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Immersed in America: The Creation of Elvis Presley

Immersed in America: The Creation of Elvis Presley

We know how Elvis Presley’s story reflects on American history, its music and mythology, but how did America help to create Elvis?

Holy Rollers: American Pentecostalism’s Musical Offspring

Holy Rollers: American Pentecostalism’s Musical Offspring

First-born Holy Rollers of American Pentecostalism include rebels Sister Rosetta Tharpe, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Ray Charles.

Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Would Be Better as a Comic-Book Movie

Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Would Be Better as a Comic-Book Movie

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic about Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, is a flashy tale of heroes, villains, and victims – much like a comic book movie.

Elvis Presley Was No James Dean But ‘King Creole’ Proves That He Could Have Been

Elvis Presley Was No James Dean But ‘King Creole’ Proves That He Could Have Been

Watching the 1958 Elvis movie King Creole, one is confronted by a young actor with promise, delivering a performance on par with James Dean.

Elvis Presley’s Unlikely Comeback

Elvis Presley’s Unlikely Comeback

Eric Wolfson’s Elvis Presley’s From Elvis in Memphis examines the greatest accomplishment of Elvis’ career: a comeback album that reinstated his relevance.

The Time That Glen Campbell Sang Just for Elvis

The Time That Glen Campbell Sang Just for Elvis

Glen Campbell was enlisted to record demos for Elvis Presley because Campbell could sing in the same key and replicate Presley's distinctive style. The songs on Sings for the King were intended only for Elvis to hear.

Finding Elvis Religion in Mike Burrell’s ‘The ​Land of Grace​’

Finding Elvis Religion in Mike Burrell’s ‘The ​Land of Grace​’

The Land of Grace is at once a critique of religious faith, a comic romp through the weirdness of Elvis culture, and a horror story in which death and resurrection aren't so much an Easter miracle as a recurring nightmare.

The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2017

The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2017

In 2017, the music world saw amazing reissues from all over the genre map, spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and jazz to soul.

Elvis Presley: A Boy from Tupelo

Elvis Presley: A Boy from Tupelo

Hearing Elvis Presley try out different sounds and search for the magic reveal how slippery the development of rock into a distinct genre was in the 1950s.

Chuck Berry Made Americans Surrender to the Rhythm

Chuck Berry Made Americans Surrender to the Rhythm

Chuck Berry was not only the true king of rock 'n' roll, the architect and originator -- he was also an astute anthropologist of American culture.

Mind-Melding Meetings Between Jesters and Kings: Elvis and Nixon, West and Trump

Vulgarians 101: A Course for Future Leaders of America

Vulgarians 101: A Course for Future Leaders of America

A dystopian syllabus for an inevitable future at a hypothetical university.

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