Colonel Tom Parker discovered the then-unknown Elvis Presley in 1955. He quickly won him a recording contract and remain his manager until Presley's death in 1977. Parker managed the Presley ...

Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was a controversial figure. While he helped launch Elvis’ career, he also stifled him in some ways. He controlled many aspects of Elvis’ life ...

Converted seven years previously from a singer to a movie star by his influential manager, Colonel Tom Parker, Presley was ...