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Memphis Elvis-Style John F. Blair, Publisher In 1948, thirteen-year-old Elvis Presley and his family moved from Tupelo, Mississippi, to Memphis, thus beginning one of the great romances of our time. Elvis loved Memphis, and Memphis loved him back. As the young rock-and-roller’s fame rose, he became inextricably linked with the city he called home. Today, if there is a single name that is synonymous with Memphis, Tennessee, it is Elvis Presley. Memphis Elvis-Style is the definitive guidebook to the King’s city. The book traces Elvis’s life from the apartments, record shops, and churches where he dreamed of stardom to the recording studios, nightclubs, and radio stations where those dreams became reality. Aside from well-known spots like Graceland and Sun Studios, the book provides an intimate look at many lesser-known places that nevertheless played a vital role in Elvis’s life. For example, you can see the Circle G Ranch, where Elvis and Priscilla honeymooned. Or stop by the site of the Lansky Brothers’ Men's Store, where Elvis first purchased his colorful stage clothes. And while you’re on your way there, visit the site of the Loew’s State Theater, where the teenage Elvis had his first part-time job. From the restaurants where he ate, to the dealerships where he bought his cars, to the stages where he performed, this book tells the inside story of the King’s love affair with his hometown. With many previously unpublished photographs, and maps and instructions to all of the sites, Memphis Elvis-Style truly is the only way to see Memphis through the eyes of Elvis.
Reviews “A phenomenal number of books have been written about Elvis. . . a few, a very few, are really worth buying and can be returned to again and again. Memphis Elvis-Style is most definitely one of the latter. . . . The no less than 129 sites have been cleverly organized firstly by their chronological relationship with Elvis and then further grouped by type. In addition, maps and an index help searching both in the book, and in Memphis itself, as simple as possible. And if this wasn’t already enough, each entry contains detailed instructions on how to find its site and exactly what to expect, many buildings having been flattened or modified in the course of the years. But the book is also for those who have never been or never will go to Memphis. Cindy and Mike have achieved this by expanding each entry with some background information and an anecdote directly relating it to Elvis. This additional information provides some excellent reading and is sometimes quite amusing—I particularly liked the story of Elvis’s visit to his local McDonald’s with girlfriend Linda Thompson. . . .”
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