Elvis Presley
The Man, the Life, the Legend
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Anna Fields
About this listen
"Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century," proclaimed Leonard Bernstein. The author writes, "His appearance on Ed Sullivan ripped the 1950s in half." By any measure, Presley's life was remarkable. From his modest beginnings in a two-room house to his meteoric rise to international fame, everything about his life, from his outsized talent to his car collection, clamored for attention. And he got it.
Keogh compellingly examines Elvis' life and style to reveal the generous, complex, spiritual man behind the 14-karat-gold sunglasses and answers the question, "Why does Elvis matter?"
©2004 Pamela Clarke Keogh (P)2005 Blackstone AudiobooksCritic Reviews
"Before Elvis there was nothing." (John Lennon)
"Appealing....[An] intimate portrait of a man who was larger than life." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Anonymous User
- 16-04-2022
Really interesting but..
Loved this story and the insight into Elvis Presley’s life. I’ve never read anything about him before so this was a good starting off point to know a little bit more about the man. I just really didn’t like how sympathetic the author was to his control issues and the way he treated his wife/girlfriends. I get that he was a rockstar but it doesn’t excuse the way he controlled girls and the fact that he dated 14 year olds when he was in his mid 20’s. I don’t feel good listening to people justify that choice. Other than that, I liked it.
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- Anonymon
- 29-09-2021
Interesting
I love Elvis’ singing. I sort of knew the story already, but there were some interesting additions to it.
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- Trish Kroll
- 13-02-2023
Beautiful book
Anyone and everyone will be glad to have made Elvis' acquaintance through this book. All the beautiful and important moments are here and performed perfectly.
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- Glenn Keighran
- 19-03-2023
Great insight into The King!
Fantastic insight into the life of a legend. Narrators accent and “impressions” added to the feel of the love and times of EP - TCB
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- Louise
- 22-06-2022
Rose coloured rendition
To say this is biased is an understatement. It’s great to experience the enthusiasm of a true fan but it is at the cost of objectivity with Presley’s every action, decision and characteristic presented as perfection or carefully excused where there is a negative connotation. It’s an interesting overview of his life and career (with what seemed to me to be an odd emphasis on his clothes…) but some perspective might have made this more credible as a biographical account.
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