Pan Records

Fans of the King of Rock and Roll regard Gracelands mansion as a special place where the surroundings reflect the personality and, for some, the continuing presence of their idol - especially so at Christmas, with all the lights and decoration, a time when Elvis Presley loved to be at home. It is easy to sense his presence, but is it just one’s imagination? “Elvis is immortal.” Perhaps most people would interpret this to mean his music is timeless, his recorded performances enduring and still relevant to audiences of every age. But for a significant number of fans, especially but not exclusively those who adored him during his lifetime, news of his passing was too painful. Life without The Legend unimaginable. Little wonder that people clung to any suggestion that their hero was still alive, whether now living on a remote tropical island or working in the local burger bar! Elvis died on August 16th 1977, twenty-three years before the millenium. Move on a further twenty-three years (he was superstitious about numbers) to a chance online meeting of two keen fans from very different backgrounds. At home in USA James (Mac) McQueen aged 90 and always a huge fan had been on duty as an electronics technician when the ambulance (badged Unit No 6) swept in the Memphis Baptist Hospital at alarming speed and a sense of heightened security. The stretched patient’s face was covered up but later a weeping nurse told him it was Elvis and he had died. His online contact was Scottish musician, vocalist and songwriter and recording artist Brandon McPhee. Elvis had been gone almost twenty years before Brandon was born, but even as a young boy his keen musical ear drew him to the sound of “The King.” Their shared enthusiasm spanning a whole generation led them to pen this song together. Recorded by Brandon this track is also a transatlantic collaboration between studios in Scotland and Nashville. Elvis lives on!