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Correcting The Record On Elvis's Manager

Correcting The Record On Elvis's Manager

Fresh Air · NPR

July 31, 202543m 8s

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Show Notes

Terry Gross talks with rock historian Peter Guralnick, author of the definitive two volume biography of Elvis Presley. His new book is about Elvis's longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Guralnick says researching the book led to many surprises and made him question the many preconceptions about Parker. It's called The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World.

John Powers reviews Code of Silence, a new British crime series.

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