US EditionReview: Elvis Biographer Sets Record Straight About Colonel Tom Parker in Hefty Tome
UNITED STATES, AUG 3 – Peter Guralnick’s 624-page biography challenges myths about Colonel Tom Parker’s management of Elvis, revealing new insights into their complex partnership and career decisions.
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Colonel Tom Parker was Elvis Presley's manager and was responsible for his meteoric rise to fame. But many saw him as a con man who only wanted to make money off his stardom, as he received a quarter of Elvis' royalties. A new book by music critic Peter Guralnick suggests just how close the manager really was to the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
Saving the Colonel from the Mythmakers
Facts tend to lose the battle with myths, but Peter Guralnick keeps fighting the good fight for the truth in The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World. Photo: Mike Leahy As Presley himself said during a June 9, 1972 press conference at Madison Square Garden, “The image is one thing and the human being is another. It’s very hard to live up to an image.” The Colonel and the King is a fascinating…
A new book by award-winning biographer Peter Guralnik, titled The Colonel and the King, sheds light on Elvis Presley's relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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- 67% of the sources lean Left
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