Elvis' army uniform, found in Gulf, back for Hard Rock opening

[Maddy McCall]

BILOXI – The Army uniform worn by Elvis Presley, which was found in the Mississippi Sound after Hurricane Katrina, will be on display when the Hard Rock Biloxi opens in July.

The uniform is among dozens of items strewn across the Mississippi coast after Katrina struck in August 2005.

B.B. King’s original guitar “Lucille” will return along with the guitars of Johnny Cash and KISS, said Joe Billhimer, the casino’s chief executive officer.

Some of the rock ’n’ roll artifacts will be in pristine condition, but others will be part of a Katrina memorial collage. Everything else will be new and gleaming inside the casino resort, including a display in honor of James Brown.

“It’s a big deal for us to get back open, but we do think it’s also a big deal for people on the coast to see it back open,” Billhimer said. “It keeps revitalization going. It shows that we and a lot of others believe in the revitalization of the Coast.”

The Hard Rock was destroyed by Katrina two days before the casino was scheduled to open.

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[merh]

1. but the trademark Guitar in the front

was still there







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