In this special Elvis Week episode, acclaimed music historian Peter Guralnick joins us to discuss his new book, "The Colonel and the King," a deeply researched portrait of the complex relationship between Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Guralnick, author of the definitive two-volume Elvis biography (Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love), offers new insight drawn from thousands of letters and documents never before made public.
In addition to stories of his early meetings with Colonel Tom Parker and others from the world of Elvis Presley, Guralnick shares his experiences researching and writing about early rock ’n’ roll, blues, country and soul in the American South.
