Alfred Wertheimer. Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll ETIQL TASCHEN Books: Alfred Wertheimer. Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll Alfred Wertheimer: Photographer who toured with Elvis and captured the Alfred Wertheimer Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll Taschen. Find yourself up close and personal with the King. This collection brings together over 300 photographs of Elvis from the legendary portfolio of Alfred Wertheimer. Extraordinary in their intimacy and unparalleled in scope, these pictures immortalize a young man in the very process of making history. Hardcover 8. 8 x 12. 4 in. 5. 36 lb 336 pages