“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 ...

Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book, "The Colonel and the King," is the story of a partnership that rocked ...

Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book traces the relationship between the King and Colonel Tom Parker, a ...

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 ...

What if we got it wrong about Colonel Tom Parker? That’s the provocative question raised by music historian Peter Guralnick’s latest book, “The Colonel and the King” (Little, Brown, 624 pp., out now), ...

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 ...

No other legacy has been more revised by rock n’ roll history than that of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s longtime manager who — according to popular belief — forced the late icon into Hollywood ...

A movie about the relationship between Elvis Presley and manager Colonel Tom Parker is in the works. Producers David Permut and Steve Binder are developing The Colonel, which chronicles the life of ...

Elvis Presley's plans to perform in London were derailed by his manager's immigration status. Legendary live promoter Harvey Goldsmith tried for years to bring 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' across the ...

Peter Guralnick’s “The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership That Rocked the World” is this year’s must-read rock ‘n’ roll biography, taking a close look at how Parker, ...

"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 ...