Elvis Presley Colonel Tom Parker: Das verrückte Leben des exzentrischen Managers von Elvis Presley

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(Hannibal) German, 320 pages, some b/w illustrations. Power, greed and rock'n'roll: the life of... more

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Elvis Presley: Colonel Tom Parker: Das verrückte Leben des exzentrischen Managers von Elvis Presley

(Hannibal) German, 320 pages, some b/w illustrations.

Power, greed and rock'n'roll: the life of the legendary Elvis manager Who knows if the world would ever have heard of Elvis Presley if it hadn't been for him: Colonel Tom Parker, one of the most unscrupulous and secretive managers ever in the rock business. He made Elvis a star, exploited his protégé mercilessly at the same time and finally endangered his own work through his gambling addiction and his half-shady business contacts. Elvis' career is unthinkable without him - which is why Warner Bros. decided to use James L. Dickerson's biography as the basis for Baz Luhrmann's feature film Elvis, in which Parker is embodied by Tom Hanks.

Parker was a colourful figure even as a young man. Born in the Netherlands in 1909, he immigrated to the USA illegally in 1929 and feared deportation for the rest of his life. In the years that followed, he learned the entertainment trade as a helper with the travelling theatres that toured the American provinces with their curiosity programme. From 1938 onwards, he managed singers and musicians until he achieved his bravura feat in 1955: he discovered the young Elvis Presley and was able to convince his naïve protégé and his family to leave all decisions about his career to him. James L. Dickerson did extensive research for his biography and is quite harsh with Parker, but always remains fair.

Colonel Tom Parker paints a captivating portrait of a ruthless man of power who used his manipulative genius to open up new avenues in marketing artists and was the first to make a brand out of his star. Because Parker was always at Elvis' side and controlled his every move, this book also reveals many new details about the life of Elvis Presley - a must for fans of the 'King' who want to see their star from a new perspective.

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Interpret: Elvis Presley
Album titlle: Colonel Tom Parker: Das verrückte Leben des exzentrischen Managers von Elvis Presley
Kategorie Biographies & Memoirs
Language german
Einband Paperback
Seiten 320
Artikelart Bücher/Books
ISBN-13 9783854457220
Verleger Hannibal Verlag; 1. Edition (14. April 2022)
Größe 13.8 x 2.5 x 21.2 cm
ISBN-10 3854457227
Autor James L. Dickerson
EAN: 9783854457220
weight in Kg 0.36

Elvis Presley Geboren am 8. 1. 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, gestorben am 16. 8. 1977 in... more

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"Elvis Presley"

Elvis Presley

Geboren am 8. 1. 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, gestorben am 16. 8. 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Elvis Presley, populärster und erfolgreichster Interpret der Musikgeschichte.

Stichworte einer Mega-Karriere: Lastwagenfahrer. Sun Records.
Manager und Mastermind: Colonel Tom Parker (richtiger Name: Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk aus Breda, Holland).
Elvis Presley Filme: 33 (inklusive der Dokumentationen 'That's The Way It Is' und 'On Tour').
1973: TV-Ereignis 'Aloha From Hawaii'.
Eintritt in die Armee: 24. 3. 1958 als Soldat mit der Kennummer 53310761.
US-Single-Hits von 1956 bis zu seinem Tod 1977: 148 (davon 15 im EP-Format). Weitere Hits posthum.

Die geschätzte Zahl weltweit verkaufter Presley-Tonträger variiert: Es dürften annähernd zwei Milliarden sein. Vom 1. 10. 1958 (Ankunft mit der USS Randall in Bremerhaven) bis 2. 3. 1960 (Rückflug ab Rhein-Main in Frankfurt) war Elvis Presley im hessischen Friedberg stationiert. Hier hatte er am 14. 9. 1959 die 14jährige Priscilla Beaulieu kennengelernt, die er am 1. 5. 1967 heiratete (Scheidung 1973). Auf der Single 'Wooden Heart' von 1960 streute Elvis Presley deutsche Text-Passagen ( - 'Muß i denn, muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus' usw.) ein.

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