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Elvis' career with The Colonel - royalties revelation, Las Vegas residence and lawsuit
READ NEXT: Who is new Elvis star Austin Butler? Jamie Lynn Spears link, famous ex and tragic lossHowever, while some feel that Colonel Tom exploited the singer's fame and wealth, others, including Elvis' ex-wife Priscilla, have since defended the manager and promoter.Their partnership has also been brought onto the big screen recently in Baz Luhrman's Elvis biopic - but what part did the Colonel play in Elvis' career?Here, Daily Star takes a closer look at the partnership between Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker.Colonel Tom Parker first met a young Elvis Presley in 1955 - and was intent on making the singer a huge success.As part of his promoter role, Colonel negotiated Elvis' merchandising, TV appearances, and acting roles throughout his career.He become a pivotal part of Elvis' life - signing multi million pound deals in the process - as well as pushing him towards making a series of film musicals.Colonel Tom was also a big player in the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special, which shot the singer back into the limelight.Tom Hanks, who recently played Colonel Tom in the 2022 Elvis biopic revealed on podcast Kermode and Mayo's Take that he was pivotal behind the singer's success - and was also the reason Elvis rarely appeared on TV after he hit the big time.He said: "There’s this famous story about the early days of him handling Elvis and one of the first things he did was take him off television. "As soon as everybody in America was talking about Elvis Presley, the Colonel said, ‘You will never do television again.
