From his superstardom to his personal relationships, these books give an intimate look ... year he was drafted and his mother died, Last Train to Memphis is an intimate account.

The result is a book that’s both reportage and memoir ... the title of the first volume of my biography of Elvis, “Last Train to Memphis,” Sam got hugely indignant.

Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley (now in paperback) tells much of the story through quotes both from Elvis and people who knew him then. It attempts to portray Elvis' human side ...

Guralnick’s evenhanded tone gives “Last Train to Memphis” an authority that virtually every previous Presley book lacks, while the story moves along at the pace of a well-written novel.

with books on Sam Phillips, Sam Cooke, Robert Johnson and others. His massive and authoritative two-volume study — “Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley” (1994) and “Careless ...

What to Read Next Based on the 1995 biography by Peter Guralnick, Last Train to Memphis will focus on Presley's early years. Jagger is set to co-produce the biopic with Victoria Pearman through ...

Peter Guralnick’s 1994 biography of Elvis Presley, “The Last Train to Memphis,” set a high standard for rock ’n’ roll histories. It not only was the first definitive book on rock’s ...

His books include the prize-winning Elvis Presley two-part biography Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love; an acclaimed trilogy on American roots music, Sweet Soul Music, Lost Highway and Feel ...