Colonel Tom Parker

The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager

James L Dickerson

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Sartoris Literary Group
30 June 2022

Individual actors & performers; Dance & Performing arts; Music; Techniques of music & music tutorials; Biography: arts & entertainment

Based on unprecedented, original research and interviews with insiders, this authoritative investigative 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, destroying career in the process..

The book, which covers Parker's life and career from birth to his death, 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, thanks in part to the author's personal and professional relationship with Elvis's first guitarist, Scotty Moore, with whom the author wrote two revealing books.

By: James L Dickerson
Imprint: Sartoris Literary Group
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN: 9798985386240
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 30 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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), James L. Dickerson he began a career as a full-time author. His book Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues, Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll earned a first place award from the Independent Publishers Association, and two music-related books, Goin' Back to Memphis (since republished as Memphis Going Down) and That's Alright, Elvis, co-written with Elvis Presley's first guitarist, Scotty Moore, were finalists for the prestigious Gleason award. He co-wrote a second book with Moore titled Scotty & Elvis. This book is his first movie rights sale. Two of his books have been translated into Chinese by publishers in China. The Italian language rights to Colonel Tom Parker were sold to a major publisher in Italy. The German language rights were sold to a publisher in Austria that sells books in Germany.Dickerson was the editor and publisher of Nine-O-One Network, at one time the third largest circulation music magazine in the United States, behind Rolling Stone and Spin. The magazine was the first magazine published in the South to obtain newsstand distribution in all 50 states. The magazine also had distribution in most European countries. In Russia it was read by underground radio announcers who worked to overthrow Communist Party domination.Dickerson is the editor and publisher of Sartoris Literary Group, one of the most successful non-academic trade book publishers in the South. Sartoris has been licensed to publish the works of William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Richard Wright, Shelby Foote, and others.

Reviews for Colonel Tom Parker: The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager

An incendiary, powerful investigative account . . . An explanation, finally, of the twisted, corrupt relationship between Elvis and Colonel Parker. -Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter of Basic Instinct A rare glimpse into the underbelly of the music biz. -Los Angeles Daily N This jaw-dropping biography . . . is a model of research, assembled with crafty objectivity and humor. -Hal Kanter, director of the Elvis film Loving You 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 This jaw-dropping biography . . . is a model of research, assembled with crafty objectivity and humor. -Hal Kanter, director of the Elvis film Loving You