Most people know about Vegas/jewel-encrusted-jumpsuit Elvis, but what about before he was really famous? This book looks at the first 24 years of his life including his early life in Tupelo, his start in the music business at Sun Records, & it runs up until he was drafted into the US army at the height of his popularity.

It's been painstakingly written & must have taken a huge amount of research. It's a long read & the first few chapters were a tough slog but eventually it became more interesting & was worth sticking with. In some parts of it, you feel as you're living day-by-day with Elvis, his family, & entourage & the amount of minutiae included can be a bit overwhelming. I felt that Colonel Parker remained a shadowy figure though & thought there would be more about him & his control over Elvis's career.