Eternally Elvis

In the days preceding the 30th anniversary of the death of The King of rock 'n' roll, fans around the world are marking the occasion with tributes, many of them ironic but all of them sincere in their devotion to Elvis. Here, an impersonator known only as Elvis performs at a London Palladium tribute show on Aug. 12, 2007. Keep clicking for more from far-flung Elvis events.

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A long way from Elvis' birthplace of Tupelo, Miss., an impersonator known only as Elvis performs during the "Return of the Kings" Elvis tribute show at the London Palladium on Aug. 12, 2007. Elvis Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977. He was 42.

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In Germany, Elvis Presley is remembered fondly as the young American who interrupted his singing career for a stint in an Army barracks in Friedberg. About 100 pieces of Elvis memorabilia and 80 photos of him are on exhibit at a show in Berlin until Sept. 1. At left, exhibition employee Yvonne Froehlich adjusts the belt buckle of a stage costume on Aug. 13, 2007.

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In Friedberg, Germany, 200 objects identified with Elvis Presley are on display at the US-Ray Barracks, where he was stationed as a soldier between 1958 and 1960. Here, two visitors examine a book in front of an Elvis poster at the exhibition "Friedberg -- Army Home of Elvis Presley."

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Kazue Osawa poses in front of a picture of Elvis Presley posted in the Harajuku fashion district of Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2007. Osawa was about to head to Memphis, Tenn., to join the weeklong activities there commemorating the on the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death.

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Even presidential contenders are getting in on the Elvis act. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, second from left, invited an Elvis impersonator to join his band, Capital Offense, on the stage at a campaign event in Ames, Iowa, on Aug 11, 2007.

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NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a newly decorated Elvis car. He and his grandmother, Martha Earnhardt, posed in front of the car at Graceland, Elvis' home in Memphis, Tenn., on Aug. 13, 2007.

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The impersonator known only as Elvis performs on stage during the "Return of the Kings" tribute show at the London Palladium on Aug. 12, 2007.

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Memphis is the center of the Elvis Presley universe. Elvis impersonators Steve Rosati, left, and Keshav Patel, both of Montreal, sing a karaoke duet at the Elvis Expo, a 35,000-square-foot convention of all things Elvis that is underway at the Cook Convention Center.

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Fans reach out to touch floral arrangements at Forest Hills Cemetery in Memphis, where Elvis Presley was buried on Aug. 18, 1977.