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. Geoff Edgers's fascinating biography of this icon
of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on
nearly every spread.