Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley - Rilegato

Guralnick, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0316332208 ISBN 13: 9780316332200

Casa editrice: Little Brown & Co, 1994

Riassunto

A fresh portrait of Elvis Presley, based on hundreds of interviews and a decade of research, emerges in the first volume of a two-part biography of the King, covering Elvis's life up to his Army induction. 100,000 first printing. Tour.

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Recensione:

"A triumph of biographical art...Profound and moving."―Stephen Wright, New York Times Book Review

"Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others."―Bob Dylan

"Altogether splendid...It is the particular and spectacular achievement of Last Train to Memphis that it holds both the making of the history and the beginning of the myth in firm, simple, and compassionate focus."―Jay Cocks, Time

L'autore:

Peter Guralnick's books include the prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love. He is a recent inductee in the Blues Hall of Fame. Other books include an acclaimed trilogy on American roots music, Sweet Soul Music, Lost Highway, and Feel Like Going Home; the biographical inquiry Searching for Robert Johnson; the novel, Nighthawk Blues; and Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. His most recent book is Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll.

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• Editore: Little Brown & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0316332208
• ISBN 13: 9780316332200
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 576