Product Description

The definitive guidebook to the King's city_from the places where he lived to the stages where he performed to the restaurants where he ate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #735024 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .71 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 244 pages

Ingram
Elvis and Memphis go together like peanut butter and banana on toasted white bread. The city where Elvis spent his high school years in poverty, Memphis is also the place where he kept his roots long after becoming the premier superstar of the century. Memphis Elvis-Style provides the definitive guidebook to the King's city--where he lived and performed, the churches whose music drew him, where he bought his clothes and records, and more.

From the Publisher
See the authors' website at http://www.elvistyle.com.

From the Back Cover
In 1948, thirteen-year-old Elvis Presley and his family moved from Tupelo, Mississippi, to Memphis, thus beginning one of the great romances of our time. Elvis loved Memphis, and Memphis loved him back. As the young rock-and-roller's fame rose, he became inextricably linked with the city he called home. Today, if there is a single name that is synonymous with Memphis, Tennessee, it is Elvis Presley. Memphis Elvis-Style is the definitive guidebook to the King's city. The book traces Elvis's life from the apartments, record shops, and churches where he dreamed of stardom to the recording studios, nightclubs, and radio stations where those dreams became reality. Aside from well-known spots like Graceland and Sun Studios, the book provides an intimate look at many lesser-known places that nevertheless played a vital role in Elvis's life. For example, you can see the Circle G Ranch, where Elvis and Priscilla honeymooned. Or stop by the site of Lansky Brothers' Men's Store, where Elvis first purchased his colorful stage clothes. And while you're on your way there, visit the site of the Loew's State Theater, where the teenaged Elvis had his first part-time job. From the restaurants where he ate, to the dealerships where he bought his cars, to the stages where he performed, this book tells the inside story of the King's love affair with his hometown. With many previously unpublished photographs, and maps and instructions to all of the sites, Memphis Elvis-Style truly is the only way to see Memphis through the eyes of Elvis.