A Talk About Elvis Presley - Sam Thompson (2/2)

This is the second part of the interview with Sam Thompson, who was bodyguard and friend with Elvis Presley. Sam Thompson was a former police officer and the brother of Linda Thompson. Remember to subscribe, so you don't miss the upcoming Elvis videos, that are on the way. Subtitles in many languages.
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[@sandramiller8701]

this guy looks very sincere a honest.

[@gracieg7601]

He is a very sincere sweet man.

[@patriciacaldwell6317]

Linda always says Lisa Marie called to say her daddy was dead nice to know that Sam was there and looking out for her at that awful time he's such a nice clever guy and he made a good career for himself while he had led an awsome exiting life.

[@joanpayes282]

Mr.thompson really enjoyed you talking about Elvis it sounds like you where a great friend to Elvis .

[@melonieatwood2825]

QQ where did.

[@gracieg7601]

This gentleman is absolutely a true gentleman.

[@gaylegardinerankerry12123]

MY UNCLE SAID SAM IS SUCH A NICE MAN AND A REAL GENTLEMEN

[@victorialouden1912]

Sam I'm glad you gave billy his just do.

[@brotherj22stops84]

same here because to many brand him a lair . How the heck would the know . Sam called Billy Elvis his best friend .

[@brotherj22stops84]

Not to mention lunes that say the speak to elvis daily on face book ya wright

[@wendycushenan4907]

A wonderful man and true friend to Elvis...

[@MsPixi66]

In my opinion Linda Thompson was so good for Elvis a lovely lady and seeing his cousin Billy's interviews is heart breaking he really had a broken heart .

[@gracieg7601]

She really was so good for Elvis. It’s just too bad that they couldn’t get the same dedication together. Linda was true to Elvis but too bad he couldn’t be faithful to her. Women threw themselves at him all the tine.

[@MsPixi66]

@@gracieg7601 yes you are totally right such a shame.

[@mosoofi9903]

@@gracieg7601 so hard for her i know to keep up with elvis, but elvis did not like em past 28you know, in came ging 19 linda dismissed sadley

[@jane_7193]

This interview is a must for everyone who loves Elvis. This man Sam Thompson is a decent man with integrity. I have tears in my eyes listening to sam telling about Elvis. I am so happy now knowing that sincere, intelligent man with high ethics, Sam Thompson, was a close person to Elvis. And Sam was with Elvis the last night in Graceland. It was meant to be that it was Sam with him the last night.

[@robinlanier6886]

Why would his ex girlfriend's brother be there the night he died when he had a new gf in the bed? 🤔

[@rosemarykingpate7832]

You are misguided. This man is a charlatan. He colluded with another member of the MM to smear the reputation of Elvis' fiancee, Ginger Alden. Sam Thompson is NOT a good guy.

[@beckyh2258]

Sam worked security for Elvis

[@jitterbug121]

Sam Thompson is a gentleman and was a true friend to Elvis This is such a sad story hearing of Elvis's passing on August 16,1977

[@mosoofi9903]

yes he seems genuine

[@Marcomms123456]

How refreshing to hear someone who was close to Elvis talk about him without dishing any dirt

[@MikaelVitalyVyacheslav-bh2fk]

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[@wally1452]

Thanks for this comment! I believe this is one of the best interviews I have ever seen that (I am positive this Mr Thompson tells the truth and does it so well...some of us who love Elvis the person and that incredible music he put together was part of his genious.) We MUST judge him by his whole life and career and flawed and great as most are, Elvis was a great, great blessing to this world primarily and eternity is only place (if it is done there) that it'll be shown he was a beautiful, incredible loving and caring man...and rare as it is...Elvis loved the black and other minorities long before the politicians "did"... with his (Elvis') color blindedness...he saw God's creation of people and all things good and we will never know all the good he did for so many. I wish I could have been his friend, a true friend, and NEVER for any gain for me. Thanks for great video! w

[@karenbavington1870]

Thanks Sam. A great interview. Very honest about everything Elvis. So happy you mentioned Billy Smith. He really has to be loved and respected more than anyone coz he was the closest to Elvis. Can’t understand why Lisa Marie and her Mum cannot acknowledge him as Elvis’s cousin, best friend and family. He needs to be at Graceland sitting in one of Elvis’s chairs telling visitors Elvis stories. Billy Smith is such a wonderful gentleman. He still lives Elvis.

[@gracieg7601]

Billy left Graceland and went to work back at the railroad. I am not sure what made lisa and Priscilla get away from Billy and Jo. It’s too bad too cause Jo and Priscilla spent allot of time together when the guys were on the road. Priscilla could have allot of good caring people around her and Lisa if they reached out to Billy and Jo.

