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ELVIS by Albert Goldman; McGraw-Hill; 598 pages; $14.95
"Before Elvis there was nothing," John Lennon stated in one of his last interviews. The exaggeration was permissible; Elvis Presley, a Memphis hillbilly shouter, did, in fact, radically transform popular music in America. Prior to "the Pelvis," the rhythms of rock were buried in the funk of "race" music. In...
The (English) Beat may singlehandedly save the ska revival. Out of all thos bands (Selecter, Madness, Specials, Bad Manners) they stand alone with two uncontestedly great, danceable, moody, records. The 50 plus year old saxist Saxa, vocalist Ranking Roger, et al, have great action. On their first disc, I Just...
THE VILLAGE VOICE, a leftist, hip New York paper, used to run a comic strip entitled MacDoodle St. In one episode, Malcolm Frazzle--the hero, a poet who wears his hair long and a beard--met some Wayne Newton fans. "Wayne Newton?" Frazzle asks. "I'd rather listen to the...
One in the morning: Outside the Ford dealership, the guys from Gadlock's crew are getting ready to leave. The dealership has been opened extra late to accomodate crowds. Inside you can hear Elvis doing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" over the Delco system. Another one of those haunted...