Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own—and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers’s fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.

穿上你的蓝色麂皮鞋，准备好迎接 "谁是...... "系列的另一个新成员吧! 国王的出身不可能更卑微。在大萧条时期，他出生在密西西比州的图佩洛，在南方农村的蓝调音乐、当地教堂的福音音乐和西部乡村的经典音乐中成长起来。但他创造了属于自己的声音，以及属于自己的外观。翘起的嘴唇、旋转的臀部和油亮的蓬巴杜，猫王永远改变了流行音乐，开创了摇滚时代。杰夫-埃杰斯（Geoff Edgers）关于这位美国流行文化偶像的精彩传记，几乎每张图都有黑白插图。