Erstellt: 19. Dezember 2005

ISBN: 1556526148Das von Ken Burke und Dan Griffin geschriebene und 320 Seiten starke Buch "The Blue Moon Boys - The Story Of Elvis Presley's Band" ist für den 01.08.2006 angekündigt und erzählt die Geschichte der "Blue Moon Boys" deren Mitglieder Scotty Moore, D. J. Fontana und Bill Black waren.

Das Vorwort stammt von Brian Setzer, Mitglied der "Stray Cats" und Bandleader seines Brian Setzer Orchester´s.

Ankündigung des Verlages:
"Boasting never-before-told stories of life on the road with a young Elvis, this comprehensive guide to Elvis' band gives an insider's view of how the band worked with him onstage, in the studio, and in movies, and features the first comprehensive look at their post-Presley lives and careers.

Band members Scotty Moore, D. J. Fontana, and Bill Black created the Sun sound with Elvis, influencing such legendary performers as Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Fogerty, and Charlie Watts. Based on interviews with Moore, Fontana, and the family of the late Bill Black, this resource provides first-hand insights that have never before seen print, as well as several previously unpublished photographs. Extensive coverage of the entire history of the band makes this book is a must for Elvis fans, rockabilly aficionados, and anyone interested in the early history of rock 'n' roll."

Quelle: ChicagoReviewPress.Com

Erstellt: 19. Dezember 2005

Sunrise To SunsetDie Elvis-Sammler Tom Salva, Russ Howe und Bud Glass haben mit dem Buch "Elvis - Sunrise To Sunset" auf Praytome Publishing das ultimative Buch mit Candid Fotos angekündigt.

Quelle: Verschiedene

Erstellt: 05. Dezember 2005

ISBN: 0786425261Das von Douglas Brode geschriebene Buch "Elvis Cinema And Popular Culture Though" erscheint im Sommer 2006 bei McFarland Publishing und wird mit folgenden Worten angekündigt:

"Though Elvis Presley’s music is widely credited as starting a sea change in American popular culture, his films are often dismissed as base marketing vehicles, commercially successful but insignificant. Beyond the formulaic plotlines and increasing reliance on weak songs, however, the films—and Elvis—serve as profound cultural touchstones, revealing changing American aesthetics more than a changing Elvis. Elvis’s rebel image in 1956, as a guitar-swinging incarnation of Brando or Dean, had by 1969’s Change of Habit become safe and sterile.

This work demonstrates how Elvis, through his films, reflected a shifting social, cultural and political landscape in America. Encompassing all 31 movies and two 1970s documentaries, it provides a film-by-film study of Elvis Presley and America, and argues that each film reflects the society for which it was made. Throughout his career, most of Elvis’s characters combined rebellion with wholesome, traditional ideals, but the public’s perspective changed, and what was considered radical in 1954 was called reactionary by 1970. Studied sequentially, his films reflect those cyclical ideals, and unconsciously portray America’s process of renewal and redefinition of self."

Quelle: McFarlandPub.Com

Erstellt: 01. Dezember 2005

All Elvis - Vol. 2Zwei Jahre nachdem Elvis Unlimited das Buch "All Elvis" veröffentlichte, erscheint nun Volume 2.

Dieses enthält über 150 rare und z. T. unveröffentlichte (so die Ankündigung) Fotos von Elvis. Weitere Infos folgen!

Quelle: ElvisUnlimited.Com

Erstellt: 30. November 2005

ISBN: 8854003522In Italien erschien nun in der Landessprache bei White Star das 2002 erschienene Buch "Elvis 1935 - 1977" (ISBN: 3442309859) von Robert Gordon mit anderem Cover.

Quelle: WhiteStar.It

Erstellt: 11. November 2005

ISBN: 1578602645Von John Boertlein stammt dieses 400 Seiten starke Buch, welches im März 2006 bei Emmis Books erscheint.

Ankündigung des Verlages:
"Nearly 30 years after his death, Elvis’s popularity is at an all-time high, and his legacy continues to reach new audiences — half of Graceland’s visitors are 35 or younger. With CD and video sales booming and more than 625 active Elvis fan clubs worldwide, it’s time for the ultimate Elvis trivia book.

Marking all the highs, lows, and in-betweens, these daily bytes of information are peppered with quotes about the King, “Blue Hawaii Factoids” (January 16, 1971 — Elvis is honored by the Jaycees as one of 1970’s “Ten Outstanding Men of the Nation”), and “Hound Dog Dares of the Day” ("Do you have the nerve to mimic Elvis at work?"). Affectionate but never cloying, and with an easy “dipping” format, Today in History: Elvis is a perfect conversation piece, treasurable gift, or impulse buy for Elvis’s legions of fans."

Quelle: EmmisBooks.Com