Elvis Presley

The Rebel Years

The immortal Elvis Presley (1935­1977) is shown here in his early years from 1954 to 1960 when he still had the unrestrained power of a naive, exceedingly charming Southern boy who was slowly losing his innocence. In these early years, Elvis, with a few irrepressible hip gyrations, became a scandalous heartthrob, teen idol, and rebel who captured the devotion of millions of fans.

The introduction is by the legendary music critic Lester Bangs (1949­1982), whose essays in magazines like Rolling Stone, Cream, and the Village Voice mark him as one of the most influential pop critics of the seventies.
1997 / paperback original / ISBN 0-393-31625-4 / 64 full-color and black-and-white photographs / 120 pages / music
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