[@ruthanntimmons5209]

A great interview. Sam is a great man he really loved Elvis.

[@johnmahoney3566]

Rumors abound that this Billy switch up Elvis meds that morning codeine for the Dialuded. And thus contibuting to his demise. The two pills looked similar and Billy as also an addict. Maybe that’s why Priscilla and Lisa cut him

[@rogerwoodard7867]

Once Elvis was on tour in Birmingham, Alabama. He had some sort heart issue, and was admitted to UAB to be checked. Elvis met a young child that needed heart surgery, which his parents couldn’t afford. Elvis paid for the surgery. Elvis was a good man, caught up in situation he had no control of.

[@jacquelineloveselvis]

Really great honest interview with Sam Thompson, what a gentleman.

[@KelleyBroussardMackaig]

What a beautiful and humble man Sam Thompson is... He and his sister Linda truly seem like the salt of the earth type of people. I'm so glad that Elvis had them in his life.

[@gracieg7601]

Agreed!

[@1burnman]

Sam and his sister Linda are truly that the salt-of-the-earth people I think they both genuinely cared for Elvis

[@anital5020]

Enjoyed Sam Thompson very much. Very intelligent man. I can see why he would have been someone Elvis wanted close in his group. Seems to have been concerned for Elvis' welfare not one of the hangers on. I am sure Elvis would be happy knowing he assisted Sam in his education. Elvis seemed to enjoy helping others so much this would be something he would have been proud of. Best of luck to Sam and his family.

[@brendabooher6683]

I have always heard that Billy Smith was the one that Elvis spent the most time with, and his wife Jo. Thank you Sam for mentioning that in your interview. You are so sincere and I just love your sister Linda. She was so good to Elvis during the almost five year relationship. They just don't come any better than Linda and I know that if Linda would have bern there on 8-16-77 that Elvis would have been checked on alot sooner than 6 or 8 hours later. I have heard many people who worked for Elvis talk about how Linda watched after Elvis and said that Linda wouldn t sleep until Elvis was asleep. Thanks again. God Bless.

[@rosemarykingpate7832]

Ridiculous and insulting to Elvis' fiancee. Not sure about you, but when my husband gets up to go to the loo, I don't peer in to check on him every five minutes. Elvis would be so pissed at your statement.

[@leikilimaile2565]

Thank you Sam for being there for Elvis

[@aracelimacabalo8215]

He spoke so clearly understood his message about elvis...so frank n honest of who elvis was..i salute him for being honest..

[@lynells3060]

A very honest interview...refreshing.

[@gracieg7601]

Very nice considerate gentleman.

[@caroldavis2363]

Such a genuine, sweet man. Wish him and his family the best.

[@r.d.g.7877]

Mr.Thomson, Sam Thompson, ....etc., Thank you for giving a visit with us. 👍

[@audreyvaughn4033]

Love this interview. Sam Thompson seems like a really nice guy. I really like hearing him talk.

[@mariabarbaro1335]

Sam just love your interviews ..and your accent!! Sam like his sister Linda is such genuine person .. so special to hear his stories.

[@1burnman]

Sam Thompson is a genuine article he is the epitome of kindness

[@thecoochmon112]

What a extremely interesting gentleman!

[@anitasumpter3550]

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND TO ELVIS.................. I WILL LOVE ELVIS TILL THE DAY I DIE

[@lynnshrader1218]

I wish more people were honest with Elvis like Sam was! Maybe he could have been saved? Such a waste of a great talent and a wonderful person! God bless you Sam and Elvis… I pray that he finally found peace 🤍🦋

[@pathiggins9913]

You had a full and intresting life..blessed..

[@diankreczmer6595]

Elvis loved his fans which is why he went out there to perform even when he was not upto it

[@mlbdestinations8418]

Really enjoyed this interview!

[@luvgingham]

He was a good man to work for Elvis. He is a man of integrity

[@dianebays5484]

How surreal it must have been to sit with his body all night guarding him. That's awful to have had to do that. Elvis will never be forgotten!

[@ymtrott]

If your a nurse , it's not horrible to sit with a dead person,we wash and dress them ready for the service

[@no288]

its not awful, thats just how it is

[@dianebays5484]

@@ymtrott I am a nurse, and have had to clean people up after a death on the operating table.

[@dianebays5484]

@@no288 I realize that, but to me, it would've been awful.

[@Patracat]

Not awful if you love somebody. My husband died peacefully in my arms, and I held him until the mortuary people arrived to take his body away. I was happy to have had those extra few hours to say my goodbyes.

