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Complete Idiot's Guide to Elvis

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My name is Richard Davis. I am an original member of the Memphis Mafia. Apparently, Frank Coffey, has not researched the subject of Elvis Presley for this book. This book is full of falsehoods and a plethora of errors and every true Elvis fan will see through the book's inaccuracies from wrong dates to out and out lies. I am an authority on Elvis because I am an original member of the Memphis Mafia and have been since 1961. I am one of the only members who actually lived with Elvis at Graceland. I was his movie stand-in, one of his bodyguards, wardrobe manager and part of his "inner circle" of friends. If you enjoy reading fiction this book is for you!

I'm an Elvis fan, I saw him in concert three times, I have ALL his official recordings and many more 'unofficial', I've read every major Elvis biography. As a general fun introduction to the world of Elvis, this book is OK. There are several striking errors in pictures and descriptions of specific records, and some errors in describing the King's life and film work. This book seems to have been written by a real Elvis enthusiast to fit the "Complete Idiot" series format, but it was clearly not reviewed for accuracy by a real and true Elvis collector of many years. (That could be because most of them have or are trying to write their own books! I'm not.) As an overall book in this format it is an easy read, I would say enjoyable except I was dismayed each time I saw an error. This book may lead you to more in-depth and more accurate sources for specific details of Elvis' life and his recorded or filmed works. I did buy this book and I am keeping it. (Recommended in-depth authors: Guralnick--ultimate two-volume biography, Jorgenson--recordings.)

I found this book to enjoyable,easy to read full of lots of information.It was worth the buy.