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If Peter Guralnick only accomplished rescuing Elvis Presley from the bilious clutches of notorious biographer Albert Goldman, he would have done plenty for American culture.
But he’s achieved far more than his epic two-volume biography of Presley, which remains the definitive text on the king of rock ’n’ roll nearly three decades after publication. He followed up the Presley books with critically acclaimed biographies of singer Sam Cooke and Sun Records producer Sam Phillips. His earlier portraits of blues, country, soul and rock ’n’ roll singers are often the final word on the careers of American musicians both famous and overlooked.