Elvis's Man Friday Author:Gene Smith In the only account of Elvis’s early life authorized by Graceland, Gene Smith, Presley’s first cousin, reveals the child and man who became "The King of Rock & Roll.” Smith gives compelling insights into the humble beginnings of the man who would become one of the greatest legends in American history. — From the time th... more »ey were born through the first ten meteoric years of Elvis’s career, the author and the "King” were blood brothers and sharers of a secret language. Smith gently shows Elvis’s vulnerabilities and humility despite worldwide fame and adulation. Entrancing and at times achingly nostalgic, Smith recreates the complex mosaic of a man who was loved by many and known by only a few. « less