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  • Last Train to Memphis

    The Rise of Elvis Presley

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley—and the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated."Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others." —Bob DylanFrom the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rockabilly: The Twang Heard 'Round the World

    The Illustrated History

    by Greil Marcus, Peter Guralnick, Luc Sante, Robert Gordon ...
    The first illustrated history of rockabilly music from the 1950s to the twenty-first century.It was the twang heard 'round the world: Rockabilly was born out of country, bluegrass, jazz, and the blues in the 1950s, becoming rock 'n' roll and ruling the world. Here's the story of Elvis Presley's first Sun records that inspired all. And here's Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Jerry Lee ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Careless Love (Enhanced Edition)

    The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography.**"A masterwork." —**Wall Street JournalLast Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding ... ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Careless Love

    The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography.**"A masterwork." —**Wall Street JournalLast Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding ... ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dream Boogie

    The Triumph of Sam Cooke

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    From the acclaimed author of Last Train to Memphis, this is the definitive biography of Sam Cooke, one of most influential singers and songwriters of all time.Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes -- the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, who controlled his own ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Last Train to Memphis (Enhanced Edition)

    The Rise of Elvis Presley

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley—and the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated."Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others." —Bob DylanFrom the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Colonel and the King

    Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    **TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2025 | Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2025 | Variety's Best Music Books of 2025 | Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2025“Outlandish, tension-filled and brimming with a mystery that lingers long after the last page has been turned.”—The Wall Street Journal**From the award-winning biographer of Elvis Presley, a groundbreaking dual portrait of the relationship ... Read more

    Was $22.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dream Boogie

    The Triumph of Sam Cooke

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    From the acclaimed author of Last Train to Memphis, this is the definitive biography of Sam Cooke, one of most influential singers and songwriters of all time.Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes -- the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, who controlled his own ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Good Rockin' Tonight

    Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll

    by Colin Escott, Martin Hawkins ...
    The history of the record studio that birthed rock 'n' roll and launched the careers of some of America's legendary music stars.Memphis, Tennessee. The early 1950s. The Mississippi rolls by, and there's a train in the night. Down on Beale Street there's hard-edged blues, on the outskirts of town they're pickin' hillbilly boogie.At Sam Phillips' Sun Records studio on Union Avenue, there's something ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    From the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records.The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Looking to Get Lost

    Adventures in Music and Writing

    by Peter Guralnick ...
    By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Making Tracks

    A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey

    by Scott Billington ...
    Series series American Made Music Series
    From the 1980s through the early 2000s, a golden era for southern roots music, producer and three-time Grammy winner Scott Billington recorded many of the period’s most iconic artists. Working primarily in Louisiana for Boston-based Rounder Records, Billington produced such giants as Irma Thomas, Charlie Rich, Buckwheat Zydeco, Johnny Adams, Bobby Rush, Ruth Brown, Beau Jocque, and Solomon Burke. ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD