The prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love, Sweet Soul Music, and Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke are among Peter Guralnick's works. He created and co-produced the documentary Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, received a Grammy on his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, and wrote the scripts for the Grammy-winning documentary Sam Cooke/Legend and Martin Scorsese's blues documentary Feel Like Coming Home. Sam Phillips: The Guy Who Created Rock 'n' Roll is his most recent book.