
Episode 33: “Mystery Train”, by Elvis Presley
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Story of Tom Parker
Eddie Arnold was to go on to become one of the biggest stars in country music. Tom Parker built a team around him including Steve Scholes at RCA and William Morris Agency. This whole team, put together by a mutual love of ripping each other and their artists off, would go on to work with Parker on every other artist he managed. The Colonel tricked Hank Snow out of the greatest business opportunity in the history of the music business.
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