August 16, 1977 — 45 years ago today, “The King” died at Graceland, his Memphis home. Elvis Presley had first conquered rock n’ roll. Then he became a movie star. Written by Eddie Rabbit and featuring piano by Ronnie Milsap and music from “The Memphis Strings” with backing vocals from “The Blossoms”, that song… “Kentucky Rain climbed to #16 on the Billboard charts.