Fans celebrate Elvis Presley's 76th birthday

Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans, including the Chilean miner Edison Peña, gathered at Graceland to celebrate the 76th birthday of the late rock n' roll icon.

The miner who was the guest of honor at the party, cut into a cake fashioned to look like stacked television sets as fans cheered both the singer and the miner outside Elvis' Memphis home.

Peña has been on a whirlwind tour of Memphis, getting a private tour of Graceland, attending a Memphis Grizzlies NBA game and leading the walking of the ducks at the Peabody Hotel.

Peña and 32 other miners spent 69 days trapped underground after a mine collapse in Chile. Pena sang Elvis songs to lift the morale of his friends before their rescue in October.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton read a list of musical artists who've said they were influenced by Elvis' music and performance style, from Elton John to John Lennon.

"Before people over fainted over Michael Jackson, screamed over Van Halen, swooned over the Jonas Brothers, and even goo-gooed over (Lady) Gaga, Elvis Presley set the world on fire," Wharton said.

Elvis was born Jan. 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, and died in August 16, 1977.