The music historian Peter Guralnick’s new book, which draws on documents Tom Parker left behind, paints a different picture ...

In ‘The Colonel and the King,’ Peter Guralnick offers an unexpected view of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager, Colonel Tom ...

Colonel Tom Parker, the manager that helped turn Elvis into a star, gets the spotlight in Peter Guralnick biography of a ...

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 ...

Priscilla Presley recalled a time Elvis grew frustrated with Colonel Tom Parker Elvis had been one of the biggest artists of the 1950s, but his career had stalled a bit in the 1960s.

“The real Tom Parker was nowhere near his public persona,” he shares. In fact, the Colonel had a warm, almost paternal relationship with Elvis.

In 1958, Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, arranged for news crews to document the singer’s induction into the army. Elvis would serve in the United States Army despite his ...

In 1970, though, Elvis decided he’d had enough. He instructed his father, Vernon, to fire Parker. Then, Elvis got up, walked out the door, and didn’t return for several days.

Elvis Presley ‘s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, is not a beloved figure among the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘s fans. However, Bob Dylan put up a decent defense of Parker.

Colonel Tom Parker helped convince Priscilla Presley to let Nancy Sinatra host her baby shower In the earliest stages of her relationship with Elvis, Priscilla found rumors about Sinatra concerning.

Tom Parker in New York during a 1972 press conference for Elvis Presley. Photo: The Estate of David Gahr/Getty Images I love a good contrarian pop-culture take. The Beatles have too many fans.

Colonel Tom Parker laid down the law with Elvis Presley’s entourage In the late 1960s, Elvis’ road manager, Joe Esposito, picked up the musician to go to the studio and noticed that he seemed ...