The making of Elvis, behind the scenes \\\"Elvis who?\\\" was photographer Alfred Wertheimer\"s response when, in early 1956, an RCA Victor publicist asked him to photograph an up-and-coming crooner from Memphis....

Wertheimer attempts to move beyond previous theories of coercion by conducting a fairly extensive survey of the way in which cases involving coercion have been treated by American courts....

In 1956, a twenty-one-year-old singer named Elvis Presley was at the beginning of his remarkable career. Alfred Wertheimer, a young New York photojournalist, was asked by Elvis\'s new label, RCA Victor, to photograph their new artist....

In 1956, a twenty-one-year-old Elvis Presley was at the beginning of his remarkable and unparalleled career. Photojournalist Alfred Wertheimer was asked by Presley\'s new label, RCA Victor, to photograph the rising star for a one-day assignment......

Snare drum backbeat plus electric guitar: the simple formula that launched the rock star, and contemporary teen culture along with it. Today rock \'n\' roll seems to define postwar American culture, especially in its impact abroad....

The making of Elvis, behind the scenes “Elvis who?” was photographer Al Wertheimer’s response when, in early 1956, an RCA Victor publicist asked him to shoot 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....

His first recording contract, RCA Studio sessions, the breakthrough as the defining figure of Rock\'n\'Roll, chart successes, an acting career - 1954 to 1959 were undoubtedly the most significant years for the King of Rock\'n\'Roll....

In 1956, a twenty-one-year-old Elvis Presley was at the beginning of his remarkable and unparalleled career and photographer Alfred Wertheimer was asked by Presley’s new label, RCA Victor, to photograph the rising star....