Colonel Tom Parker Wikipedia. Tom Parker. Parker in 1. Born. Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk1. June 2. 6, 1. 90. Breda, Netherlands. Died. January 2. 1, 1. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Occupation. Talent manager. SpousesMarie Francis Mott m. Label Tom And Jerry 121 LabelleLoanne Miller m. Thomas Andrew Colonel Tom Parker born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk June 2. January 2. 1, 1. 99. Dutch born American manager of Elvis Presley. His success with Presley defined the role of masterminding talent management, which involved every facet of the clients life and was seen as central to the success of Presleys career. Parkers exceptionally high earnings have led some to question whether it came at the detriment of his client. While other managers took compensation in the range of 1. St. Louis Search Results from St. Louis Business Journal. Thomas Edward Patrick Tom Brady, Jr. San Mateo, Califrnia, 3 de agosto de 1977 um jogador de futebol americano que atua como quarterback pelo New England. Label Tom And Jerry 121 Label Templates' title='Label Tom And Jerry 121 Label Templates' />Parker took as much as 5. Presleys life. Presley said of Parker, I dont think Id have ever been very big if it wasnt for him. Hes a very smart man. For many years, Parker falsely claimed to have been born in the United States, but it eventually emerged that he had been born in the Netherlands. Early lifeeditParker was born in Breda, the Netherlands,4 the seventh of 1. As a boy, he worked as a barker at carnivals in his hometown, learning many of the skills that he would require later while working in the entertainment industry. At age 1. Parker moved to Rotterdam, gaining employment on boats in the port town. At age 1. America to make his fortune. A year later, with enough money to sustain him for a short period, he entered America illegally by jumping ship from his employers vessel. During his first visit there, he traveled with a Chautauqua educational tent show, before returning briefly to the Netherlands. Alanna Nash, in The Colonel, her biography of Parker, wrote that there were questions about a murder in Breda in which Parker may have been a suspect or at least a person of interest. This may have motivated him to avoid seeking a passport, as the Netherlands has an active extradition treaty with the United States, and he may have wanted to avoid criminal arrest by Dutch authorities in that case. OUr-sC6UHiw/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Label Tom And Jerry 121 Labeled' title='Label Tom And Jerry 121 Labeled' />Parker returned to America at age 2. Netherlands. 4 He enlisted in the United States Army, taking the name Tom Parker from the officer who interviewed him, to disguise the fact he was an illegal immigrant. He served two years in the 6. Coast Artillery United States, at Fort Shafter, in Hawaii, and shortly afterwards re enlisted at Fort Barrancas, Florida. Although Parker had served honorably before, he went AWOL this time and was charged with desertion. He was punished with solitary confinement, from which he emerged with a psychosis that led to two months in a mental hospital,4 and he was discharged from the Army because of his mental condition. Following his discharge, Parker worked at a number of jobs, including food concessions and gaming carnivals. He began to build up a list of contacts that would prove valuable in later years. In 1. Parker married 2. Marie Francis Mott. They struggled to survive through the Great Depression, working short cons and traveling the country seeking work. Parker would later claim that at times they had had to live on as little as 1 a week US1. Early talent management 1. Parker first became involved in the music industry as a music promoter in 1. Gene Austin. 9 Despite having sold over 8. Austins career had hit a bad patch. He had wasted much of his fortune on partying, cars, mansions, and women,9 and his popularity had been eclipsed by new singers, such as Bing Crosby. Parker, charged with the task of promoting the star, found the career transition to be a smooth one, using much of his carny experience to sell tickets and pack in the crowds. He was a very good promoter, but he had his sights set on management. Austin offered Parker the opportunity to move to Nashville, Tennessee, where music was becoming a big business, but for reasons unknown Parker turned him down. Instead, Parker decided to stay in Temple Terrace, Florida, with his family, perhaps to avoid having to fill in paperwork that could expose his illegal status. Within a year, he had the opportunity to become a legal citizen of the United States a new law allowed illegal aliens the chance to become citizens in return for their promise to fight for the country during World War II, if required. He served in the peacetime army as a precondition for taking advantage of that, but he never subsequently applied to become a citizen. Parker decided against registering, possibly to prevent his previous Army record from becoming public. Instead, he found employment as a field agent with a local animal shelter, the Hillsborough County Humane Society. The job not only offered him a secure wage, it also offered a rent free apartment above the Humane Society in a remote part of West Tampa for him and his family. With the Society in need of funds, Parker set about using his promotional experience to raise money and awareness for the shelter. Through the fundraising, Parker found himself heading to Tennessee to find acts to perform at his charity events,1. Minnie Pearl and Eddy Arnold. Eventually, Parker began getting more involved in music promotion again, this time for himself rather than the Society. In 1. 94. 5, Parker became Arnolds full time manager, signing a contract for 2. Over the next few years he would help Arnold secure hit songs, television appearances, and live tours. In 1. 94. 8, Parker received the rank of colonel in the Louisiana State Militia from Jimmie Davis, the governor of Louisiana and a former country singer, in return for work Parker did on Daviss election campaign. The rank was honorary, since Louisiana had no organized militia, but Parker used the title throughout his life, becoming known simply as the Colonel to many acquaintances. A young singer, Tommy Sands, caught Parkers eye in 1. Parker immediately set about promoting him. He arranged live appearances and became something of a father figure to the then 1. Sands. 1. 3 Parker had intended to mold Sands into the next Roy Rogers, but Sands had no interest in such a plan. Prince Of Persia Full Version there. Instead, Parker sent demonstration recordings to Steve Sholes at RCA. Scholes showed little interest in Sands, but promised that he would attempt to find songs he might be able to record. Arnold fired Parker in 1. Parkers growing involvement with the singer Hank Snow. However, Parker remained involved in many of Arnolds live tours and demanded a buyout of 5. Parker and Snow eventually formed Hank Snow Enterprises and Jamboree Attractions, a successful promotional outfit for up and coming country singers. Finding Elvis PresleyeditIn early 1. Appleworks 6 For Mac'>Appleworks 6 For Mac. Parker became aware of a young singer named Elvis Presley. Presley had a singing style different from the current trend, and Parker was immediately interested in the future of this musical style. Presleys first manager was Scotty Moore, the guitarist in his band, who was encouraged by Sun Records owner Sam Phillips to become his manager to protect Elvis from unscrupulous music promoters. In the beginning, Presley, Moore, and the bassist Bill Black were a trio, the Blue Moon Boys. However, when Presley signed a recording contract with Phillips, Moore and Black were excluded from the contract. Phillips told them to make a separate deal with Elvis. According to Moore, Presley agreed to take 5. Moore and Black would split the other 5.