Elvis the Legend - Hardcover

Gillian G. Gaar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780979576 ISBN 13: 9781780979571

Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

This book tells the personal story of Elvis and his relationships with those near and dear to him and contains more than 150 colour and black and white photographs from the Graceland archives, accompanied by insightful text from an author with a proven Elvis track record. To take you closer than ever before to the King, 30 items of rare memorabilia are carefully reproduced on the page, including personal letters, receipts, telegrams, publicity material and other fascinating items which provide new insight into the life of a legend. There are photographs of Elvis himself, Elvis with friends and family, and all manner of personal artifacts, including guitars, jewelry, clothing, vehicles and more.

About this title

Product Description:

Elvis's career began to take off in 1955 when he was picked up by the shady Dutch-born promoter Colonel' Tom Parker, who secured a major recording deal. The contract sent to Elvis's parents (as the singer's guardians) to authorize Parker as manager is one of the items of memorabilia reproduced in this celebration of Elvis's career, which includes many concert and promotional photographs, film stills and posters as well as private snaps and personal documents.

About the Author:

Gillian G. Gaar is a popular music journalist and author who has written and contributed to many books (the highly acclaimed Return of the King: Elvis Presley's Great Comeback, The Rough Guide to Nirvana, Goldmine: The Beatles Digest, She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll and more), countless articles for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines (Rolling Stone, Goldmine, Q, Classic Rock, Record Collector and many more, websites (allmusic.com, Examiner.com, SonicNet etc.) and a variety of official liner notes (for Heart, Laurie Anderson, Nirvana, Judy Collins, Pat Benatar etc.). She lives in Seattle, WA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1780979576
• ISBN 13: 9781780979571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192