Traces the life and career of Elvis Presley, describes the initial reaction to his revolutionary new style, and looks at his movie career
Provides an in-depth biography of this rock legend and the places, people, and inspirations that made him the man he was, such as his formative years in Tupelo, his early music years, his years in the army, and his incredible rise to ...
A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award "Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others.
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Kevin Quain (New York: St. Martin's, 1992), pp. 16–17; Nancy Anderson, “Elvis, by His Father Vernon Presley,” Good Housekeeping, January 1978, p. 158. 16. Hopkins, p. 53. 17. Pareles and Romanowski, p. 429. 18. Tosches, p. 3. 19.
The resulting work, From Elvis in Memphis, would be the finest studio album of his career, an explosion of mature confidence and fiery inspiration.
The author succinctly places Elvis's life within the larger shifts that redefined the cultural landscape during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, discovering in the mounting ironies of Elvis's waning success the seeds of mythology about the King ...
4. Erika Doss, Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith, and Image (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999). 5. Vernon Chadwick, ed., In Search of Elvis: Music, Race, Art, Religion (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997); E. Warren Perry, Jr., ed., ...
MYSTERY TRAIN All quotes from SamPhillips, Marion Keisker, ScottyMoore, and Dixie Locke are from the author's interviews, unless otherwise noted. a man who hadit in his power: Neal and Parker conferred in Memphis all day on June 17, ...
Elvis : In the Twilight of Memory . Arcade Books , 1997 . Krogh , Egil “ Bud . ” The Day Elvis Met Nixon . Pejama Press , 1994 . Logan , Horace , with Bill Sloan . Elvis , Hank , and Me : Making Musical History on the Louisiana Hayride ...
Elvis's descent into drug use is included, leading to his death by heart failure at age 42. This book includes details of Elvis's life and covers the controversies surrounding his life and death.