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Laddar... Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley (urspr publ 1994; utgåvan 2000)av Peter Guralnick (Författare), Kevin Stillwell (Berättare)
VerksinformationLast train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley av Peter Guralnick (1994)
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Ingår i serienGuralnick's Elvis Presley (Volume 1)
Hänvisningar till detta verk hos externa resurser. Wikipedia på engelska (18)"From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture." "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 twenty-four years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records ("That's All Right," "Mystery Train"), and the early RCA hits ("Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel"). These were the years of his improbable self-invention and unprecedented triumphs, when it seemed that everything that Elvis tried succeeded wildly. There was scarcely a cloud in sight through this period until, in 1958, he was drafted into the army and his mother died shortly thereafter. The book closes on that somber and poignant note." "Last Train to Memphis takes us deep inside Elvis' life, exploring his lifelong passion for music of every sort (from blues and gospel to Bing Crosby and Mario Lanza), his compelling affection for his family, and his intimate relationships with girlfriends, mentors, band members, professional associates, and friends. It shows us the loneliness, the trustfulness, the voracious appetite for experience, and above all the unshakable, almost mystical faith that Elvis had in himself and his music. Drawing frequently on Elvis' own words and on the recollections of those closest to him, the book offers an emotional, complex portrait of young Elvis Presley with a depth and dimension that for the first time allow his extraordinary accomplishments to ring true."--Jacket. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Aldrig, tror jag, har jag läst en så omfattande biografi. Och grejjen är - tycker jag - att historien är såpass intressant att det håller. Elvis Presley var ingen dussinperson, och han levde inget dussinliv. Men ja, visst blir det lite tråkigt ibland, och visst, det blir många personer som svärmar runt stjärnan.
Guralnick håller det dock på en anständig nivå. Det är inget sant "idolprträtt" han har bemödat sig med att vara nyanserad och jag tycker det funkar.
Dock måste jag nog vänta ett tag innan jag hugger tänderna i del två av denna biografi - även om man ju är förbannat nyfiken på om den kan ge ett svar på varför det sedan gick som det gick. ( )