
100 Things Elvis Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Title:
100 Things Elvis Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Author:
Gaar, Gillian G.
ISBN:
9781623688615
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Series:
100 Things...Fans Should Know
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Let's Meet Elvis -- 2 Recording in Memphis: The First Single -- 3 Recording in Memphis: The Sun Sessions -- 4 The Man With the Vision: Sam Phillips -- 5 The King's Manager: "Colonel" Tom Parker -- 6 Elvis' Biggest Single -- 7 The Comeback Special -- 8 Recording in Memphis: The American Sound Sessions -- 9 A Home Fit for a King -- 10 The First Hawaiian Film -- 11 Visit Memphis -- 12 Elvis' Favorite Film Performance -- 13 The Satellite Concert -- 14 The Backing Musicians -- 15 The Best Dance Number in an Elvis Movie -- 16 The Breakout Single -- 17 The Comeback Single -- 18 The First Post-Army Album -- 19 Visit Tupelo -- 20 On Top on Ed Sullivan -- 21 "My Best Girl": Gladys Presley -- 22 The Only Mrs. Elvis Presley -- 23 "Hound Dog" on Milton Berle -- 24 Elvis and Las Vegas -- 25 The First Documentary Film -- 26 The Death of Elvis -- 27 Soldier Boy -- 28 The Singles that Charted a New Course -- 29 Elvis' Daughter: Lisa Marie -- 30 How to Have It All. -- 31 The Memphis Mafia -- 32 The "Bodyguard Book" -- 33 Elvis and Drugs. -- 34 Jumpsuits -- 35 From Coast to Coast -- 36 The Ultimate '50s Box Set -- 37 The "Message" Single -- 38 Sweet Sweet Spirit. -- 39 The Private Plane. -- 40 Who's That Girl?. -- 41 The Islands of Aloha -- 42 Visit Hawaii. -- 43 The Award-Winning Documentary -- 44 The Debut Album -- 45 The President Will See Mr. Presley -- 46 The TCB Band -- 47 Lucky in Las Vegas -- 48 First Performances -- 49 The Unexpected Hit Single -- 50 All That Glitters -- 51 The Lost Album -- 52 The First Post-Army Single -- 53 Recording in Memphis: The Jungle Room Sessions -- 54 Elvis Album -- 55 The First Color Movie -- 56 Recording in Memphis: The Memphis Recording Service Demo Sessions -- 57 Last Performances -- 58 The Last TV Special.
59 Elvis Is Dead. Or Is He? -- 60 Imitation Elvis -- 61 Big in the Big Apple -- 62 The Set Closer -- 63 Deck the Halls -- 64 The Collector's Label -- 65 Elvis Week -- 66 Visit Las Vegas -- 67 The Chart Toppers That Didn't Happen -- 68 Recording in Memphis: Stax -- 69 "Hound Dog" Two: The Steve Allen Show -- 70 The Best Elvis Biographies -- 71 The Hit Makers: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller -- 72 The Backing Singers -- 73 The First Film -- 74 The Last Hit Single -- 75 Rockin' on the Hayride -- 76 Live, Not Necessarily In Person -- 77 The Signature Song -- 78 Elvis and Race -- 79 Elvis and the Fab Four -- 80 Sam Phillips' Assistant: Marion Keisker -- 81 The World's First Supergroup -- 82 A Night at the Opry -- 83 The Hometown Album -- 84 The Best of the Rest of Elvis' Movies -- 85 The Rest of Elvis' Movies -- 86 Dr. Feelgood -- 87 The Seeker -- 88 Tell 'Em Phillips Sent You -- 89 Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting -- 90 Discover the Music That Made the Man -- 91 An Album of Chart Toppers -- 92 The "Team Elvis" Logo -- 93 The Best-Selling U.S. Stamp of All Time -- 94 Frank Sinatra and Elvis -- 95 King of the Road -- 96 Home on the Range -- 97 Hitting the Charts, Charting the Hits -- 98 Elvis in Print -- 99 The First Career Documentary -- 100 Awards -- Sources.
Abstract:
With 2014 marking the 60th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley's first record, "That's All Right," this book makes the perfect companion for celebrating the life and music of one of the world's most popular entertainers. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures, legions of Elvis fans around the globe who still adore him more than three decades after his death will delight in this ode to "The King." Ranked from one to 100, the songs, albums, movies, places, personalities, and events that are the most important to know in Elvis lore unfold on the pages, offering hours of entertainment for both casual and serious fans.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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