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Colonel Tom Parker: The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager

Colonel Tom Parker: The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager

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Availability:In StockContributor:James L. DickersonPublish date:2022-06-30Pages:292
Language:EnglishPublisher:Sartoris Literary GroupISBN-13:9798985386240ISBN-10:8985386247UPC:9798985386240Book Category:Music, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Instruction & Study, Music, Entertainment & Performing ArtsBook Topic:VoiceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCPXKCQ7RK

Based on unprecedented, original research and interviews with insiders, this authoritative investigative biography of Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997), Elvis Presley's lifelong manager, includes new revelations and insights into the music industry's most notorious and mysterious manager. Investigative journalist and music writer James L. Dickerson looks at topics such as Parker's illegal entry into the United States, his work as a carny with Royal American Shows, and his management of country singer Eddy Arnold, his partnership with Hank Snow, and how he manipulated Elvis Presley and his family to seize control of the singer's career, destroying career in the process..


The book, which covers Parker's life and career from birth to his death, examines Parker's greed, his indebtedness to behind-the-scenes players in Las Vegas, his gambling addiction, and his fear of deportation played a role in ruining Elvis's career. Because Colonel Parker was always there with Elvis, gazing ominously over his shoulder, the book presents behind-the-scenes glimpses of the entertainer's career that you will read nowhere else, thanks in part to the author's personal and professional relationship with Elvis's first guitarist, Scotty Moore, with whom the author wrote two revealing books.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Sartoris Literary GroupISBN-13:9798985386240ISBN-10:8985386247UPC:9798985386240Book Category:Music, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Instruction & Study, Music, Entertainment & Performing ArtsBook Topic:VoiceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.2919Product ID:SCPXKCQ7RK
Publisher: Sartoris Literary Group

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