Joel Williamson, 'Elvis Presley: A Southern Life'. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. 368 pp. £25.00. ISBN 978-0-19986-317-4 (hbk).

Authors

  • Jon Stewart BIMM Institute Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pomh.v9i2.29463

Keywords:

Elvis Presley, biography, influence

Author Biography

  • Jon Stewart, BIMM Institute

    Jon Stewart is Senior Academic Lecturer, Course Leader, BIMM Institute, Brighton.

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Published

2015-12-24

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)

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How to Cite

Stewart, J. (2015). Joel Williamson, ’Elvis Presley: A Southern Life’. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. 368 pp. £25.00. ISBN 978-0-19986-317-4 (hbk). Popular Music History, 9(2), 215-217. https://doi.org/10.1558/pomh.v9i2.29463