Released in June by
iPublishing is the book "Elvis '57: The Final
Fifties Tours" by Alan Hanson. "Drawing on
first-hand accounts from the disc jockeys on the
front lines of Elvis�s exploding career and fans
who attended the �57 concerts, Hanson sweeps you
back to the year that forever changed the King
of Rock �n� Roll" according to the publishers
website.
Book description:
In 1957, Elvis Aron Presley was still a one man
phenomenon with six titles on the charts, one
movie to his credit, and two movies soon to
follow. But while he pursued his dream of
becoming a Hollywood actor, the military draft
threatened to shatter it along with his wildly
successful rock �n� roll career. Elvis couldn�t
resist the excitement he found performing on
stage before swarms of shrieking teenage girls,
and in that final year before he entered the
U.S. Army, he went back on the road for three
short tours.
Elvis �57 recalls that magical year when the
King played to audiences a quarter of a million
people strong, and controversy and pandemonium
accompanied him wherever he went. Alan Hanson
takes us for a rollicking ride through eighteen
major cities in the United States and Canada as
he chronicles the most exciting tours of Elvis�s
career. In Chicago, Elvis wore his famed gold
lame suit and thirteen girls fainted in an
effort to reach him. In Vancouver, British
Columbia, thousands left their seats and rushed
the stage, forcing him to abruptly end the show.
Drawing on first-hand accounts from the disc
jockeys on the front lines of Elvis�s exploding
career and fans who attended the �57 concerts,
Hanson sweeps you back to the year that forever
changed the King of Rock �n� Roll.
Source: Elvis Book Research
Posted: 8th. July 2007