ELVIS and the COLONEL by Dirk Vellenga with Mick Farren 1st Edition

This is a profile of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's "business manager". His real name was Andreas van Kuijk and he was a carnival promoter from Holland who stowed away to America in 1926 where he quickly learnt the art of super salesmanship and "shortchanging suckers". He also gained himself an honorary Louisiana commission as a colonel. But how did he maintain such a hold over Elvis, especially in view of his dislike of rock'n'roll? For 20 years they were thought of as a team like Abbott and Costello. In the second half of the book, the author details their relationship. Parker was a compulsive gambler and appears to have gambled away his fortune. 

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Grafton; 1st ed. edition (12 Jan. 1989)
ex-library book
                                                                          

Condition: used, binding tight, no missing pages
£15 + p&p


ELVIS - WHAT HAPPENED? £20

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