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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9781592403059
ISBN: 1592403050
Label: Gotham
Manufacturer: Gotham
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: July 19, 2007
Publisher: Gotham
Studio: Gotham
Features:- ISBN13: 9781592403059
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of Elviss death, an intimate memoir of a friendship with the greatest artist in rock and roll history, taking you from late-night parties at Graceland to the bright lights of Hollywood sets and glittering stages of Vegas.
On a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teenager whose first record, "Thats All Right," had just received its first play on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the worlds biggest star. In 1964, Elvis invited Jerry to work for him as part of his "Memphis Mafia," and Jerry soon found himself living with Elvis full-time in a Bel Air mansion and, later, in his own room at Graceland. Over the next thirteen years Jerry would work for Elvis in various capacitiesfrom bodyguard to photo double to co-executive producer on a karate film.
Me and a Guy Named Elvis looks at Presley from a friends perspective, offering readers the man rather than the icon. Spanning Elviss meteoric rise to those later troubled years, Jerrys story offers never-before-told stories about life inside Elviss inner circle, and an insightful, emotional recounting of the great times, hard times, and unique times he and Elvis shared. Schillings vivid memories will be priceless to Elviss millions of fans, and his compelling life story will be fascinating to an even wider audience.
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To me, the most fascinating story from this book comes, not from Jerry Schilling's time with Elvis, but just a few years ago: Jerry just happened to be at some function with Bono- yes, from U2!- and Bono kept taking Jerry around to his friends, always, proudly, introducing Jerry as "the ONLY guy Elvis knew who never wrote a book!" This is untrue, of course, since Charlie Hodge (R.I.P. as of 2009) never wrote one, either. Finally, someone said, "Hey, Jerry- You mean you didn't tell Bono that you've ... Read More
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I was an Elvis-era teen, but I was not a fan because of parental disapproval. Anyone of any age can know Elvis, his charm and his rough edges from this very empathetic biography. I read it right after I had read Peter Guralnick's definitive two-volume biography. It is not as objective, being one person's memoir. Yet it is no less true. I would read it again in a minute, and because it is so kind and gentle to Elvis, I would give it as a gift to a young person.
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I would like to respond to the reviewer who describes as an "ommission" Elvis' political and social views. Firstly, listen to the music. From 1968 to mid-August 1970, Elvis recorded a steady stream of "topical" (if you must) type songs. "If I Can Dream" was sung, in the version on the single, while Elvis was curled up in a fetal position on a concrete studio floor. After that, he had a hit record with "In The Ghetto" as everyone knows, and then he combined a lovely "Luke the Drifter" commentary (making ... Read More
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I just finished Jerry Schilling's book today-To say it's fascinating is a mere understatement-Schilling was there when Elvis' career was about to take off-Schilling provides the reader with a lot of interesting anecdotes-My favorite was when Elvis met Richard Nixon in December 1970-Talk about a photo op!-Buy this book,you won't be disappointed.
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I was also a bit disapointed in this book it wasn't what i expected from a friend of Elvis. I don't like for close friends of Elvis like one reviewer said a goody two shoes and some what in the book that's what he struck me as trying to be. No one was as goody goody as they have claimed to be after Elvis died. If you want to read a good and honestly researched book buy the The Secret Files Of Elvis Presley i just started reading it and so far it has blown me away.
Anne
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