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Peter Guralnik wrote The Colonel and the King as a new biography of Colonel Tom Parker that combined a narrative of Parker's life with a collection of his letters to Elvis and others.
It's called The Colonel and the King. The first half of the book is a biography of the colonel. The second is a collection of his letters, written to Elvis, executives at his record label, RCA, and ot...
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Episode: Correcting The Record On Elvis's Manager
Peter Guralnik wrote The Colonel and the King as a new biography of Colonel Tom Parker that combined a narrative of Parker's life with a collection of his letters to Elvis and others.
It's called The Colonel and the King. The first half of the book is a biography of the colonel. The second is a collection of his letters, written to Elvis, executives at his record label, RCA, and other people in the orbit of Elvis's music and movies.
My guest is Peter Guralnik. His new book is about Elvis Presley's longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The book is called The Colonel and the King.
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