The book 'The Rebel
and
The
King'
by
Allyson
Adams
will
be
released
in
September.
Nick
Adams'
daughter,
Allyson
Adams
is
responsible
for
the
posthumous
publishing
of
this
book.
As an
editor,
she
couldn't
let
her
father's
story
go
untold.
In the
book's
foreword
she
explains:
'I
have
found
my
father's
story
about
Elvis
to be
the
last
glimpse
of
innocence
before
the
end of
an
era.
'The
Rebel
& The
King'
is
straight
from
the
horse's
mouth,
as if
Nick
and
Elvis
are
speaking
from
the
grave.
As
soon
as I
read
it, I
knew I
needed
to
share
it
with
the
world'.
'Elvis
Presley
had
just
exploded
on the
American
scene
and
was
filming
his
first
movie,
Love
Me
Tender,
when
he
introduced
himself
to
Nick
Adams
on the backlot
of
20th
Century
Fox.
 Nick
was a
struggling
actor,
part
of the
'Rebel
Without
A
Cause'
gang
and
showed
Elvis
the
town,
introducing
him to
Natalie
Wood.
Nick
was
infamous
for
writing
about
his
famous
friends
and
now
the
posthumous
publication
of
Nick
Adams'
raw,
unedited
manuscript,
'The
Rebel
& The
King'
details
his
close
friendship
and
whirlwind
eight
days
in
Memphis
with
Elvis'
Tupelo
Homecoming
the
summer
of 56.
"I
would
rather
live
one
day as
a
lion,
than a
thousand
years
as a
lamb.
Said a
great
man
and
that
was
the
first
thing
that
came
to my
mind
when I
sat
down
to
write
this
story
about
Elvis..."
Nick
Adams,
1956.
'I had
no
idea
the
extent
of
Nick's
connection
to
Elvis'
family
and
hometown.
I
think
this
is one
of the
most
honest,
touching
and
truthful
books
I've
read
about
Elvis.
And
it's
especially
important
because
of
Nick
writing
it so
early
in
Elvis'
career.
They
both
had no
way of
knowing
how
'big'
Elvis
would
become
and
it's
that
period
of
time
before
he
lost
his
ability
to
live
almost
a
normal
life.
Nick
was
especially
good
at
capturing
the
regular
guy
activities
and
life
that
Elvis
had
during
that
time
in
Memphis.
We
never
hear
much
about
his
mother
and
father.
Nick
brings
them
to
life.
 Following
is an
excerpt
from
one of
the
chapters
of
'The
Rebel
& The
King'
called
'THE
GOSPEL
ACCORDING
TO
ELVIS'
where
Elvis
is
talking
to
Nick
as
they
are
driving
along
Sunset
Boulevard,
in
Hollywood,
CA, on
the
way to
meet
Natalie
Wood.
'I
sincerely
believed
that
someday
a
miracle
would
happen
and
sure
enough
it did
because
God
saw
fit to
let it
happen.
And
don't
think
that
I'm
not
grateful
to
him.
God
answered
my
prayer
so
fast
that I
still
don't
know
where
it all
started.
I
still
recall
the
words,
'All
good
things
come
from
God'.
And if
more
people
when
something
good
happens
to
them
in
life
and
makes
them
happy
or if
something
is
given
to
them
if
they
would
just
stop
and
think
and
thank
God
for it
and
say,
'God,
thank
you
for
this
wonderful
blessing
you
have
bestowed
upon
me'.
Then
they
would
have
more
good
luck
and
more
blessings.
That's
my
honest,
sincere,
way of
thinking.
And if
tomorrow,
should
all my
success
come
to an
end, I
wouldn't
stop
thanking
him.
And I
would
go on
for
the
rest
of my
life
telling
people
what a
wonderful
blessing
he
once
gave
me.
This
is my
way of
thinking
and
the
words
are
coming
directly
from
my
heart',
Elvis
Presley.
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