Through Elvis's rise to fame and the wild swirl of his celebrity, Klein was a steady presence and a loyal friend until Presley's untimely death in 1977. Includes never-before-published photos from Klein's personal collection.
This book is fact.' JERRY LEE LEWIS 'George Klein is something else. Through the years, George has been right there. He's got the great stories and he's always talked about Elvis and presented him with great dignity.' TOM PETTY
Sam knew that there was a huge audience of white kids hungry for the excitement they heard on the black R & B records, ... But back when Sam Phillips was spending long nights in that little storefront studio with groups of black ...
Documents the three-decade friendship shared by the author and the rock-and-roll legend, tracing the author's career as a nationally recognized DJ and television host who witnessed first-hand Elvis's meteoric rise and the impact of his ...
Randle invited Neal to stay over at his place, and they stayed up much of the night talking. By the end of the evening Randle was convinced that Neal “had a big artist on his way,” and he gave Neal the ...
Elvis Presley and Graceland were fixtures in Ginger Alden’s life; after all, she was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. But she had no idea that she would play a part in that enduring legacy.
Well, Atkins was a guitar player and sure enough Jerry Lee played the piano like Atkins's guitar style. So Jerry Lee was good but, he said, 'Oh! Elvis was unique.' Not, however, that Elvis ever made a fuss over what he was doing.
Rex Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield live in Tennessee. Marshall Terrill is the author of Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel and Flight of the Hawk: The Aaron Pryor Story. Zoe Terrill is a pop culture historian.
This is the quintessential American story, encompassing elements of race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion, and personal transformation.
I Called Him Babe: Elvis Presley's Nurse Remembers
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley is not, and never was, the fragile, demure child-woman she has come to personify; she is, in a word, a survivor, a woman of indomitable will and almost frightening determination.—from the Author’s Note Child ...