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Engelska, 2006145 kr
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On a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teenager whose first record, "That’s All Right," had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world’s biggest star. In 1964, Elvis invited Jerry to work for him as part of his "Memphis Mafia," and Jerry soon found himself living with Elvis full-time in a Bel Air mansion and, later, in his own room at Graceland. Over the next thirteen years Jerry would work for Elvis in various capacities — from bodyguard to photo double to co-executive producer on a karate film. But more than anything else he was Elvis’s close friend and confidant: Elvis trusted Jerry with protecting his life when he received death threats, he asked Jerry to drive him and Priscilla to the hospital the day Lisa Marie was born and to accompany him during the famous "lost weekend" when he traveled to meet President Nixon at the White House. Me and a Guy Named Elvis looks at Presley from a friend’s perspective, offering readers the man rather than the icon — including insights into the creative frustrations that lead to Elvis’s abuse of prescription medicine and his tragic death. Jerry offers never-before-told stories about life inside Elvis’s inner circle and an emotional recounting of the great times, hard times, and unique times he and Elvis shared. These vivid memories will be priceless to Elvis’s millions of fans, and the compelling story will fascinate an even wider audience.
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
132 kr
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The intimate memoir of Jerry Schilling's lifelong friendship with Elvis Presley, offering one of the most personal biographies of Elvis and a rare behind-the-scenes portrait of the King of Rock and Roll.‘One of the best books about Elvis Presley’ People Magazine‘This moving and elegantly told memoir resonates with the spirit of true friendship.’ Washington PostOn a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a game of touch football in Memphis, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teenager whose first record, "That’s All Right," had just debuted on Memphis radio. This was the start of a lifelong friendship.As Elvis rose from local musician to global music icon, Jerry remained one of his closest friends. In 1964, Elvis invited him to join his inner circle, later known as the “Memphis Mafia”, and Jerry soon found himself living with Elvis full-time in a Bel Air mansion and, later, in his own room at Graceland.Over the next thirteen years, he would work for Elvis in various capacities - from bodyguard to photo double to co-executive producer on a karate film. But more than anything else he was Elvis’s close friend and confidant: Elvis trusted Jerry with protecting his life when he received death threats, he asked Jerry to drive him and Priscilla to the hospital the day Lisa Marie was born and to accompany him during the famous "lost weekend" when he travelled to meet President Nixon at the White House.Me and a Guy Named Elvis offers a friend's perspective on Elvis Presley, revealing the man behind one of music's greatest icons. Jerry recounts never-before-told stories about life inside Elvis’s private world and an emotional recounting of the great times, hard times, and unique times he and Elvis shared.Filled with first-hand stories and rare memories from one of Elvis's closest companions, this is an essential read for Elvis Presley fans, music history enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the real story behind the King of Rock and Roll.