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Elvis Presley: The Man, the Life, the Legend [UNABRIDGED]
by Pamela Clarke Keogh (Narrator: Anna Fields)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks (2005-06-01)
ISBN: 0786177381
EAN: 9780786177387
Dewey Decimal #: 782.42166092
Audio CD: 300 pages
Edition: Unabridged
SKU: 080609114
Condition: New
Comments: 0786177381 New, never opened. Other Dr. Wayne Dyer spiritual CD's and other famous authors available at great prices. New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
That voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls—Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture. “His appearance on Ed Sullivan ripped the 1950s in half,” writes the author. Keogh examines Elvis’s life and style to reveal the generous, complex, spiritual man behind the gold sunglasses.
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Customer Reviews
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Thanks to our school teacher!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-04-13
I am a proud mother of 4 and very busy. I have always LIKED Elvis. I often asked my sons' teacher to describe more of what I knew or she told me great facts. I have little time to myself, but the teacher gave me the book for Christmas! I loved it! I wanted to read more but was so busy. I JUST finished the book and I loved the photos, the details of what I already knew and NEW information. This is great for a more casual fan I was told, and it is true! It focuses on the good (that is how the teacher is!) She purchashed many copies for people and I was a lucky receiver! This is a great book and a must have for new, casual or die hard fans (die hard is the teacher) and I am grateful for the book. I wish the author knew how great this book is and helpful to me. If it was good enough for the teacher to buy 2 dozen for gifts, it is well worth the money!
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Tha Man, The Life, The legend
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-04-07
This book is the best of all books (about 20) I have read.
The photographs are also something uncommmon.
All fans should have them.
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Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-02-23
"Before Elvis, there was nothing," said John Lennon. He was referring to music. We all know the universe, earth and humankind existed before Elvis Presley. Lennon was right, though. Modern music began with Elvis. Before Elvis, music was meaningless and worthless.
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His parents were Vernon and Gladys Presley. There was a twin brother, who died at birth. Elvis grew up in a two-room house which Vernon built. He was close to his mother, a relationship which defined his personality. His family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when Elvis was 13. They moved into the projects. Elvis was a misfit at school. He wore flashy clothes and hung out on Beale Street. He listened to black musicians play the blues. He had rhythm. After high school, he took a job driving a truck for an electric company. He decided to record a song as a gift to his mother. He went to Sun Records in Memphis. Sun was owned by Sam Phillips. Marion Keisker, who worked for Phillips, saw something in Elvis. She suggested to Phillips that he work with him. Phillips put Elvis with guitar player Scotty Moore, bassist Bill Black and drummer D.J. Fontana. The result was That's Alright Mamma. Memphis radio stations picked it up. Other recordings for Sun followed, and Elvis caught on across the south. Girls loved him. They screamed and swooned. Parents detested his gyrations and called him vulgar. The new music was rock & roll. The older generation called it everything from "nigger music" to "devil's music." RCA purchased Elvis' contract from Phillips for $35,000. They got a bargain. Elvis had his first number one record in January, 1956, with Heartbreak Hotel. Others followed: Hound Dog, Don't Be Cruel, All Shook Up and Too Much. Elvis appeared on television, the Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan shows. Sullivan insisted he only be shown from the waist up. It added fuel to the fire. Hollywood beckoned, and Elvis made his first movie, Love Me Tender. In two years, he had laid the foundation for the music which would dominate into the 21st century.
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The Best
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-12-04
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have read MANY Elvis books and everything you can think of. I cannot put this book down...I am amazed at the details, the dates, the inside stories...it is amazing and in a few hours I have read half the book, and it is 4am! GREAT!
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the author didn't know Elvis's birthday?
Rating  (2)
Date: 2005-09-25
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book by Pamela Clarke Keogh is, in many ways a condensed, water-downed summary of Peter Guarlnick's exhaustive and meticulously researched two-volume biographies on Elvis. I read Keogh's attractive coffee table-style book and noticed how much material she has virtually lifted from Guarlnick's books. Keogh does acknowledge Guarlnick as a source but, really, so much of the text is not her own.
The pictures are lovely, and I did enjoy reading the author's discussion of Elvis's sense of style. Elvis Presley is a cultural icon in our secular world and Ms. Keogh has some interesting comments in this respect.
Having just read Peter Guarlnick's biography on Elvis,I was keenly aware of how much of this book was simply a condensed copy of his detailed work. If you are looking for "the biography" on Elvis, I would recommend Guarlnick's work.
Keogh's book is a "coffee table book" - pretty pictures, easy read, fun to glance at. But, I give it a 2 star rating since the author made a HUGE mistake in my mind - she cited Elvis's birthday as "January 30" 1935. Any fan of Elvis knows he was born on January 8, 1935. I'm not sure how such a goof could be missed but there it is, in black & white. This error made me really doubt the content of the book - there is relatively little text - surely they could have proofed a bit better? It just makes me question the rest of book's biographical "facts" and interviews.
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