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37 produkter
Last Train to Memphis
The Rise of Elvis Presley - 'The richest portrait of Presley we have ever had' Sunday Telegraph
Häftad, 2026
202 kr
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The first volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies'Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe' BOB DYLAN'Wonderful' RODDY DOYLELast Train to Memphis is arguably the first serious biography that refuses to dwell on the myth of Elvis. Aiming instead to …
Last Train to Memphis
The Rise of Elvis Presley - 'The richest portrait of Presley we have ever had' Sunday Telegraph
E-bok, 2020
102 kr
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Written with grace, humour, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley ''Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe'' BOB DYLAN ''Wonderful'' RODDY DOYLE ''Soars above all other accounts of Elvis'' Guardian ''A triumph of biographical …
Careless Love
The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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Essential reading for anyone who loved Baz Luhrmann''s biopic Elvis , starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks Last Train to Memphis , the first part of Guralnick''s two-volume life of Elvis Presley, received unprecedented accolades. This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis''s life in …
Careless Love
The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Häftad, 2026
202 kr
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The second volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies'Homeric in its play of beauty and folly, this is a monumental work'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'Riveting ... A masterwork'WALL STREET JOURNALThe next chapter in the definitive biography of Elvis picks up where Last Train …
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Häftad, 2000
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
319 kr
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Colonel and the King
Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World
Inbunden, 2025
431 kr
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In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker (the manager of the number-one country music star of the day) heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of more than 800 people to a Texas schoolhouse and headed south to investigate. Within a matter of days, Parker was sending out …
Sweet Soul Music
Rhythm And Blues And The Southern Dream Of Freedom
Inbunden, 2024
358 kr
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Available in this new hardback edition for the first time in decades, Sweet Soul Music was hailed by Newsweek on publication as 'a stunning chronicle.... a panoramic survey of a lost world [and] one of the best books ever written on American popular music'.Since then it has acquired the status of a …
Last Train to Memphis
Häftad, 1995
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
299 kr
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Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley—and the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated. "Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book …
Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians
Häftad, 1999
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
305 kr
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Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers"
Häftad, 1998
345 kr
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The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership That Rocked the World
Inbunden, 2025
409 kr
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Colonel and the King
Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World
Häftad, 2026
202 kr
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INCLUDED IN TIME'S 100 MUST READ BOOKS OF 2025The concluding volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies'Guralnick knows the intricacies of this story more than anyone, except perhaps the Colonel and Presley themselves' GUARDIANIn early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker …
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
Av Christopher John Farley, Holly George-Warren m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
130 kr
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A companion book to the PBS documentary series exploring the history of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide.A companion to the groundbreaking documentary series, this volume is a unique and timeless celebration of the blues, from writers and artists as esteemed …
Sam Phillips
The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
Häftad, 2015
202 kr
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Rock 'n' roll was born in rural Alabama, 1923, in the form of Sam Phillips, the youngest son of a large family living in a remote colony called the Lovelace Community. His father had a gift for farming, which was brought to an end by the Depression. His mother picked guitar and showed the kind of …
Sam Phillips
The Man Who Invented Rock ''n'' Roll
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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Rock ''n'' roll was born in rural Alabama, 1923, in the form of Sam Phillips, the youngest son of a large family living in a remote colony called the Lovelace Community. His father had a gift for farming, which was brought to an end by the Depression. His mother picked guitar and showed the kind of …
Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000
The Year's Finest Writing On Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country And More
Av Douglas Wolk, Peter Guralnick m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
258 kr
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Welcome to the first volume in an exciting new annual series that celebrates the year's best American writing about music and its culture, as selected by one of the genre's preeminent practitioners. Covering the gamut of contemporary styles,rock, pop, rap, jazz, blues, country,Guralnick has chosen …
Sweet Soul Music
Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Häftad, 1999
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
303 kr
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The Blues Foundation’s 1996 Hall of Fame “Classics in Blues Literature” award One of Vibe Magazine’s “Eight Favorite Music Books,” Vibe , September 2007 One of Pitchfork Magazine’s “50 Favorite Music Books,” 2011. One of the “Fifteen Books Every Music Fan Should Read,” Billboard 2022. Renowned …
Looking To Get Lost
Adventures in Music and Writing
Häftad, 2021
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
184 kr
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It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and strikingly personal portraits of creative artists, both musicians and writers, at the height of their powers."You put the book down feeling that its sweep is vast, that you have read of giants who walked among us," …
Looking To Get Lost
Adventures in Music and Writing
Inbunden, 2020
284 kr
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In his first collection of essays, Peter Guralnick dives deep into question at the heart of his body of work: What is the source of creativity? Spanning his decades-long career as America's foremost music scholar, this book brings us into the minds of the artists who inspire him.Looking to Get Lost …
Dream Boogie
The Triumph of Sam Cooke
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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One of the most influential African American singers/songwriters in the late 1950s, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes - the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, …
Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay
An Anthology
Av Peter Guralnick, William McKeen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
750 kr
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An electrifying collection of the finest, most entertaining, and illuminating writing on and from the rock and roll scene--from its earliest days to the present, from the brightest moments of the biggest stars to obscure but compellingly significant treasures. The crazy, exhilarating, endlessly …
Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll
The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips
Av Peter Guralnick, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
223 kr
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Sweet Soul Music
Rhythm And Blues And The Southern Dream Of Freedom
Häftad, 2027
173 kr
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In a narrative that captures all the tumult and liberating energy of a country in division and transition, Sweet Soul Music is the story of the birth of modern rhythm-and-blues. Guralnick records the rise and fall of Stax Records - the Memphis powerhouse label that produced a string of classics …
Sweet Soul Music
Rhythm And Blues And The Southern Dream Of Freedom
E-bok, 2024
170 kr
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Available in this new hardback edition for the first time in decades, Sweet Soul Music was hailed by Newsweek on publication as ''a stunning chronicle.... a panoramic survey of a lost world [and] one of the best books ever written on American popular music''. Since then it has acquired the status …
Feel Like Going Home
Portraits in Blues and Rock'n'Roll
Häftad, 2024
156 kr
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Feel Like Going Home vividly brings to life such early blues masters as Muddy Waters , Skip James, and Howlin' Wolf, along with illuminating excursions into the blues-based rock 'n' roll of Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, and the Sun Records label. With unique insight and unparalleled access, …
Feel Like Going Home
Portraits in Blues and Rock''n''Roll
E-bok, 2024
40 kr
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Feel Like Going Home vividly brings to life such early blues masters as Muddy Waters , Skip James, and Howlin'' Wolf, along with illuminating excursions into the blues-based rock ''n'' roll of Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, and the Sun Records label. With unique insight and unparalleled access, …
