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Elvis: My Best Man: Radio Days, Rock 'n' Roll Nights, and My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley |  | Authors: George Klein, Chuck Crisafulli
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Category: Book
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 39710
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0307452743
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780307452740
ASIN: 0307452743
Publication Date: January 5, 2010
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Product Description
When George Klein was an eighth grader at Humes High, he couldn’t have known how important the new kid with the guitar—the boy named Elvis—would later become in his life. But from the first time GK (as he was nicknamed by Elvis) heard this kid sing, he knew that Elvis Presley was someone extraordinary. During Elvis’s rise to fame and throughout the wild swirl of his remarkable life, Klein was a steady presence and one of Elvis’s closest and most loyal friends until his untimely death in 1977.
In Elvis: My Best Man, a heartfelt, entertaining, and long-awaited contribution to our understanding of Elvis Presley and the early days of rock ’n’ roll, George Klein writes with great affection for the friend he knew—about who the King of Rock ’n’ Roll really was and how he acted when the stage lights were off. This fascinating chronicle of boundary-breaking and music-making through one of the most intriguing and dynamic stretches of American history overflows with insights and anecdotes from someone who was in the middle of it all. From the good times at Graceland to hanging out with Hollywood stars to butting heads with Elvis’s iron-handed manager, Colonel Tom Parker, to making sure that Elvis’s legacy is fittingly honored, GK was a true friend of the King and a trailblazer in the music industry in his own right.
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 best friend February 10, 2010
Doris A. Brown (Lake Tansi, TN)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This, by far, is the best book I have read on Elvis. George Klein reveals a softer and more generous side of Elvis than other books. He emphasises Elvis was just a mere mortal human being and made mistakes just like everyone else has in their lifetime. I believe Elvis spent his life searching for the answer "of why the Lord picked him" to be such a superstar. He never forgot his family, where he came from and he truly had to be shocked to see how far he came. His daughter, Lisa Marie, can be very proud of her Father and forget the horrible stories out there about him. He truly was a very remarkable human being and there will never be anyone even close to what Elvis was to this world. Because of him, many people have been fortunate to have enjoyed many hours of pleasure from that beautiful voice of his. He may not have liked the title King, but he was the King when it came to his music and always will be.
Very Entertaining January 20, 2010
C. Alvarado (NY, NY)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I found that I couldn't put this book down. Its nice to see another's view on Elvis's life, also mixes is a nice amount of what GK was doing and how it intertwined with Elvis.
Reading this book really makes me wished I could have met Elvis, he seemed like a genuinely good person to be around. I highly recommend this book to any fan of Elvis or of Rock n Roll in general.
Elvis My Best Man by George Kkein February 14, 2010
D. Strey (Peoria, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
George Klein did a great job describing his relationships with Elvis and relates much insight into the life of Elvis. Very well written book.
Elvis Fan February 18, 2010
Michael J. Thornhill (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellant recap of Elvis's life. Very nicely done and detailed. If you are an Elvis fan you will love it.
Enjoyed May 9, 2010
sherry79225 (Lubbock, TX, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I throughly enjoyed this book. I felt like it was written by a true friend. I learned some new facts about Elvis. I could tell how much Elvis meant to George Klein. I will enjoy reading this book over and over again.
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