On this day - 16 August

On August 16th 1977, Elvis was found on the bathroom floor of his home by his fiancée Ginger Aiden. He was pronounced dead after resuscitation attempts failed. His funeral attracted thousands of fans who lined the route the cars took to the cemetery. Two were killed when the funeral car entered a group of fans outside the gates of his home. Despite the medical examiner at the time stating the cause of death to be cardiac in origin with no drugs playing a role, Elvis was found to have significant quantities of various prescription drugs in his system which likely contributed to his death.

Elvis was one of the best selling artists of all time. He released a large volume of music including a large amount of film soundtracks at the direction of his management team.