What happened red west, sonny west, dave hebler, steve. Robert gene red west march 8, 1936 july 18, 2017 was an american actor, film stuntman and songwriter. It became a bestseller, and the profits went to murdochs news. Looking slightly uncomfortable, joe esposito repeated linda called and was wondering if youre going to pay the. Transcript of telephone conversation between red west and elvis. The whole point of the book was to embarrass elvis, to try to make him come to his senses. Elvis performed 1123 concerts from 1969 to 1977 over fifteen individual las vegas and five lake tahoe seasons, plus 29 tours of the usa. For more biographical information about red elvises, order or download the book igor and the red elvises by marla j. Ein interviews marshall terrill cowriter of sonny wests new book. As a chronicle of the kings mainstream breakthrough year and thus a critical year in american pop culture elvis 56 is a breathtaking document. Elvis pushed to edge by bodyguards tellall book daily mail online. Four months later red west, sonny west and dave hebler were sacked from presleys entourage and the trio worked.
I do think a lot of this maybe true but at the same time it seems it was written to get back at. Red, a burly athlete standing 61, told the bullies, youre gonna have to give me one first. Books about elvis presley fiction and nonfiction 92 books. Elvis presley red wests wedding to elvis secretary pat boyd july 1, 1961. Sonny was a member of elvis presleys memphis mafia entourage who met elvis in 1958 before elvis. This book is the one elvis didnt want to get out but it doesnt matter he still would have been the best had he been with us today this book is a great read and gives you a great insight what elvis was like behind closed doors no worse than anybody else in his position but a really nice guy shame hes still not here with us today to tell us in.
I believe that ginger alden, as any human would, and her family have at times been subjected to terrible commentsthreatsname calling about her relationship with elvis and that is sad. Elvis 56 by elvis presley 889853443314 vinyl lp barnes. The book, which is based on the personal accounts of three of elvis former. Passing completely unnoticed in the same year was the thirtieth anniversary of the most shocking and influential elvis biography ever written elvis. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The collaboration, which started in 2002, is the long awaited followup to the 1977 book, elvis. Sonny west first met elvis at humes high school memphis. The guards, robert gene west, his cousin sonny west, and david hebler, had.
Dec 20, 2005 new sonny west book ready after three years of writing and research, sonny west and marshall terrill have completed their tentatively titled book, elvis. Upon his firing, west wrote the controversial elvis. Oct, 2017 elvis returned the call from red west and for the first time after the firing they had a long talk. He and his cousin red west were fired in july of 1976, because they had tried to stop elvis from taking so many prescription drugs, and elvis didnt like this at all. Red west died aged 81 in 2017 and his cousin sonny died aged 78 the same year. Jul 19, 2017 red west, elvis friend and actor, is dead. Red west and elvis presley were friends ever since the day in high school when red broke up a plan by some punks in the boys room to give shy outsider elvis an unwanted haircut with a pair of scissors. The bodyguards, the cousins red west and sonny west and dave hebler, felt. Elvis and red west became close friends when red volunteered to help drive elvis, scotty moore, bill black and dj fontana around the southern us states for their early tours of 19551956. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Elvis presley red wests wedding to elvis secretary pat boyd. Red west, sonny west and dave hebler got fired in 1976, so they wrote a book about elvis called elvis what happened.
Loved this book couldnt get enough of all the antidotes about elvis s life. The circumstances are not clear, but apparently the man broke 3 ribs and also has some cuts, abrasions and bruises. Here are 14 new overdubs of some outstanding presley vocals, showcased in new musical settings played by some of todays top musicians. Red west wrote if you talk in your sleep, im a fool and separate ways. Many believe that this book put elvis on a downward spiral from which he never recovered. Elvis in paris 60th anniversary bear family records. But the book was there to make elvis realize his serious problems that red tried to confront him about. The book came out 10 days before elvis was found dead. Red west originally did my babe and if every day was like christmas. Gary james interview with elvis bodyguard sonny west. He first met elvis in high school, where he was a year behind him. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text.
This 2003 reissue features the same 22 songs including two alternate takes, notably a previously unissued take of heartbreak hotel as the earlier disc, but an uptotheminute remixing and remastering has vastly improved the sound quality. The book was released two weeks before elvis death on aug. Iirc, the book mainly concentrates on the good times. Sonny west spoke to as it happens a day after elvis died from our archives, heres some of what sonny west told guest host jeff carruthers at the time. Anyway, suddenly just to show me what he is talking about, he. Why did elvis presley fire three of his body guards answers.
New sonny west book ready book elvis presley ezine. In 2007 elvis presley fans took special note of the thirtieth anniversary of their idols death. Red west, a boyhood friend and member of elvis presleys memphis mafia who appeared in many of the singers movies as well as in road house, black sheep squadron and goodbye solo, has died. Sonny west was one of his bodyguards and head of security, until a year before elvis s death. She jumped in her car and saw the ambulance on elvis. Truly one of the nicest guys i ever interviewed, we talked about everything elvis. Sonny west first met elvis at humes high school memphis sonny west died may 24 2017 nashville after a long illness.
