Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

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Abacus, 1995 - Elvis Presley - 578 pages
This biography of Elvis Presley justifies the importance of 'the king' to American music and culture. It tells the astonishing story of a young man who at 19 emerged as a full-blown artist to the wonder of his friends and the world.

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About the author (1995)

Peter Guralnick is not only an acclaimed biographer but a cultural historian, the author of several famously received books about blues, country and western, and soul music.

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