that same book said Elvis rented Charles kemmons Wilson's plane before Elvis purchased his own.

[@antonioanto9077]

Grazie Buon Natale

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@jeffmitchell9863]

Good video, but please learn ur directions…. You seem to be confused about left/right when u enter the cemetery. And a little research would have made this a great video. Delta lives at Graceland after her husband died in mid 60’s til her death.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yea, I got turned around. I apologize for that. I always thought she moved in the 80's but thanks for correcting me on that and thanks for watching!

[@jeffmitchell9863]

@@rockytoptraveler She should have moved out in the 80’s..!! She was not an extremely personable woman!! I met her, and the 2 Edmond (dog) as well.

[@reginamartins685]

I'd like to know why Jesse was not removed to Graceland. I watched a video of his graveyard in another cemetery.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Jesse (Elvis' twin) was buried by his father (Vernon) in an unmarked grave behind their Tupelo home so no one knows the exact location of his grave

[@rockytoptraveler]

His grandfather Jesse is buried in Kentucky. He and his wife Minnie Mae (grandmother) got a divorce and went their separate ways. I don't know if he ever stayed in contact with Elvis and rest of the family or not.

[@reginamartins685]

@@rockytoptraveler wow, thanks!

[@reginamartins685]

@@rockytoptraveler there's a channel REBEL R15 there's a video about this place.

[@rockytoptraveler]

​@@reginamartins685thanks for the info

[@TCB0816]

You're wrong. It's the window in the front, not in the back 🤦

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yes, I realized that after I uploaded the video. Thanks for watching!

[@hollywoodjoe123]

Hello Rocky from Hollywood Joe

[@rockytoptraveler]

Hey Hollywood Joe!!!

[@jamesparham1467]

she told us she took care of Elvis dog until he died Miss Delta was holding her dog

[@rockytoptraveler]

Cool deal!

[@strevel1]

I'm surprised at how many mistakes there are in this video. Normally it is not the back door, but the front door of the Mausoleum that is opened. You also drive past Gladys' former grave twice, but on the video you point in the completely wrong direction where she would have been. You also don't say anything about Bobbie Jane Ayers Wrenn, Elvis's niece, who is buried right next to Gladys' old grave, Bobbie's mother, Lillian, Gladys' sister, is also buried here. The large white cross in the Meditation Garden originally stood behind Gladys' grave. The concrete foundation of this is still visible.

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yes, I did make several mistakes in the video...I did not know about Elvis' niece or Gladys' sister being buried there but thank you for telling me. I'm learning about this vlogging thing and that I need to do more research and learn more before I do some of these videos. Anyways, thanks again for the information and thanks for watching!!!

[@sheilaterrill8153]

Actually, that person had it wrong as well, it wouldn't be Elvis's niece. It would've his first cousin.

[@pattilipscomb9898]

The roads have to be kept up, too

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yes they do.

[@rosangelatambasco7610]

Esse é o local onde Gladys estava enterrada e Elvis ia visitá-la ? Inclusive foi até lá bem proximo ao dia em que ele faleceu😢😢😢

[@rockytoptraveler]

I'm sorry I don't understand but thanks for watching!!!

[@alinerm246]

Sim o túmulo dela ficava bem pertinho desses túmulos dos parentes que ele mostrou.

[@user-yz2em5tf3w]

If they moved gladys after all the years she had been dead it would of been all gladys s bones

[@rockytoptraveler]

Well they did move her remains from the grave to the moseleum and then to Graceland a few months later. Thanks for watching.

[@john9908]

The more i look up about elvis the more im astonished. I was born in 85. But my family loves elvis. The guy took care of everyone it looked like - family wise atleast. What saddens me is how no matter how important you are in life eventually we will all be forgotten or barely known to anyone. The guy that owned holiday inn is a great example of that. Doesnt look like anything is done for his grave or that anyone cares. I hope lisas daughter continues to pass down elvis legacy to her daughter and so on. Soon everyone that personally knew elvis will be gone. I often think about stuff like that. Priscilla went through so many changes in generation with technology i always wonder what Elvis would think of the stuff out now.

[@rockytoptraveler]

He did take care of everyone around him. He was a very humble guy. I believe Riley will continue to pass on the traditions and legacy to her kids and so on. But yea, most of his family and friends that knew him personally have passed on. Thanks for watching!!!

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[@john9908]

@@rockytoptraveler no problem. Imagine Elvis having a cell phone... Or even the new recording technology. His albums would have sounded even better. Truly was a shame that he died. Wonder if all of them are together now or if there's just nothingness when we leave

[@boxerfan2]

I read that the owner of holiday inn gave Elvis a lifetime free pass to any hotel in America and also Elvis rented lear jets from him in Memphis.

[@barbarahughes8041]

Im glad they moved Elvis to graceland that place looks Terrible All the grass is brown and no flowers on Graves Sorry....

[@rockytoptraveler]

Yea, the mausoleum is in bad shape also...no place for a King! Thanks for watching!

[@khichfy]

A grama marrom deve ser devido a estação do ano e que logo que houver a mudança a grama volteará a ser verde…

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@khichfy thanks for watching!!!

[@reginamay2767]

I would have thought that elvis would have been laid to rest back in his home state of miss. I knew he and family was buried at graceland. guess that is were they all wanted to be. would be much better sounding if you would please say past away instead of DIED. Thanks.

[@rockytoptraveler]

I don't know why they all wasn't buried in MS but like you said maybe they wanted to be buried in TN. As for being buried in Graceland, there initially wasn't any plans for that but after some people broke into the mausoleum and tried to get into Elvis crypt the Vernon decided to have both Gladys and Elvis buried at Graceland. I try to sometimes say passed away and I know it sounds better. I'll definitely try more. Thanks for watching!!!

[@donaldfaircloth1676]

I didn't see the masuluem where he was buried

[@rockytoptraveler]

The building is the mausoleum where he was first interred

[@terryhenry62]

The real Elvis was not dead at that time Priscilla let it slip years ago on OPRAH

[@rockytoptraveler]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@user-sq1gk9tc4u]

Вообще ,изначально для кого был построен мавзолей в Мемфисе?

[@rockytoptraveler]

Sorry, I can't read that but thanks for watching!!!

[@donaldfaircloth1676]

That's not Elvis original gravesite

[@rockytoptraveler]

The mausoleum is the first/original site he was interred...he was placed there for a few months and then moved to Graceland in October

[@jonromanovich2371]

The location of the crypt was pointed out incorrectly. From the front, it is on the far right of the mausoleum. The window faces the side.

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@jonromanovich2371 really? I'll need to look into that...I was always lead to believe it was that room in the back! I apologize if I'm wrong but thanks for watching!

[@geester2123]

You realize that Vesters wife was Gladys sister. Surprised you didn’t mention that.

[@rockytoptraveler]

I didn't know that! Thanks for watching!

[@geester2123]

@@rockytoptraveler keep up with your great content. Anything Elvis is interesting..

[@dulceseco4191]

And where is Vernon Presley's twin brother, Virgil Presley, who dated Gladys and was removed from the Family Tree, buried? Why? Virgil was a railway worker, who died, precisely, in a railway accident. I had this information a few years ago and it also said that he was the father of the twins, Jesse and Elvis. Vernon, who liked Gladys and felt sorry for her, married her, so he could help her with the children. 

[@rockytoptraveler]

@@dulceseco4191 I've never heard that story and didn't know he had a twin brother. I knew Elvis did but not his father. Interesting stuff. Thanks for watching!

[@dulceseco4191]

@@rockytoptraveler You're welcome 🌹