About the Book
From That’s All Right to Way Down via Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, Mystery Train, Little Sister and American Trilogy among many others, Essential Elvis cuts through the myth and mess of the life and career of the 20th-century’s first and greatest rock ‘n’ roll star.
Peter Silverton investigates and celebrates the stories and the people behind the greatest recordings of Elvis’ career. Part biography, part personal history and full of hip-shaking thrills, Essential Elvis will have you reaching for the music, the original sound of rock ‘n’ roll.
Table of Contents:
Contents
That’s All Right, 7
Blue Moon Of Kentucky, 11
Tomorrow Night ,14
Good Rockin’ Tonight, 17
Baby, Let’s Play House, 20
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone, 22
Mystery Train, 24
Tryin’ To Get To You, 27
Maybellene, 29
Heartbreak Hotel, 32
Blue Suede Shoes, 36
My Baby Left Me, 39
Lawdy Miss Clawdy, 41
Hound Dog, 43
Don’t Be Cruel, 48
All Shook Up, 51
(There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me), 53
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, 55
When It Rains, It Really Pours, 57
Jailhouse Rock, 59
Don’t, 63
Santa Claus Is Back In Town, 64
Elvis’ Farewell To His Fans, 67
A Mess Of Blues, 70
The Girl Of My Best Friend, 72
Such A Night, 74
Reconsider Baby, 76
I Feel So Bad, 79
Can’t Help Falling In Love, 81
(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame, 84
Little Sister, 87
Suspicion, 89
Return To Sender, 91
Viva Las Vega,s 93
Tomorrow Is A Long Time, 97
US Male, 101
Trouble/Guitar Man, 103
If I Can Dream, 105
Blue Christmas/One Night, 109
Baby What You Want Me To Do, 111
Long Black Limousine, 114
In The Ghetto, 116
Stranger In My Own Home Town, 119
Suspicious Minds, 121
An American Trilogy, 124
Burning Love 129,
Always On My Mind, 130
Promised Land, 134
Hurt, 136
Way Down, 139
About the Author :
PETER SILVERTON has been a journalist for more than 30 years. He started as features editor at Sounds in 1976, covered Punk, went on the Anarchy Tour bus with the Pistols and Clash and later wrote Glen Matlock's autobiography (I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol). He's also worked as an editor at Time Out, the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Express and the Guardian, and written for practically every music mag and newspaper in the UK plus a couple in the US. http://petersilverton.blogspot.com/
