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The rise of elvis presley is beautifully written portrait of presley s early years his impoverished childhood in tupelo, mississippi, the move to memphis in his teenage years, and the amazingly rich and complex soup of musical influences that city offered to a shy, sensitive boy with a huge love of singing and music of. The rise of elvis presley elvis series book 1 kindle edition by guralnick, peter. This boxset also includes the book the rise of elvis presley volume 2 1955. The rise of elvis presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an elvis beyond the legend. Elvis presley memphis recording service the rise of. The rise of elvis presley by guralnick, peter book the s 6 g g c p p o n i v s o r e d f a b last train to memphis. Learn more about last train to memphis in the memphis public libraries. Publication date 1994 topics presley, elvis, 19351977 childhood and youth, rock musicians united states biography publisher little, brown, and co. Gleason music book awardelvis steps from the pages. Book and movie cover the period from childhood in tupelo, ms through his stint in the army 19581960. Last train to memphis by peter guralnick hachette book group. Given the passion evident in most books about elvis presley 19351977, the scrupulously dispassionate tone of this new biography, the first of a projected two.
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