Last Train to Memphis The Rise of Elvis Presley zappa The concert also revealed the

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celebrating the music that had brought them together

From the bestselling author of Funny Girl

Colonel Tom Parker—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 eight hundred people to a Texas schoolhouse

and the birth of rock as the voice of a generation—and one of the defining moments in twentieth-century music

Last Train to Memphis The Rise of Elvis Presley zappa The concert also revealed thePreviously Enjoyed: Like New Author: Peter Guralnick Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It is the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated. A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award "Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others."