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Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction

Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction

Credit: AP Photo / Barry Batchelor

Elvis sale.A strand of Elvis Presley's hair which is expected to fetch up to £250 at auction by Henry Aldridge and Son, in Devizes, Wiltshire, on November 14. Picture date: Friday November 6, 2009. The strand of Elvis' hair collected by his personal barber is 12 by 22 inch and is mounted in a frame alongside a photograph of The King. See PA story SALE Elvis. Photo credit should read: Barry Batchelor/PA Wire URN:8005554 (Press Association via AP Images)

Associated Press

Posted on November 7, 2009 at 8:13 AM

Updated Saturday, Nov 7 at 1:23 PM

LONDON (AP) — A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan.

The auction house said Saturday the strand is owned by Thomas B. Morgan Jr., an Elvis fan and former administrator at Shelby County sheriff's office.

Morgan Jr. told auctioneers he received the hair follicle from Homer Gill Gilleland, the singer's personal barber for more than 20 years.

Auction house Henry Aldridge & Son said the strand of hair, and accompanying letters and certificates, will be sold Nov. 14. The hair has a guide price of 150 pounds to 250 pounds ($250 to $415).

Last month in Chicago, a clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Presley's head when he joined the U.S. Army in 1958 sold for $15,000.

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