Biographer Peter Guralnick shows us that loving Elvis also means loving Colonel Parker, no matter how grudgingly.

Elvis Presley’s Most Complicated Relationship Gets Spotlighted in New Book first appeared on Parade on Aug 7, 2025 This story ...

In his new book, acclaimed music historian and Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick focuses on Colonel Tom Parker’s side of the ...

Peter Guralnick's new book, “The Colonel and the King,” is focused on the man who elevated Elvis Presley to superstardom: ...

Colonel Tom Parker (1909-97) was the man who ripped Elvis Presley off and worked him to death. That’s the received wisdom ...

However, in the late 1960s, Elvis was tired of making poor musical rom-coms and returned his focus to live performances with ...

A new biography suggests the relationship between Elvis Presley and his maligned manager is ripe for reappraisal ...

Elvis Week features author Peter Guralnick and his new biography of Colonel Tom Parker.

The Colonel and the King” is the third chapter in Peter Guralnick’s Elvis files, often cited as the only true accounts of his ...

Did Elvis know Tom Parker was an undocumented immigrant? Peter Guralnick spills the biggest secrets in his Tom Parker book ...