Elvis and the Colonel : an insider's look at the most legendary partnership in show business / Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Colonel Tom Parker, often reviled in his time, led the strategy from the earliest days of Elvis's career. Together, they built the most legendary partnership in show business. For the first time, Colonel Parker's story is told by an insider, Greg McDonald, who worked under Parker for years. Never-before-heard stories of Parker's collaboration with Elvis reveal the man behind the legend and the strategies that made Elvis a commercial groundbreaker. Many of the practices Parker established are still deployed today by most major agencies. Parker's experience as a carny and an immigrant shaped his management style when he was at his peak, showing how he adapted big top practices to the big time. The heart of Elvis and the Colonel is the long, strong, warm and complex relationship between two iconic men." -- Amazon.com.
    • Content Notes:
      Prologue: All in a day's work -- Dutch boy -- The high seas -- The road to success -- Pulling rank -- Artist of the cenury -- Elvis Presley Inc. -- G.I. Blues -- Fame and fortune -- We are family -- Lucky streak -- Elivis in the age of aquarius -- Reel to real -- Viva Las Vegas -- 20,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong -- The colonel's crew -- Aloha from Hawaii -- T-R-O-U-B-L-E -- Prescription for disaster -- Auld lang syne -- Way down -- Baseball, American Pie, and Chevrolet -- Under new management -- Always Elvis -- Colonel Parker reconsidered.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781250287496
      1250287499
    • Accession Number:
      2023016804
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1167256