Red West was a good friend to Elvis. I love all their stories. Sonny West could tell good stories and love hearing them all. I know Sonny wrote another book called still taking care of Business and glad he did. I wish they never wrote the first book and I think they probably wished they didn’t but still in all Rlvid loved them and they loved Elvis. They sure had some good times and now most of them are up there with their friend Elvis probably Rockin and a Rolling and have a ball. R.I.P. Elvis and his Memphis Mafia friends. Jerry is still here but most are with Elvis now.❤️🎼🎼❤️🎤🕺🎶🎶🎶
George I grew up in Memphis 1956-1973.....I was in Elvis Unit in Germany and in 68-69 I lived next door to the Circle G Ranch. My School bus from Horn Lake elementary stopped at the gate every morning to pick up a young girl at the ranch. I used to watch you guys ride horse out there. :) Great memories GK, Thanks -Herb
George Klein had great wisdom to do these shows. He clearly states to Red at the end that now this story (or as Red said, "part of it") is on video "many years from now, young people" will be able to pull it out from the video library and there he will be telling all about it. It turns out that it's even more important than that as the entire world can easily watch it on RU-vid. I'm glad we have this footage, but sure wish we still had THEM. Merry Christmas 12/24/23 - JD Myers
Goodbye, Red West, and thank you for all your great songs, movies. books, service to USA,. You'll always live on in.my thoughts as a man of great talents and honour.
I realize that it's impossible for most anyway but wouldn't it be amazing to go back in time and be a spectator too those events dang man I wished I knew people.
Hey George.G k your a wonderful man.and Elvis true friend .always live Elvis .he would be so proud of you for your dedication.and Billy Smith his double first cousin.and wife jo .real loyalty.
hey man its over, ok I'm glad red sonny and others are alive to tell what went on 40 years ago, it's a good thing, all you people still mad over what, really, get over it, Elvis loved all of those guy's, they loved him, things happen, Elvis Presley will always be #1 🤘
I hear u but if I had a dollar for every story Red has told an made money...What ever happened to just being humble an loving Elvis n keep it pushing👥💔
I agree with you both, it's really hard. I don't like the fact " money was made from the personal information about Elvis". Then on the other hand, I can see Elvis looking down, and saying " you were right Red????. Each to their own feelings, and thoughts, but reasons, behind all anger is " fear, and hurt ". Everyone, please 🙏 Tc ,and Stay safe 🙏. God bless.
I won't comment as such but will tell a story. in 1971 I collected guitar magazines. a friend called on the telephone I was out and my father took the call and wrote on the front of the magazines for me to call the friend back. I was really furious that he had written a message on the magazine. my father died in 1976 and that same magazine is one of my most cherished possessions because it has my father's handwriting on it. The message is that anger can turn anger into love!!
I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s and I love 💕 elviss music and flims too elvis will always be the king 👑 of rock and roll 🎸 my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis 7:12pm
George Kline Called My Dad About a Elvis Presley Pitcher That no one seen But Graceland Never Bought it. it Had A Fan In It Sitting on We ElvisPresley Lap
Elvis thought his guys were very loyal to him. To write a book about Elvis and put things in there that Elvis never wanted out there that was disrespectful. I could understand how E.P. felt. Regardless of what E.P. was doing. It was wrong. They were just pissed off about the fact , of what Vernon did. However, it was Vernon not E.P. There was financing issues obviously. They had to cut cost. I believe that there was more to it then, people was told. I just wish things would of been different. Love E.P. MUSIC. R.I.P. ELVIS. LEGEND
@@sammy5714 If you read what I wrote, which obviously you didn't. If you read up on things , you would of known there was financial issues, you didn't have to be there to know that. Just read it. As I said there was more to it, than people was told. So don't go being a barney bad ass. Go read the facts.
@@sammy5714 Vernon Presley was a greedy POS and an alcoholic. He fired the entire Elvis "mafia" because he feared they were giving Elvis bad financial advice which wasn't true at all.
Red west, lived elvis. Loved elvis. Mistakes on both loves. Go red up there with the king, and all his memphis mafia, together again noises in heaven,! Boy I wish we could be part of your party again..
and if red west himself is out there reading this, you gotta work as a producer on george's movie (if it's still in the works). thanks for all the great elvis stories red! i know you regret being part of that 'tell-all' and wish things had turned out different. you, george, joe and jerry have got to do an elvis movie! hbo, vh1, something! all these elvis stories are great! thanks again red! :)
and to george: you all should do a lifetime movie about elvis or something! vh1! anything! the stories you, jerry, red and joe have to tell! they're great!
Out of all of the Memphis Mafia, (as well as Joe Esposito), I would be far more inclined to believe Red West and his recollections about Elvis and working for him over Marty Lacker, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, even Billy Smith. There was an authenticity about Red West when he's telling the truth. I do believe he loved Elvis like a Brother, and you can love someone as a Brother and still do what he did after he was fired. I hope he regretted them but also came to terms with what he did as well. RIP Red West
Jensen Viperceptor SE Red did his best to save Elvis from himself. If that is seen as disloyalty than so be it, but perhaps if more people around Elvis were "disloyal" he may still be with us.
