ISBN: 1631492802Am 06.12.2016 veröffentlicht der Autor Ray Connolly das 368 Seiten starke Buch "Being Elvis" bei "Liveright".
Ankündigung des Verlages:
"What was it like to be Elvis Presley? What did it feel like when impossible fame made him its prisoner?
As the world's first rock star there was no one to tell him what to expect, no one with whom he could share the burden of being himself - of being Elvis. On the outside he was all charm, sex appeal, outrageously confident on stage and stunningly gifted in the recording studio.
To his fans he seemed to have it all. He was Elvis. With his voice and style influencing succeeding generations of musicians, he should have been free to sing any song he liked, to star in any film he was offered, and to tour in any country he chose. But he wasn't free. The circumstances of his poor beginnings in the American South, which, as he blended gospel music with black rhythm and blues and white country songs, helped him create rock and roll, had left him with a lifelong vulnerability.
Made rich and famous beyond his wildest imaginings when he mortgaged his talent to the machinations of his manager, 'Colonel' Tom Parker, there would be an inevitable price to pay. Though he daydreamed of becoming a serious film actor, instead he grew to despise his own movies and many of the songs he had to sing in them. He could have rebelled.
But he didn't. Why? In the Seventies, as the hits rolled in again, and millions of fans saw him in a second career as he sang his way across America, he talked of wanting to tour the world. But he never did. What was stopping him? BEING ELVIS takes a clear-eyed look at the most-loved entertainer ever, and finds an unusual boy with a dazzling talent who grew up to change popular culture; a man who sold a billion records and had more hits than any other singer, but who became trapped by his own frailties in the loneliness of fame."
Quelle: Verschiedene
Ein weiteres Magazin der Reihe "The Official Collector´s Edition: Elvis" wurde veröffentlicht und wird mit folgenden Worten angekündigt:
"Elvis Presley, the only official magazine dedicated to The King of Rock & Roll, is proud to announce Inside Graceland, the next in a series of exclusive looks at the life of American music’s most iconic personality.
In this one-of-a-kind, glossy special issue, Priscilla Presley, the person who knew Elvis best, guides you on a photographic tour of the place he called home: Graceland. Come inside the famous, music-note-adorned gates and enjoy an exclusive look at the most famous estate in the world, from the "jungle room" to the stables to the items left all over the house just as Elvis had them.
This unique opportunity for Elvis fans and collectors should not be missed."
Quelle: ElvisDayBayDay.Com
Ausgabe 16
Das Magazin "The Elvis Files" kündigt sich in seiner Ausgabe 16 mit folgenden an und beinhaltet u. a. folgende Themen:
- Elvis On TV ("Welcome Home Elvis")
- Elvis In: Fun In Acapulco, Wild In The Country
- Happy Days In Vegas & Anaheim
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Quelle: ElvisFiles.No
ISBN: 9781780236377Ted Harrison veröffentlicht das 256 Seiten starke Buch "The Death And Resurrection Of Elvis Presley" am 15.08.2016 bei "Reaktion Books", welches mit folgenden Worten angekündigt wird:
"There is no other way to put it: Elvis is the King. Note the present tense: even though Elvis (supposedly) died nearly forty years ago, he has lived on in our hearts, as a sound, as an image, and as an especially vigorous personality. In fact, it’s safe to say no other celebrity has done so quite as well. The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley is the story of that afterlife, of Elvis after he left the building. Walking the eccentrically carpeted rooms of Graceland, bidding into stratospheric sums on his auctioned relics, and mingling among the some 200,000 impersonators of his likeness, Ted Harrison offers nothing less than the ultimate Elvis tribute.
Harrison begins, of course, in pilgrimage: to Graceland. He shows how Elvis’s estate was pillaged nearly to ruin by his manager but was saved through the deft business acumen and financial vision of his divorced wife, one Priscilla Presley. If Graceland seems holy, that’s because it is: Harrison unveils in Elvis’s allure a deeply spiritual dimension, showing how Elvis fans, over the decades, have anointed their idol with Christ-like qualities. Through Elvis’s extravagance, Harrison raises fascinating links between money and faith, and through Elvis’s life, he shows how the King actually fulfilled a host of roles ranging from hero to martyr to saint. Underpinning the whole story is Elvis’s extraordinary charisma and—lest we forget—his astonishing musical genius.
Fascinating, colorful, and deeply informative, this book is a must-have for any fan, anyone who was ever lucky enough to see Elvis alive or who hopes they might still be able to."
Quelle: UChicago.Edu
No. 112
Ausgabe 112 des englischen Elvis-Magazin´s "The Man And His Music" ist dieser Tage erschienen und beinhaltet u . a. folgende Themen:
- The Elephant Int The Room: EPE And The CBS Recordings
- Annett Wolf Interview
- For Love Nor Money (Part Two)
u. v. m.
Quelle: NowDigThisMagazine.Co.Uk
Ausgabe 53
"Elvis", das Magazin von "Elvis Matters" ist dieser Tage fertig geworden, wird ab dem 01.06.2016 verschickt und hat u. a. folgende Themen:
- Interview mit Ginger Alden
- Jackie Kahane
- Ian Maclay
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Quelle: ElvisMatters.Be
