Who Was Elvis Presley? (Who Was?)
by Geoff Edgers (Author) John O'Brien (Illustrator)
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was...? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own--and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers's fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.
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Geoff Edgers
Geoff Edgers is a reporter at The Washington Post and author of Who Were The Beatles? and Who Is Stan Lee? Carlene Hempel is a lecturer at Northeastern University's School of Journalism.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448446424
Lexile Measure
610
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
August 20, 2007
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
JNF007060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
JNF036070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Rock
JNF039030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Film
JNF007060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
JNF036070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Rock
JNF039030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Film
Library of Congress categories
United States
Rock musicians
Presley, Elvis
Rock musicians
Presley, Elvis
