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

by Peter Guralnick

From the award-winning biographer of Elvis Presley, The Colonel and the King is a groundbreaking dual portrait of the relationship between the iconic artist and his legendary manager, Colonel Tom Parker, drawing on a wealth of Parker's never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant, friend, and architect of his client's success.

In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker--the manager of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316399442
• ISBN13: 9780316399449
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 752 Pages