The Presley family did not have a record player, according to Elvis Presley Enterprises, which operates Graceland. The acetate -- Presley's first recording -- has remained in his friend's safe for decades. And today, it will be auctioned off at Graceland -- the late singer's longtime Memphis home -- along with other Presley-related memorabilia on what would have been 'the King's' 80th birthday.
The acetate is in original condition and the record is playable. She's the niece of the late Ed Leek, Presley's friend and caretaker of the record the singer left at Leek's house more than 60 years ago.
Hilburn, who lives in Rockledge, Florida, said she inherited the record from her uncle Ed and aunt Sue after her aunt died last summer. Hilburn says her uncle kept the record, which he had authenticated, in a safe when the couple lived in Memphis and Florida.
Ed Leek tried to auction off the record in the s, but never actually sold it, Hilburn said. Her decision to contact Graceland and auction the record has led to a likely windfall. Nobody in the family ever saw the record. The record is highly valued because of its place in the career of Presley, who in recorded "That's All Right," also at Sun Records. Classical Music.
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And on Thursday, it will be auctioned off at Graceland — the late singer's longtime Memphis home — along with other Presley-related memorabilia on what would have been 'the King's' 80th birthday. The acetate is in original condition and the record is playable. She's the niece of the late Ed Leek, Presley's friend and caretaker of the record the singer left at Leek's house more than 60 years ago.
Hilburn, who lives in Rockledge, Florida, said she inherited the record from her uncle Ed and aunt Sue after her aunt died last summer. Hilburn says her uncle kept the record, which he had authenticated, in a safe when the couple lived in Memphis and Florida. Ed Leek tried to auction off the record in the s, but never actually sold it, Hilburn said. Her decision to contact Graceland and auction the record has led to a likely windfall.
Nobody in the family ever saw the record. The record is highly valued because of its place in the career of Presley, who in recorded "That's All Right, " also at Sun Records.
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