The man behind
Elvis Presleyalso trapped the woman beside him.
Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was very dominant and pressured rock stars to marry Priscilla Beaulieu on May 1, 1967. In Las Vegas, enthusiastic gamblers have a history of dangerous debt.
"He wanted him to be tied to a woman so that a scandal about her wouldn't happen," the 2001 book"Colonel Tom Parker: Elvis Presley's Bizarre Life." James L. Dickerson said. "Eccentric Manager"was purchased by Warner Bros. to star Tom Hanks as Parker, a new "Elvis" movie to be released on Friday — .
"He thought the woman was having a bad influence on Elvis."
Prisila was only 14 years old when she met Elvis. He was a 10-year-old senior when he was stationed in Germany with the US Army. Three years later, she moved to Graceland at the age of 21 before tying a knot with him. Presley, dating Ann-Margret, Natalie Wood,Rita Moreno, calms down with Ingénue.
But the colorful and controversial hoodie It was dominant. He has had a strong influence on the king since he discovered him and became a manager in 1955.
"I think Elvis was afraid that if he confronted Parker, he would ruin everything," Dickerson said. "I think he was afraid of it."
Unresolved murder
Parker, born to Andreas Cornelis van Haar in the Netherlands in 1909, said he was Anna Anna. He had a gloomy past that was rumored to have been involved in the murder of Van der Enden. Breda's hometown. The wife of a 23-year-old grocery store was badly beaten near Parker's parents' home in May 1929, just before Parker left the country.
But to this day, the case remains unresolved.
"There really is no evidence," Dickerson said. Stated. "But we know that Colonel Parker wasn't really a good person."
He illegally immigrated to the United States as a stowaway in 1929, Tom Parker. I adopted the name Parker. "He thought it sounded very American," Dickerson said. He added that he would use his birth name to "identify him as an immigrant."
Early on, he traveled to the United States as Kearney. "People bought tickets to see the dancing chickens and he had a hot plate they stood to make them dance," Dickerson said.
He also served as a temporary private in the army, but after he escaped, he went to military prison until released. The title of "Colonel" of the Louisiana militia for the work he did in the campaign of former country singer Jimmie Davis.
Eventually he moved to Nashville, where he started working with a country singer. Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, etc. And when Parker set out to manage Presley, he used Snow to convince the parents of the young singer.
"He made a plan with Hank Snow We have a relationship, "Dickerson said. "He knew that Elvis's mother loved Hank Snow, so he took Hank Snow and talked to his mother and father."
But Parker Immediately separated Snow from the deal to manage Presley. "They had a collapsed business arrangement," Dickerson said. "And Hank Snow said Parker was the lowest person to ever walk on Earth."
'He didn't like music'
Parker said , Presley"Heartbreak Hotel","Hounddog", "Don't Be Cruel"The two did not love each other kindly.
"Parker was old enough to be Elvis' father, but there was no such relationship," Dickerson said. "They never came up with it."
In fact, to Parker Presley: "He didn't particularly like music," Dickerson said. "He didn't like music. He didn't listen to music."
Still, Parker certainly disproportionately benefited from Presley's record sales and concerts. , Significantly reduced from the standard. "He started at 25 percent, it was expensive," Dickerson said. "15 percent was normal."
But after Parker's huge gambling debt got him into a big problem in Las Vegas, he raised his percentage by up to 50 percent. "His adjutant was gambling," Dickerson said. "He could lose a million dollars overnight in Las Vegas."
Parker also urged Presley to shift his focus from music to film. Elvis was successful in movies such as"Jailhouse Rock" in 1957, butDickerson finally made the movie, especially after returning from his two-year Army mission in 1960. I think it hurt Presley's career.
"It killed his music," he said. "Parker branded him as a movie star, but he played a terrible role."
Elvis also potentially because Parker didn't have a US passport. I missed a lucrative global tour.
And after Elvis's massive comeback TV special in 1968, Parker lost momentum the following year when he signed a long-term contract with Presley in Las Vegas. "It just broke his spirit," Dickerson said. "He was a terribly unhappy man."
Indeed, Presley was deeply involved in prescription drug abuse during the Las Vegas era. He died of a heart attack on August 16, 1977.
When Parker came to the funeral in a baseball cap and Hawaiian shirt, he was still driving and trading. "He tried to make a deal with people there," Dickerson said.
And he continued to benefit from Elvis after his death, receiving 50% of his royalties until he went out of court at Presley's estate in 1983.Parker is estimated to have earned $ 100 million in this deal
Parker himself lived from Presley for another 20 years, but until 1997, most of him. Died with Elvis. "He lived mostly in the past," Dickerson said.