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Elvis in the Morning

By: William F. Buckley Jr.
Narrated by: Lloyd James
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About this listen

 Orson is a young boy whose mother works at the U.S. Army base in Germany in the 1950s. There, he becomes a fan of a G.I. stationed at the base, one Elvis Presley, whose music is played over and over on the radio. When Orson is caught stealing recordings of Elvis' tunes from the PX, the attendant publicity catches the star's attention, and he comes to visit his young fan. Thus begins a lifelong friendship. As Elvis' career rockets ever higher and his behavior becomes ever more erratic, the two share many adventures.

The sixties explode, and Elvis becomes the icon of the nation, while Orson, a college demonstrator, drifts away from regular life while looking for something of substance in which to believe. Each man is an emblem of his times, as social conventions crumble, barriers fall, and the cultural landscape changes forever.

A panorama of change and dissent, of the ability of friends to stay true despite distance and time, Elvis in the Morning portrays a nation in change and the effects of celebrity on innocence.

©2001 William F. Buckley, Jr. (P)2001 Blackstone Audiobooks Fantasy Historical Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Lloyd James superbly narrates the story of these two disparate yet bound lives....Orson's gentleness and Elvis's vulnerability and occasional celebrity-induced hubris are conveyed through James's narration, which is always true and affecting. Listeners will be involved from the start." ( AudioFile)
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great listen
but a rather sudden end .
was waiting for another chapter
is there a second volume

easy on the ear

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