Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill -ELVIS AND THE COLONEL An Insiders Look at the Most Legendary Partnership in Show Business

Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 8:57 p.m.

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Elvis and the Colonel: An Insider\\u2019s Look at the Most Legendary Partnership in Show Business by Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill is a fresh biography of entertainment manager Colonel Tom Parker, a largely misunderstood figure in the life of Elvis Presley. McDonald,\\nwho worked under Parker for years, presents a contrarian and corrective point of view on a trailblazing man. The heart of\\xa0the book\\xa0is the long, strong, warm, and complex relationship between two iconic men.

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\\nABOUT THE AUTHORS
\\nGreg McDonald is an entertainment\\nproducer who got his start in show business with Colonel Tom Parker, who knew him when he was a teenager. He managed Ricky Nelson for seventeen years, ran\\nSonny Bono\\u2019s mayoral and congressional campaigns, and was president of Transcontinental Records (Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and O\\u2019Town). He\\u2019s also produced several feature films, television series (Making the Band) and\\nlarge-scale concerts. McDonald manages Colonel Tom Parker\\u2019s show business assets, including his name, likeness and image. He resides in the Palm Springs area with his wife Sherry.
\\nMarshall Terrill is a veteran film, sports and music writer and the author of more than 30 books. They include best-selling biographies of Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Billy Graham, and Pete Maravich. His book,\\xa0Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon,\\nis in development to be made into a feature film. He also executive produced the 2017 feature film documentary,\\xa0Steve McQueen: American Icon\\xa0and\\nthe 2022 documentary\\xa0Johnny Cash: The Redemption of\\nan American Icon. He resides in Tempe, Arizona, with his wife Zoe.

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