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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley is, quite simply, the King of Rock & Roll.

In 1954, the performer kicked off a musical revolution by modernizing traditional genres such as blues, country and bluegrass for contemporary (and more youthful) audiences. Throw in a charismatic stage presence with then-scandalous hip-swings and body contortions, and it's easy to see why Presley set the charts (and hearts ablaze). More at rockhall.com...

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Books

All books on Elvis Presley can be found here.

Being Elvis: a Lonely Life by Ray Connolly
Call Number: ML420.P747 C676 2017
Echoes of Elvis by E. Warren Perry
Call Number: ML420.P747 E34 2012
Elvis by Terry Collins; Michele Melcher (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv ML420.P747 C65 2011
Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show by Richard Zoglin
Call Number: ML420.P747 Z74 2019
Elvis Presley by Tony Gentry
Call Number: Juv ML420.P747 G46 1994
Elvis: the Graphic Novel by Chris Miskiewicz
Call Number: ML420.P747 M57 2021
Elvis: the Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen
Call Number: ML420.P747 C47 2015
Graceland: an Interactive Pop-Up Tour by Chuck Murphy; Priscilla Presley (Foreword)
Call Number: Ref ML420.P747 M87 2006
Graphic Elvis - Free Comic Book Day Preview by Sharad Devarajan
Call Number: ML420.P747 D48 2012

Spotify Playlist

Audio

Elvis' Christmas album by Elvis Presley
Call Number: CD PRES-E ELVI-CH 1985
Elvis, the King of Rock 'n' Roll : the Complete 50's Masters by Elvis Presley
Call Number: CD7626 v. 1
The Top Ten Hits by Elvis Presley
Call Number: CD PRES-E TOP 1988 DISC 1

Video

All of our video on Elvis Presley can be found here.

Elvis
Call Number: DVD FIC ELVI 2009
Elvis '56
Call Number: DVD PRES-E ELVI-F 1999

Publication Date: 1999
Elvis on tour
Call Number: DVD PRES-E ELVI-ON 2010

Youtube

Archival Resources

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Brian Ratner Collection
Handbill for Presley performance in Columbus, Ohio.
Collection on Elvis Presley
Calendars, newspaper clippings, photographs, audio and video recordings, posters, booklets, and album flats showcasing various stages of Presley's career. The collection provides a glimpse into Presley's film career, the reaction to his death in 1977, and the merchandising of his image thereafter.
Elvis Presley & Bill Haley Photograph
A color photograph reproduction of Presley and Bill Haley for Presley's first appearance in Cleveland, opening up for Roy Acuff and Kitty Wells at Brooklyn High School.
Elvis Presley Set List
A set list, handwritten by Presley, from a concert in Memphis.
Eric Caidin Collection of Photographs
Images of Presley with the Jordanaires.
Gary Johnson Collection
United Press International teletype wire copy related to Presley's death.
Jeff Gold Collection
Posters and an artist file for Presley.
Michael Ochs Collection
Artist file on Presley.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Records--Education Division
Video from an Evening with Sam Phillips (1999).
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Records
Video from the 1986 Induction Ceremony.
Scotty Moore Papers
Moore's personal files, photographic material, clippings, and publications. The clippings shed additional light on Moore's career, particularly his relationship with Elvis Presley.
Wanda Jackson Papers
List of expenses while Jackson was on tour with Presley during 1955-1956.

Articles

Free articles are available on Rock's Backpages through the Free on RBP link. The articles below may require you to be on-site at the Library & Archives in order to read them.