The Colonel and the King
tom parker, elvis presley and the partnership that rocked the world
$72.00
- Hardcover
752 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2025
Summary
The Colonel and the King: A Dual Portrait of Elvis and His Manager
In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker, manager of the number-one country music star, discovered a young teenager from Memphis who had drawn a crowd of over 800 people. He immediately recognized the potential and declared, “We have a new boy that is absolutely going to be one of the biggest things in the business in a very short time. His name is ELVIS PRESLEY.”
The close relationship between Elvis and the Colonel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399635295 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399635298 |
| Author: | Peter Guralnick |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | White Rabbit |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick has written extensively on American music and musicians. His other books include the acclaimed trilogy on American roots music (Sweet Soul Music, Lost Highway and Feel Like Going Home); the biographical inquiry Searching for Robert Johnson; and biographies of both Sam Phillips (Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll) and Sam Cooke (Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke).
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