The music historian Peter Guralnick’s new book, which draws on documents Tom Parker left behind, paints a different picture ...

Biographer Peter Guralnick paints a surprising portrait of Presley's long-time manager, Col. Tom Parker: "He had nothing whatsoever to do with the music other than to defend Elvis' choices." ...

Tom Hanks, who plays Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" film, gives us a peek at his workout playlist, shares his new favorite Elvis song.

Helping Elvis Presley, right, cut a straight furrow is his business manager and confidant, “Colonel” Tom Parker of Madison, Tenn. on January 7, 1957. Scene is from the set of the Presley movie ...

We saw footage of "Elvis" at CinemaCon, and Tom Hanks is incredible in it. He plays Colonel Tom Parker, Presley's manager, and he's evil but also captivating.

Colonel Tom appealed to the singer’s father, Vernon, to step in and try to convince Elvis to get help. “It became a question of how do you get a man to save himself,” says Terrill.

Helping Elvis Presley, right, cut a straight furrow is his business manager and confidant, “Colonel” Tom Parker of Madison, Tenn. on January 7, 1957. Scene is from the set of the Presley movie ...

Colonel Tom Parker was deeply involved with Elvis Presley's career for better or worse. His ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, had a different view of Parker.

Colonel Tom Parker laid down the law with Elvis Presley’s entourage In the late 1960s, Elvis’ road manager, Joe Esposito, picked up the musician to go to the studio and noticed that he seemed ...

Colonel Tom Parker's biographer offers an evaluation of Baz Luhrmann's #Elvis: "The Colonel is a complicated character. While he always took too much of Presley’s money, he made some very sound ...

The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley, by Alanna Nash. Simon & Schuster. 416 pages. $25. In the annals of villainy, there are but a few scoundrels so vil… ...