ISBN 9780749951740"Sun King: The Life And Times Of Sam Phillips, The Man Behind Sun Records" ist von der Little Brown Book Group für den 06.05.2008 angekündigt.
Das 256 Seiten starke Buch wurde von Kevin und Tanja Crouch geschrieben und wird mit folgenden Worten angekündigt:
"Music producer Sam Phillips and his landmark studio, Sun Records, hold a unique place in the history of rock 'n' roll - by many accounts, before Phillips recorded 'Rocket 88' by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951, rock 'n' roll as we know it didn't even exist. Phillips is simultaneously hailed as the man who discovered Elvis Presley and derided as the man who sold the same artist to RCA for a paltry $35,000. The list of musical legends that passed through the doors of Sun Records is simply astounding, including BB King, Ike Turner, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and more.
SUN KING strips away the glossy veneer of legend around the Phillips story - which, like his signature sound, was much the result of his own careful crafting - to reveal a man who, from a very young age, heard a musical sound that no one else heard. Complete with a full Sun Records discography, 'Sun King' is an indispensable document in the history of rock music."
Quelle: LittleBrown.Co.Uk
ISBN: 1845133226Im Juni 2008 erscheint das 338 Seiten starke Taschenbuch "Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood", welches von Alan Fortas und Alanna Nash geschrieben wurde und bei Verlag: Aurum Press Ltd. erscheint.
Ankündigung des Verlages:
"When in June 1968, clad in black leather, a nervous Elvis Presley made his television "Comeback Special", Alan Fortas was one of the five friends asked to be on stage with him.Fortas ultimately spent nearly twelve years working for Elvis, having been asked to join his fraternity of bodyguards and close buddies that came to be known as "The Memphis Mafia" back in 1958.
He lived, travelled and played hard with Elvis during that time, watching Elvis become increasingly disillusioned with the endless stream of movies he was forced to act in, saw him become increasingly reliant on drugs, and witnessed Elvis' colourful sex life.The only other memoir of Elvis that can offer such genuine inside knowledge and intimacy is "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia", by three other members of his bodyguard fraternity, which "Uncut" magazine acclaimed as "the best Elvis book written to date", and which Aurum has already re-published and seen reprint four times.Now it re-issues Alan Fortas' book, which has been out of print for over ten years."
Quelle: AurumPress.Co.UK