Gates of Graceland Ep. 1 - Peter Guralnick - Elvis in Vegas

The first episode of our Gates of Graceland video series features author Peter Guralnick. Guralnick has written two popular Elvis books, "Careless Love" and "Last Train to Memphis."
Watch this interview to hear his fascinating stories about Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager. Guralnick also discusses Elvis' Las Vegas years and how they were an important era in Elvis' career.
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[@thestikbotawwbros.9016]

I ❤️ ELVIS

[@EAP-TCB]

Peter,thank you very much for your awesome stories of our King..Your 2 books were so informative to me and really gave me a whole different insight to the complex King..Thanx again.

[@gvalentino1]

Being a life long Elvis fan, it's always cool to learn more about the person that shaped and re-defined an entire generation of music. From what I gather, his career choices were made largely by Tom Parker, in the grand scheme. My question is; How did Mr. Parker retain such tight control? It seems to me that after a period, Elvis would have had enough money behind him to be able to afford taking artistic risks, in the sense of where he played. I've heard the rumours, of course, but never anything concrete.

[@ginapenque5666]

Thank You Peter Guralnick. Your books are well worn at my house. This is a great interview. Elvis is so complex, and there is A LOT there, which is wonderful for the real, life long fans like myself; because there is always more to uncover. TCB, Gina

[@johnkearney127]

Elvis would have benefited from some college music and religious studies courses.