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Sep 10, 2015 the first episode of our gates of graceland video series features author peter guralnick. Peter guralnicks books include the prizewinning twovolume biography of elvis presley, last train to memphis and careless love. A friend told me that the only biography worth reading about elvis is by peter guralnick. Guralnick has written two popular elvis books, careless love and last train to memphis. The rise of elvis presley is beautifully written portrait of presleys early years his impoverished childhood in tupelo, mississippi, the move to memphis in his teenage years, and the amazingly rich and complex soup of musical influences that city offered to a shy, sensitive boy with a huge love of singing and music of.
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Bob dylan 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. The first episode of our gates of graceland video series features author peter guralnick. The rise of elvis presley, paperback by guralnick, pe. He details the first half of elviss life, from early childhood growing up in tupelo, mississippi to his. Last train to memphis audiobook by peter guralnick. Peter guralnick born december 15, 1943, in boston, massachusetts is an american music critic, author, and screenwriter. So this can sit on your book shelves in grand display. Last train to memphis is the first part of peter gurlanicks epic twovolume life of rock n rolls founding fatherand when no less an authority than bob dylan writes that this book cancels out all others, you know guralnick must be doing something right. Jan 30, 2007 peter guralnicks excellent books on the life of elvis were the inspiration for this. Booktopia has last train to memphis, the rise of elvis presley by peter guralnick. To my surprise the two book set is inside a beautiful cardboard sleeve with a wraparound photo of graceland in the snow. Written with grace, humor, and affection, last train to memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of elvis presley. Publication date 1994 topics presley, elvis, 19351977 childhood and youth, rock musicians.
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