COLONEL TOM PARKER- Colonel Tom Parker was born on June 26, 1909 in Breda, The Netherlands. In 1956 Colonel became
Elvis' personal manager. After Elvis' death in 1977 Colonel was a personal entertainment consultant for Barron Hilton, a position he held until his death in
1997. Although Colonel was asked to manage many entertainers, he declined, saying; "it would always be ELVIS & The Colonel." At age 87, Colonel. Tom Parker
died of a stroke.
BILL BLACK- Bill Black was Elvis' very first bass player. Bill Black, often called "Blackie", was born on September
17, 1926 in Memphis, Tennessee. Introduced by Sam Phillips in 1953, Elvis recorded his very first songs with him. Bill continued to follow Elvis until late
1968.
SCOTTY MOORE- Scotty Moore was Elvis' very first guitar player. Winfield Scott Moore III was born on December 27,
1931 at home in a town between Gadsden and Humboldt, Tennessee. Just like Bill Black, he was first introduced to Elvis by Sam Phillips in 1953. Scotty began
playing the guitar at the age of 8. He too followed Elvis until 1968.
THE JORDANAIRES- The Jordanaires provided vocal and instrumental music for Elvis on his first RCA recording sessions.
They continued with, virtually, every recording Elvis made through 1970. They were featured on 28 movie soundtracks, appearing on-screen in several. Their
schedule of studio work in Nashville prevented the group from continuing their work with Elvis. The Group was formed in 1948 in Springfield, MO. The members
of the group were Hoyt Hawkins, Hugh Jarrett, Neal Matthews, Gordon Stoker, Culley Holt, Bob Hubbard, Bill Matthews, Monty Matthews, and Ray Walker. Elvis
met the Jordanaires in October of 1954. The Jordanaires followed Elvis until 1969, when he decided to stick with just touring.
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SAM PHILLIPS- Sam Phillips is known for launching the careers of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and B.B. King.
Among other artists as well. Sam Phillips was born January 5, 1923 and he was raised on a farm just outside Florence, Alabama. Originally Phillips wanted to study law, but because of circumstances
decided to go into radio. He went to Alabama Polytechnical Institute in Auburn, Alabama where he majored in engineering, including audio engineering for radio.