There's no mention of sequins, drugs, or peanut butter in thisunderstated biography of the teenaged Elvis, a serious and worthy attempt toanswer the question, 'Who was this guy before he was an icon, thevoice of a generation, the King...

Until Peter Guralnick came out with Last Train to Memphis in 1994, most biographies of Elvis Presley--especially those written by people with varying degrees of access to his 'inner circle'--were filled with starstruck adulation, and ...

Sam Cooke was the biggest star in gospel music before hecrossed over into pop. His first single under his own name, 'You Send Me,'went to #1 on the charts and sold two million copies. At a time when recordcompanies treated black artis...