[@HerbWalker]

Very good interview..................

[@sandramaggard2962]

Welcome to my world, what a beautiful song, sang by the best. Elvis can really make you feel the words. Anybody who ever met Elvis had kind word's for him, Elvis a wonderful person and he actually made the world a better place. Your kind word's for Billy are right on, Elvis loved his cousin and his family. They are all still living Elvis after all these year's , there's no better way to celebrate Elvis's life.

[@wally1452]

This is one of the best interviewees...and interviewers/ the whole interview in otherwards/ I have seen Very well put together.

[@no288]

wally, then you will enjoy this one too kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2O0ZJmuo7-grJo

[@bonniebrown6960]

I've never seen this before . I love hearing all of the stories about Elivs Presley . He was an amazing person !! Thanks to Sam Thompson for sharing these stories with us . Thanks for sharing this video . Loved it . 🎶💗

[@MsBonijoni]

At 12:18. .’he always questioned, why was it me ? And he referred to it as being touched by the finger of God. ..’. ..Sam Thompson recalling a conversation with Elvis and quoting him. .. And when we watch him live on stage, take note of his fingers because there was another famous American country musician who did describe Elvis’s fingers- when he was live on stage performing and even in rehearsals with his band, his fingers would be held in a very unique way, almost like the depictions shown in prints of Christ. I’m not in any way suggesting that he is divine but it does make one pause, if only to understand how he was embraced by so many, many lives. .✨

[@beverleytinker2318]

I'm not much of a religious person but I have had my thoughts about how Elvis was so unordinarily beautiful, how generous and loving he was, about certain things that happened the way they did, how people loved and worshipped him, and still do...just saying...

[@Patracat]

@@beverleytinker2318 Amen to that. Definitely a Prince from another world.

[@roberteliasson1971]

great honesty and up front

[@merlepaton8432]

what a lovely interview straight up and honest a class.act

[@gracieg7601]

Class act gentleman. Honest!

[@brendaphillips7148]

Thank you Sam it's great to hear positive and kind words said about elvis I wish that elvis could have been surrounded with a lot more friends like you.

[@bevelvis4ever44]

Incredible Interview, Thank you Mr Sam Thompson very informative.

[@marcellaalfaro8418]

Sam Thompson a truly great man . You showed loyalty to Elvis the man that could’ve been your Brother in law and yet you only talked good things about him . You are Linda Thompson’s brother and I’m sure you could’ve say not so good stories about Elvis . But as a true loyal employee and friend and almost family you respected Elvis till the end . I know when Linda left Elvis you were uncertain about your job but Elvis told you “. you can keep working for me if you’d like , even when your sister is not here anymore “ and you opted to stay with Elvis 🕺. Good decision!!! Thanks for sharing your story with us . I think Linda would’ve been the best wife for Elvis . She loved him so much and stood with him until she couldn’t stay any longer 😥. Thanks 🙏. Yes I’m glad you acknowledged Billy Smith Elvis’s cousin and yes it was true Billy and Elvis always went together , even on his First date with his later wife Elvis was on the back seat of Billy’s car said so by his widow . RIP BILLY A TRUE LOYAL FRIEND TO ELVIS . 😥❤️🙏. Ps Billy’s wife wrote a book about their stories together . Thanks 🙏

[@beverleytinker2318]

Billie is still alive and has a show talking about Elvis

[@Blackhatchic1]

Sam, I for one Thank You for being You and for being Elvis true friend and for giving Billy Smith is due mention. He and Elvis were more as brothers and I feel he got shafted and Elvis would not have had that! Nope

[@helenmallory3002]

AWESOME one of the VERY Best videos I've seen on Elvis and I've seen 100's.....

[@ostjysktv]

Thanks. I am happy that you enjoyed it. :)

[@ep4everlegend317]

Sam seems like a good man speaks honestly and respectfully of Elvis and made a great career after Elvis

[@gloriousone6448]

Linda was perfect for Elvis. She loved him dearly. The problem became when George Kline decided to introduce Elvis to Ginger and her family. That further added to the decline of Elvis. She didn't want to give up her boyfriend and everywhere she and Elvis went her family had to go. Ginger defended her mother who sued the estate shortly after Elvis died because he promised her he would pay off her mortgage, build a swimming pool and pay for her divorce. Cold hearted. It was also wrong for GK to introduce Elvis to someone while he was still with Linda.

[@staycheeky9298]

What a fantastic honest interview from a person who obviously cared. Thank you for sharing. “Stay Cheeky” Scotland.

