Författare: Joe Moscheo
Originaltitle: -
Utgiven: 2007
Serie: -
Genre: Memoar/Biografi
Utläst: 150718
Betyg: 4/5
Denna utgåva
Förlag: Center street
Översättare: -
Tryckt: 2007
Bindning: Inbunden
ISBN: 978-1-59995-729-6
Sidor: 152
Baksidestext
I want to introduce you to Elvis Presley, the lifelong devotee of gospel music.
This was the music that lay closest to the heart and soul of this poor boy from Tupelo, Mississippi. Gospel music... was the first music Elvis knew, and it was etched as indelibly on him as his fingerprints or the shape of his face. When he left the building most nights, Elvis wanted noyhing more than to go somewhere whit a few friends and a piano... to sing and listen to the gospel misic that nourished th eheart and soul of this American musical and cultural icon.
That's the Elvis Presley I was privileged to know: the generous, humble man who could never quite get his mind around the fame and glitter that came his way, the friend who would do anything within his power to help you with a problem, the devoted son who never forgot the spiritual heritage instilled in him by a loving mother. That's the side of Elvis I'd like to introduce to you: the gospel side of Elvis.
Första meningen
I have always felt this side of Elvis has never fully been explored - for it was truly the foundation of his style, his spirit, and his passion.
Nu har det gått nästan fyra år sedan jag köpte denna boken, så nu tyckte jag att det var på tiden att jag faktiskt läste den också. Och det var en del aha-stunder, som till exempel att Whitney Houstos mamma var Elvis bakgrunds sångre under några år.
Boken var ganska lätt läst, tyvär en del upprepningar men det tycker ju jag i och för sig att det nästan alltid är i biografier. Trots det så var det intressant att få se mer av den Elvis som var lite dold för media. En fin och mysig hyllning till en man som berörde människor världen över.
