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.
Some believed he was hiding from the mafia, appeared as an extra in the 1990 blockbuster Home Alone, toured Californiaās Legoland, tended to the grounds of Graceland and now living under the guise of a humble preacher in Arkansas.
Despite the doppelgangerās repeated denials, fans insist that Bob Joyce is āgetting ready to explainā his faked death āvery soon.ā
Keep reading to learn what the preacher has to say about claims that heās Elvis!
On August 16, 1977, the world was āAll Shook Upā when it was announced that 42-year-old Elvis Aaron Presley died of cardiac arrest.
Since his death almost 50 years ago, a group of skeptics refused to accept the king of rock and roll was dead.
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.
And now they are convinced they spotted the āJailhouse Rockā singer living as Bob Joyce, a 72-year-old preacher in Benton, Arkansas.
āNone other than Elvisā
Joyce looks like an older, silver-haired version of Elvis, speaks like Elvis and sings with the same soothing baritone that Elvis was adored.
And when a YouTube video of Joyce singing the gospel song āHow Great Thou Art,ā a song recorded by Elvis in 1967, conspiracy theorists went wild.
āThis is truly Elvis. No one else could sing this favorite hymn of mine like Elvis,ā writes one fan in the comments section.
A second offers, āHis 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.ā
āNot 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,ā shares a third believer.
Another writes, āI 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).ā
āIām not Elvisā
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.
āNo, Iām not Elvis. Lots of people ask me thatā¦I got started and I was trying to tell everybody, āNo, Iām not Elvis,ā says the man who points out heās almost 20 years younger than the āDonāt be Cruelā singer, who would be 89 in 2024. āMost of these folks know I am not Elvis but to them it doesnāt matter. They are only so grateful that God is blessing them and reviewing their lives.
āPerhaps God is using Elvisā voice to minister to broken hearts and broken livesā¦If Elvis were alive, I would say to him, my friend and brother, we are of kindred spirits.
Still, many of Joyceās fans are adamant in saying he hasnāt come out yet and will soon reveal his big secret to the world.
āAll his [members of the congregation] knows itās him as well as the many visitors to his church every Sunday from around the world know itās him. Heās getting ready to explain it all (why he faked his death & changed his name) very soon,ā writes Alabamaās 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, āIt is him!ā
Poking fun at her statement, another netizen writes, āIf itās on the Internet it must be true.ā
Addressing the several fake accounts on social mediaā including the one copied by Drummond Dunn in her post ā a statement on the Bob Joyce website warns online users against believing what they see on the Internet. āPeople 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.ā