money from, 52, 204
musical shows and ratings on, 49–50
performance on, ix, 209–10, 212–19
recordings and, 205–6
tell-all book bodyguards’ firing and, 279–89
bribery regarding, 281
celebrity and impact of, 293
drugs and drug use in, 288, 314
from employees, 279–89
image tarnished from, 280–81
on personality, 287–88
self and response to, 281–87
sex and sexuality in, 288
success of, 312
violence and aggression in, 288
Texas, 27
“That’s all right,” xv
“That’s All Right, Mama,” 23, 24–25, 151–52, 156
Thompson, Linda, 258–62, 295–96
Thus Spake Zarathustra (Strauss), 225–26
time or time frame. See specific topics
Tipler family, 136
Today Show, 19
tours, touring, or road Alden, Ginger on, 300, 301–3, 306, 313, 314
cars on, 28–29
clothing or outfits on, 35
conflicts on, 52–53
early Southern, 28–30, 38
films on, 257–58, 330–34
final, 312–13
Florida, 35–37
Grand Ole Opry Show, 29–30
Hank Snow All-Star Jamboree, 34–35
illness on, 277, 289, 302–3
Las Vegas show on, 224, 225
life on, 28–30
money from, 224, 226, 228, 277, 302, 303, 312
other acts on, 34–35, 52–53
Parker, Tom’s, involvement in, 27–28, 29, 52–53, 224–26, 228–29, 302
performances on, 228–30
racism on, 53
sexual life on, 31, 35
trials or lawsuits, 5–6, 15–16, 275–80, 282–86
Tupelo, MS. See birth and birthplace; home
Turner, Ike, 143
Turner, Lee, 74
twin, stillborn, 70
unhappiness. See discontent or unhappiness
unions. See labor and unions
United States. See America and Americans
urban life, 29–30
vanity, 136
veterans, xvi
Vietnam War, 246
violence or aggression, 285–86 of “boys” or “Memphis Mafia,” 173–74, 275–77, 284–85
in childhood, 121–22, 126–27
labor unrest and, 74
in Las Vegas shows, 232
at Parchman Farm, 75, 77–80
physical abuse or assault within, 183, 275–77, 278–80, 329
against Presley, Vernon, 78, 79–80
racial or racist, 206–7
sexual, 79–80
in tell-all book, 288
towards women, 256
war Cold, xix
family and female fans impacted by, xvi, xix, 46–47
World War II as, xvi, xix, 46–47, 95–96, 98, 102
youth protesting Vietnam, 246
Wardlaw, Billie, 132
Warlick, Dan, 11–12, 321–22
wealth. See money and wealth
weddings, 249–50, 298–300, 313, 315
well-being. See health and well-being
West, Red, 275, 276, 278–89
West, Sonny, 31–32, 174–75, 235, 245–50, 278–79, 288
Westmoreland, Kathy, 222, 239–41, 252, 268–71, 334
Wilcox, Eula Dorothy “Dot,” 143–44
will, 322–24
Williams, Tennessee, xvii, 143–44
“Without You,” 148–49
women. See also female fans anger or cruelty towards, 185, 238, 240, 241, 256, 268–71
attention from, 132, 160, 240, 263
beauty or attractiveness as requirement for, 181, 293–94, 304
body and response of, 30
clothing or outfits given to, 160–61, 260, 263, 265
communication with, 133–34, 137–38, 146, 179–80, 188–89, 239, 260
death and mourning of, 19–20
desertion from, 256, 267–68
drug use and, 252–53, 254, 261–63
in Germany, 177–80
gifts from, 266
gifts to, 264, 265, 267, 270, 296, 303–4
love for, 35, 159, 179–80, 260
mother role of, 264
musical creativity inspired by young, xi
possessiveness or jealousy over, 161, 162, 181–82, 184–85
Presley, Vernon, and, 182–84, 311
pursuit and recruitment of, 179, 258–60, 262, 293–94, 304, 308, 311
romantic relationships lacking wholeness with, 163
self defined through, 170, 180–81
sexuality and sexual desire of, x–xi, 25, 30–34, 215
stage performance and, xv, xx, 25, 31–34, 214–15, 232
violence or aggression towards, 256
Wood, Anita, 177, 188–92
work. See employment and employees
Works Progress Administration (WPA), 65, 91, 96
World War II, xvi, xix, 46–47, 95–96, 98, 102
WPA. See Works Progress Administration
Wynette, Tammy, 151
youth, 149, 246–47. See also childhood
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