Biographer Peter Guralnick shows us that loving Elvis also means loving Colonel Parker, no matter how grudgingly.

“The Colonel and the King” offers a powerful addendum to Guralnick’s “Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley” (1994) and “Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley” (1999), the author’s ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Key Takeaways: Elvis Presley’s longtime manager was Colonel Tom Parker, who helped the rock ’n’ roll ...

It’s fair to say that the curiosity of more than a few people was piqued by Tom Hanks’ portrayal of Elvis Presley’s career-long manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in the Austin Butler-starring biopic “Elvis ...

When Colonel Tom Parker approached Sam Phillips in 1955 with a proposal to arrange a recording contract for a little-known, but promising singer named Elvis Presley, Phillips was not only exasperated ...

In The Colonel and the King, the biographer draws from archival material to paint a fresh portrait of Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker. How did this book come about? This book has really ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book, "The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the ...

Though frequently painted as a villain who destroyed Elvis Presley’s career, Colonel Tom Parker was actually a freewheeling business genius who deeply cared for his client, according to this sprawling ...

"The Colonel and the King” by Peter Guralnick; Little, Brown and Company; 624 pages When Colonel Tom Parker approached Sam Phillips in 1955 with a proposal to arrange a recording contract for a little ...