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2) Being Elvis
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2017
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Ona lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year old Elvis Presley, the local teenage whose first record, "That's All Right," had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world's biggest star. In 1964, Elvis invited Jerry to work for him as part of his "Memphis Mafia," and Jerry...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1998
Description
Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography.
Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis' life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Elvis Presley, perhaps better known as the King of Rock and Roll, left an amazing legacy on the worldwide music scene. But before Elvis became The King, he was just a shy kid growing up in a poor family in Mississippi. From an early age singing in church, Elvis used music as a form of hope, a means of getting by. He soon created his own style that brought together classes and races and lifted people's spirits. His mark was indelible. He remains the...
14) Elvis is King!
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents the life and legacy of Elvis, from his birth in Mississippi through his music career, his time in the army, his marriage, and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Author
Publisher
Back Bay Books, Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
"From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture." "Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed,...
17) Elvis & Ginger
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"Elvis Presley's fiancée and last love finally tells her story"--Subtitle on jacket.
In her own words Ginger details their whirlwind romance--from first kiss to his proposal of marriage. She writes about his exploration of Eastern religions, his perception of being a "legend, " his devotion to family and friends, and her attempt to know the insular group surrounding Elvis. And for the very time she talks about the devastating end, and the tens of...
19) Elvis
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Enterprises
Pub. Date
c1989
Description
Examines the life and career of the influential rock and roll star, from his early years in Mississippi to his controversial death.
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