The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743213017 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 394 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tony Brice said A FASCINATING STORY OF A VERY FASCINATING MAN. If you're interested in Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker, this is THE book for you. This story took years and many man-hours of exhaustive research to bring to fruition. By now, most Elvis fans are well aware that Parker was an illegal Dutch immigrant by the name of Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. But until now, relatively little was known of his life in the 'old country. Very interesting. Elvis didn't find out what a con Whitney W. Very interesting. Elvis didn't find out what a con man the Colonel really was until late in life.I won't go on because I know you want to read it for yourself.. Very good informative book on the Colonel This is an interesting read about Colonel Parkers life. The only negative is the sensationalist nitty gritty info about the bad sides of Elvis's life and death. We've read it before so the shock factor is worn off and it's not necessary to re-hash since this is a book about the Colonel.
The narrative is at times sensational in its attempts to dramatize the malign aspects of Parker’s character, and those coming for a definitive answer as to the cause of Elvis's self-destruction will find new light, but no final answers. Ultimately, Parker was protecting himself in his manipulation of Elvis, Nash argues. Yet, Nash's biography will likely remain the best picture we will ever have of the mysterious Tom Parker, and fans of Elvis will appreciate this insider's view into their hero’s rise and fall. This work led him to the promotion of musical acts and, eventually, the creation of his grea
In the process of weighing the evidence, she answers the biggest riddle in the history of the music industry, as it becomes clear that every move Parker made in the handling of Elvis Presley -- from why he never allowed Elvis to perform in Europe, to why he didn't halt Elvis's drug use, to why he put him in so many mediocre movies, and even the Colonel's direction of Presley's army career -- was designed to protect Parker's own secrets. The result is a book that reads like the most riveting of real-life detective stories -- one that will completely change your view of Presley's life, success, and death.While scores of books have been written about Elvis Presley, this is the first meticulously researched biography of Tom Parker written by someone who knew him personally. But the profile of Parker attending the funeral in a Hawaiian shirt and a baseball cap was even stranger, and led her to investigate the man behind the myth.It has been known for twenty years that Thomas Andrew Parker was, in fact, born in Holland as Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. But Nash has dug much deeper and, in a masterpiece of reporting, unearthed never-before-seen documents, including Parker's army records and psychiatric evaluations, and the original police report of an unsolved murder case in Holland that lies at the heart of the Parker my