The subsequent results of the Colonel's go-for-the-quick-buck mentality-crummy movies made on the cheap, mediocre soundtracks rather than studio albums-shook Elvis's faith in his manager, but he remained loyal through the inevitable artistic and commercial decline. Presley believed that they were ""an unbeatable team,"" and the Colonel's success in keeping Elvis's popularity alive during the Army stint seemed to prove it. His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was by now a major factor in Elvis's career, and Guralnick is the first to explain successfully how the Colonel, a one-time carnival huckster, maintained an enduring hold on a man whose genius was beyond his grasp. Opening with the 25-year-old Presley's nervous return to the United States in March 1960, this second volume of Guralnick's definitive and scrupulous biography then circles back to describe the singer's military service in Germany, where he encountered two elements destined to define his post-Army life: prescription drugs and 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu.
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