# Before Elvis

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- Book: [Before Elvis](https://www.bookquiver.com/preston-lauterbach/before-elvis) ([Before Elvis.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/preston-lauterbach/before-elvis.md))
- Authors: [Preston Lauterbach](https://www.bookquiver.com/preston-lauterbach)
- Publisher: hachette_books
- ISBN: 978-03-0683-308-3
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2025-02-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A thought-provoking exploration of the Black musicians who inspired Elvis Presley's music, primarily through the lens of four overlooked artists: Little Junior Parker, Big Mama Thornton, Arthur " Big Boy" Crudup, and Calvin Newborn