You listen to these men and watch their expressions, they loved Elvis, they didn't lose a paycheque and a boss, they loss their brother,father, and best friend all at the same time. To be be able to sit and spend time with Elvis' inner circle would only be described by one word, priceless.
Met Billy Smith at Graceland yesterday. First time he had been back to Graceland in 38 years. Told me stories of how he would lay in bed, next to Elvis, when the drugs got bad, and just watched him through the night to make sure he was OK. Elvis Week at Graceland is an incredible event, you never knew who will show up. Saw Ben Cauley and one of the pilots who flew Elvis around this year. Great times, good memories.......
Red has me laughing 😂 every time! ... He and the rest of these MM guys have practically gave up their own lives for Elvis.. Elvis hired them, loved them & they loved him back. period. They lost Elvis & they lost themselves, sad... "They" r all back togeather once again.. 🎼💫🎼. Really, priscilla wanted her hair red because of Ann. M.! lol. tks for that Billy! ... Tks for sharing ~
Billy, Marty, Lamar, Sonny, Red and the rest of the Memphis Mafia not in this video... I do not blame you. There is no doubt in my mind you all loved him and he loved you in return. There were good times, bad times, times Elvis probably pissed you off and vice versa. I am glad you were there with him. You were all so blessed to have known, loved and lived history with Elvis. He was indeed a legend and you were the witnesses to his life and became famous yourselves by association. What a ride it must've been - once in a lifetime! Thanks for taking care and loving him as long as you did. Be well guys.
This documentary about the boys around E. is very,very good. Should be seen by everyone. I think it shows their true feelings and engagement for Elvis! I think it contains 4-6 hours!
Elvis was just a mortal man, had his ups and his downs, he was just more visible than the rest of us, too bad, the man had a great talent, I was and am a fan. Wish he could have lived longer but then could you imagine a 65 year old Elvis?
Elvisworldwide, You did one great job on making this video I bought the DVD, their is always two sides to the story. and by seeing this dvd, more people will understand what both sides went throught .. I have total respect for Elvis and love is music and always will. Thank you
I think these guys cared alot. I don't know why they wrote the book--but there is real love being shared in this video. I think Elvis' situation was so unique and it was like building blocks--one thing led to another and another until it ended badly for them all.
Elvis and these guys had and unbreakable bond. These old schoolers are telling the truth and nothing but the true. I love Elvis dearly. It is what it is I'm sure it was a lot of stress there. Let the truth be known somebody had to tell the story. Thanks for post the truth shall set us free. PS only you can save yourself you get to want be be helped people are responiable for there own actions.
I have part of this collection, I really enjoyed it, I go back and forth over these guys, much like Elvis did I am sure, I don't like how some of them did Elvis but from interviews like this I can see that they really did care for him, just wish one of them had got through and helped him if he really did have a problem.
These men loved Elvis,I had my doubts until about 6 yrs ago i got thes tapes and watched them.I always though Red and Sonny loved him ,But Billy Idolized him .
Hey guys, If your wondering if he knew how much you cared for him, well if I can see it, you can bet he saw that too. Just continue to remember, memory allows those we love to live on forever
I watch the elvis maifia and u realise these men truley loved elvis .like most people say u don't know wot u have until its gone .no matter who tyres to copy elvis .they will never ever get as bud a voise as he had .I don't think he knew how big a star he had become .I wish I'd met the Memphis mafia to me they were the real deal .red grew up with elvis he he was elvis.s first body guArd .rip red .rip to those who have died since .they say they didn't realise what was going on with elvis but knew s something bud was happening .
The chances of him being saved were very slim. This is because there were very few people with the power and authority to make him do something he was resistant to. Only his father or Colonel Parker had the clout to make him take a big, long break and address his problem. Everyone else had to watch their step or they would quickly find themselves on the outer. And that goes for all the well-meaning fans who think they could have done any better.
Col. Parker should never have worked a man so hard like he did. He was greedy to fulfill his gambling addiction. These guys were in a hard spot. You either tell the truth to Elvis and get fired or you go along with it and watch him burn out and die. Not even the young musicians today could keep a schedule like Elvis did. It literally takes drugs to do that. The human body just can't take that kind of stress. These guys all loved Elvis till the end. RIP guys.
E called Frank and told him he'd just lost his three bodyguards. Frank said "I'll take care of it." E said , "No, I'll takce of it. Don't worry about it." But Frank offered to help in any way he could. Which was interesting. Both that E called him and that Frank made the offer. ----Lamar Fike, REV of MM
I love your stories, it's fun to listen and get a visual, you guys loved him like family:) I'm so sorry for your loss but he'll always be with you, he's a part of you
Men being around a man who was so unique and they just wanted to be around him because they really didn't even know what they were really experiencing but they knew that they had to be in this place with him.
U had to be there to understand on how shit worked with E. Thses guys saw all the shades of E from,happy to very dark. We can all assume who might've played th bad guy because we as fans are still angry n frustrate even after alllllllllllllll these yrs of E being gone but, again we cannot comprehend the magnitude of such a era of a time where not only was there a man who was bigger than life and just entrenched the music n feeling to the world.E gripped the world because he was real,he was original,he was FKN ELIVS PRESLEY GODDAMIT!. I remeber seeing his funeral on my folks black n white on a cold n dreary afternoon coming ome from school. That shit still haunts me to this day. We should all be fortunate to either see this amazing unique being or just plain able to comprend to what this man accomplished in suxh a short time on this planet. LONG LIVE E!
