|
|
|
(Click covers to enlarge)
Elvis '57: The Final Fifties Tours
Hanson, Alan R.
(2007)
iUniverse, Inc
, Lincoln (NE)
paperback
, 314 pages
,
22.8 x
15.4
x 2.0 cm
, 0.519 kg
ISBN-10: 0-595-43122-4 , ISBN-13: 978-0-595-43122-9
| Category: | Concerts and television appearances |
| Language: | English |
| Description: |
In 1957, Elvis Aron Presley was still a one man phenomenon with six titles on the charts, one movie to his credit, and two movies soon to follow. But while he pursued his dream of becoming a Hollywood actor, the military draft threatened to shatter it along with his wildly successful rock 'n' roll career. Elvis couldn't resist the excitement he found performing on stage before swarms of shrieking teenage girls, and in that final year before he entered the U.S. Army, he went back on the road for three short tours. Elvis '57 recalls that magical year when the King played to audiences a quarter of a million people strong, and controversy and pandemonium accompanied him wherever he went. Alan Hanson takes us for a rollicking ride through eighteen major cities in the United States and Canada as he chronicles the most exciting tours of Elvis's career. In Chicago, Elvis wore his famed gold lame suit and thirteen girls fainted in an effort to reach him. In Vancouver, British Columbia, thousands left their seats and rushed the stage, forcing him to abruptly end the show. Drawing on first-hand accounts from the disc jockeys on the front lines of Elvis's exploding career and fans who attended the '57 concerts, Hanson sweeps you back to the year that forever changed the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Source: book back cover. |
| Review(s): |
Review by David Neale on local copy on elvisbooks.nl ... (August 2007)
|
|
Review by Trevor Cajiao on Elvis History Blog ... (September 2007)
| |
|
Review by David Neale on Elvis History Blog ... (August 2007)
(External reviews are copyright of the reviewer/website owner. Inclusion of a link does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.) | |
| Interview(s): |
Interview with the author on The Elvis Information Network ... (2007)
(External interviews are copyright of the interviewer/website owner.) |
| Vote(s): |
This book was rated by 2
person(s), 2 of them read this book.
Their average rating was 10.0. Their comments: " One of the best Elvis books I've read in a long time, informative & well written this book tells of the time Elvis went beyond just being famous for wiggling his hips & became the King Of Rock'N'Roll. "(Votes and comments were received between November 2, 2002 and March 12, 2014. They do not necessarily express the views of ElvisBooks) |
| Source(s): |
Cover, info and description : ElvisBooks |
Last update: Thursday August 13, 2026 ; Elvis Presley: A Life in Books © 2002-2026