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The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley

Author : Ted Harrison
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780236832
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley written by Ted Harrison and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no other way to put it: Elvis is the King. Note the present tense: even though Elvis (supposedly) died nearly forty years ago, he has lived on in our hearts, as a sound, as an image, and as an especially vigorous personality. In fact, it’s safe to say no other celebrity has done so quite as well. The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley is the story of that afterlife, of Elvis after he left the building. Walking the eccentrically carpeted rooms of Graceland, bidding into stratospheric sums on his auctioned relics, and mingling among the some 200,000 impersonators of his likeness, Ted Harrison offers nothing less than the ultimate Elvis tribute. Harrison begins, of course, in pilgrimage: to Graceland. He shows how Elvis’s estate was pillaged nearly to ruin by his manager but was saved through the deft business acumen and financial vision of his divorced wife, one Priscilla Presley. If Graceland seems holy, that’s because it is: Harrison unveils in Elvis’s allure a deeply spiritual dimension, showing how Elvis fans, over the decades, have anointed their idol with Christ-like qualities. Through Elvis’s extravagance, Harrison raises fascinating links between money and faith, and through Elvis’s life, he shows how the King actually fulfilled a host of roles ranging from hero to martyr to saint. Underpinning the whole story is Elvis’s extraordinary charisma and—lest we forget—his astonishing musical genius. Fascinating, colorful, and deeply informative, this book is a must-have for any fan, anyone who was ever lucky enough to see Elvis alive or who hopes they might still be able to.

Dead Elvis

Author : Greil Marcus
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674194229
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Dead Elvis written by Greil Marcus and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listening in on public conversation that recreates Elvis after death, Marcus tracks Presley's resurrection. He grafts together snatches of film, music, books, newspapers, photos, posters, and cartoons, and amazes us with what America has been saying as it raises its late king--and also what this obsession with dead Elvis says about America itself.

The Life and Death of Elvis Presley

Author : Harrison House Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517246702
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (467 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Death of Elvis Presley written by Harrison House Staff and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Life and Death of Elvis Presley

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Death of Elvis Presley written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Death of Elvis

Author : Charles C. Thompson
Publisher : Dell Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780440210481
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Death of Elvis written by Charles C. Thompson and published by Dell Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new probe into Elvis Presley's death includes interviews with Colonel Tom Parker, conclusive autopsy documents, and a thorough account of the autopsy and why its findings are so hotly debated

Elvis in Vegas

Author : Richard Zoglin
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501151207
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Elvis in Vegas written by Richard Zoglin and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Outstanding pop-culture history.” —Newsday The “smart and zippy account” (The Wall Street Journal) of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time. Elvis’s 1969 opening night in Vegas was his first time back on a live stage in more than eight years. His career had gone sour—bad movies, mediocre pop songs that no longer made the charts—and he’d been dismissed by most critics as over-the-hill. But in Vegas he played the biggest showroom in the biggest hotel in the city, drawing more people for his four-week engagement than any other show in Vegas history. His performance got rave reviews; “Suspicious Minds,” the song he introduced there, gave him his first number-one hit in seven years; and Elvis became Vegas’s biggest star. Over the next seven years, he performed more than 600 shows there, and sold out every one. Las Vegas was changed, too. By the end of the ‘60s, Vegas’ golden age—when the Rat Pack led a glittering array of stars who made it the nation’s premier live-entertainment center—was losing its luster. Elvis created a new kind of Vegas show: an over-the-top, rock-concert extravaganza. He set a new bar for Vegas performers, with the biggest salary, the biggest musical production, and the biggest promotion campaign the city had ever seen. He opened the door to a new generation of pop/rock artists and brought a new audience to Vegas—not the traditional well-heeled older gamblers, but a mass audience from Middle America that Vegas depends on for its success to this day. At once “a fascinating history of Vegas as gambling capital, celebrity playground, mob hangout, [and] entertainment Valhalla” (Rolling Stone) and the incredible “tale of how the King got his groove back” (Associated Press), Elvis in Vegas is a classic feel-good story for the ages.

