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In Elvis Presley: A Southern Life, one of the most admired Southern historians of our time takes on one of the greatest cultural icons of all time. The result is a masterpiece: a vivid, gripping biography, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society - indeed, American society - in the second half of the 20th century.
Author of The Crucible of Race and William Faulkner and Southern History, Joel Williamson is a renowned historian known for his inimitable and compelling narrative style. In this tour de force biography, he captures the drama of Presley's career set against the popular culture of the post-World War II South.
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley was a contradiction, flamboyant in pegged Black pants with pink stripes, yet soft-spoken, respectfully courting a decent girl from church. Then he wandered into Sun Records, and everything changed. "I was scared stiff," Elvis recalled about his first time performing on stage. "Everyone was hollering and I didn't know what they were hollering at." Girls did the hollering - at his snarl and swagger. Williamson calls it "the revolution of the Elvis girls." His fans lived in an intense moment, this generation raised by their mothers while their fathers were away at war, whose lives were transformed by an exodus from the countryside to Southern cities, a postwar culture of consumption, and a striving for upward mobility. They came of age in the era of the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, which turned high schools into battlegrounds of race. Explosively, white girls went wild for a white man inspired by and singing Black music while "wiggling" erotically. Elvis, Williamson argues, gave his female fans an opportunity to break free from straitlaced Southern society and express themselves sexually, if only for a few hours at a time.
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The inspiration for the major motion picture Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola, this New York Times best seller reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, told by the woman who lived it.
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What a story!
- De Pen Name en 08-28-22
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Last Train to Memphis
- The Rise of Elvis Presley
- De: Peter Guralnick
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 22 h y 33 m
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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his world. This volume tracks the first 24 years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records, and the early RCA hits.
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I'm an Elvis fan now
- De Vicki en 07-12-13
De: Peter Guralnick
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The Seeker King
- A Spiritual Biography of Elvis Presley
- De: Gary Tillery
- Narrado por: Tim H. Dixon
- Duración: 6 h y 37 m
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Gary Tillery presents a coherent view of Elvis' thoughts through such anecdotes and other recorded facts. We learn, for instance, that Elvis read thousands of books on religion; that his crisis over making mindless movies like Girl Happy led him to writers such as Gurdjieff, Krishnamurti, and Helena Blavatsky; and that, while driving in Arizona, an epiphany inspired him to learn Hindu practice. Elvis came to believe that the Christ shines in everyone and that God wanted him to use his light to uplift people.
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The image and the person
- De Marilyn O. en 01-11-23
De: Gary Tillery
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The Colonel
- The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
- De: Alanna Nash, Alanna Nash - introduction
- Narrado por: Gibson Frazier
- Duración: 14 h y 49 m
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While scores of books have been written about Elvis Presley, this is the first meticulously researched biography of Tom Parker written by someone who knew him personally. And for anyone truly interested in the performer many consider the greatest and most influential of the 20th century, it is impossible to understand how Elvis came to be such a phenomenon without examining the life and mind of Parker, the man who virtually controlled Elvis' every move.
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Alanna Nash's first Elvis audible is a must listen
- De Leahmgordon en 12-25-17
De: Alanna Nash, y otros
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Me and a Guy Named Elvis
- My Lifelong Friendship With Elvis Presley
- De: Jerry Schilling, Chuck Crisafulli
- Narrado por: William Dufris
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On a lazy Sunday in 1954, 12-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch-football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a 19-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teen whose first record, That's All Right, had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world's biggest star.
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Great Easy Read
- De Elliot en 03-10-08
De: Jerry Schilling, y otros
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Dangerous Liaisons Elvis Presley's Hidden Heart: The Lost Interviews
- De: Geoffrey Giuliano
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Giuliano
- Duración: 53 m
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In this ultra rare set of interviews with the king narrated by author actor Geoffrey Giuliano here is the perfect addition to the collection of every Elvis fans, pop historian, casual listener, curious commuter, as well, as all school and university systems. Ladies and gentlemen meet the real Elvis Presley!
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pure Elvis ❤️
- De Joel Bray en 02-28-21
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Elvis and Me
- De: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
- Narrado por: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
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The inspiration for the major motion picture Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola, this New York Times best seller reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, told by the woman who lived it.
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What a story!
- De Pen Name en 08-28-22
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Last Train to Memphis
- The Rise of Elvis Presley
- De: Peter Guralnick
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 22 h y 33 m
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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his world. This volume tracks the first 24 years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records, and the early RCA hits.
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I'm an Elvis fan now
- De Vicki en 07-12-13
De: Peter Guralnick
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Elvis Presley: A Southern Life
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- John
- 08-31-15
This is a Good One !
