Publicity stated: "Before Elvis, there was nothing," John Lennon famously claimed. Leonard Bernstein called Elvis "the greatest cultural force of the 20th century," noting that he transformed everything from music to language and fashion, ushering in a new social revolution.
Heinrich Detering recounts the story of this American revolution: the emergence and evolution of Elvis Presley’s art; its social, cultural, and political connections to an era he himself transformed; and its enduring impact on the present day. This book opens up new perspectives on the life's work of an artist who remains endlessly fascinating, and on the social energies that found expression through him.
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