A few months before Elvis Presley died he asked, "I wonder if I'll ever be remembered?" In response, Scottish artist
Linda Ann McConnell created 'The Memphis Lullaby.' Founded in loving memory of Elvis Aaron Presley.

The Memphis Lullaby has 17 words which in numerology becomes 8 which was Elvis Presley's number. He studied
Cheiro's: Book of Numbers which states: 'Number 8 - After death, they are often extolled, their works praised and lasting
tributes offered to their memory.'

Within the Lullaby: The book. The Film. The Single/Soundtrack to film. 'If I Can Dream' radio play. The album.
'The Dreamer' stage play and manuscript. The Education Document. The Stage Play. The Exhibition.

He was the first man I ever loved…

His voice was the first poetry I had ever heard. His music, the first I had ever danced to. I was five years old when I first saw him in
Aloha from Hawaii. The way I remember my first memory: He was dressed in white, enshrined in a cape of diamonds and he carried a
crown. I had never seen anyone so beautiful and I though he was an angel. I have held him in reverence every since. His name was
Elvis Aaron Presley.

As I walked around Graceland one August day I felt a presence, like Elvis Presley was serenading me with a gentle refrain, similar to a
lullaby. Although the lullaby originated in Memphis I still hear and feel it's music everywhere - a symphony composed of love, light,
hope, colour, beauty and joy. It's melody made me realise that dreams can come true. The harmonies remind me that memories are
never forgotten and true love will never die. In homage to this legacy, I composed a poem that became a song and then a play. I called it,
'The Memphis Lullaby' which seems like a fitting epitaph to this extraordinary man who worried that he would never be remembered.
I think his spirit still lives today through his musical, cultural and historical legacy. Over a quarter of a century later I believe his voice
still resonates and so do the dreams it carried. I only intended to write a play, but it has evolved organically through a power higher than me. Kind words from all over the world have kept me on this journey. I created my tributes to Elvis Presley as my small way of saying thank you to the man that captured my heart as a child and in whom I found my music. I hope I made him proud, because he was the first man I ever loved.

I still remember that dark August day but, 'The Memphis Lullaby' will be Always.

Linda Ann McConnell, 16 August 2004, Glasgow, Scotland.