Thomas Andrew Parker, commonly known as Colonel Parker, was a Dutch-American musical entrepreneur. He was best known as the manager of Elvis Presley.
Parker in 1969
Bill Haley/Hank Snow, "plus" Elvis Presley ticket ~1955
Elvis Presley and Tom Parker on a Hollywood film set, 1969
Image: Randy Quaid (cropped)
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy.
Presley in a publicity photograph for the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock
Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi
Presley's parents
Presley in a Sun Records promotional photograph, 1954