Elvis Presley and guitarist Scotty Moore performed together during the King of Rock and Roll's comeback special aired on NBC. (Photo : YouTube/Marley & Tosh Torrent's.Net)
A new tell-all book has revealed that music legend Elvis Presley's death was not accidental. Presley's brother David E. Stanley who authored the book will launch it in keeping with the singer's 39th death anniversary.
The book titled "My Brother Elvis" claims that Presley overdosed on drugs deliberately. Stanley joined the Presley household when his mother married the singer's widowed father.
The book recounts the authorś time at Graceland at the age of four. Stanley also worked for the "Love Me Tender" singer as part of his entourage, according to New York Daily News.
Stanley claims in his book that the "Hound Dog" singer had given him an unusual warning a few days before his death. He alleges that Presley had said the next time he would see him, he would be on a "higher plane."
Subsequently, when Presley was found unconscious at his home, Stanley alleges in his book that the family found syringes and pills. He claims that the syringes and pills surrounding Presley's body were removed by him before Police arrived at the house.
Stanley claims Presley had overdosed on purpose. Furthermore, it is alleged that the "Love Me Tender" singer had to be helped to use the toilet in his final days, the publication quotes Stanley as saying in his book. "My Brother Elvis," is the sixth book by Stanley and will be in bookstores in August.
Meanwhile, Presley's first guitarist Scotty Moore passed away recently, the website Radio reported. Moore is a Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member and passed away at the age of 84 at his home in Nashville.
"Elvis loved Scotty dearly and treasured those amazing years together, both in the studio and on the road," Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley was quoted by the website as saying. "Moore was an amazing musician and a legend in his own right."
Moore, who served in the United States Navy in the 1950s, formed the Starlite Wrangers along with bassist Bill Black. In 1954, Sam Philips, the owner of Sun Recording studios, paired Moore, Black, and Presley together. The trio recorded Presley's first popular single "That's All Right Mama." Thereafter the trio began touring and Presley's career took off.
Watch Presley and Moore perform below :