[@kayeemerson6892]

Sam was as decent and as honest a person who has ever been as far as the interviews go, other than that I don't know him but my gut instincts are a good indicator of his goodness.

[@joanburgesshartwell2455]

Sam Thompson, what a nice guy, really enjoyed this interview!

[@andrewmanzi7512]

Sam always seems like a good guy, with good objective stories about Elvis.

[@ELLE-qi5nj]

Très très Jolie interview de qualité , grâce aux sous titrages je comprend mieux 👍 Sam est une belle personne comme sa sœur, intelligent, sensible, il aime vraiment Elvis , il en a été très proche et en a pris soin jusqu’à la fin🤗💚

[@debbieporter8610]

You sound such a nice person

[@pathiggins9913]

Thank you sam..you are a down to earth guy..bet elvis really liked you alot

[@EAP-TCB]

Great interview from a class act.Sam and Linda were and still are very loyal to the King..Some of the other so called best friends should see how a true friend acts..Really great interview.

[@mariapenta2244]

Great interview!!!❤

[@josephinepowell2242]

Billy was a great friend to Elvis he was also he's first cousin

[@michillene]

Billy was like a brother to Elvis...

[@Patracat]

I totally agree with Sam about what he said about Tom Parker. He was a great manager for Elvis, nobody could have done for Elvis what he did, and I'm glad that Sam said Elvis was not under any kind of control - he made his own decisions about things, even if he gave into the Colonel sometimes. I also indirectly benefitted financially from Elvis. I had one of his scarves for 20 years, and sold it for $3000. I didn't want to sell it but my husband I would have had to sell our house if we didn't raise some money fast, so Elvis's scarf saved me from bankruptcy.

[@virgiljohnson9880]

Billy Smith is good people !!!

[@exdus235]

Billy and Jo speak so tenderly about Elvis, and they also avoid bad-mouthing anyone else in the Elvis world. I think very highly of Billy and Jo because of that genuine, dignified trait.

[@gracieg7601]

Yes he is. His whole family are really good people. Love them.

[@291823ful]

I had read that Sam dialled Linda's number and then handed the phone to Lisa. Doesn't matter just different things you read. Love Sam.

[@ispy368]

Barb Goodwin no! Lisa said herself, she called Linda....she didn't call her mother;! she called Linda....that say she loved Linda out of all his ex girlfriend s....And she must thought Linda was really nice...her brother seems nice too!

[@goodneff]

I CRIED WHEN ELVIS DIED I WAS 11 IN 77

[@dwaynecole6636]

I was 14

[@patriciarodas6990]

I was 11. Very sad day.

[@brotherj22stops84]

dito

[@brotherj22stops84]

meaning me to now 52 still a fan

[@gracieg7601]

I was 30 yes old.

[@davemitchell1323]

elvis forever the king...brother bob's still tcb...

[@dougcherrydale2664]

Sam had the guitar Elvis used for the final tour in December 1976 not the guitar used at his last concert.

[@AlWalsermusic]

Great reasonable man , pleasure to listen to

[@BAR-tt1ph]

Great insight on the King

[@juhanikotilainen1706]

Very good guy !

[@tennesseebrigadeanv1523]

Great interview.

[@ostjysktv]

Thanks

[@Mikeycrzed]

I know how hard and frustrating I can be when I’m debt, but that guitar! Wow I mean would of let it sit for a few more years. 😏

[@Existentialnausea]

I've been to Denmark & had no idea there was a whole Elvis thing there.

[@Mrsbehavin59]

There is a Elvis thing all over Europe……they all play his music…every day.I danced to his music when I was 12 years old living in Sweden….we LOVED him - still do - lifelong love, he was one of a kind. ❤

[@mauromartinez3091]

ELVIS 🎸 WAS GREAT PERSON TO ALL HIS ' FRIENDS AND A WONDERFUL PERSON...I ALWAYS 'HEAR NOTHING 'BUT 'GOOD THINGS ABOUT HIM. ELVIS WAS JUST A 'GIVING PERSON TO MANY, EVEN STRANGER'S..🎤 .

[@patriciarodas6990]

Very honest interview, definitely enjoyed it!

[@CRYDERSB]

Thank you!

[@ostjysktv]

I am happy that you liked it.

[@smithsonsmith2575]

Awesome

[@QueenCreole77]

Hi Sam, did I hear you’ve made it Tom be a judge!! Kudos to you

[@browningautomatic2393]

GREAT INTERVIEW ! SUNDAY 6/18/23 JUNE 18, 2023

[@gloriousone6448]

Billy and Jo Smith are still loyal to Elvis, as well as Priscilla and Lisa Marie. They must have their own reasons, but I don't understand why Priscilla and Lisa Marie don't have any kind of relationship with Billy and Jo. Seems sad that Lisa Marie only has a relationship with her moms family. I am 100% sure that if Elvis had any say about it, he would love for that part of his family to have a relationship with Lisa Marie.

