In February of 1976 RCA will haul all manner of mobile recording equipment to Graceland. The week of recording in the den will produce an album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee A wonderful boost, this album will go to #1 on country charts.

From March until October, on and off, Elvis will be touring.

Early in November 1976 Elvis and Linda Thompson, his girlfriend since 1972 will split. By the end of the month Elvis is with Ginger Alden, who will be with him until his death.

December 2-12, 1976. Elvis will make his last appearance at the Hilton.

December 31, 1976. A special New Year's Eve performance in Pittsburgh PA.

Elvis tours in the early part of 1977 but from April 1-5, he is again hospitalized and some shows have to be cancelled.

June 19, 20, 21. Concerts are recorded by RCA and videotaped by CBS for the upcoming special Elvis in Concert. The footage shows quite clearly Elvis' deteriorating condition. The special will not be shown until after his death on October 3.

June 26. The concert at Indianapolis, Indiana's Market Square Arena will be Elvis' last.

July 1977. Three former bodyguards publish Elvis: What Happened? Which details Elvis' drug use for the first time in public.

August 16, 1977. Elvis Presley died at home at Graceland. While it is true that there were drugs in his system, it wasn't an overdose. His heart failed him.

August 18, 1977. Elvis is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis.

October 1977. The bodies of Elvis and his mother are moved to Graceland.

June 26, 1979. Vernon Presley joined his son and wife in death.

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