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Beginning with presleys army service in germany in 1958 and ending with his death in memphis in 1977, careless love chronicles the unraveling of the dream that once shone so brightly, homing in on the complex playingout of elviss relationship with his machiavellian manager, colonel tom parker. The unmaking of elvis presley, the second volume in guralnicks excellent and exhaustive biography of the king of rock and roll. Dec 30, 1998 now guralnick has brought forth the second and final volume of the singers story, careless love. Feb 10, 2000 peter guralnicks books include the prizewinning twovolume biography of elvis presley, last train to memphis and careless love. Peter guralnicks twovolume life of elvis aron presley, of which careless love is the second installment, is not simply the finest rockand roll biography ever written. Last train to memphis 1994 brilliantly illuminated the mystery of elviss geniuswhat it consisted of and where it came from.
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Careless love documents the life of a sheltered bore who turned his miracle into a tragedy as well as a joke. Hailed as a masterwork by the wall street journal, careless love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of elvis presleys last two decades, in the longawaited second volume of peter guralnick s masterful twopart biography. You know whats coming and wish you could do something about it, but you cant. This deluxe paperback boxed set includes guralnicks two bestselling books about elvis presley, last train to memphis. Peter guralnick is widely regarded as the nations preeminent writer on twentiethcentury american popular music. Hailed as a masterwork by the wall street journal, careless love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of elvis presleys last two decades, in the longawaited second volume of peter guralnicks masterful twopart biography. Oct 01, 2018 peter guralnick last train to memphis the rise of elvis presley part 01. Gleason music book award books about elvis presley, last train to memphis. Guralnick graduated from boston university in 1971 with a masters. About the author peter guralnicks books include the prizewinning twovolume biography of elvis presley, last train to memphis and careless love. Peter guralnick born december 15, 1943, in boston, massachusetts is an american music critic, author, and screenwriter.
The unanswered mystery here is how someone who reshaped american culture between 1954 and 1958 could have so completely insulated. Peter guralnick last train to memphis the rise of elvis presley part 01. Well, thats how i felt when i picked peter guralnick s latest elvis tome, careless love, out of its package after it. Careless love hailed as a masterwork by the wall street journal, careless love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of elvis presleys last two decades, in the longawaited second volume of peter guralnick s masterful twopart biography. What started for peter guralnick as liner notes for the 1987 cd reissue of the complete sun sessions has ended 12 years later with the publication of careless love. The unmaking of elvis presley, picking up two years after he left off. Jan 22, 1999 the suffering is the hardest part to witness, but guralnick doesnt hold back. Peter guralnick, author of careless love i was trying to tell as honest and true a story as i could, said guralnick during a recent booktour stop in atlanta.
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