he was his back stabbing manager who took 50 percent
Tom Parker was Elvis Presley's manager.
Elvis Presley
Colonel" Thomas Andrew "Tom" Parker was Elvis' manager. Parker was born Andreas Cornelis ("Dries") van Kuijk on June 26, 1909 in Breda, Netherlands and died January 21, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
according to what i,ve read, Elvis had several managers. the two that i know of are Scotty Moore, who was Elvis Presley,s original guitarist, & Colonel Tom Parker. In between Moore and Parker was Bob Neal.
Yes Col. Tom Parker did indeed screw Elvis financially, taking more than 50% of Presley's net income, a practice later adapted by agencies such as East Coast Entertainment.
Elvis Presley has never preformed in England. There are rumors that he visited there during his tour in the U.S. army, but that is not certain.
Elvis Presley was only a drug addict because his manager Tom Colonel Parker led him to it. Tom Colonel Parker made Elvis sign a 5 year contract which would involve doing 2 shows a night for 5 years, To keep Elvis going he game him paracetamol which unfortunately Elvis was unable to stop which lead him to death.
August 15th 1987
It's obvious. If he wanted to, he would have fired him. He didn't want to, otherwise he'd be fired. It's easy!
Elvis began recording at Sun Studios under Sam Phillips. His manager throughout his entertainment career was Colonel Tom Parker.
I Read/Heard That Elvis Never Toured Outside The US Because Colonel Tom Parker Was An Illegal Alien, & That He Feared Deportation To His Native Denmark If He Were Caught By The Authorities.
Elvis Presley.