Alfred Wertheimer. Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll

by Robert Santelli

"Elvis who?" was photographer Alfred Wertheimer's response when, in early 1956, RCA Victor asked him to photograph an up-and-coming crooner from Memphis. Little did Wertheimer know that this would be the job of his life: just 21 years old, Elvis Presley was--as we now know--about to become a legend.

A fly on the wall in Presley's presence, Wertheimer took nearly 3,000 photographs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836583267
• ISBN13: 9783836583268
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 5.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.3" x 12.7"