SOLDIER PRESLEY’S CONCERNS
After the recording session in Nashville, Elvis returns to Fort Hood, where he continues his instruction and learning process. Everything and being in military service, the contact between manager and artist is permanent. The Colonel is in charge of his pupil’s entire career and manages everything necessary so that during Elvis’ absence, his name does not disappear from the music or film market. One of Elvis’s various conversations shows Parker how concerned he is about his future, constantly repeating that his audience would forget about him. The Colonel was not worried.
Musically, the contract with RCA was long-term, so that once he returned to civilian life, he would have room to make new recordings and with the peace of mind that his record company had unlimited faith.
Cinematographically he had also done a good job, since Parker had agreements with different film companies (Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox) for several productions, thus guaranteeing the career of his pupil for a certain period of time. At that time, and to have his closest relatives close to him, he had them moved to a temporary trailer near the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas. Later, and to have more comforts, they move to a house on July 1.
KING CREOLE WILL COME TO BE CONSIDERED ELVIS PRESLEY’S BEST FILM
In July 1958, “King Creole”, Elvis’s fourth film, premiered nationally and the reviews were the best he would ever get for his performance. His impressive list of co-stars and supporting crew includes, among others: Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dean Jagger and Vic Morrow. It becomes one of the five highest-grossing films of 1958. King Creole will come to be considered Elvis’s best film, for its greatest performance, quality, and proof of his potential to become a serious and respected actor although the filmmaking This desire will remain forever out of reach for the benefit of purely economic aspects.
The King Creole soundtrack will also be a bestseller thanks to songs like Trouble, New Orleans, Dixieland Rock. The single with the songs “Heard Headed Woman” and “Don’t Ask Me Why” taken from the same film will also be a success, reaching number 2 on the Billboard charts.
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