ELVIS: Remembering August 16, 1977 ELVIS IS DEAD!!! The three unspeakable words that his family and friends and, of course, his fans never had expected to hear in their lifetime, but they did on August 16, 1977. The King of Roll-n-Roll is dead. Since then his family and friends have written and spoken about their years with Elvis and the tragic August 1977 days. At the same time his fans had kept silent until NOW ... Why now? They strongly feel it's time to share their precious thoughts and feelings about Elvis and his untimely death with others throughout the world. When reading each of the stories, there is a strong but special love affair between Elvis and his fans which had begun in the 1950s and still into the 21st century. For his fans, the special love Elvis gave will always be there and will never be broken.