West played football for the memphis tigers high school football team, boxed in the golden gloves and played football for the jones county junior college. Remembering red and sonny west, members of elvis famous. Red west interview for the elvis information network. Jul 20, 2017 red west and two other members of thememphis mafia, sonny west and david hebler, were ultimately fired by elvis father, vernon presley, in 1976. He first met elvis in high school and went on to work for elvis as a bodyguard until 1976. It has been reported that elvis wanted to oneday write a book entitled through my eyes but sadly elvis. Red west, elvis presleys boyhood bestie and longtime costar. Red elvises have performed for large festivals, private parties, and played on massive stages such as 2005s live 8 benefit concert. Ginger finds out elvis is paying lindas rent book excerpt from elvis and ginger from the book elvis and ginger by ginger alden excerpt from pages 182183 thats okay. Elvis charged me with this responsibility, empowering me and inspiring me to write this book when he said, the world knows elvis presley all right, but they dont know me. Elvis presleys livein nurse at graceland releasing memoir. Equally as sad are the vitriol hatred blaming red and sonny west for elvis death. Scandalous tellall book revealed elvis presleys drug.
Now we are talking about some of this heavy psychic stuff, and elvis is talking about how he believed he was destined to do something very big in his life apart from show business. He was known for being a close confidant of elvis presley. Word for word, by jerry osborne we thought it was a good idea of posting it here and share it with you a portuguese version. Robert red gene west was a close friend of elvis presley and a member of presleys inner circle, known as the memphis mafia. Elvis presley with bodyguard red west on right on july 28th, 1976. Do read this book, but dont finish and even think you know elvis. Elvis and red west became close friends when red volunteered to help drive elvis, scotty moore, bill black and dj fontana around the southern us states for their early tours of.
I read that red west regrets his involvement in the book elvis, what happened. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Getty images thats the heartbreak red took to his grave when he died of a heart attack on july 18 at the age of 81. I was working in a bookstore, before i worked at ballantine, but this tale spun by red west was the first insider glimpses we. Red west was a close longtime elvis friend who penned a controversial book about the king. What is the name of the book elvis presleys bodyguards.
From all these series or seasons of performances the most interesting are inevitably the opening and closing concerts when elvis would show more excitement and interest. While the cause behind his death remains unclear, reports. Sonny west, coauthor of the august 1977 gossip book elvis what happened and persona non grata at most elvis events, took a fall off his daughters porch. Scandalous tellall book revealed elvis presleys drug addiction. Trusted bodyguards sonny and red west had for years. Published by balantine nonfiction 27215 three of the kings closest companions tell a shocking, bizarre story. The book, which is based on the personal accounts of three of elvis former bodyguards, went into detail on the singers dangerous drugdependence.
No elvis presley never authored any type of book whatsoever. This is the book that came out just before his death and was written by his former friends and bodyguardsmembers of the memphis mafia, red and sonny west. Scandalous tellall book revealed elvis presleys drug addiction just. Some suspected it was a retaliatory moneymaking exercise, but with elvis death within weeks of publication the books claims proved accurate. Trusted bodyguards sonny and red west had for years begged elvis to seek help for his constant pillpopping. Sonny west in hospital update people elvis presley e. His death comes two months after the death of his cousin, sonny west, may 2017. Elvis what happened red west, sonny west, dave hebler as. Ein i was totally enthralled by your earlier book about sergeant presley rex. Screen star debra paget and elvis fell hard for each other after making love me tender despite published stories that she considered him. Dunleavy told me the assignment to do the elvis book came from the very top. The people that put us down before they read it, then theyre wrong, jeff. Ill never forget the incredible coincidence that this book was originally published the month the king passed allegedly.
If the book was there for elvis to wake up, why wasnt it retreated direct after elvis death, because it could not serve its purpose any more. Red west member of elvis presley memphis mafia red west the longtime confidante and bodyguard of elvis presley who became a successful film and television actor. It was a book that talked about the womanizing, drug. Red west was working on an autobiography before his death last july. From the same producer who did the widely acclaimed cds elvis. The true story of the love between priscilla presley and the king of rock n roll by priscilla presley, last tr. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Unfollow elvis books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Private nurse pens book about life with elvis presley.
Elvis s brother reveals a tellall book pushed king of rock and roll over the edge after he couldnt face being exposed as a drug addict. Aug 14, 2015 private nurse pens book about life with elvis presley. Elvis presley phone call with red west in october 1976. Red west, sonny west and dave hebler, as told to steve dunleavy. I love elvis and have read 5 or 6 other books that cherry coat everything. Is priscilla, lisa marie, or elvis presley enterprises responsible for the demise of this book. The name of the book that the bodyguards of the late elvis presley wrote is called elvis. Published by ballantine books, elvis what happened. Blue suede news elviss brother reveals a tellall book. It broke the true story about his excessive druge use, and painted a very unflattering portrait of him. His death, only two weeks after the books publication in july 1977, made it highly topical and helped boost its. You can say it in front of ginger and rosemary, elvis said.
Red west was born in memphis, tennessee in march 1936 and passed away in july 2017. There was the overall tone of regret on both sides, and elvis speech patterns indicted extreme stress, distress and depression. Elvis presley pushed aside childhood friend and bodyguard red west, who tried to save the king from drugs, but was banished from his inner circle instead. Cousins red west and sonny west had known elvis since highschool, and dave hebler was a part of elvis entourage from 19721976. Interview with sonny west elvis articles elvis australia. Sure, he did it in part revenge, and rightly so too elvis deserved it as he wasnt listening to people on his problems. The book compiled the experiences of former presley bodyguards red west, sonny west, and dave hebler, as told to steve dunleavy. Elvis 100% phone conversation between elvis and red west. West died july 18, 2017 after suffering an aortic aneurysm at the baptist hospital in memphis. He was known for being a close confidant and bodyguard for rock and roll singer elvis presley. A west tennessee woman who was elvis presleys private nurse is releasing a book about her life around the music legend and his family letetia henley kirk lived on the grounds of graceland.
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