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Colonel Tom Parker: : The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager - Couverture souple

Dickerson, James L.

 
9781941644997: Colonel Tom Parker: : The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1941644996 ISBN 13 : 9781941644997
Editeur : Sartoris Literary Group, 2018

Synopsis

THIS IS THE BOOK WARNER BROS. PURCHASED FOR BAZ LUHRMANN'S "ELVIS" MOVIE STARRING TOM HANKS AS 'THE COLONEL.Based on unprecedented, original research and interviews with insiders, this authoritative biography of Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997), Elvis Presley’s lifelong manager, includes new revelations and insights into the music industry’s most notorious and mysterious manager. Investigative journalist and music writer James L. Dickerson looks at topics such as Parker’s illegal entry into the United States, his work as a carny with Royal American Shows, and his management of country singer Eddy Arnold, his partnership with Hank Snow, and how he manipulated Elvis Presley and his family to seize control of the singer’s career.“This jaw-dropping biography . . . is a model of research, assembled with crafty objectivity and humor.”—Hal Kanter, director of the Elvis film Loving YouThe book examines Parker’s greed, his indebtedness to behind-the-scenes players in Las Vegas, his gambling addiction, and his fear of deportation played a role in ruining Elvis’s career. Because Colonel Parker was always there with Elvis, gazing ominously over his shoulder, the book presents behind-the-scenes glimpses of the entertainer’s career that you will read nowhere else.“An incendiary, powerful investigative account . . . An explanation, finally, of the twisted, corrupt relationship between Elvis and Colonel Parker.”—Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter of Basic Instinct “Dickerson is tough but fair with his slippery subject . . . This is a well-presented biography of Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997), who, through gall and cunning, created the ultimate celebrity icon. Recommended.”—Library Journal.

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À propos de l'auteur

After a career as a journalist for three Pulitzer Prize winning dailies, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, the Clarion Ledger-Jackson Daily News, and the Delta Democrat-Times of Greenville (MS), he began a career as a full-time author. His book Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues, Jazz and Rock ‘n’ Roll was awarded a first place award from the Independent Publishers Association, and two music-related books, “Goin’ Back to Memphis” and “That’s Alright, Elvis,” were finalists for the prestigious Gleason award. He co-wrote two books with Elvis’s first guitarist, Scotty Moore, That’s Alright, Elvis and Scotty & Elvis.

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Éditeur
Sartoris Literary Group
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1941644996
ISBN 13 
9781941644997
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
284
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