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The Gospel Side of Elvis Reprint Edition
Author(s): Joe Moscheo (Author), Priscilla Presley (Foreword)
- Publisher: Center Street
- Publication Date: July 11, 2017
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 1478943637
- ISBN-13: 9781478943631
Book Description
Gospel music was a significant part of not only who Elvis became as a man, but as an artist as well. As Elvis mania continues to consume generation after generation throughout the world, fans still crave new insights into the person of Elvis Presley. This book takes a look at his roots and the role of gospel in his foundational years, as well as the comfort, solace, and strength it offered him in the years of his meteoric rise in popularity. With the addition of “150 Little Known facts about Elvis” and eight unique appendices not included in the original hardcover book, this paperback edition THE GOSPEL SIDE OF ELVIS reveals much about the Elvis so many have yet to discover and is sure to become a collector’s treasure.
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About the Author
JOE MOSCHEO joined The Imperials in 1964, a gospel quartet that participated in Elvis’s Las Vegas shows as one of his backup groups. He spent four years with Elvis as a performer and friend. Until his death in 2016, Joe lived in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family.
