The publication will coincide with a special commemorative week at Graceland, the 14-acre Presley estate in Memphis.

The readings were directed by Christopher Ashley and done with the blessing of the Presley estate.

He paid $100 million for 85 percent of the Presley estate and a 90-year lease on Graceland in Memphis.

Johansen's lawsuit follows legal tussles with the Presley estate.

I'm the rightful heir to the entire Presley estate.

However, the Colonel rarely became actively involved again as per the outcome of the lawsuit brought against him by the Presley estate.

The disputes with the Presley estate did not terminate his association with his most high-profile client.

"These guys had a good artistic reputation and a vision that we agreed with," recalled Joe Rascoff, the business manager for the Presley estate.

The Presley estate has long been aggressive in protecting Elvis's name and image, successfully shutting down productions that capitalized on him without authorization.

The Presley estate initially objected to this, and a remixed version of the track was included on the commercial release, with new lyrics.