TWENTY-five years ago in August, the news broadcast that Elvis Presley had died in his Memphis home Graceland, aged 42.
The impact on the world was immense, and to this day most people old enough can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news.
In his lifetime, Elvis had become an international sensation adored by millions. His sound and style had opened a whole new era of American music and popular culture. He starred in 33 films, and made history with his record-breaking live concert performances. Today Elvis is regarded as one of the most important icons of the 20th century.
To mark the 25 years since his death, DK are publishing "Elvis a Celebration" by Mike Evans, a page-by-page retelling of the life and legend of The King -- from the Mississippi town of Tupelo to the show business mecca of Las Vegas, from "Hillbilly Cat" to world superstar.
Compiled with the assistance and authority of the Elvis Presley Estate at Graceland, Elvis A Celebration includes archive pictures, news photographs, rare memorabilia, move stills, and candid never-before-published images from Elvis's private life, that helped to make the founding voice of rock 'n' roll a 20th Century icon.
Elvis A Celebration is the ultimate pictorial tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, in the year that marks the 25th anniversary of his death. (Published by Dorling Kindersley at £25).
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