Elvis's popularity stifled by poor management and blinkered record company marketing: Several years ago, music writer Brian W. Fairbanks wrote a thoughtful article about Elvis’ pervasive presence in society, “Elvis is Everywhere”. In it, Fairbanks directed criticism at both Colonel Parker and RCA........

His unrivaled popularity, even in death, is proof that talent and charisma are more important to stardom than marketing or management. Elvis had the worst manager of them all in the form of Colonel Tom Parker, a con man to whom many give undue credit for Presley’s success. But Parker latched on to Presley only after the star had conquered the South in ways unseen since the Civil War. Parker rode Presley’s coattails to glory while creating hurdles that his client had to overcome.

The long string of mindless movies that wasted the star’s talent for almost a decade were Parker’s idea. And if Parker had had his way, the 1968 TV special that rescued Elvis from

Hollywood’s manipulative and destructive claws would have been a cozy, mild-mannered hour of Christmas carols rather than the dynamic showcase for Elvis’s talents that it became.

Nor did RCA Victor, the record company that bought his contract from Sun Records, provide him with much support. The label treated its biggest star as little more than a steady source of predictable profits. Knowing his records would always sell a minimum number of copies, the company rarely gave his albums and singles the promotional push that would have increased his existing fan base. Until his death, his RCA contract required him to crank out three albums a year at a time when major artists were considered prolific if they released only one in the same time period. With Presley product flooding the market, it’s little wonder that after 1972’s “Burning Love,” his singles consistently failed to crack the top ten and his albums stalled below the half million mark needed for gold certification. (News, Source: EIN Archives)

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Kommentar von Elvis Express:

ELVIS COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN GREATER - For a long time now, we at E.E.R have
been saying that Colonel Parker made some of the worse decisions in music history and
actually (believe it or not) held Elvis and his career back! Imagine how much more of a
musical legend Elvis could have been if Parker had dropped the ridiculous demands of song
writers handing over chunks of their song royalties or Elvis only being allows to record songs
which were held by the publishing companies that Parker had dibs in. Or not having to
perform in the same old Vegas showroom for low payments and while the patrons ate their
dinners. Or constantly touring the same old towns and cities around America. Then of course
there is the crazy record releases not worthy of an artist of Elvis’ calibre, again, thanks to
Parker and the lack of vision from those in charge of his catalogue at RCA Records.

anschließend an das Eingangsposting ist es doch n büschen vermessen, immer noch mehr zu verlangen. sehr unwahrscheinlich dass Elvis seine Karriere als gedeckelt empfand. er wurde als King gefeiert. und brauchte keine Taylor, die dies in die Öffentlchkeit lancierte.

Es ist natürlich immer schwierig, die Nummer 1 zu kritisieren. Aber ich denke auch, dass Elvis hätte mehr erreichen können, bzw. dass es nicht geschadet hätte, wenn man sich mehr um das Produkt ELVIS gekümmert hätte (zum Beispiel mehr Sorgfalt bei den Gestaltungen der LP-Cover, der Drehbücher, etc.).

also ich hätte ihn ein paar Sachen auf Deutsch singen und bei Dieter Thomas Heck auftreten lassen.

Die Leistung von Colonel Thomas Parker zu beurteilen ist wirklich schwierig. Er hat geniale Sachen gemacht und auch fürchterliche. In einer perfekten Welt hätte er Elvis ins Fernsehen gebracht und somit zu Superstar erhoben und ihn folgend nur in Spitzenproduktionen mitwirken lassen. In einer perfekten Welt wäre Elvis nicht so krank geworden und trübsinnig und würde noch leben.

Parker war eben wie er war. Er und Elvis wurden sehr groß und schmierten da oben irgendwie ab. Das ist aber wohl auch ein rutschiges Parkett da oben...

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wärst Du auch schon lange unter ner wohlhabenden Haube.

Das wäre ja schlimmer als die Filme gewesen!:traurig: