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In Elvis in Hawaii, former Hawaii resident and celebrity biographer Jerry Hopkins tells the story of the King of Rock and Roll’s twenty-year love affair with the Hawaiian Islands and its people. Over 100 photos, many previously unpublished, document Elvis’s ties to Hawaii, the site of two of his most important concerts, the setting for three of his films and up to a few months before he died, a favorite vacation spot. A must for Elvis fans and anyone interested in 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s Hawaii, this revealing portrait offers new perspectives on the life and career of a legendary performer.
About the Author
Jerry Hopkins has published more than 1,000 magazine articles and 27 books, including three international best-sellers.
Best known for his books and stories about popular music, in the past eight years as a Bangkok resident he developed a strong reputation writing about food and travel, appearing in numerous airline magazines and in such diverse publications as Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Islands, Bizarre, Far Eastern Economic Review, Wine Spectator, Asian Wall Street Journal, Maxim, and The Village Voice.
His biography of rock singer Jim Morrison, No One Here Gets Out Alive, was a No. 1 bestseller (New York Times) in 1980, went back to No. 2 in 1991, selling more than 2 million copies,
and was a primary source for Oliver Stone’s film The Doors. Other biographical subjects include Elvis Presley (Elvis: A Biography, published in 1971, and Elvis: The Final Years in 1980; total sold 3.5 million copies), Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Raquel Welch, and Yoko Ono, earning him the title "dean of the pop biographers." The Morrison and Hendrix books were updated for re-release in 1995 and 1996.
His other books consider a wide range of subjects---music history, the environment, humor, journalism, food, behavior modification, and Polynesian culture among them, the latter including
a prize-winning (illustrated) history of the hula.These books were published in 23 countries and 14 languages, bestsellers in many of them. Strange Foods: Bush Meat, Bats & Butterflies, An Epicurean Adventure Around the World, was published in 1999 by Periplus Editions (Singapore) and in 2000 by Komet (Germany) and a history of the Hmong hilltribe is scheduled for later this year, along with a third book about The King, "Elvis in Hawaii."
For 20 years Hopkins was on the Rolling Stone masthead as a correspondent in London and Los Angeles and as a contributing editor. He also has worked as a feature writer, reporter, and music critic for daily and weekly newspapers and as a writer-producer in television for Mike Wallace, Steve Allen, and Mort Sahl, as well as for ABC Television and Universal Studios.
He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Author’s Guild, the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.
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