ISBN: 9781909217942Timothy Knight - Autor von "Audrey Hepburn - In The Movies" veröffentlicht in der "A Little Book Of"-Serie sein 176 Seiten starkes Buch "Elvis - In The Movies" und dieses wird wie folgt von "G2 Entertainment" angekündigt:
"Although he starred in 31 films and was ranked a top-10 box office draw for six consecutive years, Elvis Presley has never gotten his full due from film critics and historians, who often dismiss him as a singer, moonlighting on the silver screen, rather than a bona fide movie star."
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ISBN: 9781845538309Am 31.03.2020 erscheint bei "Equinoy Publishing" das 280 Seiten starke Buch "Elvis: Roots, Image, Comeback, Phenomenon" von Mark Duffett (Lektor für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften an der Universität von Chester).
Ankündigung des Verlages:
"Elvis Presley remains the single most important figure in twentieth century popular music. To many commentators, however, he has simply embodied the benefits and problems of uncritically embracing capitalism.
By 2005 the 'Memphis Flash' sold over a billion records worldwide, yet his cultural significance cannot be measured by these extraordinary sales figures alone. He cannot quite be reduced to a placeholder for the contradictions of commerce. As the most prominent performer of the Rock ’N' Roll era, then as a charismatic global superstar, Elvis fundamentally challenged the established relationship between White and Black culture, drew attention to the social needs of women and young people, and promoted the value of Southern creativity. He functioned as a bridge figure between folk roots and high modernity, and in the process became a controversial symbol of American unity.
Elvis interprets the image and music of Elvis Presley to reveal how they have evolved to construct a particularly appealing and powerful myth. Following broad contours of Presley's rollercoaster career, the book uses a range of analytical frames to challenge established perspectives on an icon. Its shows that the controversy around Elvis has effectively tested how far a concern for social equality could be articulated through the marketplace, and ultimately challenged how popular music itself should be assessed."
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ISBN: 9781912969111Matt Shepherd veröffentlicht zum 31.03.2020 die Fortsetzung zu seinem 2018 erschienenem Buch "Elvis Presley - Stories Behind The Songs: Volume 1".
Das bei "Redshank Books" verlegte und 240 Seiten starke Buch wird mit folgenden Worten ankgekündigt:
"This second volume begins 60 years ago when Elvis Presley returns from the army, wondering if he still has a career and massive fan base after being away for two years. He needn't have worried himself, the fans lapped up his new and more ambitious recordings. Songs like It's Now or Never, Return to Sender and many more sold in their millions proving the King was back!
Although many of Elvis' countless solid gold hits feature in the book, the author is also keen to explore the lesser-known album tracks including the hugely underrated album Elvis is Back which came out 60 years ago this year (2020).
I hope the reader will look at each song in a different light maybe they will go and play the lesser heard songs and appreciate them in a whole different way after reading the story behind that particular track. If it further builds on the fans' knowledge about Elvis and brings around a bigger appreciation of Presley's music then the book will have achieved its purpose.
Matt Shepherd has presented several shows over the years for BBC Local Radio on Elvis Presley, including more than 50 with his good friend Freddy Zapp on BBC Radio Cornwall. Matt has been an Elvis fan for more than 30 years and has amassed a huge collection of hundreds of records and Elvis information over the years. He has written Elvis related articles for the BBC News website and Elvis publications. His has also interviewed many of Elvis' friends over the last few decades including Jerry Schilling, George Klein, Larry Gellar and the late Joe Esposito"
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Von Erik Lorentzen erscheint im April 2020 in der neuen "Double Features"-Reihe das über 400 Seiten starke Buch "Elvis - Behind The Scenes: Speedway & Stay Away, Joe". Weitere Infos folgen!
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ISBN: 2378481594 Marc Dufaud ist der Autor des Buches "Elvis Presley: Another View", welches am 23.02.2020 bei "Camion Blanc Eds" veröffentlicht und mit folgenden Worten angekündigt wird:
"Un nouveau livre sur Elvis Presley ? Un de plus ? Pas exactement…
Sans doute la première biographie en langue française qui tente de cerner l'artiste et l'homme en échappant aux idées reçues et lieux communs qui l'entourent, à partir d'un long travail d'analyse et d'une documentation unique et inédite, laquelle permet d'éclairer des aspects peu connus et à contre-courant de ce qu'on lit ordinairement au sujet d'Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley revisited!"
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Von "Linden Press" erscheint das von Paul Belard verfasste und 200 Seiten starke Buch "Elvis 1960: March 7 To March 31".
Ankündigung:
" Comprising 207 pages it offers hundreds of color and black and white photos of Elvis' return to the US from the Army and his arrival back in Memphis.
There are tons of images of Elvis being mobbed at each stop during his train trip back to Memphis and of course his arrival there. There is also a variety of interesting archival material and press articles, and narrative and images from the taping of the Frank Sinatra Timex Show "Welcome Home Elvis".
The image quality is variable given the nature of some of the photos (candid shots) but the total package is visually and narratively pleasing. Elvis historians and photo-book collectors will love this book. "
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ISBN: 1501355384Von Eric Wolfson erscheint in der "33 1/3"-Buchserie am 12.11.2020 das 152 Seiten starke Buch "Elvis Presley's From Elvis In Memphis" bei "Bloomsburry Academic".
Ankündigung des Verlages:
"I had to leave town for a little while--" with these words, Elvis Presley truly came home to rock and roll. A little over month earlier he had staged rock's first and greatest comeback in a television program, forever known as "The '68 Comeback Special."
With this show, he resurrected himself--at the age of 33, no less--from the ashes of a career mired in lousy movies and even lousier soundtracks. So where to go from here?
Like a killer returning to the scene of the crime, Elvis came back home to Memphis, where it had all begun. Eschewing the fancier studios of Nashville and Hollywood, he set up shop at the ramshackle American Sound Studio, run by a maverick named Chips Moman with an in-house backing band simply known as "The Memphis Boys," and made the music of his life.
The resulting work, From Elvis in Memphis, would be the finest studio album of his career, an explosion of mature confidence and fiery inspiration. It was the sound of Elvis--and, in turn, rock and roll--grappling with adulthood in a teenage music, as sung by the person who shaped it more than anyone else."
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