Ergebnis für "ELVIS" in Kunst & Unterhaltung

Take a tour behind the scenes at the NBC television special that relaunched Elvis Presley’s career as a stage musician. Author Steve Binder—who directed the TV special—provides exclusive “backstage” access that gives fans even more insight into the performance that many see as a high point in the King of Rock’s reign of American music. Learn how Binder gave us in this Comeback Special, the first MTV Unplugged with Elvis performing in an intimate acoustic musical setting.

It was that voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls. Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture when, at age 21, he became a modern superstar. A Memphis Beau Brummel even before he found fame, Elvis had a personal style that, like his music, had an immediate impact on his audience that continues to influence us today.

Like a killer returning to the scene of the crime, Elvis came back home to Memphis, where it had all begun. Eschewing the fancier studios of Nashville and Hollywood, he set up shop at the ramshackle American Sound Studio, run by a maverick named Chips Moman with an in-house backing band now known as "The Memphis Boys,"" and made the music of his life. The resulting work, From Elvis in Memphis, would be the finest studio album of his career, an explosion of mature confidence and fiery inspiration.

Elvis Presley and Graceland were fixtures in Ginger Alden’s life; after all, she was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. But she had no idea that she would play a part in that enduring legacy—as Elvis Presley’s fiancée and his last great love. For more than three decades Ginger has...

Includes an audiobook-exclusive conversation between author Billy Stanley, his brother David Stanley, and writer Kent Sanders! Behind the glamour and the crowds. Beyond the movies and the records. Apart from all who knew him, wanted to know him, or just wanted to be near him. Billy Stanley knew...

Enjoy a collection of interviews featuring Elvis Presley from 1955 to 1977. A fantastic insight into the life of the King of Rock and Roll.

In Elvis Presley: A Southern Life, one of the most admired Southern historians of our time takes on one of the greatest cultural icons of all time. The result is a masterpiece: a vivid, gripping biography, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society - indeed, American society - in the second half of the 20th century.

Ich bin Elvis Presley Fan. Seit meiner Kindheit sammele ich Schallplatten und CDs und liebe es, mich hineinzuhören ins Studio oder mit auf die Bühne zu gehen oder mich mittenrein ins Publikum zu setzen. In meinem eigenen kleinen "Jungle Room" tauche ich ein in die Musik, in den Künstler, in die Welt des "King Of Rock'n'Roll" und höre jedes Mal so viele tolle Sachen, dass ich die Gedanken, die ich dann habe, gerne teilen will. Lass Dich von mir inspirieren und mitnehmen in meine Elvis-Welt. Lass uns Elvis "frisch hören".

Elvis lebt, und Michael Jackson ist wohlauf, Paul McCartney ist dagegen schon lange tot...

On August 29, 1956, in Hollywood, California, Elvis Presley shared a fantastic insight into his personal life and career.

The True Story of The Coward Brothers follows two musical brothers – one English, one American, both the illegitimate sons of dubious parentage who may, as they claim to be, "one and half-brothers" – perhaps a reference to the disparity in their height and relative talents.

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Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, and friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed him--the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower East Side, the wilds...

The inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art "Every guitar player will want to read this book twice. And even the casual music fan will find a thrilling narrative that weaves together cultural history, musical history, race, politics, business case studies...

*The inspiration for the CNN original series Vegas: The Story of Sin City* “Outstanding pop-culture history.” —Newsday The “smart and zippy account” (The Wall Street Journal) of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time. Elvis’s...

In meinem Podcast „3 Fragen von Elvis“ unterhalte ich mich regelmässig mit Menschen aus den verschiedensten Lebensbereichen, deren Weg und Geschichte mich inspirieren. Persönlichkeiten, die ich in einem offenen Gespräch kennenlerne oder nach Jahren wieder treffe. Es geht um steile Karrieren, Stolpersteine und geplatzte Träume - den Umgang mit fremden und eigenen Erwartungen, Veränderung - und natürlich auch immer um den Sinn des Lebens... Ich lerne von ihnen, daß der Blick von Aussen nur selten die ganze Wahrheit erzählt, wie sie für sich Glück und Erfolg definieren, wie sie ...

A southern mother/daughter duo who share a love of Elvis Presley get together every week to talk all things about...you guessed it, Elvis! Join us as we discuss Elvis' movies, music, life and our favorite books by the people who knew him best. From his humble beginnings in Tupelo to his last days at Graceland and everything in between, you'll find it all here. Let's Talk Elvis!

The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells—told by the bombshell herself. On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas...

The perfect gift for music lovers and Elvis Costello fans, telling the story behind Elvis Costello’s legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs. Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink provides readers with a master’s catalogue of a lifetime of great music. Costello reveals the process...

Are you a true Elvis Presley fan? Have you picked up lots of little known facts about Elvis over the years? Then, the time has now come to put your knowledge to the test with this enjoyable quiz about one of the most successful musicians of all time. This Elvis Presley quiz book contains 101 informative and entertaining questions - all with multiple choice answers.