Author: Geoff Edgers
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0448446421
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own—and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers’s fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Author: Geoff Edgers
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0448446421
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own—and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers’s fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0448446421
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own—and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers’s fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.
Elvis Presley
Author: Joel Williamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199863172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
One of the most admired Southern historians of our time paints an intimate portrait of Elvis Presley, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society, that illuminates the zenith of his career, showing how Elvis himself changed—and didn't—and providing a deeper understanding of the man and his times.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199863172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
One of the most admired Southern historians of our time paints an intimate portrait of Elvis Presley, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society, that illuminates the zenith of his career, showing how Elvis himself changed—and didn't—and providing a deeper understanding of the man and his times.
Elvis Presley
Author: Wilborn Hampton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440639124
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
?Elvis left no one indifferent to rock and roll??so begins award-winning author Wilborn Hampton?s thoughtful account of the beloved and controversial Elvis Presley. When Elvis shook his hips and sang his soulful songs, teenagers screamed and parents fretted. Fans, record executives, movie producers, and even the army wanted a piece of this enigmatic performer and shy boy from Tupelo, Mississippi. What Elvis gave them changed music forever. This latest addition to Viking?s ongoing biography series, Up Close, includes gorgeous black-and-white photographs and introduces readers to the complicated life of the king of rock and roll.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440639124
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
?Elvis left no one indifferent to rock and roll??so begins award-winning author Wilborn Hampton?s thoughtful account of the beloved and controversial Elvis Presley. When Elvis shook his hips and sang his soulful songs, teenagers screamed and parents fretted. Fans, record executives, movie producers, and even the army wanted a piece of this enigmatic performer and shy boy from Tupelo, Mississippi. What Elvis gave them changed music forever. This latest addition to Viking?s ongoing biography series, Up Close, includes gorgeous black-and-white photographs and introduces readers to the complicated life of the king of rock and roll.
Elvis Presley
Author: Bobbie Ann Mason
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143038894
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A vibrant, sympathetic portrait of the once and future king of rock 'n' roll by the award-winning author of Shiloh and In Country To this clear-eyed portrait of the first rock 'n' roll superstar, Bobbie Ann Mason brings a novelist's insight and the empathy of a fellow Southerner who, from the first time she heard his voice on the family radio, knew that Elvis was "one of us." Elvis Presley deftly braids the mythic and human aspects of his story, capturing both the charismatic, boundary-breaking singer who reveled in his celebrity and the soft-spoken, working-class Southern boy who was fatally unprepared for his success. The result is a riveting, tragic book that goes to the heart of the American dream.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143038894
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A vibrant, sympathetic portrait of the once and future king of rock 'n' roll by the award-winning author of Shiloh and In Country To this clear-eyed portrait of the first rock 'n' roll superstar, Bobbie Ann Mason brings a novelist's insight and the empathy of a fellow Southerner who, from the first time she heard his voice on the family radio, knew that Elvis was "one of us." Elvis Presley deftly braids the mythic and human aspects of his story, capturing both the charismatic, boundary-breaking singer who reveled in his celebrity and the soft-spoken, working-class Southern boy who was fatally unprepared for his success. The result is a riveting, tragic book that goes to the heart of the American dream.
Elvis Presley
Author: Connie Plantz
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
ISBN: 9780766021037
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The King still rules! Blending blues and country, gospel and pop, Elvis Presley sang and gyrated his way into superstardom. In this vivid, fast-flowing portrait, readers will meet the shy teen behind the sassy performer, the celebrity who sparked swoons around the world, the overworked actor and his fatal dance with prescription drugs. More than twenty-five years after Elvis's death, people of all ages still delight in his music. Author Connie Plantz introduces new fans to the man behind the Elvis mystique. Book jacket.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
ISBN: 9780766021037
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The King still rules! Blending blues and country, gospel and pop, Elvis Presley sang and gyrated his way into superstardom. In this vivid, fast-flowing portrait, readers will meet the shy teen behind the sassy performer, the celebrity who sparked swoons around the world, the overworked actor and his fatal dance with prescription drugs. More than twenty-five years after Elvis's death, people of all ages still delight in his music. Author Connie Plantz introduces new fans to the man behind the Elvis mystique. Book jacket.
Last Train To Memphis
Author: Peter Guralnick
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349144451
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 751
Book Description
Written with grace, humour, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley 'Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe' BOB DYLAN 'Wonderful' RODDY DOYLE 'Soars above all other accounts of Elvis' Guardian 'A triumph of biographical art... profound and moving' New York Times Last Train to Memphis is arguably the first serious biography that refuses to dwell on the myth of Elvis. Aiming instead to portray in vivid, dramatic terms the life and career of this outstanding artistic and cultural phenomenon, it draws together a plethora of documentary and interview material to create a superbly coherent and plausible narrative. The first of two volumes, covering Presley's rise to prominence up to his departure for Germany in 1958, Last Train to Memphis is undoubtedly the benchmark by which other biographies of him are judged.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349144451
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 751
Book Description
Written with grace, humour, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley 'Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe' BOB DYLAN 'Wonderful' RODDY DOYLE 'Soars above all other accounts of Elvis' Guardian 'A triumph of biographical art... profound and moving' New York Times Last Train to Memphis is arguably the first serious biography that refuses to dwell on the myth of Elvis. Aiming instead to portray in vivid, dramatic terms the life and career of this outstanding artistic and cultural phenomenon, it draws together a plethora of documentary and interview material to create a superbly coherent and plausible narrative. The first of two volumes, covering Presley's rise to prominence up to his departure for Germany in 1958, Last Train to Memphis is undoubtedly the benchmark by which other biographies of him are judged.
All Shook Up
Author: Barry Denenberg
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439528115
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Examines the life of Elvis Presley, focusing on the influence his music had on popular culture.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439528115
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Examines the life of Elvis Presley, focusing on the influence his music had on popular culture.
Is Elvis Alive?
Author: Gail Brewer-Giorgio
Publisher: Tudor Publishers
ISBN: 9780944276310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher: Tudor Publishers
ISBN: 9780944276310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Elvis
Author: Steve Zmijewsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
An illustrated introduction to the career of American singer Elvis Presley.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
An illustrated introduction to the career of American singer Elvis Presley.
Sacred Science of Numbers
Author: Corinne Heline
Publisher: Devorss Publications
ISBN: 9780875164427
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher: Devorss Publications
ISBN: 9780875164427
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description