Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 Let's Meet Elvis 1
2 Recording in Memphis: The First Single 4
3 Recording in Memphis: The Sun Sessions 6
4 The Man With the Vision: Sam Phillips 9
5 The King's Manager: "Colonel" Tom Parker 12
6 Elvis' Biggest Single 15
7 The Comeback Special 17
8 Recording in Memphis: The American Sound Sessions 19
9 A Home Fit for a King 21
10 The First Hawaiian Film 25
11 Visit Memphis 27
12 Elvis' Favorite Film Performance 29
13 The Satellite Concert 31
14 The Backing Musicians 33
15 The Best Dance Number in an Elvis Movie 37
16 The Breakout Single 40
17 The Comeback Single 42
18 The First Post-Army Album 44
19 Visit Tupelo 45
20 On Top on Ed Sullivan 47
21 "My Best Girl": Gladys Presley 49
22 The Only Mrs. Elvis Presley 53
23 "Hound Dog" on Milton Berle 56
24 Elvis and Las Vegas 58
25 The Pint Documentary Film 60
26 The Death of Elvis 62
27 Soldier Boy 65
28 The Singles that Charted a New Course 68
29 Elvis' Daughter: Lisa Marie 70
30 How to Have It All 73
31 The Memphis Mafia 76
32 The "Bodyguard Book" 78
33 Elvis and Drugs 80
34 Jumpsuits 83
35 From Coast to Coast 86
36 The Ultimate '50s Box Set 88
37 The "Message" Single 90
38 Sweet Sweet Spirit 92
39 The Private Plane 95
40 Who's That Girl? 97
41 The Islands of Aloha 100
42 Visit Hawaii 102
43 The Award-Winning Documentary 105
44 The Debut Album 107
45 The President Will Sec Mr. Presley 108
46 The TCB Band 111
47 Lucky in Las Vegas 113
48 First Performances 117
49 The Unexpected Hit Single 120
50 All That Glitters 122
51 The Lost Album 123
52 The First Post-Army Single 125
53 Recording in Memphis: The Jungle Room Sessions 127
54 Elvis Album 130
55 The First Color Movie 131
56 Recording in Memphis: The Memphis Recording Service Demo Sessions 135
57 Last Performances 136
58 The Last TV Special 138
59 Elvis Is Dead. Or Is He? 141
60 Imitation Elvis 142
61 Big in the Big Apple 146
62 The Set Closer 148
63 Deck the Halls 150
64 The Collector's Label 152
65 Elvis Week 153
66 Visit Las Vegas 155
67 The Chart Toppers That Didn't Happen 158
68 Recording in Memphis: Stax 160
69 "Hound Dog" Two: The Steve Allen Show 162
70 The Best Elvis Biographies 164
71 The Hit Makers: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 167
72 The Backing Singers 169
73 The First Film 171
74 The Last Hit Single 174
75 Rockin' on the Hayride 176
76 Live, Not Necessarily In Person 179
77 The Signanire Song 182
78 Elvis and Race 184
79 Elvis and The Fab Four 186
80 Sam Phillips' Assistant: Marion Keisker 188
81 The World's First Supergroup 190
82 A Night at the Opry 192
83 The Homerown Album 194
84 The Best of the Rest of Elvis' Movies 196
85 The Rest of Elvis" Movies 200
86 Dr. Feelgood 203
87 The Seeker 205
88 Tell 'Em Phillips Sent You 207
89 Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting 210
90 Discover the Music That Made the Man 212
91 An Album of Chart Toppers 215
92 The "Team Elvis" Logo 217
93 The Best-Selling U.S. Stamp of All Time 218
94 Frank Sinatra and Elvis 221
95 King of the Road 223
96 Home on the Range 225
97 Hitting the Charts, Charting the Hits 227
98 Elvis in Print 230
99 The First Career Documentary 232
100 Awards 234
Sources 237
