Elvis: King of Rock and Roll Book1: The Crowning of a King
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Elvis: King of Rock and Roll Book1: The Crowning of a King
By:Frank R D'Onofrio
Language - English
Publication Date - Aug 01, 2023
Book Description
Most people do not know the REAL story
of how Elvis became the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.
Until Elvis came onto the scene in 1954, the music broadcast over the radio and sold to audiences was a desert. The youth of the world was searching for someone to deliver!
It is why John Lennon said:
"Before Elvis, there was nothing."
Within two years, and without the internet or instantaneous communications - it happened. Solely by word of mouth. Television wasn't a factor until a year later... Before Elvis was ever seen on Television, the MUSIC and not Elvis' on-stage wiggling was the cause of the uproar.
MOST of what you have heard about Elvis' rise is a myth.
It did not happen the way you have been told.
Elvis and Rock and Roll music almost did not happen. If one of the key ingredients was missing, Elvis would not be a footnote in history.
- Elvis made an impact on the world without any musical pedigree or money backing him. It was an incredible grassroots effort led by the Baby Boomers and the black community (YES, you heard that correctly).
- People may not realize today how the music Elvis performed was not considered acceptable to many people in 1954. Especially in the deep south. In most cases, his music was banned on white-owned mainstream radio.
It was the existing southern Rhythm & Blues population (predominantly black audiences), along with the grassroots white teenage baby boomers, that catapulted Elvis to super-stardom.
If you saw the Laz Buhrmann movie "Elvis", the film decidedly did not cover this...
The film Skipped everything that happened in the first two years
This Book focuses on things that the film should have addressed and answers a simple question:
Is Elvis, The King of Rock & Roll? Yes, he is!
There is not even a reason to have a debate,
He said in an interview, “As a musicologist, I understood Elvis’ greatness with the Sun sessions… As far as Elvis being ‘The King,’ I couldn’t buy that ”
– Well, Chuck D, I have the answer for you in this book.Hard-pressed to understand how Elvis could be labeled “The King of Rock and Roll.” many people conveniently forget or were never taught historically about what actually happened. Some are clouded by the constructs of time.
Those looking at Elvis, by today's standards, are not paying attention to the surrounding facts.
Providing a historical analysis of how a Truck Driver from Memphis, TN, named Elvis Presley, went from the brink of a failed audition on the night of July 5th, 1954, to the most known person in the world.
It puts the reader into the shoes of the nineteen-year-old truck driver.
This book is an honest discussion of the economics, culture, musical, and historical aspects of the time.
Because Rock and Roll music changed and evolved, it is hard to compare Elvis with any of today's or even Rock and Roll's greatest stars at that time. People seem to get lost in the timeline. One could see there might be a case for argument – But prior to 1956, Elvis blazed a trail for others to follow.
This book illustrates in vivid detail that Rock and Roll Music does not begin until 1952. The book lays out specifics of what happened and what were the causes that ensued between 1954 - 1956.
This is Elvis' journey from local Truck driver to his coronation as The King of Rock and Roll.
I hope you will experience the journey again with me as your guide.
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