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Elvis Ignited: The Rise of an Icon in Florida

Elvis Ignited: The Rise of an Icon in Florida

Kealing, Bob

Hardcover

Entertainment & Performing ArtsGeneral DramaRegional: South

Publisher Price: $28.00

ISBN10: 0813062306
ISBN13: 9780813062303
Publisher: Univ Pr Of Florida
Published: Mar 7 2017
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

It was his most electric and influential time as a live performer. The young and hungry Elvis burst onto stages large and small--sexy, controversial, brimming with talent and ambition. One lightning-hot year in Florida fueled his rise from novelty act to headlining megastar.

Elvis Ignited tracks the rising star through his tours of Florida, from 1955 when Presley was an unknown to 1956 when Presley played more concerts in Florida than in any other state. In only fifteen months, Presley toured Florida four times, becoming the object of worship, scorn, and controversy. Struck by a new kind of music and performances so different from anything they had known before, Floridians saw how special Elvis was before the rest of the world caught on. Before their very eyes, he transformed from Hillbilly Cat to the King of Rock and Roll.

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