The Mysteries Surrounding the Death of Elvis Presley

Author : J. D. Rockefeller
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539589839
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book The Mysteries Surrounding the Death of Elvis Presley written by J. D. Rockefeller and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elvis Presley died of a heart attack on August 16, 1977 in the bathroom of his Graceland Mansion. But to many people, Elvis never died. On the other hand, for some people, he did not die of natural causes, that is, of a heart attack. Many people have sighted Elvis since after his death and are convinced that Elvis isn't dead or at least that he did not die in 1977 as the world knows it. There are numerous theories about why and how Elvis disappeared. Why he faked his death. Similarly, the cause of his death also seems to be a mystery. The autopsy report indicates a heart attack but there were drugs found in his system. In short, the death of Elvis still remains a mystery today and numerous theories are put forward even after so many years. This book is an attempt to look at Elvis' death and the theories that surround it. So, let's get started.

When Elvis Died

Author : Neal Gregory
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780886876630
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book When Elvis Died written by Neal Gregory and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in trade paperback for the first time, and published to coincide with the 15th anniversary of his death, a thoroughly researched and thought-provoking look at the death of Elvis, the media's reaction, and the unexpected hysteria and hoopla that followed. "Finally, a good book on the death of Elvis Presley".--Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone.

Inventing Elvis

Author : Mathias Haeussler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350107670
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Inventing Elvis written by Mathias Haeussler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un-American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond. This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop-cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.

The Life and Death of Elvis Presley

Author : William Allen Harbinson
Publisher : Michael Joseph
ISBN 13 : 9780718116811
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Death of Elvis Presley written by William Allen Harbinson and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 1977 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Down at the End of Lonely Street

Author : Peter H. Brown
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Down at the End of Lonely Street written by Peter H. Brown and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1997 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals secrets about Elvis' marriage to Priscilla Beaulieu, his ties to Colonel Tom Parker, the source of his drug addiction, and his death and its aftermath.

Shadowbahn

Author : Steve Erickson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735212023
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Shadowbahn written by Steve Erickson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the Twin Towers suddenly reappear in the Badlands of South Dakota, twenty years after their fall, nobody can explain their return. To the tens of thousands drawn to the 'American Stonehenge' - including Parker and Zema, siblings driving from LA to Michigan - the towers seem to sing, even though everybody hears a different song. And on the ninety-third floor of the South Tower, Jesse Presley, the stillborn twin of the most famous singer who ever lived, suddenly awakens. Over the days and months and years to come, he's driven mad by a voice in his head that sounds like his but isn't, and by the memory of a country where he survived in his brother's place." -- Back cover.

Songs of America

Author : Jon Meacham
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593132955
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Songs of America written by Jon Meacham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.

Contemporary Legend

Author : Gillian Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135812128
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (Märchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that—both as art and as news—the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a way that the Märchen no longer is. The present book is the first collection of essays on legend to appear in English since 1971. Nevertheless, its publication consolidates a gradual shift which has taken place over the last two decades, in which English-language scholarship has taken the lead in the study of certain kinds of legends—variously dubbed modern horror legends, urban legends, urban myths or, here, contemporary legends.

My Brother Elvis

Author : David E. Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996666732
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book My Brother Elvis written by David E. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shares his "harrowing experiences while on the road as a 16 year old bodyguard to the King of Rock n' Roll." The final 5 years of Elvis Presley's life were filled with his greatest triumphs and his toughest tribulations, as the iconic star fought a war with addiction he would tragically lose at the age of 42 ... In sharing this intimate account of his stepbrother, David hopes to reach those who are also suffering from addiction -- some 15 million from prescription drugs in the US alone.--

Elvis Religion

Author : Gregory L. Reece
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Elvis Religion written by Gregory L. Reece and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2006-05-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the rise of the King of Rock 'n' Roll to god-like status

All Shook Up

Author : Barry Denenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781413120967
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book All Shook Up written by Barry Denenberg and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminates the overwhelming life of Elvis Presley, an American icon, from his extraordinary rise to his final fall.