Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him

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Harper Collins, Jan 5, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 720 pages

[Alanna] Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and [Baby, Let’s Play House] is a fascinating study.” —Rosanne Cash

Just in time for Elvis Presley’s would-be 75th birthday comes a new book by Elvis expert, journalist, and Country Music Association Media Achievement Award winner Alanna Nash. Called "by far the best study of Presley I have ever read. . . Impressively researched written—and felt" by New York Times bestselling author Philip Norman (author of John Lennon and Shout!) and “the most entertaining Elvis book ever” by New York Times bestselling author Jimmy McDonough (Shakey: Neil Young's Biography), Baby, Let’s Play House is the first-ever Elvis book to focus solely on his complex relationships with women, including celebrities such as Ann-Margret, Linda Thompson, Mary Ann Mobley, Cher, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, and Cybill Shepherd. Featuring dozens of exclusive interviews and scores of never-before-seen photos, Baby, Let’s Play House is a must-have collector’s item for fans of The King everywhere.

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Contents

One MY BEST GAL
1
Two AN IDEAL GUY
21
Three BLUE HEARTACHE
43
Four DIXIES DELIGHT
63
Five YOU NEED TO BE KISSED
79
Seven BILOXI BLISS
113
Eight AN EARTHQUAKE IN PROGRESS
129
Nine LOVE TIMES THREE
153
Twenty two A LITTLE HAPPINESS
359
Twenty three NUNGIN THUMPER AND BUG
373
Twenty four SATYRS AND SPIRITS
393
Twenty five YOU DONT REALLY LOVE ME
411
Twentysix HITCHED
431
Twentyseven A BABY A BABE AND BLACK LEATHER
447
Twentyeight SIN CITY
471
Twentynine GIRLS GUNS AND THE PRESIDENT
485

Ten HILLBILLIES IN HOLLYWOOD
175
Eleven SHOWGIRLS AND SHAVERS
191
Twelve TWIN SURPRISES
209
Thirteen THE MOST MISERABLE YOUNG MAN
221
Fourteen NIPPER DREAMS
235
Fifteen PRIVATE PRESLEY
249
Sixteen WAKE UP MAMA WAKE UP
259
Seventeen FRÄULEIN FALLOUT
273
Twentyone GOING UNDER
341
Thirty A PRINCE FROM ANOTHER PLANET
507
Thirtyone BUNTIN
523
Thirty two WHERE DOES LOVE GO?
539
Thirty three FLICKERING WHITE LIGHT
559
Thirty four BREATHE
581
EPILOGUE
607
ENDNOTES
615
BIBLIOGRAPHY
659
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About the author (2010)

Alanna Nash is a recipient of the Country Music Association Media Achievement Award and the Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism, and the author of seven books, including The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley (winner of the Belmont Award); Dolly: The Biography; and Elvis and the Memphis Mafia. Nash lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she covered Elvis's funeral for the Courier-Journal.