Since Elvis Presley tragically died in 1977, hardcore fans have been convinced the king of rock and roll staged his death to live outside the spotlight.<\/p>\n
Some believed he was hiding from the mafia, appeared as an extra in the 1990 blockbuster Home Alone, toured California\u2019s Legoland, tended to the grounds of Graceland and now living under the guise of a humble preacher in Arkansas.<\/p>\n
Despite the doppelganger\u2019s repeated denials, fans insist that Bob Joyce is \u201cgetting ready to explain\u201d his faked death \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep reading to learn what the preacher has to say about claims that he\u2019s Elvis!<\/p>\n
On August 16, 1977, the world was \u2018All Shook Up\u201d when it was announced that 42-year-old Elvis Aaron Presley died of cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n
Since his death almost 50 years ago, a group of skeptics refused to accept the king of rock and roll was dead.<\/p>\n
To this day, Elvis-obsessed fans refuse to let go and choose to believe the gyrating gent faked his own death to go into hiding.<\/p>\n
And now they are convinced they spotted the \u201cJailhouse Rock\u201d singer living as Bob Joyce, a 72-year-old preacher in Benton, Arkansas.<\/p>\n
Joyce looks like an older, silver-haired version of Elvis, speaks like Elvis and sings with the same soothing baritone that Elvis was adored.<\/p>\n
And when a YouTube video of Joyce singing the gospel song \u201cHow Great Thou Art,\u201d a song recorded by Elvis in 1967, conspiracy theorists went wild.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is truly Elvis. No one else could sing this favorite hymn of mine like Elvis,\u201d writes one fan in the comments section.<\/p>\n
A second offers, \u201cHis voice will never change. We love you and hope you tell us one day the story of your life. I know who he is and so does everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot even the imitation Elvis sings like Bob Joyce. Sir, I believe you are him. That rhythm and tone of voice is none other than Elvis,\u201d shares a third believer.<\/p>\n
Another writes, \u201cI love you elvis bob Joyce I know but it ok no more big lights you have your piece of mind now you still have my heart (SIC).\u201d<\/p>\n
Destroying these theories, the gospel singer and preacher at The Household of Faith Church insists he is not the king of rock and roll and instead a messenger of God.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m not Elvis. Lots of people ask me that\u2026I got started and I was trying to tell everybody, \u2018No, I\u2019m not Elvis,\u201d says the man who points out he\u2019s almost 20 years younger than the \u201cDon\u2019t be Cruel\u201d singer, who would be 89 in 2024. \u201cMost of these folks know I am not Elvis but to them it doesn\u2019t matter. They are only so grateful that God is blessing them and reviewing their lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps God is using Elvis\u2019 voice to minister to broken hearts and broken lives\u2026If Elvis were alive, I would say to him, my friend and brother, we are of kindred spirits.<\/p>\n
Still, many of Joyce\u2019s fans are adamant in saying he hasn\u2019t come out yet and will soon reveal his big secret to the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll his [members of the congregation] knows it\u2019s him as well as the many visitors to his church every Sunday from around the world know it\u2019s him. He\u2019s getting ready to explain it all (why he faked his death & changed his name) very soon,\u201d writes Alabama\u2019s Samantha Drummond Dunn, who plans on traveling to Arkansas to meet Joyce. Encouraging others to watch his YouTube videos, which she says serves as proof, she demands, \u201cIt is him!\u201d<\/p>\n
Poking fun at her statement, another netizen writes, \u201cIf it\u2019s on the Internet it must be true.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing the several fake accounts on social media\u2013 including the one copied by Drummond Dunn in her post \u2013 a statement on the Bob Joyce website warns online users against believing what they see on the Internet. \u201cPeople have pretended to be Bob Joyce on multiple occasions. He does not send private messages through any online account. The only Facebook account for Pastor Bob Joyce is: facebook.com\/bob.joyce.75\/ All other Bob Joyce accounts on Facebook or anywhere else online are not him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The message adds he is not on Instagram or TikTok.<\/p>\n
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