Colonel tom parker

With colonel Tom Parker

Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker in Florida, August 1956.

Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley at the Frontier, April 1956. Photos by Las Vegas News Journal.

A little over 60 years ago, in August of 1955, Elvis signed a contract with manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The Colonel negotiated a deal with RCA for Elvis’ Sun contract for an unprecedented $4…

Elvis with a masked man!

ELVIS PRESLEY'S manager Colonel Parker had extraordinary power over him. His cousin Billy Smith described the upsetting events surrounding a terrible accident and his suspicions of what the Colonel did next to increase his control even more. Afterward, Elvis complained, "I'll be working for him soon."

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For the Colonel, it was all about the money | This is true – fortunately, I have to add. That's what Elvis hired and paid the Colonel for. A manager not 'greedy for money' is just as unqualified for his job as a chimney sweeper suffering from acrophobia. | Elvis Presley

Colonel Tom Parker~ Born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, June 26, 1909 in Breda, Netherlands. Died January 21, 1997 (aged 87) in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. Dutch-born entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley.