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Biographer Peter Guralnick shows us that loving Elvis also means loving Colonel Parker, no matter how grudgingly.

Peter Guralnick's new book, “The Colonel and the King,” is focused on the man who elevated Elvis Presley to superstardom: ...

Colonel Tom Parker, the manager that helped turn Elvis into a star, gets the spotlight in Peter Guralnick biography of a ...

Peter Guralnick completes his biographical trilogy with The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World ...

Elvis' Memphis Mafia, Parker, Elvis' wife, Priscilla, and his stylist, Larry Geller, were also present. Creem's J. Kordosh dismissed as mere rumor the idea that The Beatles and Elvis jammed ...

Drawing on never-before-seen correspondence, this third volume in Guralnick’s Elvis trilogy focuses on Presley’s relationship with the “Colonel”, his infamous manager.

Elvis Presley bought Graceland in Memphis in 1957, and it opened to the public in 1982. Here is a look back in photos at the estate's history.

Elvis Presley ’s greatest love is set to share never-before-heard stories during intimate “conversations” with fans at this year’s Elvis Week.