Pat Boone hails Elvis' notorious manager 'a hustler'
msn.comPat Boone says Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker was a “hustler”. The ‘Ain’t That A Shame’ hitmaker detailed how the man who is regarded to have cheated Elvis out of millions of dollars stopped him using the King of Rock'n'Roll's name on a cover album.
After being asked if he knew Elvis’ notorious manager - who was brought to life in Baz Lurhmann’s 2022 biopic ‘Elvis’ by Tom Hanks - the 88-year-old singer told the US edition of Closer magazine: “I knew him well.
I did an album in the early 60s that was going to be called ‘Pat Sings Elvis’. But Col. Tom was a hustler. He wanted royalties to use Elvis’ name.
So we called it ‘Pat Boone Sings Guess Who?’ On the cover, I’m in a gold-lame suit with a guitar doing the Elvis pose, but I never mention Elvis’ name. ” Pat got his own back.
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