[@plmillerda]

this guy is smart

[@jenniferswieboda5696]

Good interview

[@ostjysktv]

Thanks

[@jenniferswieboda5696]

I wish the home in Tupelo had not been “made over”. We saw it before and it was a shack!!! People should see what he really lived in

[@carlottapavone3135]

👍👏🤗

[@MTknitter22]

Linda and Elvis were a stunning couple

[@user-cb2zf3nh1z]

Elvis' mother was his bestfriend -- first & foremost.

[@exdus235]

therese fassie You might do well to educate yourself about the culture of the South in the era when Elvis was a child. Situations sometimes are not what they seem. In any case, as you were not present in their Tupelo or Memphis lives, your assessment and comment appears quite unfounded, unfair, and unnecessarily ugly.

[@davidsandz2186]

@therese fassie What an ignorant lowlife remark.

[@abbyroad5289]

I've never seen such hateful comments as on this thread. He's a bright articulate man..Billy Smith has a KZbin channel. Memphis Mafia Kid.

[@Existentialnausea]

I deeply sensed Elvis felt lonely. I saw it in his eyes in the documentary footage. If I'd been able to know him, I could've been a good friend.

[@jhodges3131]

Elvis...

[@nausicaarrudadefigueiredo4485]

Legendas em português por favor. Os MILHARES de FÃS do BRASIL agradecem.

[@sandraweichbrodt9557]

thanks Sam i truly loved this opportunity to listen to all you experienced. in no way do i feel you added or subtracted to Elvis' legacy as many have, to name a few of the liars: JOE, JERRY, 'MIZZY , HERE WHOEVER SHE IS!'--- guess she might of been inferring she had a bird's eye view of august 16,1977. anyway why give any credit to those who were on the gravy train, like Pris, and most of those Mizzy mentions. Sam was loyal to Elvis, and what he said here doesn't fad from any of the hundreds of books i know are out there. guess Mizzy was out there ready to take Lisa to Prissy Pants.

[@kathleenpenny9388]

Sandra Weichbrodt prissy pants! Lol!

[@annamariafacchiano1688]

Elvis, during his life was so generous with all the people around him but also after his death he gave them splendid opportunities to know the world , make money, become famous. This is a honest interview, Sam Thompson doesn't talk about Elvis's bad mood,about his bad behaviours, his addictions as some of his 'so called' best friends did . Particularly he points out the great love, the strong connection Elvis had with his cousin Billy Smith and his wife Joe.In fact I wonder why Priscilla and Lisa Marie ( who was their niece) ignored them When she lived at Graceland, before and after her marriage .Joe Smith was Priscilla's best friends; she was right living out all other guys except Jerry Schilling,but why Billy? She knew that Elvis would have never liked it. The Smiths , with great dignity, found another job and stopped calling Lisa and her mother just for an hello, phone calls that were never returned.

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

Sam seems to be a very, very humble and honorable man , and his sister is the same way , of course Linda is much better looking than Sam is........sorry Sam.

[@Elvis-guy1973]

8 grand for Elvis Presleys guitar! What a sucker! He could have easily got more than that!

[@integratedwholehealthiniti318]

⚡⚡⚡

[@lisbethsanz6885]

Por favor den opcion de subtítulos en español

[@glorycloud1177]

🌹

[@MrMonk-wz7iu]

Only thing I'd wish paid interviews, would keep the mouth shut about people who are no longer here to defend themselves, Elvis is not the only person who had problems, it just erks me how people talk about the dead,who can't defend the words of others. a lot of people wouldn't be nothing if Elvis hadn't been involved.This guy,his sister and parents, Elvis kept them all up

[@viktorhartt841]

This man met everyone through his sister

[@tammyforston8817]

shafinaful you forgot Charlie Hodge.

[@ispy368]

tammy forston he didn't! he mentioned Charlie lived on Graceland too! you must remember..Billy Smith was his cousin....

[@mike.6285]

Sold you sister to Elvis 😂😂😂

[@123Rockchild]

OH NO....Sam Thompson should NEVER have sold Elvis's guitar!

[@no288]

Hvorfor står der, tidligere svoger? 1:19 Elvis og Linda blev jo ikke gift............

[@ballantine58]

So weird that Cilla still has the Presley last name and they are divorced.

[@evanicesouza4772]

Lindo gatinho 💜🤩