MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Fans gathered for a cake-cutting on Elvis
Presley's 74th birthday and got word of two new residents at
Graceland.
Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, led several hundred fans
in singing "Happy Birthday" on Graceland's front lawn Thursday
and announced that two rescue horses - named Max and Bandit - have
taken up residence on the grounds of the famous white-columned
house.
Elvis, who died at Graceland in 1977 at age 42, maintained
stables and riding pastures for horses at his longtime Memphis
residence.
With the addition of Max and Bandit, Graceland now has four
horses residing in its eight-stall barn.
Following the sing-along and the reading of an proclamations,
fans lined up for pieces of birthday cake handed out at Graceland's
sprawling souvenir shopping center.