Elvis And The Beatles: Love And Rivalry Between The Two Biggest Acts Of The 20th Century

By Trina Young

The King of Rock and Roll and The Fab Four Behind the Scenes
ELVIS AND THE BEATLES: Love and Rivalry Between the Two Biggest Acts of the 20th Century by Trina Young, reveals the surprising relationship between The Fab Four and The King of Rock and Roll. The book reveals that there were a lot more connections between Elvis, The Beatles and their managers than most people know about. Most fans aren't aware of the multitude of ways that their personal and professional lives intersected before and after their legendary meeting in 1965.

ELVIS AND THE BEATLES takes a fascinating look back at the year-to-year evolution of the careers of both The King of Rock and Roll and The Fab Four simultaneously while debunking false stereotypes.

The book uncovers how surprisingly similar the careers of Elvis and The Beatles were, and the multitude of ways that their personal and professional lives intersected. The book also examines the complex relationship between the two biggest musical acts and their managers. Much more went on behind the scenes than most people realize.

Fascinating revelations include: Why The Beatles loved Colonel ParkerThe truth about the jam session between Elvis and The BeatlesWhy The Beatles were banned in MemphisElvis vs. The Beatles: Who dissed who first?The friendship between Brian Epstein and Colonel ParkerHow The Beatles almost recorded in MemphisWhich Beatle wanted to be Elvis' producerWhy The Beatles did not understand Elvis Presley's musical passionsHow Colonel Parker helped The BeatlesWhy Elvis was not on the Sgt. Pepper coverMuhammad Ali's link to bothThe secret reporter present when Elvis met The BeatlesWhich Beatle was Presley's favoriteHow Elvis inspired Sgt. PepperSinger Sophie Tucker's connection to bothPresley's spiritual quest started before The BeatlesWhy Elvis got more to perform on The Ed Sullivan ShowWhich Beatles songs Elvis sangHow The Beatles inspired ElvisWho was bigger: Elvis or The Beatles?(The book includes an 8-page photo section.)

By comparing and contrasting the lives and careers of Elvis Presley and The Beatles, this book explores like never before the surprising relationship between the two biggest superstars of the last century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1726026914
• ISBN13: 9781726026918
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"