"Rock musicians Fiction." . . "Rock musicians." . . . . "Motion picture actors and actresses Fiction." . . . . . . . "Belletristische Darstellung" . "\"Childress has redefined the American epic. He takes us on a wild ride through the last three decades as his fictional hero, Leroy Kirby, makes his meteoric rise to stardom, from the poverty-stricken child of an overprotective mother and absent father, to an icon who stands for everything American -- a role that will ultimately consume him. After reading [this book], you will never think about the South, fame, or rock-and-roll the same way again\"--Amazon.com." . . . . . . . . "Tender : a novel" . "Tender : a novel"@en . . "Heartbreak Hotel : Roman" . . "Electronic books"@en . "Heartbreak-Hotel Roman" . . "Koning van Memphis" . . "Tender a novel"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History" . "Tender"@en . . . "Musical fiction"@en . "Musical fiction" . "The story of Leroy Kirby, a poor white boy from Mississippi. He moves to Memphis and transforms himself from a guitar-picking truck driver to a famous rock-and-roll singer." . "Tender" . . . "El ídolo"@es . . . "Het leven van een Amerikaanse rock 'n roll-zanger, gemodelleerd naar Elvis Presley." . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . . "Leroy Kirby, an Elvis-like singer and musician from Mississippi, transforms himself from a guitar-playing redneck into a rock-'n-roll legend, moving from recording sessions and appearances on Ed Sullivan to wild nights in the fast lane of the recording industry."@en . . "Motion picture actors and actresses." . .