Nashville has burning love for Elvis, but not statue: The man who single-handedly persuaded the powers that be to transform Eighth Avenue North into Rosa L. Parks Boulevard now wants to put a giant statue of Elvis in Hall of Fame Park. That's the one in front of the Hilton Hotel, across from the symphony hall. Can't blame a guy for trying.
Moses Walter Fisher Jr. proposes "the most magnificent" sculpture of Elvis Presley "anywhere in the United States." He wrote two passionate, lengthy letters to Metro Councilwomen Megan Barry and Erica Gilmore, who sent them to the parks department, which put them on Tuesday's parks board agenda, where it likely will be shuffled off to another agency.
"There are times when I sometimes wonder why the city that's known around the world as Music City, U.S.A. does not have some kind of memorial in honor of the greatest singer and entertainer of our time, Elvis Aaron Presley,".
He makes his case that Presley was a great country singer. Elvis recorded hits at RCA's famous Studio B here. He appeared once on the Grand Ole Opry, and routinely on the Louisiana
Hayride. According to the Country Music Hall of Fame (of which Presley is an inducted member), he took country from a regional audience to a national one.
But a sculpture of him? In Nashville? The King was born in Tupelo and hails from Memphis. Parks Director Roy Wilson will recommend that the parks board send the proposal to the Convention & Visitors Bureau, which has control over the park. "It's going to cost a lot of money," Wilson said. "It's a nice letter. There's a fondness for Elvis. But why would we do this in Nashville?" (News, Source;EIN/SanjaM)
07.04.2009, 18:14
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