This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/11/2010
From Bill Porter's personal collection, Porter's personalized leather garment bag used on tour with Elvis Presley. Bill's initials as well at the "TCB" logo are stitched on the bag in yellow-gold thread. "TCB" stands for "Taken' Care of Business, "the name Elvis gave to his back up band. Elvis loved using the initials on his own accessories, including his famed tinted sunglasses. Bill Porter was Elvis Presley’s sound engineer and long time friend and is renowned for engineering nearly all of Elvis’ post 1960 hits until his death in 1977. Recording with Elvis in the celebrated “Studio B” in Nashville, Porter helped to craft some of Elvis’ greatest hits including, “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and “It’s Now or Never." Porter’s album recordings with Elvis include “Elvis Is Back," “His Hand In Mine,” “Pot Luck," and “Something for Everybody." Bill designed the sound system for Graceland, went on the road with Elvis from 1969 to 1977 and recorded many of Elvis’ “Live In Las Vegas” shows.
Estimate: 300-400