There's no mention of sequins, drugs, or peanut butter in this understated biography of the teenaged Elvis, a serious and worthy attempt to answer the question, "Who was this guy before he was an icon, the voice of a generation, the King?" The essential clarity and honesty of Guralnick's prose clearly limns the eager, malleable boy whose immense talent changed the course of American music.
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There's no mention of sequins, drugs, or peanut butter in thisunderstated biography of the teenaged Elvis, a serious and worthy attempt toanswer the question, "Who was this guy before he was an icon, thevoice of a generation, the King?" The essential clarity and honesty ofGuralnick's prose clearly limns the eager, malleable boy whose immense talentchanged the course of American music.
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