The Gotta Have Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction Spring 2022

Lot #76:

Elvis Presley Original Las Vegas Hilton Hotel "Always Elvis" Summer Concert Festival Straw Hat

From the Eddie Hammer Elvis Presley collection, an original Elvis Persley Las Vegas Hilton Hotel "Always Elvis" Summer Concert Festival straw hat. These straw hats would be worn by staff at the hotel giving out Elvis Presley memorabilia during his concert engagements at the hotel. Good condition. Eddie Hammer was a writer for Goldmine and Discoveries magazines, he was an Elvis expert and was a paid guest speaker at many of the Elvis conventions in Memphis and all over the world. This piece has an amazing provenance from someone who was also considered an expert. Comes with a Gotta Have Rock & Roll Certificate of Authenticity stating the hat is from the Eddie Hammer Collection.