You never know what you are going to get when you chose a book on Elvis Presley. The possibilities are endless. Here, the details about Elvis are accurate, and theories on the Presley family dynamics make the listening even more compelling. We get a deeper sense of the complexities that went into forming the character of Elvis Presley. An interesting listen, which I do recommend to you. Enjoy!
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- Jeff42
- 04-20-17
Toxic Superstar
Would you listen to Elvis Presley: A Southern Life again? Why?
Yes. The book gets to the overall truths about Elvis' life and career, choices, women, family/friends, decline and death. Occasionally the author may get a fact wrong but that doesn't negate what the book does; give a critical analysis of the phenomenon that was Elvis. Did you ever think it was strange, even perverted, that Elvis dated 14 year old girls-even when he was in his 20's? Did you ever think it was weird Pricilla came to live at Graceland after Elvis begged and pleaded with her parents to allow it, only to ignore Pricilla once she was here? Did you ever question why a man would spend $100,000 at a time on cars for complete strangers? This book digs down into the psyche of a deeply flawed and troubled rock star. It looks into the dark crevices and examines rather than ignore them. This is a book for all Elvis fans, especially the ones who love him unconditionally. It's time they really got to know their hero.
What other book might you compare Elvis Presley: A Southern Life to and why?
Careless Love by Peter Guralnick is the best Elvis bio. This book is an excellent companion book to it. Guralnick deals with facts, well researched. This book deals with truth.
Have you listened to any of Nick Sullivan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No. This is the first.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Many. The sexual hysteria? Was it caused by Elvis or by the female fans themselves, as the author suggests? The statutory rape that was going on. (An underage girl cannot give consent). The vast number of women Elvis devoured and how many were underage, yet no one seems to notice. The excess. The blind devotion of friends which turned false in time. It's sad, brilliantly intriguing and real.
Any additional comments?
I was hooked the first minute of the foreword. This was after reading Careless Love, twice! I think you'll be enlightened by this treatment. Elvis didn't walk on water. In fact, he would sink faster than most.
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- Ken
- 06-06-15
Elvis sure screwed a lot
quite revealing. wondering where the information came from.did the pimp really screw Priscilla 4 times
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- gostephi
- 04-14-15
disrespectful on every level
they found a narrator that conveyed and (over) emphasized the author's blatant and obvious dislike for elvis, his family and everything elvis represented. not one new bit of information. is it really ok to disrespect any human as this author did?
elvis, undeniably, changed the course of music and history. not an opinion or a judgement. this is common knowledge. come on. he was the same as jimi, Janis, hank... destined for an early grave. only difference was Elvis had caretakers 24/7 - yep, he was a junkie, but Elvis' team would be there to make sure he didn't drown in his lemonade or suffocate in his bowl of oatmeal. I guess if alcohol were added to Elvis' regimen, he prob would've died a lot sooner.
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- robert joe reynolds
- 04-03-15
If you hate Elvis buy this book
All Elvis fans no he had a good side and a bad side like all of us..... According to this author Elvis was bad from the day he was born till the day he died including his parents and distant relative... Definitely one of the top one sided books ever written about all this... Elvis's fans don't expect everything to be sugar coated but they do expect these writings to be fair
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- Pamela Moore Heilig
- 08-20-24
Unkind and harsh assertions
The narrator was very formal. It sounded very much like a news anchor. The story had some inconsistencies compared to other biographies of friends and family that actually knew Elvis and lived many of the stories. The author was very harsh with assessments of Elvis, his family and friends.
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- Kevin Key
- 03-05-19
Nothing new.
Really nothing that you won't find in superior biographies. There is particular focus on finances and sex. I did find it interesting how Vernon Presley is painted as a self serving bore which evidence suggests was the case.
My real issue with this presentation was the narration: it came off as a 1950s school filmstrip.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-22-23
Cherry picked
Where to start, this cherry picked multiple sources, to “prove” author’s hypothesis. Read dozens of books, some of the best sourced , that weren’t biased. Not flattering, but…
Seems the author doth protest too much!
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- RunHide
- 03-26-17
Pedestrian and Full of Inaccuracies
Just a rehashing of other biographies, and yet basic facts are not even stated correctly. I laughed out loud when Anita Wood was first characterised as a "friend" from Memphis...who married a Cleveland Indians player. Nope-her husband played for Elvis's fave football team, the Cleveland Browns. Just one example of the kind of simple errors that kept cropping up and undermining my overall confidence in this work. I would recommend the Goldman book over this, despite its tone. That is saying a lot.
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