The A4-sized book contains black and white and colored photographs and illustrations. It is limited to 500 copies.
50th Anniversary Preparation
The Memphis based Commercial Appeal newspaper wrote that the preparations for the marking the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, and plans for an Elvis hologram show were among the topics discussed by Elvis Presley Enterprises managing partner Joel Weinshanker during an Elvis Week event at Graceland on August 15th.
Speaking as part of the Conversations on Elvis panel at the Graceland Soundstage, Weinshanker made his remarks during a brief 10-minute appearance in which he promised “at least four major events during the 50th anniversary" in 2027. "Four new, major, amazing attractions coming in, things that you've never seen before," he said.
“Coming up on the 50th anniversary, it's really important, so important, to keep Elvis alive in our hearts, in our heads, and here at Graceland,” Weinshanker said. “But for the 50th, we're actually going to look at it from a little bit of a different lens. You might see people here you have not seen in a long, long time, if ever.”
“You're going to see family here,” said Weinshanker, his voice choked with emotion. “You do have to understand how difficult it is, especially for Lisa's kids to come here right now. I do not like to speak for them, but you have to understand how difficult it is coming to a place where their grandfather, who they never met, and where their [mother] and where their brother are buried. But I have a very high level of confidence we're going to see a lot more family in [2027], and I think that's going to be important.”
Weinshanker also confirmed that the long-rumored Elvis hologram project would finally see the light of day. He noted that there would be “an absolutely state-of-the-art, world-class state-of-the-art hologram show in Las Vegas within the next 18 months.”
He added: “When you see who's involved, when you hear about it, it's going to be something great. Elvis didn't love the idea of holograms, and I didn't love it for a decade either, but we've gotten to the point where we’re very excited about it.”
Weinshanker closed by noting that preparations for 2027's Elvis Week were already underway. “Everybody at Graceland has a lot of work to do,” he said. “We're doing it for you all. We're doing it for Elvis.”
Here is the cover-art for the book 'One Helluva Ride - His Remarkable Life Life Before, During and After Elvis and the Memphis Mafia' by Red and Pat West with John W. Sparks. The book has been in the works for over a decade, but should be out in the fall of 2026.
Rockhurst Elvis Auction Results
- Elvis signed prototype Aloha jumpsuit stage belt with Bill Belew provenance which sold for a stunning $115,000.
- It was noted that "after trying on the belt and carefully inspecting the buckles, Elvis signed "ok" on the inside of the belt and sent it back to Bill Belew so that the rest of the ensemble could be completed."
- Elvis' "chieftain" gold and diamond ring given to his karate instructor Ed Parker sold for $57,500
- The 1955 Elvis Presley signed "Louisiana Hayride" contract also signed by Vernon and Gladys Presley (Beckett authentic) sold for $57,500
- 1958 Elvis Presley twice-signed contract for "G.I. Blues" plus archive of related materials (PSA, DNA and JSA) sold for $18,400.
- The incredibly early Elvis Presley signed 1955 promotional photo - highest grade (Beckett authentic) sold for $3,450.
- However Elvis' full U.S. Army uniform given to "G.I. Blues" director Norman Taurog remained 'unsold' despite getting to $85,000 in bidding.
You can now check the entire auction results at >>> Rockhurst Auctions.
(Source: Robert van Doorn / Commercial Appeal / Elvis Information Network)