Who Was Elvis Presley?

Name: Who Was Elvis Presley?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Geoff Edgers
ISBN: 9780525629375

Author: Geoff Edgers

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Kevin Pariseau

Unabridged: 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/26/2019

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Music, Rock, Performing Arts, Television & Radio, Biographical

Synopsis

Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own—and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll.

About The Author

Geoff Edgers, a reporter at The Boston Globe and author of Who Were The Beatles?, lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicholas on April 09, 2015

He was the king of rock and roll! Very tough life when he was singing......more

Goodreads review by Clayton on January 08, 2017

The book "Who Was Elvis Presley?" by Geoff Edgers is about Elvis Presley's life. Elvis Presley was a poor child born on January 8th, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Everyone who saw Elvis said that he had something special. He could sing and play the guitar, and he was amazing at both of those hobbies......more

Goodreads review by Licha on January 19, 2020

That beautiful cover made me pick up this book. There were actually several others from the collection and all of them have those beautiful covers that are hard to resist picking up. I checked three of them out thinking they were going to short, fluffy reads, toned down for kids. No gain, no loss. T......more

Goodreads review by carolyn⭐️⭐️ on July 10, 2023

Ok i speed read this in BAM and i love elvis but lowkey not as good as the movie but i learned new things so 🤞😔......more

Goodreads review by Carol on September 27, 2012

My 7-year old daughter, Beatrice, is an Elvis fan. Actually, fanatic might be a better description. She was from the very first moment she heard him sing. When she was four, she discovered there was an Elvis "Barbie" doll and she had to have it (now she has two!). When she was five, we toured Gracel......more