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The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World

Peter Guralnick

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Music, Music: styles & genres, Rock & Pop music, Biography: general, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: literary, History: specific events & topics, Music industry

The conclusion of the critically acclaimed music writer's Elvis trilogy, focusing on his relationship with the 'Colonel', his legendary manager

INCLUDED IN TIME'S 100 MUST READ BOOKS OF 2025

The concluding volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies 'Guralnick knows the intricacies of this story more than anyone, except perhaps the Colonel and Presley themselves' GUARDIAN


In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker discovered a teenage Elvis Presley and declared him destined for greatness. What followed was one of the most extraordinary partnerships in music history and the creation of a bond built on loyalty, ambition and an unshakeable belief in each other.

From the meteoric rise that reshaped popular culture to the struggles that shadowed their final years, this concluding volume of Peter Guralnick's acclaimed trilogy reveals the full complexity of their relationship.

Drawing on previously unpublished letters and telegrams from Parker's own archives, it offers an intimate, unflinching portrait of two American originals: the visionary manager who invented the modern superstar and the artist who became one. Brilliant, flawed and inseparable, Elvis and the Colonel changed the music world forever.

'Guralnick's view of Parker is both clear-eyed and sympathetic, but best of all, it's persuasive' TIME

'A riveting and revelatory read' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

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Praise for The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World

  • Guralnick knows the intricacies of this story more than anyone, except perhaps the Colonel and Presley themselves . . . offers the most rounded, complex and myth-dispelling understanding of him we are ever likely to get - GUARDIAN

  • A surprisingly human portrait of the man behind the brash showman's fa ade . . . Guralnick has delivered a beautifully written and broadly sympathetic portrait of a complex, secretive individual whose loyalty to his sole charge was absolute - MOJO

  • Guralnick's book, written with full access to Parker's unpublished, witty, clever letters, gives a more nuanced, sympathetic picture. The author is no biased sensationalist - SPECTATOR

  • A riveting and revelatory read - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

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Peter Guralnick

Peter Guralnick is one of popular culture's greatest biographers and his 2-volume biography of Elvis is widely regarded as definitive.

Visit the website for more www.peterguralnick.com, join on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peterguralnickofficial and follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PeterGuralnick.

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