Elvis: The Biography

by Jerry Hopkins

Overview

Elvis Presley is the single biggest personality in American popular culture. Over three decades after his death in August 1977, he remains the undisputed king of rock'n'roll. Featuring a wealth of first-hand interviews, Elvis combines Jerry Hopkins's two previous classic bestselling Elvis biographies - Elvis: A Biography and Elvis: The Final Years - with all-new material to give the definitive detailed account of Presley's fantastic life

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780859658997
Publisher:	Plexus Publishing Ltd.
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	486
File size:	8 MB

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements     9
Introduction     13
Tupelo     15
The Child     18
High School     29
Sunrise     39
The Colonel: 1     61
Sunset     68
Hysteria: 1     78
Hysteria: 2     90
Hollywood: 1     107
The Army     132
Germany     145
Homecoming     157
The Memphis Mafia     167
Hollywood: 2     176
The Colonel: 2     187
Priscilla     197
Changes     206
Las Vegas     220
On the Road     239
Troubles     253
Ups and Downs     268
Aloha!     287
Falling Apart     310
Spending Spree     327
Losing It     344
Ginger     355
Final Tours     366
The End is Near     375
Love Me (in Legal) Tender     386
Index     413

Editorial Reviews

"Jerry Hopkins was the first serious journalist to take Elvis seriously, writing the first biography. The Elvis bookshelf is crowded now, but don’t let that put you off. This thoroughly revised and updated version of his two classic books deserves a shelf of its own." – Jann Wenner, founder and editor of Rolling Stone

"Jerry Hopkins long ago established the ground rules for serious biographical consideration of Elvis Presley. With a rare combination of seat-of-the-pants reporting and thoughtful portraiture, he creates a richly nuanced picture of a world in flux, both for Elvis himself and for the broad range of humanity that was – and continues to be – so indelibly affected by his music." – Peter Guralnick, author of Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

"The book that Jim Morrison wanted to read. Jerry Hopkins retells the Elvis tale with both authority and compassion . . . Hopkins’ tome remains one of the leaders in its field, non-hysterical but sensational enough in its own way, thoroughly researched and written in a manner that equates with all the best novels – 4 out of 5." – Mojo

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