Elvis in Arkansas

Hundreds of books have been written on the life and career of Elvis Presley. When he began writing "Elvis in Arkansas," author Joe Walker set about focusing on the historical Elvis and his dozens of trips across Arkansas from those earliest days to a visit just months before Presley's untimely death."Elvis in Arkansas" offers a fresh perspective on those early days when Elvis and his band mates, Scotty Moore and Bill Black first ventured west out of Memphis with the trio crisscrossing the Ark-La-Tex, performing in hundreds of shows across Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. And when they weren't playing a show in Arkansas, they were driving back and forth across the state weekly, sometimes eating at a local diner, or visiting friends they had made along the way. You'll read the stories from those who were there, not realizing they were witnessing the birth of Rock 'n Roll. For them, they were witnessing something, they just weren't sure what. Among the stories you'll read: -The night Elvis' original pink Cadillac burned alongside an Arkansas highway.-The Arkansas gymnasium floor that collapsed while Elvis was performing.-Elvis' fear of flying caused by his plane nearly crashing over western Arkansas. -Elvis being inducted into an Arkansas college fraternity.-Elvis singing before a crowd of only thirty-four people at an Arkansas show. -Elvis' attempt at purchasing a 11,000 acre duck hunting farming operation in Arkansas.-The auto accident where the authorities wouldn't take his check because they had no idea who Elvis Presley was."Elvis in Arkansas" is a one of a kind Arkansas perspective on the birth of Rock 'n' Roll.This is not just another Elvis book.