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Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Center Street (August 13 2007) Costumer Rating:  Read an Excerpt Chapter 1: Part 1 Chapter 1: Part 2 Book Description Gospel music was a significant part of not only who Elvis became as a man, but as an artist as well. As Elvis mania continues to consume generation after generation throughout the world, fans still crave new insights into the person of Elvis Presley. This book takes a look at his roots and the role of gospel in his foundational years, as well as the comfort, solace, and strength it offered him in the years of his meteoric rise in popularity. The Gospel Side of Elvis is a rarely explored aspect of this American icon and one that reveals so much about the Elvis so many have yet to discover. About the Author Joe Moscheo Joe Moscheo joined the Imperials, a gospel quartet that joined Elvis's show in Las Vegas as one of his back-up groups, in 1964. He spent four years with Elvis as a performer and friend. With the full support of Elvis Presley Enterprises, he produced the DVD He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis in 2001 and the recently released Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert DVD. » More by Joe Moscheo | |||||||
