Elvis, Portrait of a Friend [Hardcover]

Marty Lacker (Author), Patsy Lacker (Author), Leslie S. Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Wimmer Book Dist (June 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918544297
• ISBN-13: 978-0918544292
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,397,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marty - good book!, February 3, 2005

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This review is from: Elvis: Portrait of a Friend (Paperback)

I like this book and I'm reading it now for the second time. It's one of the older paperbacks with tiny print, but nice pictures are included. A good read!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Lackers and Elvis book review, January 29, 2011

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Wonderful book about the king, Elvis. Very touching and interesting. A must book for any Elvis fan. Made me more appreciative of Elvis's guys who were loyal till the end and still are to this day. Thanks Marty and Patsy Lacker for your insight into the life of Elvis and for all you did for him. I know he is looking down and smiling at both of you and remembering all the good times.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Partly outdated but..., December 11, 2010

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...worth reading for Patsy Lacker's contribution and the interviews in the last part. The bulk of the book, provided by Marty Lacker, is but a sanitized version of his later contribution to the book by Alanna Nash on the Memphis Mafia.
Patsy's memories tell much of the story as it came to be known after the first revelations by the West and Habler. And her perspective being different from that of the guys makes it worthwhile reading it. I liked the Schilling interview too, much more than his glorifying and useless recent book. I wonder why no pic of Patsy is included, at least in the paperback edition I read. Strange also to read John Wilkinson (in an interview given to Guitar Player and quoted here) saying that no live version of Kentucky Rain was ever attempted because too difficult to play (at youtube you can find a couple of versions made in Vegas).