In May 1955 Tom Parker wrote a letter to Bob Neal re Elvis. It is an interesting letter. Parker mentions "rotten apples" in the music business. Later on in the letter, he wrote " I am not one of the type of personalities that tries to cut out a manager, as you well know a good many would do and perhaps are trying to do."
No doubt this sentence was a great comfort to Hank Snow when he was pushed out of the contract he and Parker had with Elvis!
My question is: Does anybody have a cleaner version of the letter and is it known whether Bob Neal replied?
Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
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Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
Does anybody know which P.O. boxes Colonel Parker used and for which did he use them?
Here I see P.O.Box 217 for Jamboree Attractions.
I have also seen 219 and 220.
Here I see P.O.Box 217 for Jamboree Attractions.
I have also seen 219 and 220.
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
Is that not 417 on the Jamboree Attractions letterhead above?
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
Colin.Bee wrote:Is that not 417 on the Jamboree Attractions letterhead above?
Yes
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
Does anyone know when parker first saw or became aware of Elvis?
It's obvious from this letter in May, that he had already helped out with some bookings.
It's amazing how fast Elvis caught on without even the internet, TV, or a national hit.
The people just knew.
It's obvious from this letter in May, that he had already helped out with some bookings.
It's amazing how fast Elvis caught on without even the internet, TV, or a national hit.
The people just knew.
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
It's funny how the first paragraph is written at double space, while the rest of the letter is single space. He realized he would need two paper sheets, right ? Maybe he ran out of paper.
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
Mister Moon wrote:It's funny how the first paragraph is written at double space, while the rest of the letter is single space. He realized he would need two paper sheets, right ? Maybe he ran out of paper.
Maybe that's the Dutch way and then he remembered..
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Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
AndresVanKujik wrote:Mister Moon wrote:It's funny how the first paragraph is written at double space, while the rest of the letter is single space. He realized he would need two paper sheets, right ? Maybe he ran out of paper.
Maybe that's the Dutch way and then he remembered..
Yes, ha ha. If I'm not mistaken, every example I have seen of a typewritten letter sent by Parker was done at single space, and often a single paragraph, which shows extremely bad taste.
Re: Letter dated May 25, 1955 from Tom Parker to Bob Neal
pbelard@hotmail.com wrote:In May 1955 Tom Parker wrote a letter to Bob Neal re Elvis. It is an interesting letter. Parker mentions "rotten apples" in the music business. Later on in the letter, he wrote " I am not one of the type of personalities that tries to cut out a manager, as you well know a good many would do and perhaps are trying to do."
No doubt this sentence was a great comfort to Hank Snow when he was pushed out of the contract he and Parker had with Elvis!
My question is: Does anybody have a cleaner version of the letter and is it known whetherTP55May25TP copy.jpg Bob Neal replied?
Is this letter full of irony or is it just me?
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