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Nash, Alanna Kay was born on August 16, 1950 in Louisville. Daughter of Allan and Emily Kay (Derrick) Nash.
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(Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley) Author: Alanna Nash published on (June, 2006)
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The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
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(The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley ) Author: Alanna Nash Jul-2010
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The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
(In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: T...)
In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch, explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis Presley. The result is a book that reads like the most riveting of real-life detective stories -- one that will completely change your view of Presley's life, success, and death. While scores of books have been written about Elvis Presley, this is the first meticulously researched biography of Tom Parker written by someone who knew him personally. And for anyone truly interested in the performer many consider the greatest and most influential of the twentieth century, it is impossible to understand how Elvis came to be such a phenomenon without examining the life and mind of Parker, the man who virtually controlled Elvis's every move. Alanna Nash has been covering the story of Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker since the day of Presley's funeral in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the first journalist allowed to view Presley's body, a compelling and surprising sight. But the profile of Parker attending the funeral in a Hawaiian shirt and a baseball cap was even stranger, and led her to investigate the man behind the myth. It has been known for twenty years that Thomas Andrew Parker was, in fact, born in Holland as Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk. But Nash has dug much deeper and, in a masterpiece of reporting, unearthed never-before-seen documents, including Parker's army records and psychiatric evaluations, and the original police report of an unsolved murder case in Holland that lies at the heart of the Parker mystery. In the process of weighing the evidence, she answers the biggest riddle in the history of the music industry, as it becomes clear that every move Parker made in the handling of Elvis Presley -- from why he never allowed Elvis to perform in Europe, to why he didn't halt Elvis's drug use, to why he put him in so many mediocre movies, and even the Colonel's direction of Presley's army career -- was designed to protect Parker's own secrets. Filled with startling new material, her book challenges even the most familiar precepts of the Presley saga -- everything we presumed about Parker's handling of the world's most famous entertainer must now be reevaluated in the light of information Nash reveals about Parker, who cared little for Presley beyond what the singer could do to bolster the Colonel's precarious position as an illegal alien. Elvis Presley, as one of Parker's unwitting victims, paid a major price for the Colonel's past and his overwhelming need to be more important than his client. As a result, Presley was never allowed to reach his potential and died in drug-induced frustration over his stunted and mismanaged career. In this astonishing, impeccably written, and vastly entertaining book, Nash proves that the only figure in American popular culture as fascinating as Elvis Presley is Colonel Tom Parker, the man who shaped Elvis, who in turn helped shape us.
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Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music by Alanna Nash (22-Oct-2002) Paperback
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Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music
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Interviews with 27 country stars reveal the range of personalities and viewpoints that make up today's country music scene. Journalist Alanna Nash speaks in candid interviews with performers about Nashville's music industry, changes in the country audience over the past thirty years, and their own releationships to their music. Nash's interviews showcase the diversity of the performers (from college-educated professionals to ex-convicts) and their audiences. Interviewees include Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Brenda Lee, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty, Naomi and Wynonna Judd, Bill Monroe, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Hank Williams Jr., Chet Atkins, and Willie Nelson.
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Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood
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When in June 1968, clad in black leather, a nervous Elvis Presley made his now legendary '68 Comeback Special, Alan Fortas was one of the five friends asked to be on stage with him. Fortas ultimately spent nearly 12 years working for Elvis, having been asked to join his fraternity of bodyguards and close buddies that came to be known as the Memphis Mafia back in 1958. He chronicles the time he spent living, traveling, and playing hard with Elvis during that time, during which he watched Elvis become increasingly disillusioned with the endless stream of movies he was forced to act in, saw him become increasingly reliant on drugs, and witnessed Elvis's colorful sex life.
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(The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley ) Author: Alanna Nash May-2013
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- The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley 1st edition by Nash, Alanna (2003) Hardcover
- Golden Girl : The Story of Jessica Savitch by Alanna Nash (1996-03-01)
- Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood by Alan Fortas (2008-06-01)
- Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood by Alan Fortas (2008-06-01)
- Golden Girl : The Story of Jessica Savitch (When NBC's first anchorwoman, Jessica Savitch, died ...)
- Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia (Three of Elvis's friends who shared his life 24 hour...)
- Golden Girl : The Story of Jessica Savitch Japanese Edition
- Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music by Alanna Nash (2002-10-22)
- Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood by Alan Fortas (2008-06-01)
Alanna Kay Nash
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Alanna Kay Nash, American Critic, writer. Recipient National Production awards Alpha Epsilon Rho, 1971. Member Society Professional Journalists (board directors Louisville chapter since 1987, vice president 1992-1993, president 1993-1994, National Member of Year award 1994, Howard Dubin award 1994), Authors Guild, American Society Journalists and Authors, Country Music Association.
Education
Bachelor, Stephens College, 1972; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1974.
Career
Music critic Louisville Courier Journal, 1977. Writer, producer Station We Have A Signal, Louisville, 1980. President Alandale Productions, since 1981.
Freelance writer specializing in the arts Stereo Review, Esquire, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Ladies Home Journal, contributinf editor, Reader's Digest, United States of America Weekend, television Guide, Wired, Amazon.com, Mississippi, Glamour, Working Woman, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Video, Disney Adventures, Penthouse, Playgirl, Playboy, The Perfect Vision, since 1964. Country music editor Musicmaker.com, 2000-2001.
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The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
(In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: T...)
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Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia
(Three of Elvis's friends who shared his life 24 hours a d...)
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Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood
( When in June 1968, clad in black leather, a nervous Elv...)
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Golden Girl : The Story of Jessica Savitch
(When NBC's first anchorwoman, Jessica Savitch, died at ag...)
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Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music
(Interviews with 27 country stars reveal the range of pers...)
- The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley 1st edition by Nash, Alanna (2003) Hardcover
- (Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley) Author: Alanna Nash published on (June, 2006)
- Golden Girl : The Story of Jessica Savitch by Alanna Nash (1996-03-01)
- The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
- (The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley ) Author: Alanna Nash Jul-2010
- Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood by Alan Fortas (2008-06-01)
- Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music by Alanna Nash (22-Oct-2002) Paperback
- Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood by Alan Fortas (2008-06-01)
- Golden Girl : The Story of Jessica Savitch Japanese Edition
- Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music by Alanna Nash (2002-10-22)
- (The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley ) Author: Alanna Nash May-2013
- Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood by Alan Fortas (2008-06-01)
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The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
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Member Society Professional Journalists (board directors Louisville chapter since 1987, vice president 1992-1993, president 1993-1994, National Member of Year award 1994, Howard Dubin award 1994), Authors Guild, American Society Journalists and Authors, Country Music Association.
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Recipient National Production awards Alpha Epsilon Rho, 1971, Media Achievement award Country Music Association, 2004, Belmont award for best book in country music, 2004.Recipient National Production awards Alpha Epsilon Rho, 1971, Media Achievement award Country Music Association, 2004, Belmont award for best book in country music, 2004.