Nobody has the energy to hate you, I just wish you would see that these guys loved him like a brother and you taking shots at him to them is just wrong. No one is perfect we know that:)
Elvis had an advanced copy of the book, supposely Frank Sinatra called and offered to have the book killed. E declined. Red taped a phone convo, which can be heard on youtube and E said do what you need to do. Reading the book today it's not that bad, but E had a milk and cookies image and it did damage that.
👍 The book is not all crap but funny moments and truth, nothing but the truth. If Red were still here, he,d straight tell anyone, anytime why he decided after many useless attempts to write this book. NO ONE could approach Elvis either way. They did. ~
To be clear, they believed they were entitled to more than a week's pay after being terminated -- so they were pissed off at E. Sonny said: It was out of anger and resentment when we wrote it." That said, the book was the only public attempt to shame Elvis into getting off the meds. At least they tried.
I would like to see all of this. Memphis Mafia Remembers. Is that the name of it? Where could I find it. Sounds interesting. I don't personnally like some of these guys, but would like to hear what else they talk about. Can someone tell me where I could find this. If it is still available. Thank you.
@cartyajc It's titled Elvis Aaron Presley By Alanna Nash. It had been out of print in the around early to mid 2000's and even used copies on Amazon were up to $135. I lost my copy I bought in'97 so I had to keep cheecking it out from the library (contempled "losing" theirs, but whatever). Apparently it went into reprint after Katrina. It looks like It may be in a paperback edition under a different title -- not sure. Hope that helps, because it's my Elvis-bible....
Elvis at the end of the day was just a normal working class bloke who never really took to fame he surrounded himself with ordinary joe soaps who he could feel comfortable around he never wanted to be around people who made him feel un comfortable .
Somebody should have done something to help Elvis. They all knew that he was not any good, including his father and nobody did a shit to initiate a "rescue" plan. Elvis was a headstrong man, but he could've been saved.
I believe d they loved Elvis. Know Elvis most of their lives. But they were torn between being a friend and an employee. I saw this video, it’s very good. Some harsh reality here. But in know way dimmish es my feelings for Elvis. He was human. Which means at times he was selfish spoiled, arrogant, some marriages broke up because of the boys 24/7 on call duties. Which I don’t think was always necessary. Marriage break ups were not all Elvis, s fault, but that lifestyle didn’t help. The good side is the best of Elvis. We all have a hidden dark side somewhere. I don’t think Elvis ever really wanted family, I mean husband , wife responsibilities. I think he always wanted to be free. But he married, he kept his word to Priscilla s parents. I believe Elvis loved Priscilla. But she practically grew up with him. So I can see at times when he took her for granted. That’s not an easy life for spouses. Despite the fringe benefits.
he was also in the GREATEST AMERICAN HERO episode about Skiing... if you can find the VHS video "ALL THE KINGS MEN" an elvis video with this slurry voiced transcript featured in the book WHAT HAPPENED
W.B. K. Have you ever heard: "good people sometimes do bad things!" Talk about those around Elvis..friends, family etc.;enablers? Could they have done more? These folk did not have the excuse of being "sick"..like Elvis was. Don't ever say: "he was not any good!" W. B. K., did you know the man? Ever meet him? Have you considered the work and effort it had taken to be "tops" in every category of the record industry? Not the Beatles, MJ, Sinatra..no one came close! He was a true "King."
It's funny. Red and Sonny got a lot more heat for their book than did Marty, Lamar and Billy. But I thought their book was much harsher and more tell-all than Sony and Red's.
Wow Elvis.. " Get this B*tch an airplane,I am shipping her a** home " ...Lol...just what they say here leads me MORE to believe that Priscillas movie about her and Elvis.. is VERY VERY ACCURATE.I Always believed her & FELT IT WAS. People don't wanna believe Elvis had a dark side ,he was just like you and me..he had a temper,made mistakes, he wasn't perfect
Who knows where the truth is.. These guys, I believe really cared about Elvis. I'm not sure, but I think with their story and others now, we get a clearer picture. Sadly, prescription meds were given out like candy. The Carpenters spent years on Quaaludes. Uppers, downers, good bad or ugly. It was part of the culture. Anyone that would have tried to go up against him would have immediately been gone.. I wish he would have turned back to God.
Of course only a male such as yourself would say that.Priscilla still loves him,and it showed one time on the Larry King show.Let us not speak about complete strangers,but go by what we have read from each person personally,and be more intuitive.
only one that realy did anything on his own before and after elvis died was red west.he wrote songs many elvis recorded( seperate ways,if every day was like christmas and more)and became a good actor.the rest were leeches
There is a song by Elvis called 'it's midnight',and in the beginning of the song,Elvis said .....'listen cilla'.So there is the proof that he loved Priscilla,not Ann.Thank god too.What a lucky woman she was.
I do think Red, Sunny and Dave Hebler wrote the book for MONEY! Elvis had gave them so much and thats what they did in return! He was heartbroken and I wouldn't be surprised when the 50 yrs after his death has expired per his dad and his autopsy report is released that it said he took his own life! I still miss him and so glad I got to go to a concert in March at ASU in Tempe, AZ a few months before he died!
i think it terrable what thy did to him writing that aful book and then making a vido about persnal thing that happend was very wrong i hope thy have nightmares the rest of there livesthey used elvis they are scum al of them thy have no resept for him after all he did for them and belived thy were relly his true friends thy should hand there heads in shame there are scum
If you don't "worship" him, then why do always post comments about him? Why are you always talking about him? And by the way, you don't know me, so don't assume I'm mentally challenged. Get a life.
