Elvis: Behind The Legend: Startling Truths About The King of Rock and Roll's Life, Loves, Films and Music

by Trina Young

It's time to look at Elvis Presley from the inside out. Behind The Legend uncovers stunning secrets about The King of Rock and Roll's life, loves, films and music. Behind The Legend is a collection of over 30 succinct articles revealing surprising facts and discoveries about The King – some light-hearted and fun, and some striking at the core of Presley’s heart and passions. With topics covering the full span of Presley's life, it also explores some of the myths in the Elvis legend. Behind The Legend explores the inner motivations and desires of the man crowned The King of Rock and Roll, and reveals how Presley's success actually conflicted with many of his own personal passions. Elvis Presley’s public image as The King of Rock and Roll was constantly at war with his inner the rock and roll revolutionary who wanted to be a mainstream pop star, the teen heartthrob who wanted to be a serious actor, the defiant rebel who dutifully served in the military, the sex god who released religious gospel records and the anti-establishment symbol who proudly shook hands with President Nixon. Similar to Bob Dylan, Presley was ultimately assigned a title and image that he never aspired to. While Dylan abruptly left the musical genre of folk music that made him famous to freely pursue his other musical passions, Presley was never allowed to escape his rock and roll image. Many rock and roll fans wondered why Elvis had changed so much over the years and some even criticized him for it. Elvis was forever compared to his 1950s image of sex, defiance and rebellion which in many ways led him to be misunderstood. Startling revelations about Elvis Presley His hidden speech impediment How he truly felt about rock and roll The famous outfit Elvis hated to wear How Elvis learned to bump and grind Why serving in the army terrified him How Elvis launched his career by accident The woman who stood between Elvis and Priscilla What his ultimate ambition in show business really was Why he sang with a professed hater of rock and roll Why Elvis was willing to give up his career The acclaimed Elvis film that was surprisingly a flop What really happened when Elvis met The Beatles The tragic backstory to Jailhouse Rock Why Elvis never attended any of his movie premieres The real reason Elvis went to meet President Nixon How Elvis designed his own gravesite Who was bigger - Elvis or The Beatles? By looking beneath the surface, this book gives music fans an insight into The King of Rock and Roll like never before. The book includes Elvis Presley's complete box office earnings; full list of Elvis Presley's and The Beatles' certified record sales; and 8-page photo section.

143 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2015

About the author

Welcome to my world!
For the past decade, I have made it my mission to tell Elvis Presley’s true story in spite of all the rumors and myths floating around. So, what drew me to Elvis in the first place?

Aside from the obvious – that he had a million (make that a billion) dollars worth of talent, Elvis was the quintessential rags to riches story. Presley came from nothing, but he lived the American dream. Elvis worked hard and he played hard, and he tried to squeeze the most out of life that he could.

I am constantly fascinated with how Elvis handled his wealth and fame, what he did with his money, how he interacted with his fans, his personal relationships, and how he evolved as a person.

When I published my first book, ELVIS: Behind the Legend, in 2015, I had no idea I would be able to write a total of 4 Elvis books in 8 years! I'm planning to write more - stay tuned...

Thank you in advance for sharing your reviews on my books. I appreciate your support! Please follow me here on Goodreads, and check out more articles on my official blog at ElvisBiography.net.

Reviews

[Carolyn Scarcella · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting and short summary of Elvis life. The great king of the rock ‘n’ roll pop. The book I’m reading is called “Elvis: behind the legend” written by Trina Young. I wasn’t born when Elvis was singing or when he died. My mother said she was his number one fan. She still loves his music, songs and movies which still showing on the tv, when I was a child. Every middays I would watch him on a screen when he is making movies and singing at the same time. I love his movies and the songs. I am a rock roll chick. Sadly, it has been 45 years since his death. This book describes his relationships with his parents, in particular, his mother, the Beatles and how his life was shaped and how he was involved becoming a music from a young age. I learned so much about Elvis life.

[Stanley R Toney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting


Interesting facts about Elvis that I wasn't aware of. I enjoyed this book very much. If you're an Elvis can, I think you will like it.

[Linda A Seidman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read

Found out a few things I didn't know about elvis. Her facts and resources were good. Loved some of the photos.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

#69 of 120 books pledged to read during 2019

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was ok.But the writer kept going over and over the same thing. I thought I would learn something new about Elvis but nothing new. There was too much about The Beatles.

[Francisco Madrigal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some nice facts

If you are an Elvis fan like me, it will show you some good historical facts and data.
But the story sometimes is repeated again and again.

[Mary E. Dowd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok

This book is just an overview of Elvis Presley’s life. Some detail but so much left out. Could of done without reading it.

[Rcavictory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book of the condensed life and times of Elvis Presley. Nothing new really, but goes into more detail about his meeting with the Beatles. Also ranks his movies by how much money they brought in.

[Julian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic but worth a read

Just started giving Elvis a proper listen to, so wanted a book to give the music some context. This is a very quick run through of Elvis' life. The writing is ok, analysis basic, but it does give an Elvis newbie a lot of new info.