I couldn't make out everything on the phone call but what I have to say is, the kind of lifestyle Elvis began to live, is not for a person looking for a secure job, to raise kids and have a normal lifestyle with plans to put their kids thru college and expect to retire on. Elvis was the party, and when the party ends so does money. Music business is living on the edge, it's very unpredictable. It could be short run or long run. If drugs get involved with performer, it creates a whole host of problems. Elvis was very giving, he took care of all of his family, grandparents, cousins etc.. He showered so many with gifts, vehicles, jewelry, cash, houses. He'd purchase complete strangers vehicles. With how giving he was and the fact his health was starting to decline and he was taking massive amounts of his medication where it got to extent he'd bump into walls, fall on the floor, fall asleep while eating, were signs they needed to start looking for another job or get into a career. Fact he was so over giving and Vernon his father had an argument with him over it, was a sign future financial problems were on the horizon, it's time to start looking for another job. His step-brother Billy took it upon himself to start working a regular job. Elvis use to give him great advice and Billy listened. To be realistic, Elvis didn't need those guys and the amount of them around him 24/7, that was extreme co-dependency trait Elvis had and those guys didn't mind it cause they loved the party like life, the gifts, freebies, attention they got for being close friends with Elvis and power they felt guarding him, and of course the lifestyle at Graceland, and they knew they could get attention from women. Elvis was not great at money management nor business, it was apparen. There was total dysfunction and disorganization. He needed a regular strict routine to make sure he had adequate rest at night for his body/mind and voice, time put aside each day for quietness for his mental health, a regular regime of healthy foods, for the kind of schedules he held, recordings, rehearsels, interviews, traveling, etc... It was not Red, Sonny, Joe, David, Rick, etc... responsibility to get Elvis off drugs. If a addict doesn't want to quit, there isn't anything anyone can do. Putting up with it only enables them to keep using. It was not Elvis's job to be a people pleaser. They should had seen the writing on the wall long early on and began to think about their future. At least Jerry Schilling stayed in the home Elvis bought him years ago. I'd hope those guys were saving money while they worked for Elvis, it's the responsible and wise thing to do. Iresponsible people use money for the moment, for bills, necessities, and wants, not putting aside to save in case of emergenices, if they get laid off, if get sick, immoblized, in order to have enough money to cover expenses for a while until can devise a second plan. I understand it was different times then and they were young, and society wasn't as privy then to know the pro's and con's of celebrities lifestyle. There was just a few channels on t.v.. There just wasn't access to a lot of information during that era. So it made them naive and vulnerable but as time moved on seeing what was unfolding, they should had bailed out sooner then what they did. Anyone that wants to enter high end music business better be prepared to treat it serious and treat it like a business cause it's exactly what it is. If someone is an addict, or feel they could succumb to addictions or have mental fragilities, have ongoing battle with self esteem, just want to chase fame for reasons to be famous, my strongest advise, is stay far away from pursuing a career. Please do NOT do it. If they think it's bad before going in, it will get ten fold worse.

A man who bought you new cars and paid for vacations for you and showed you a wonderful life and you stabbed him in the back .with friends like you it's no wonder he died so young

Its a damn shame you cannot understand a damn word he is saying..Why did you even post this phone call..If I were Elvis, I would sue you for recording without him knowing...You really did him dirty

Red west I shit on your grave

It almost needs subtitles

I really ❤ how Red West says he didn't want to be viewed as traitors, Judas, etc. just becore he introduces a private phone recording with Elvis. I mean come on!!!

I think Elvis felt it was all his fault because his dad did him wrong firing them with a weeks pay when he wanted to give him a severance and possibly bring them back. What Red is doing here is disgusting.

Yeah his best friend that he sold out. A hole.

----------- Red is nasty for recording a phone call without Elvis' permission. Says something about his character. He didn't get Elvis to say anything wrong. This call was nil.

I've heard where there is that much anger, there was that much love. I think Red, Sonny, and Dave wrote the book out of anger for sure, but it was the depth of the anger and hurt that motivated them since the love seemed to have shot down by Elvis. They really loved Elvis and tried to protect him from abusing medications. Elvis was addicted to the drugs, and as with any drug addict you can not save them. They have to want the help or forget it. I am an Elvis fan and I will always be. However, he was a human being with limitations that cost him his life. We should always remember he was just a man. R.I.P. Elvis.

I can't understand what they're saying.... bad recording

It would be nice if you can add sub-titles to the audio, and open up a whole new audience, because it is difficult to understand everything that is said.

Only a piece of shit would do this to their so-called friend. He’s no friend at all. He’s worthless Elvis is the king and one hell of a man

It’s crazy hearing Elvis’s natural southern accent. Thanks for the upload. 😎

Like Lisa Marie said these guys were snakes.

Nobody cares what people say about Elvis . They all talk shit talk I'd cheap.. We love Elvis ALWAYS AND FOREVER❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Red was speaking with a broke, angered & scared heart to an old friend & a superhero he knew personally for decades. Elvis was bombed out of his mind... BUT like most "decent folk" when drunk/stoned, his conscience & heart spoke truth & not held back by caution & sobriety! Did Red do wrong spilling the beans & airing the dirty secrets that lived behind the gates of Graceland? YES! But as he told Elvis, he was hurt, scared & yes angry. I think Elvis knew & understood that. But Red DID FLATOUT LIE to Elvis about the books content when he told Elvis it was going to talk about the early days & the fun times. The books title, "Elvis: What really happened." proved that claim by Red was wrong! In the end, Red was scared, broke, unemployed, panicked (& yes still obviously still in disbelief as to why he & his wife weren`t included in Elvis' wedding several years prior). He took the $$$ & hoped for the best... I'm sure he was crushed & felt a little guilty when those news flashes came across the news that scorching hot day in Memphis August 16, 1977...