Most people did not know Elvis 😇 ❤️ has a lot of various physical health problems 🏥 and Elvis was in a lot of physical pain. That was the main reason why Elvis 😇 ❤️ was taking prescription medications (the Media and bad, crazy 😦 mean, manipulative, dishonest, and repulsive people like to call them drugs. Even though Elvis 😇 was physically ill 🤒 he was financially taking care of over 100 💯 people.
I think that you all were so caught up living on Elvis's money, that even if you saw him like he was in 1976, you wouldn't do a thing. The king of these bastards was Tom Parker, he's the #1 guy that didn't care nothing bout Elvis Presley, it was his money West & all these guys remembering him on this show can talk & act like they care NOW, but back then, they just lived in luxury with Elvis's money....except for a few people, like Dixie Locke, Barbara Hearn, June Juanico, his loving mom, & a few others in his life that actually gave a damn about the man, not his money.
You think a lot ... And you know more less than nothing. Unfortunatly Elvis did not had a cool,good Friend like you. You would have forced Elvis Presley to stop taking his prescription drugs, you would have stopped him doing things he loved and really wanted to Do...(if you can)Dream on
Oh right, seems you're the most logical person on here. lol I bet you loved Tom Parker that he did right by Elvis & Parker did nothing wrong, quit thinking, ty.
The Seanmeister Elvis was broke at the time of his death cilla is the won that saved Graceland by turning it into a billion dollar empire i was 4 when he passed i grew up listening 2 his amazing music and ive watch all his quote by Elvis silly movies that he made I've been 2 graceland 5 times amd one day soon i hope I'm going back REST IN SWEET PEACE ELVIS 1935/1977
I had no idea that Red wrote some songs that Elvis actually recorded.....I never knew he was musically inclined. It's interesting because Sam Phillips said one time that Elvis, Scotty and Bill couldn't write a song between them. :÷)
Bullies got to my granddaughter. And she has a disability. The school lost when I had to put her in home-school. Everyone wants out and will eventually get out so ...schools won't need tax money anymore. There won't be any schools left. They had better address it. I had to call the educational Ombudsman for the state, who finally gave her extra time to make it to class w/ overpronated feet. You would think they could see. Who needs the education?
Al Strada, Jerry Schilling Larry Geller, Sam Thompson and Billy Smith. All still with us. Dave Hebler still around too. Unsure of he was ever official M.M.
Billy smith and Jo are now doing a video on called EFM - Elvis fans matter! It’s on you tube! They are doing it and it’s so fun to see them. What great family they are!
Any kind of guy we all seen that he was meaning Elvis. I don't think you can say the any of the people that were around him for a long period Of time didn't care about him didn't love him tremendously. You got to think the kind of guy Elvis was he would make you love him care about him almost instantly and being around him 4 years and getting to know him his personal things I don't believe these guys were in it for the money not at that point. Not then
Sorry the comment I just wrote had a spelling error. I wish they had an edit button so you could fix the errors especially doing it on a pone. But instead of writing Elvis I wrote Rivid.
I still don't know why you respect Red. Everything Red got came about because of his association with Elvis. He got his acting break with Nick Adams, who was Elvis' friend, Elvis got Red into the movies, Red has given Elvis the credit for making it possible. Just like with the song writing, how do you think he got his foot in the door, thanks again Elvis. He wasn't that of a great song writer anyway, none if his songs broke any records not like Elvis former girlfriend Linda Thompson. So that defeats your argument that it had nothing to do with Elvis. Now why is it you respect Red???????
lupe2067 we shouldn't respect any one from them they used Elvis name and Money , they nothing with out Elvis , and a big lier for all the books they been written
I don't blame Red West and his brother I think these guys genuinely care for Elvis and tried to get him to stop and we've all seen it since Elvis, Stars, musicians who are on drugs when your friends try and get them off drugs your friends are gone you're fired and it was no different with Elvis I think they care about him and wanted to help him but you can't help somebody who doesn't think he needs help. The book yeah I can understand Elvis feeling the way he did but I can understand these guys being hurt to buy him. being fired for trying to help him
On the subject of the book, which is a very controversial subject. Everyone needs to stop and think, how do you help Elvis? How do you help someone who has a problem, who won't you let you talk to him? Someone who is addicted to something. If someone has an addiction, It does not matter if it is drugs, alcohol, food, sex. Whatever it is. Whatever it is, you cannot help them, not until they realize that they have a problem and then choose to help themselves. Now, what is an intervention? It is a way of getting to someone with a habit, an addiction and humiliating them. Yes. but how do you get Elvis's attention? How do you humiliate him? The answer is the fans. Now Elvis's lawyers called them up and offered any fee that they wanted, any figure to stop the book. Since fans argue that this is about money. Why didn't they take the deal, I mean they could have asked for any figure because Elvis wanted to stop the book from being published. Red and Sonny literally had Elvis and could have milked him just like colonel Tom Parker was doing. So here is the truth, the book was regrettably a failed intervention. You could argue that it made things worse, but who else tried, who else tried to really stop him. I don't know either Red or Sonny West personally but I do respect them For anyone who says I am wrong or that I am stupid, go ahead and feel free, I am not looking for anyone's approval here. Just one thing more, before you think you can say a thing based on how things were, just remember, you are on the outside looking in. You can't know what is in another man's mind or heart.
