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[Alanna Nash] ☆ Elvis and the Memphis Mafia ¹ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Elvis and the Memphis Mafia The revelations cut through every aspect of Elvis’s life, from the childhood seeds of his drug dependency, through his fear for his mother’s life and his plan to change his identity, to his bizarre self-mutilation. Through revealing interviews with three of Elvis’s closest friends, who were also his protectors and rescuers, Nash achieves the first true mapping of Elvis’s psyche. Billy Smith – Elvis’s first cousin and the person he reputedly loved most after h
| Title | : | Elvis and the Memphis Mafia |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845131282 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 806 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
'The Best Elvis book written to date' Uncut 'You don't need to be an Elvis fan to be awed by this book. The book's genius is in the volume of fresh and flowing information Nash is one of the finest, most perceptive chroniclers and appraisers of pop music in America.' Billboard . It is so detailed, gossipy, far-ranging, and coherent that it becomes a clear window on an entire era
The revelations cut through every aspect of Elvis’s life, from the childhood seeds of his drug dependency, through his fear for his mother’s life and his plan to change his identity, to his bizarre self-mutilation. Through revealing interviews with three of Elvis’s closest friends, who were also his protectors and rescuers, Nash achieves the first true mapping of Elvis’s psyche. Billy Smith – Elvis’s first cousin and the person he reputedly loved most after his own mother – Marty Lacker – best man at his wedding and foreman of the ‘Memphis Mafia’, the King’s handpicked group of gatekeepers and confidants – and Lamar Fike – the touring crew member who accompanied him into the Army – were with Elvis from his teens to his final days and provide unique access to the greatest of all rock and roll legends. A monumental oral biography filled with raucous joy, aching loss and terrible poignancy, Elvis & the Memphis Mafia is the
Alanna Nash is also responsible for the best Elvis book to date (Uncut magazine): Elvis Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia. A feature writer for the New York Times, she lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Wendy said This is the Perfect Book to Read at The Heartbreak Hotel. Alanna Nash has to have the patience of Job. I can't even get my mind around the research she had to do to put this book together.I have to say right off the bat, that I found the reading of this book a bit disturbing. Certainly no fault of the author, but because "this Elvis" was not the one I knew in the late 50's and early 60's. To be sure, there were glimpses of. "Amazing Talent/Wasted Life" according to Ayesha. This has to be one of the saddest books I've ever read.For those who were teenagers in the 1950s or who grew up during the 1960s (like I did) even if you weren't an avid Elvis fan, Elvis still held a mystique and an aura that pervaded our consciousness. He was an American icon like no other and I know of no one who wouldn't have been thrilled to have met Elvis Presl. "A Must Read Book on Elvis" according to margo watson. If you are interested in Elvis Presley this is a must read by three men who spent many years and a lot of time with him. Once I started this book I could not put it down. A must read for any Elvis fan.
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