Elvis by Albert Goldman

times of the king of rock and roll. It shows how a country

boy rose up and ruled the world of music, and also showed

his downfall. It starts by telling about Elvis' childhood, and

moving to his teenage years. Elvis was always a

wholesome country boy no matter if people considered him

leud, or outrageous. In fact, Elvis was discovered when he

made a record for his mothers birthday, Elvis always

respected his parents. Next it moves on to the first few

records that Elvis cut at Sun Records with his first producer

Sam Phillips. What made Elvis different from other singers

was that he was "a white boy who could sing like a nigger."

as Sam Phillips described his style. It then moves on to

detail his breakthrough year of 1956 in which he had such

hits as Heartbreak Hotel, and Hound Dog. 1956 was the

year that Elvis took America by storm, and earned him the

title "The King of Rock and Roll". After that, it states the

hardships that Elvis faced over the next few years in the

military. These few years were not very

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Approximate Word count = 735
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)