They wrote the book out of spite. They wanted to hurt Elvis. It was only after Elvis died that Red realised the mistake they'd made. Then they changed their reasoning saying they wrote it to help him. Nasty people, considering what Elvis did for them. Elvis himself did not ask Red to stop the book, he said "You just do what you gotta do". Shame on them.
we all know the true intentions of that book...but tell me, someone can't regret their actions later on? look, you weren't there when red apologized to george...and george even said it took some time for all of them to welcome back red as a friend. sonny never apologized, why aren't you mad about that? @ least red apologized and has kept his distance from that book over the years.
+carolki13 - The fact of the matter is, the book should never have been written in the first place. Apologies or not. Considering what Elvis did for them over the years, it was shameful that they even considered writing this book. This is what started all the other vile books, especially those written by the Stanley family. They were in the wrong and they all have to live with it on their conscience, end of story.
What was the name of the book that Red and Sonny West wrote together with another fella that I’m so sorry that I can not remember his name? I enjoyed hearing the stories about Elvis from Red and also Sonny, Lamar, Billy Smith, and Marty. The original MEMPHIS Mafia. I was born in 1957 and have DEARLY LOVED ELVIS since I was young girl, and today in my old age I just find out that Red West wrote several songs. To marrow I’m going to Library to hopefully check the book the guys wrote in hopes to help change Elvis into stopping the drugs. Thank U and good nite.
I don’t think they wrote the book to help him l think it was to get back at him for the way that they where sacked as for helping him yes right it did that alright into a early grave it was done out of nastiness
I don't want to see a video or to hear a word by Red West, Sonny West and David Hebler They should only be silent and think of all what they received from Elvis, above all friendship and love, Yes, they were friends too and helped him, but they ruined everything, with a book written only for revenge.
Red was a true friend to Elvis. He was a true person for even sticking up for him from the beginning. I respect him for that. Elvis, unfortunately abused that virtue.
Possibly, but Red wasn't without his own flaws. When Elvis finally had to let him go for financial reasons and because Red was a little too rough with some of the fans, he had the Colonel fire him instead of explaining it to Red himself. Feeling somewhat betrayed, Red wrote a tell-all book. There's fault on both sides.
I've got my own opinion about this man there was a reason Elvis fired him Elvis was a good person do you want to just done it for no reason there was a reason I can pretty much see what and why first of all he must have knew something my opinion is he might have been costing Elvis too much money because he might have had some habits his self and that's why he pre-planned his tape recorder with Elvis because he wanted to jump the gun first and get back at him I can pretty much see there was something there was a reason Elvis would not have just fired somebody he might have cut back on the payroll or whatever but there was a reason why he let him go totally and Elvis was a man of his word and he probably would never tell why I'm like this man I think it was very dirty to what they done to the Elvis carried them for years it had to be something pretty bad and Elvis was type of person that he would have never said nothing just like I said I'm like this guy he jumped the gun because he thought somebody else might
k.m. read my other comment too.Red and Sony were fired due to the several million dollar lawsuits by his fans against Elvis.Sony and Red beat up those fans.Elvis planned to take them back.He always did.Sony and Red knew that Elvis always did make amends and always rehired the people who were fired.
Elvis Presleys twin brother Jessie Presley the first born male child is not buried at Graceland with the Presley family members, the reason being they cannot find the body or grave of Jessie Presley, will Jessie Presley be one of the Great Signs from heaven spoken of in the book of (St.luke 21;11) "and Great Signs shall there be from Heaven ", The coming of Big Brother, That's right "Big Brother ", Fool's we should have knowen, "Sincerely Your's ", Joe Mankiewicz, "The Prophet ".
Exactly, big deal!! 📚 👍 Many wrote books, ect & lived off of Elvis. There would have been stories thrown out there just the same, even if Red woul d have never wrote a book.
@@sammy5714 They should not have written this type of book. Red told Elvis in the phone call that has been released that they never said anything bad about Elvis. That was a lie.
Elvis did let them go but he told his dad to give them enough to live on for 2 to 3 months because he was going to hire them back but his dad didn't do that...they really did betray E in a way
..oui j'ai entendu leur conversation. Je suis vraiment scotchée.. qu' une telle conversation téléphonique entre Red et Elvis puisse être entendue aujourd'hui. C'était sur la ligne téléphonique privée d' Elvis. 😮😮😮🥰.
