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Jul 15, 2020 · To fans across the country, Elvis Presley seemed to shoot to megastardom after his 1956 national TV appearance on Stage Show, but the young singer’s career was carefully orchestrated by his...
Feb 24, 2012 · Colonel Tom Parker—the title was awarded to him by Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis in 1948 for political services rendered—claimed until 1982 to have been born in West Virginia. In fact...
Jan 22, 1997 · Col. Tom Parker, the strict, unorthodox and controversial manager who orchestrated Elvis Presley's career from 1955 until the singer's death in 1977, died yesterday at Valley Hospital in Las...
Jun 24, 2022 · Viewers who are more familiar with Elvis Presley’s music than his life story might be surprised by the prominence Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic. But big Elvis...
Jun 25, 2022 · A breakdown of what is truth and what's fiction in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' is fodder for discussion with Colonel Tom Parker's biographer.
Jun 23, 2022 · On the heels of the film’s release comes a new re-pressing of the must-have book The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley. Featuring a new afterword, the book, penned by bestselling author Alanna Nash, offers the definitive account of The Colonel’s life.
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.
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