Books like All Shook Up by Barry Denenberg

Cherie Currie's candid memoir chronicles her rapid rise as the Runaways’ lead singer—from teenage debut to platinum rock fame—while revealing the harsh realities of drug abuse, exploitation, and the battle to reclaim her life.

Josh moves to Chicago to stay with his dad, only to learn that his dad has become an Elvis impersonator. When the secret is revealed at school, Josh must prevent an embarrassing performance while navigating father‑son friendship and identity.

A contemporary romance about a woman who confronts a corporate takeover, finds unexpected freedom in Las Vegas, and navigates the complexities of love and business.

The birth of rock 'n roll ignited a firestorm of controversy--one critic called it "musical riots put to a switchblade beat"--but if it generated much sound and fury, what, if anything, did it signify? As Glenn Altschuler reveals in All Shook Up, the rise of rock 'n roll--and the outraged reception to it--in fact can tell us a lot about the values of the United States in the 1950s, a decade that saw a great struggle for the control of popular culture. Altschuler shows, in particular, howrock's "switchblade beat" opened up wide fissures in American society along the fault-lines of family, sexuality, and race. For instance, the birth of rock coincided with the Civil Rights movement and brought "race music" into many white homes for the first time. Elvis freely credited blacks withoriginating the music he sang and some of the great early rockers were African American, most notably, Little Richard and Chuck Berry...

A concise biography that traces Elvis Presley's upbringing, his rise to fame as a rock star, his film work, family dynamics, and lasting influence on music and culture.

Biography of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, detailing his humble beginnings, rise to recording fame, and untimely death in 1977.