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His management of Presley's career rewrote the rules of the role of a manager in the entertainment industry and is credited with being instrumental in Elvis's success, demonstrating total dedication to his client's interests (and his own). He took a percentage fee far higher than the traditional 10% of the income, rising to 50% toward the end of Presley's life; yet he succeeded in turning Elvis Presley into a world-class star. Presley said of Parker, "I don't think I would have become this big with another manager.
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Colonel Tom Parker
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