8379 - Elvis Presley Lock of Hair from His Longtime Personal Barber, Homer ‘Gil’ Gilleland

Elvis Presley Lock of Hair from His Longtime Personal Barber, Homer ‘Gil’ Gilleland Lock of hair attributed to Elvis Presley and originating from his longtime personal barber, Homer ‘Gil’ Gilleland, approximately 1.5″ in length, tape-affixed to an original 3.5 x 2 presentation card, printed in gold: “This card contains a lock of hair from the King of Rock and Roll, as cut by Mr. Gil of Memphis, TN,” with “Elvis, 1935-1977” and a “CMF” copyright below. In fine condition, with creases to the card. Accompanied by a copy of a handwritten notarized provenance statement signed by Homer M. Gilleland, Elvis Presley’s longtime personal barber, dated August 1987. Gilleland identifies himself as Elvis Presley’s hairdresser for 20 years and states that he sold George Frazetti locks of hair that he had retained after cutting Presley’s hair, affirming that the hair was authentic and had been cut by him. Also accompanied by a November 3, 2002, San Francisco Chronicle article concerning the sale and provenance of Elvis hair originating with Gilleland. Homer ‘Gil’ Gilleland served as Elvis Presley’s barber for more than two decades and traveled with Presley to performances. According to the accompanying article, Gilleland routinely saved Presley’s hair after haircuts, bundling the clippings in a towel and taking them home, where he kept them in a plastic bread bag until Presley died in 1977. He subsequently began selling strands of the hair. The article further records testimony from Elvis expert John Heath, who knew Gilleland and stated that he had personally seen the hair and knew its history.