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The six-disc DVD collection Elvis Presley – The Signature Collection was released, containing the films „It Happened at the World's Fair“, „Speedway“, „Spinout“, „Harum Scarum“, „Jailhouse Rock“ and „Viva Las Vegas“.
Related events
- A five-CD compilation album by Elvis Presley, Walk a Mile in My Shoes – The Essential '70s Masters, was released.
- Sonny West, Red West, Lamar Fike and Marty Lacker, four prominent members of Elvis's “Memphis Mafia,” recalled Elvis in a one-time online chat.
- More than 30,000 fans came to Memphis on the 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death and gathered at his grave for a ten-minute memorial ceremony.
- On the 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, fans gathered in Memphis for a ten-minute vigil at his gravesite.
- A pair of Elvis Presley's black underwear was stolen from the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Los Angeles. The thief reportedly reached the exhibit through the plexiglass barrier or with the aid of a tool during opening hours.
- Elvis Presley's album Memories – The '68 Comeback Special was released.
- The estate of Elvis Presley donated items for a charity auction at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. A cigar box sold for $25,000, a wristwatch for $25,000, an autographed baseball for $19,000 and Elvis's 1956 Lincoln Continental for $250,000.
- A charity auction of Elvis Presley's personal items was held in Las Vegas. A wristwatch sold for $32,500, a cigar box for $25,000, a signed baseball for $19,000, and a 1956 Lincoln Continental for $250,000.
- RCA and the RIAA presented 110 gold and platinum records to the estate of Elvis Presley.
- Elvis Presley’s “Don't Be Cruel” reached No. 42 on the UK singles chart.
- Elvis Presley's five-disc box set The King of Rock 'n' Roll – The Complete 50's Masters reached number 159 on the US chart.