Friday, October 2, 2015

Read And Learn From Elvis Presley Books

By Deana Norton


There may be uncountable books on the King, and maybe they are in the thousands. Elvis Presley books are always in high demand and new ones appear all the time out of nowhere. It is a subject of top interest indeed. Voracious readers will always have something new to devour about his magical life. There is always something else they want to know.

The young Elvis was an usher at the Loews State Theater in his neighborhood and was also a truck driver. As a matter of fact, Jailhouse Rock premiered at the very same cinema. He was born a twin, but his brother Jesse died at birth, leaving the impressionable child with a hole in his heart. He compensated by, according to his mother, having the energy of two people!

Elvis thus was on a constant quest to find himself and the meaning of his life. He was successful, married the love of his life, divorced her, and made a fortune. He did inauspiciously on the john. It is ironic that he was reading a book entitled, Search for the Face of Jesus by Frank Adams.

He did not keep much of the money he had accumulated. He was the victim of many bad business deals and the growing economic needs of his entourage. Priscilla had to recover a lot of his wealth after his death by licensing his music. The demand for his hit songs never ends. But he left life without not much more than a million dollars to his name.

Elvis' movie roles were few and far between but a mere few are notable film accomplishments. He would have had another as he almost worked with Streisand in A Star is Born. His manager, Colonel Tom Parker held the reigns and called all the shots. Too bad he turned down a stellar offering that might have changed the course of his stagnant career.

He was sad and alone until the end although he did have a girlfriend, Ginger Alden. He was reading in the bathroom a book about Jesus and she warned him not to fall asleep. He also spoke to his cousin, Billy Smith, on the phone stating optimistically that "this is gonna be my best tour ever." Alas, it was not to happen.

If you are looking for hidden meanings, they aren't in these books. It is the same story time and again about a Tennessee lad who made it bigger than big. But he was often lonely, even in a room full of people like his grand room at the Hilton in Los Vegas. You can see a note displayed at Graceland that reveals his soul, "I'm the only person I know who can walk into a room full of people and be alone."

A sad end to a lonely life. He never got over that feeling of loss from his twin's death. As he stated it, "I'm the only person I know who can walk into a room full of people and be alone." This note can still be seen on display at Graceland. He was buried next to his beloved mother, Gladys, at the Forest Hill Cemetery, and both bodies were moved to Graceland in 1977. His former home still receives thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage from places far and wide. In their eyes, Elvis will never truly die since his music lives on.




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