Dewey and Elvis : The Life and Times of a Rock 'n' Roll Deejay (0252077326)

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Product details

• Format Paperback | 320 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 229 x 22.86mm | 471.74g
• Publication date 10 Apr 2010
• Publisher University of Illinois Press
• Publication City/Country Baltimore, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0252077326
• ISBN13 9780252077326
• Bestsellers rank 1,599,161

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