Author Description

As we are about to celebrate his 80th birthday, Elvis Presley remains unequaled and unparalleled in every respect of his professional achievements. No one has even come close enough to be measured up against Elvis, and no one will, for good reason. There will never be another Elvis Presley. To understand Elvis one must understand his world, the world he grew up in, the world he was formed in, the world he experienced as an child and later as an adolescent. In short, one must understand Memphis the way Elvis experienced it in his younger days, before fame and fortune changed his life forever. To understand his world, one must see it just the way he saw it. This is the purpose of 'Elvis and Memphis'. It takes the reader back to a time when Memphis was undeniably a different city than it is today, and it does so through photos and documents, some that have never been released or seen until now. ''Elvis and Memphis' is a compilation of five volumes of rare or never published photographs, documents and recently surfaced facts associated with Elvis Presley in the Memphis of his early and latter days. Volume III - My Happiness, treating the period from 1966 to approximately 1970, gives a glimpse into what was perhaps the best part of Elvis' life. He was still well-trimmed, his voice matured, yet his weight was well under control.