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On February 6, 1955, Elvis met the man who would become his third and final manager: Col. Tom Parker. On February 6, 1955, Elvis and his band performed two shows at Memphis’ Ellis Auditorium, a venue the guys knew well. At both the 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. shows, Elvis and his band, Bill Black and Scotty Moor, shared the bill with country star Faron ...
Jun 25, 2022 · Nash, a veteran music journalist, published “The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley” to acclaim in 2010 and her book has just been reissued with a new ...
Jul 11, 2007 · Nearly as legendary as his famous client was Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. Colonel Parker was mysterious and colorful, and, under his guidance, his one and only client -- Elvis -- reached unimaginable heights. Elvis added "Baby Let's Play House" and "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" to his act in the spring of 1955.
Aug 16, 2022 · The biopic “Elvis” is one of the biggest movies of the year, starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, the promotional genius who guided Elvis Presley’s meteoric career. As usual, Hollywood took liberties with the true story. TOM HANKS as Colonel Tom Parker in Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “ELVIS,” a Warner Bros ...
Jan 22, 1997 · Jan. 22, 1997 12 AM PT. TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC. Don’t expect history to be kind to Col. Tom Parker, who died of complications of a stroke Tuesday in Las Vegas at age 87. The cagey ex-carnival ...
Jun 25, 2022 · For answers, we enlisted expert Alanna Nash, the author of several Elvis books (including “The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley” and “Baby, Let’s ...