Elvis simply never grew up emotionally and would or could not take responsibility for his actions.... he was used to getting his way and surrounded himself with YES men.... Red and Sonny truly cared by trying to get through to him about his drug abuse and paid the price.... Elvis paid the ultimate price for denying his addiction... a sad tragic ending all around.....RIP to all of them!

Red West was a traitor and a parasite just like his cousin Sonny West. Red West and Fike Lamar hung around Elvis' house in Bad Nauheim doing absoluteky nithing while Ekvis was in the army. Then they spend 8 years on filmsets doing nothing while Elvis was making movies and trying to get them movieparts. They were not happy when Elvis started touring because it meant they had to do some work for the money Elvis paid them!

Can’t understand one word

The audio is so bad quality that I can't understand what Elvis is saying.

I cant hear a word thats being said! That could be anyone! Im not saying it is, but everyone milked the 'Elvis' until he worked himself to death, so i dont know why they ran the name down, they had a 50 year career from him, and i bet they were perfect specimens!

EPs voice sounds sad and broken😢😢😢

So they get fired , they go and write this book and he still had the decency to talk with Red and offer help’ he was a good soul!!! They were all benefiting from Elvis being Rich n famous. To think he was gone a few months later :(😢😢😢😢😢

Judasz i zdrajca. Elvis pokazał w tej rozmowie wielką klasę. On był nie tylko wybitnym piosenkarzem, ale również wspaniałym człowiekiem. Dlatego go kochamy ❤️

Elvis ❤️

These guys worked and cared for Elvis and put up with all his BS And if you do the research you’ll find out about just how much they put up with. To be fired. I don’t blame them. Drugs are horrible and from the time Elvis came out of Military he used them. What we know about Elvis is the celebrity. They actually knew the man. R I P to all of them.

Elvis does not sound Drugged up. he sounds totally normal! it kind of disproves the book and shows that Elvis was not out of control like they said in the book. Elvis is very in control and is having a conversation with his friend and shows that he cares for Red and his family, Red however chose to record the conversation and I think he was going to use it against Elvis if the conversation went another way. Elvis would have never turned his back on Red or Sonny had he lived, he was a compassionate man. Dave had only worked for Elvis for 2 years and when he was fired he went to Elvis's house in California with a gun!!! I think Dave was an out of control nut and needed to be fired, he did a current interview and you can still see that he has an out of control temper about it even now.

Elvis was a forgiving man, He was betrayed by these guys after they were let go. He was being sued because of these guys getting into a fight. It is normal for an employer to fire people that cause a lawsuit, it helps settle the lawsuit because there has to be shown in court hat you have taken action, these guys may have been hired back after the lawsuits were settled but they saw fit to stab Elvis in the back and write the book, The publisher chose to make up things and add to the stories that Red. Sonny and Dave had told them. Dave in a recent interview said that they didnt hardly use a single word in the book that they had told the publisher, most was written by the publishers people and it was all done to sell books not to tell the true story!

Elvis was a great person no one will ever be like he was ❤

All these guys rode the coattails of his success and then got angry when they got fired, any company can fire anyone, they felt entitled and as family , and maybe they were, but it was a business. they claim to be bodyguards, i think they were just riding the high life roller coaster until it stopped producing,,, my opinion .... they should be happy that Elvis helped them and wasnt into money as much.....

Doesn’t sound like Elvis at all. Just another lie told by ungrateful, money grubbing, backstabbers. No one cares about this crap anyway

What 'friend' records your personal telephone conversations? It was all done for $$$$. Those 3 are the lowest of low having published that book.

His Dad is the one who screwed them, all u idiots. Elvis told him to give them 5,000 each and we're gonna be hired back. Vernon is to blame for the book

Elvis was loyal to Red West for years and then Red went and stabbed Elvis in the back

Steven martin said Elvis was a very funny man

Let’s record one of our best friends to bate him into saying something

Screw off Red

I’m glad I finally found a outlet to voice my own personal feelings… I was not there, so it really doesn’t matter, but to have life long friends stick their fingers up someone’s ass is absolutely sad.. and I will leave it at that.. I hope those guys were able to go to their graves with peace.. but I doubt it

what kind of scumbag records a "friend" conversation using a 5 dollar tape recorder

He even lies by introducing the phone call : he first called Elvis who was not available, he left a message and Elvis called him back

Why the hell was he recordikg the call if he was such a good friend to Elvis? And why has he released it? As always Elvis with a big generous heart. Long live the King ❤

Your trying to hurt him then why are you recording hum without his knowledge.....discusting

What a snake,we love u Elvis but who is red West,what did he do did he ever buy a house or any such thing. Shame on him poor Elvis. Good human being.

Red should be ashamed of himself no respect for him! Elvis was good to him and others as well and he betrayed him... It's always the ones closest to you that can hurt you the most... R.IP Elvis God bless you 😥

I have read the book (Elvis what happened) and it's quiet clear that these are nothing but privileged Disgruntled employees who tried to destroy Elvis Presley's legacy. Elvis was a gift from HEAVEN.

Red ,Dave, and Sonny CRUSHED HIS HEART AND SPIRIT!!!!! 😢 Long live Elvis!

What horrible people. Who writes a book like this about someone they supposedly loved. Taping a conversation??? I don’t care if they tried to help Elvis get off drugs and I doubt that part is even true, but this is disloyalty at its finest. We love you Elvis!

What horrible people. Who writes a book like this about someone they supposedly loved. Taping a conversation??? I don’t care if they tried to help Elvis get off drugs and I doubt that part is even true, but this is disloyalty at its finest. We love you Elvis!

Charlie Hodge has never a single bad thing about Elvis. He loved him.