Elvis by Albert Goldman is a book about the life and
             times of the king of rock and roll. It shows how a country
             boy rose up and ruled the world of music, and also showed
             his downfall. It starts by telling about Elvis' childhood, and
             moving to his teenage years. Elvis was always a
             wholesome country boy no matter if people considered him
             leud, or outrageous. In fact, Elvis was discovered when he
             made a record for his mothers birthday, Elvis always
             respected his parents. Next it moves on to the first few
             records that Elvis cut at Sun Records with his first producer
             Sam Phillips. What made Elvis different from other singers
             was that he was "a white boy who could sing like a nigger."
             as Sam Phillips described his style. It then moves on to
             detail his breakthrough year of 1956 in which he had such
             hits as Heartbreak Hotel, and Hound Dog. 1956 was the
             year that Elvis took America by storm, and earned him the
             title "The King of Rock and Roll". After that, it states the
             hardships that Elvis faced over the next few years in the
             military. These few years were not very good for Elvis, for
             the first time he had to leave the US, and his beloved
             mother passed away before he left for his assignment in
             Germany. Moving on it tells us about his glorious return to
             the United States, reclaiming his title as "King", and
             moving on to something bigger and better the movies.
             Over the course of the next few years Elvis made a lot of
             movies, but none were liked by the critics, but they did
             make money. After his less than stellar movie career Elvis
             came back to music with a blast the 68' Comeback Special.
             Once again Elvis was on top of the music industry. After
             the 68' Comeback Special Elvis moved on to very
             successful shows at Las Vegas. Elvis played in Las Vegas
             until his death. He also started to tour again. It was during
             this time that he and his wife of only a few years, Pri...