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Jun 23, 2022 · By Ken Sharp. “The King” is back in the forefront of popular culture with the new Baz Luhrmann bio pic Elvis starring Austin Butler as the hip-swiveling Memphis fireball of a singing sensation and Tom Hanks as notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker. On the heels of the film’s release comes a new re-pressing of the must-have book The Colonel ...
Jan 22, 1997 · LAS VEGAS -- Col. Tom Parker, 87, a onetime carnival pitchman who shrewdly guided singer-actor Elvis Presley's career for 22 years, died here Jan. 21 after a stroke. He became Presley's...
Nov 30, 2023 · Colonel Parker was a one-man show. He was among that .01 percent who worked tirelessly to realize his vision. This idea, he felt, could be very big… but it would need some more thought. The Colonel insisted that no other artist ever ride on Elvis’s coattails. The world was changing, and so was Elvis.
