Elvis Still Taking Care of Business

by Sonny West with Marshall Terrill
ISBN: 978-1-57243-939-9
400 pages
6 x 9, Hardbound
pub date 04-2007
1-color; one 8-pg. 1-color photo insert

About This Book
Press Releases

Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business is arguably the most authentic, no-holds-barred depiction of the greatest entertainer who ever lived. This is the book that the estate doesn’t want you to read – it’s a balanced, respectful and insightful look by a true Presley insider and carter member of the infamous Memphis Mafia. Sonny West, Presley’s close friend and body guard for nearly two decades, provides a firsthand account of the King’s lavish spending sprees and many charitable acts, as well as the many affairs Presley conducted with his costars. If you’re looking for untold stories and unseen photos, then this book is for you.

Among all of Elvis Presley's close associates, no one tells stories that are more entertaining than Sonny West. He can mesmerize audiences for hours with his Elvis tidbits. Likewise, I have followed Marshall Terrill's budding career as a biographer and he is quickly heading straight to the top. West and Terrill. If this were the New York Yankees, you'd be thinking Ruth-Gehrig and/or Mantle/Maris.Powerful !
~Bill E. Burk - Publisher, ELVIS WORLD magazine

Read the Q & A with Sonny West about Elvis

Read this column by Asbury Park Press reporter Chris Junior about Elvis

Listen to Sonny West's interview with KNPR in Las Vegas (48:48)

Elvis

Much has been written about The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll over the years, but nothing ever like this. On the 30^th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, fans will get the full story from the man who had a front-row seat for it all.

Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business by Elvis’ bodyguard of sixteen years, Sonny West (with Marshall Terrill) provides revealing insight into Elvis Presley’s career and personal life. West was a charter member of the infamous Memphis Mafia and had a close friendship with ‘The King.’

Elvis features never-before-seen photos from West’s personal collection along with a number of untold stories such as:

> Presley’s relationships with female co-stars Tuesday Weld, Shelly Fabres, Ursula Andress, Juliet Prowse, Nancy Sinatra, Connie Stevens and Natalie Wood
> The night Lucille Ball called Presley out on his deteriorating condition in his Las Vegas dressing room in 1973
> West’s current feelings for Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley
> The story behind the infamous photo of Elvis and the Memphis Mafia proudly displaying their police badges
> Detailed accounts from the movie years (1960-69) and touring years (1970-76)
> The July 1976 firing in which Sonny West was let go after 16 years and why

If you want to read the book that the estate probably wouldn’t endorse, then Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business is for you. It’s arguably the most authentic, no-holds-barred depiction of the greatest entertainer who ever lived.

About the Authors
Sonny West was Elvis Presley’s close friend, trusted confidant, and bodyguard for 16 years.He is semi-retired and routinely performs an hour-longshow around the world called Elvis: Up Close and Personal by Sonny West.He resides in the middle Tennessee area with Judy West, his wife of 36 years.

Marshall Terrill is a veteran reporter for the Chandler (Arizona) Connection and is the author of a dozen books, including bestselling biographies on actor Steve McQueen and basketball legend Pistol Pete Maravich.Terrill resides in Tempe, Arizona, with his wife, Zoe.

Elvis Still Taking Care of Business

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