Elvis: Party in the Park

Elvis: Party in the Park

LONDON, July 31/PRNewswire/ -- UK fans commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death at
Pride Park Football Stadium, with Elvis Presley's bodyguard Sonny West as a
special guest.

Elvis.co.uk are proud to announce that Elvis' bodyguard Sonny West will
be their special guest at Elvis: Party In The Park on Saturday August 18,
2007 in Derby.

Sonny will be talking to fans about his time with Elvis and signing
copies of his new book: Elvis Still Taking Care Of Business.

Sonny West was Elvis Presley's close friend and bodyguard for nearly two
decades. He witnessed Elvis's triumphant comeback in Las Vegas, was by his
side throughout his gruelling concert tours in the seventies and even
accompanied his boss when he made a surprise visit to President Nixon at the
Whitehouse.

Sonny first met Elvis in the 1950s and began working for him in the
1960s, when he joined Elvis Presley's inner circle, known as the Memphis
Mafia. Elvis also offered Sonny roles in several of his movies and helped
him to secure a successful acting career in Hollywood. Elvis was also the
best man at Sonny's wedding, and his wife Judy is also joining him for
his only UK appearance next month at Pride Park.

An Elvis party to remember - Elvis: Party In The Park is held at Pride
Park Football Stadium and hosted by Dave Richards, with an all-Elvis disco,
cooked buffet dinner and live rock 'n' roll from the Hayriders.

Elvis.co.uk is Europe's busiest Elvis fan site, achieving over 1 million
hits per month and providing Elvis news, features, special events and an
online shop with official Elvis Presley merchandise, and collectors items
for fans such as the highly acclaimed Follow That Dream Collectors label.

Photographs of Elvis with Sonny are also available for use.

For more details, please visit http://www.elvis.co.uk

Contact:
Julie Mundy
+44-(0)1442-827-353 / +44-(0)7952-753-686
email: editor@elvis.co.uk

Source: Elvis.co.uk

Contact: Julie Mundy, +44-(0)1442-827-353 / +44-(0)7952-753-686, email: editor@elvis.co.uk

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