Last Train to Memphis
The Rise of Elvis Presley - 'The richest portrait of Presley we have ever had' Sunday Telegraph
Published on 2. November 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-349-10651-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first of two volumes that make up what is arguably the definitive Elvis biography. Rich in documentary and interview material, this volume charts Elvis' early years and his rise to fame, taking us up to his departure for Germany in 1958. Of all the biographies of Elvis - this is the one you will keep coming back to.
Reviews / Votes
A wonderful book...Guralnick gives us an Elvis of real flesh and blood...the richest and most detailed protrait of Presely we have ever had. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Unrivalled...Elvis steps out of these pages, you can feel him breathe, this book cancels out all others - BOB DYLAN Wonderful...Guralnick deserves to live in Graceland - RODDY DOYLE Last Train to Memphis is the first part of Peter Gurlanick's epic two-volume life of rock 'n roll's founding father--and when no less an authority than Bob Dylan writes that "this book cancels out all others", you know Guralnick must be doing something right. Exhaustive and thorough, though always written from a sympathetic standpoint, this first Guralnick is a scrupulous biographer, now established as the definitive chronicler of the strange life and turbulent times of Elvis Presley; better still, his enthusiasm for Elvi s' music shines through on every page of the text. And in the end, after all Patrick Humphries, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEWMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
Interest Age: From 14 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-349-10651-9 (9780349106519)
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Person
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.