title: Unsung Heroes of Rock N Roll: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll in the Dark and Wild Years Before Elvis
author:  Nick Tosches 
description: The myth has it that rock 'n' roll was born the day young Elvis Presley entered Sam Phillip's recording studio in 1954, but the truth is different according to this book. This book offers portraits of 25 performers - from the early Nat King Cole to Bill Haley - who preceded Elvis.
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  ROCK STAR RECLUSE
  
  
  Rock ‘n Roll Romance
  
  
  Book 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are used
  fictitiously.
  
  
  Copyright © Piper Cook – All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a
  retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic,
  mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html#0-afd7d1e7fc0d490384ade3a3a3ca53f0)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](part0001.html#UGI0-afd7d1e7fc0d490384ade3a3a3ca53f0)
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0003_split_000.html#2RHM0-afd7d1e7fc0d490384ade3a3a3ca53f0)
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0004_split_000.html#3Q280-afd7d1e7fc0d490384ade3a3a3ca53f0)
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0005_split_000.html#4OIQ0-afd7d1e7fc0d490384ade3a3a3ca53f0)
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0006_split_000.html#5N3C0-afd7d1e7fc0d490384ade3a3a3ca53f0)
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0007_split_00