The Boy Who Would Be King: An Intimate Portrait of Elvis Presley By His Cousin - Softcover

Greenwood, Earl; Tracy, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451170393 ISBN 13: 9780451170392

Publisher: Signet, 1991

Synopsis

The cousin of Elvis chronicles the King's poor beginnings in Mississippi; his relationship with his abusive, alcoholic mother; his fame; his service in the army; courtship with Priscilla; days in Vegas; and his tragic death

About this title

From Library Journal:

Having literally grown up with Elvis Presley in Tupelo and Memphis, Greenwood also served his cousin for some years as his press agent, claiming a front-row seat for the best and the worst of rock music's late king. As with so much written about him, this book is simultaneously interesting and lurid and often the former because it is the latter. But its saving grace, in addition to being well written, is Greenwood's closeness to Presley, rendering this an eyewitness account (the first ever by a blood relative) to the formative childhood years and the inner workings of the Presley family that played such a large part in the musician's personality development. Revelatory and credible in these and other areas, but never descending to either blathering idolatry or merciless crucifixion (a la Albert Goldman), this fast-paced, no-white-wash look at the rock icon will surely find an audience among the millions for whom Elvis Presley still holds fascination. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/90.
- David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., Boston
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

This sensationalized, dull "portrait," written with freelancer Tracy, claims that Elvis's turbulent life and career resulted from his unstable youth. "Glossing over his cousin's professional accomplishments, Greenwood concentrates instead on the juicy details of his bizarre personal relationships, his drug abuse and his sexual encounters," said PW. Photos. Author tour.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0451170393
• ISBN 13: 9780451170392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368