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    Elvis Presley: The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll
    Elvis Presley: The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll
    Elvis Presley: The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll
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    Elvis Presley: The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll

    By Jessica Jayne

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    There is only one King of Rock ‘n Roll, and this Elvis Presley. The story of how a poor kid from a poor area become one of the biggest stars in history is a fascinating and extraordinary one - and you can get all the details in this revealing book. From his earliest attempts at singing in public, to his sad decline and early death, everything you need to know about Elvis is in this book. You will discover:

    * how Elvis’s manager was both his blessing and his curse
    * who took millions of dollars of Elvis’s money
    * how Elvis could make millions, yet be broke when he died
    * the truth about the day when Elvis shot his own cars
    * the amazing meeting between Elvis and The Beatles
    * why his marriage to Priscilla ended in failure
    * how Elvis consumed thousands of pills as a helpless addict
    * what really happened on the night Elvis died
    * the secrets behind the music that changed the world

    Even today, Elvis remains one of the most important figures in the history of music. Buy this book to discover what made him such a giant in the industry, and the guilty secrets he kept hidden behind the gates of Graceland.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFive Star Books
    Release dateOct 10, 2012
    ISBN9781301375738
    Elvis Presley: The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll
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    Jessica Jayne

    Jessica is a born and raised small town Ohio girl, who moved to the Sunshine State after graduating from college. She graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in English. What college major could possibly be better than one that makes you read novels and write about them! Now she is thrilled to be able to share all the stories floating around in her head!Jessica loves to travel and travel often! She’s a huge sports fan, especially college football and the Ohio State Buckeyes! She’s a wine-making (and wine-tasting) aficionado. She loves all music. And nothing is better than sunset at the beach!In the journey of life, she also married a wonderful man and had three beautiful (and sometimes crazy) children. Life is always an adventure.

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      Elvis Presley - Jessica Jayne

      Elvis Presley

      The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock ‘n Roll

      Jessica Jayne

      Platinum Publishing

      Smashwords Edition

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      Jessica Jayne on Smashwords

      Elvis Presley: The Life, Loves and Tragedy of the King of Rock and Roll

      Copyright © 2012 Jessica Jayne

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 – The King is Born

      Chapter 2 - The Road To Fame

      Chapter 3 - The Colonel Takes Control

      Chapter 4 - Rocking America

      Chapter 5 – Elvis Goes to Hollywood

      Chapter 6 - Private Presley is in the Army

      Chapter 7 – The Comeback

      Chapter 8 - Tying the Knot at Graceland

      Chapter 9 – Viva Las Vegas

      Chapter 10 - The Final Curtain

      Chapter 11 – Elvis Has Left the Building

      Chapter 12 – True Myths

      Chapter 13 - The Legend Lives

      Chapter 1 – The King is Born

      When guitarist Scotty Moore met a new young singer for the first time in the summer of 1954, he was not overly impressed.

      ‘He was wearing a pink suit, white shoes and a ducktail, and I thought my wife was going to go out the back door,’ he said.

      Sam Phillips - the owner of Sun Records in Memphis - had suggested that Scotty and bass player Bill Black should get together with the newcomer to try out a few songs. But the young singer was not only outrageously dressed, he had a weird name, too...Elvis Presley. What kind of name was that for a singer?

      Despite his reservations, Scotty was pleasantly surprised when he heard Elvis sing. In fact, he told Sam that if they could find the right song, this could really go somewhere. Sam booked them a session at his studios, and on a sunny July day, they came into record. At first, there was no sense that the recording session was going to become a historically important event. They ran through a few standard country music numbers together, but nothing stood out. It all seemed just too, well, ordinary. Frustrated, Sam suggested they all take a break.

      Elvis at Sun Studios with Bill Black, Scotty Moore and Sam Phillips

      That coffee break turned out to be an event that changed the course of popular music.

      ‘We were having a break, and all of a sudden, Elvis started jumping around and acting the fool,’ Scott said of the incident later. ‘Then Bill picked up his bass and started acting the fool too, and then I started playing. Sam had the door to the control booth open and he stuck his head out and said What are you doing? and we said we didn’t know, so he said Well find a place to start and do it again. ‘

      The song that Elvis was singing was an established blues tune, That’s All Right. But Elvis transformed the song by increasing the tempo and adding a whole new dimension to the vocals. Scotty and Bill picked up on the change of pace, and soon they were rocking out the song in a whole new fusion of blues, country and R’ n B. Sam knew they were onto something, and asked them to play the song again - this time with echo added to Elvis’s voice to add more depth and suspense.

      When they played the song back, all four of them knew they had a hit. Bill said:

      ‘Damn...get that on the radio and they’ll run us out of town!’

      But although they knew they had created something special, none of them had any idea of just how important a moment this was. Standing in the cramped studio at tiny Sun Records, they could not conceive that this was the beginning of the astonishing rise and fall of the King of Rock ‘n Roll himself.

      ***

      For a future ‘King,’ Elvis Presley had a very modest start in life at the poor end of town in Tupelo, Mississippi. In the early hours of 8 January 1935, he arrived into the world thirty minutes after his stillborn twin brother, surviving to become the only child of Gladys

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