Elvis Music FAQ

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Elvis Music FAQ

All That's Left to Know About the King's Recorded Works

Popular music Composers and songwriters Biography: arts and entertainment

Author: Mike Eder

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Collection: FAQ

Language: English

Published by: Backbeat

Published on: 1st September 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 384 pages

ISBN: 9781617135811


Why is Elvis Presley’s body of recorded work still so relevant nearly 60 years after he began recording?

Elvis Music FAQ is for anyone who has been inspired by an Elvis Presley record. Following in the tradition of the FAQ series, in Elvis Music FAQ, a lot of rare information is woven together in one concise, entertaining package.

There are chapters about every year of Elvis's career, including a look at his pioneering original record label Sun; insight on his management; the continued importance of television in his career; a summation of each Presley concert tour; the inside scoop about the role Elvis's band members and songwriters played in his sound; stories about the amusing musical oddities created by those trying to ride on the Elvis success train; details about the contentious role drugs played in his career; and, finally, a full review of every record the King ever issued.

One might say that the only truths about Elvis Presley can be found in the grooves of his records, where his natural talent and passion for music come through always. Elvis Music FAQ aims to be the one essential companion that explains the reason why the voice heard over the speakers still carries such resonance. Dozens of rare images accompany this engaging text.

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