Dewey and Elvis: The Life and Times of a Rock 'n' Roll Deejay

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Frontispiece: Dewey Phillips, mid-1950s. (Dorothy Phillips Collection)© 2005 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ฀∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. C 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cantor, Louis. Dewey and Elvis : the life and times of a rock ’n’ roll deejay / Louis Cantor. p. cm. — (Music in American life) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-252-02981-X (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Phillips, Dewey—Biography. 2. Presley, Elvis, 1935–1977. 3. Disc jockeys—Biography. 4. Rock music—Tennessee— Memphis—History and criticism. 5. Popular culture—United States. I. Title. II. Series. ML429.P52C36 2005 782.42166'092—dc22 2004022008 00.FM.i-x_Cant.indd฀฀฀4 2/8/05฀฀฀1:50:01฀PM For Laura Jane 00.FM.i-x_Cant.indd฀฀฀5 2/8/05฀฀฀1:50:01฀PM 00.FM.i-x_Cant.indd฀฀฀6 2/8/05฀฀฀1:50:01฀PM ...