Is it possible that the rot, the schizophrenia, that took over Elvis was in some way bound up in the fact that as a working-class hero who (no matter how great his fortune) never left the working class, Elvis could not integrate the worship and derision which were his fate from his twenty-first year? . That's why you will read negative things about the majority of the entourage, and based on what has been written about Elvis by these people, that criticism is entirely justified. After attending the Columbia Military Academy in Tennessee, graduating in 1954, Fike bumped into the young Elvis in Memphis before the latter burst onto the scene, and joined his entourage in 1957, by which time Elvis was already the hottest property in pop music. His official cause of death was ruled a heart attack, a tragic fate that has long been attributed to The King's excessive indulgence in prescription drugs and unhealthy foods.. Those attributions can be traced back to news coverage from the time, with reports painting the star as a bloated, forlorn drug addict; a . It's worth a million times more than Priscilla - in "Elvis By the Presleys" - having a chortle with her sister over a coffee as they reflect humourously on Elvis's infidelities. Following their return, he became Presley's tour manager.Beginning in 1961, he alternated between being in Presley's camp and serving as the road manager for Brenda Lee. I deal with all sorts of issues, from problems that arise during the concerts, merchanding and keeping his fans away from him. Elvis Presley Grave Who is Buried at Graceland? I taken him to the Hotel Improvement Club with me, he told Margaret McKee and Fred Chisenall, authors of Beale Black & Blue, and he would watch the colored singers, understand me, and then he got to doing it the same way as them. Hello truthseeker1, some people have a need to take Elvis Presley the supreme singer and entertainer and morph him into Elvis Presley the supreme being. Elvis, Elvis Presley and Graceland are trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises. Like Elvis, they will live on in our hearts, by memory, video, and audio, forever. "Memphis Mafia" Member Lamar Fike Passes - MusicRow.com Fike was 75 years old. For MONEY! The "lure", according to Fike, worked next time around and Elvis and Wood became lovers. Elvis nickname for Lamar Fike was Buddha and first met Elvis by just hanging out in front of Elvis Audubon Drive home until finally invited by Elvis mother Gladys. Lamar Fike, assistant to Elvis Presley: born Cleveland, Mississippi 11 November 1935; died Arlington, Texas 21 January 2011. He described Elviss performances on those occasions to McKee and Chisnell: We had a lot of fun with him. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Third, there are Elviss own words. As we can see the departure of one of these guys always brings back controversial and dark chapters in the Elvis's biography. The real myths a reader confronts in Goldmans book are those of his invention. Lamar Fike Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information - Legacy.com SHULI announced: "What a kind, funny, and sweet human being. I read goldmans Elvis and i loved it even tho i was a fan of Elvis, then i read Guralnicks and i loved that as well. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Elvis played over a thousand concerts in the last 7 years of his life, while Lamar did what exactly? Gonna miss him Sincere condolences to family and friends. In 1963, Mr. Fike moved to Nashville to run the Hill and Range Publishing office. Please reset your password. last word on him. I read her Goldmans version of Phillipss statement. "He had a terrible temper. I'll do it!!! An exile from the real world, Elvis Presley built his own world, and within itwhere the promise was that every fear, pain, doubt, and wish could be washed away with money, sex, drugs, and the bought approval of yes-menElvis Presley rotted. Add to your scrapbook. Lamar Fike passed away. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Joan Fike. I will not let anybody get backstage other than a close showbiz friend of his or a member of his family. after they'd been fired. Totally colour-blind.". On the other hand, he could have invited Steve as a VIP for one of his Vegas show. Marty wrote:I have the unfortunate task of officially sadly announcing the passing of Lamar Fike as authorized by his cousin Tommy McDonald who was very close to Lamar and was with him daily in his hospital room in Arlington,Texas.Lamar passed away very peacefully last night, Friday, January 21. Who was the villain? Elvis Birthday Elvis Born January 8, 1935. ). It didn't seem to affect him. Lamar Fike: Member of Elvis Presley's famed inner circle, the Memphis Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound. Lamar Fike Interview Part One - An EIN exclusive Interview That Elviss life represented a real American dilemma? By far the worst of these concerns Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records, and the man who first recorded Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and Johnny Cash, and who made the first important records with Howlin Wolf and many other blues singers. Failed to delete memorial. The effect of Goldmans revision will be twofold. book review Lamar Fike So for a guy that was probably out of shape all his life to out live a guy 33-4 years who was in great shape most of his life is pretty incredible. His memories showed Elvis in a good and bad light making him the human being that he was. Add friend Advertisement MIMIC He stuck with a bunch of tried and trusted friends, most of whom he looked after in huge examples of generosity - by your standards THEY were not naive, they could have left him and his money IF they wanted. We have set your language to To die at 42 had nothing to do with playing concerts over the last 7 years. Yes he played too many but what about Bruce & McCartney? Goldman notes, for example, that it is a prime Presley Myth that Elvis took much of his style from free-wheelingPentecostal preachers. Now after reading this i realise Goldmans book is really just trash and was so glad to read Marion Kiesker completely repudiate Goldmans perversion of the famous line as it was a low moment for me when i read it in the book. Lamar's wishes to be cremated will be carried out and the Brown, Owen, Brumley Funeral Home, Ft. Worth are handling his funeral. And if you believe that "Elvis What Happened?" The infamous Book "Revelation" was the ultimate wake up call to Elvis. But I've read that he let people go because cutting back on their salaries had become a matter of essential financial austerity. Lamar had been hospitalized since last October 14th and then transferred to the physical therapy wing of the hospital. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. I dont believe Sam ever used that word in his life, and he certainly never used it to me.. In her youth, Nora lit up the New York City night scene as a Copacabana girl, a famed chorus line dancer with elegant costumes. I have been friends with an English singer from the sixties who still performs. Fike always insisted that Priscilla's father cornered Elvis into marrying Priscilla. Cause of death Unknown. While it can be argued that the Wests and Dave Hebler had decent motives (Although if they really did care about Elvis why did they wait until they were fired before coming to Elvis's rescue?) Pity Fike overlooked this basic rule of human decency regarding Elvis the majority of the "Facts" in Albert Goldman's repulsive "Elvis" book came from Fike. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Also the timing when the book came out added to the confusion too. I always enjoyed seeing Lamar Fike speaking about Elvis, he was a straight talking, no BS type of person. The Memphis Mafia - What Happened to Them - The Elvis Forum Many commentators now accept that Elvis was worked himself to death in those last seven years - concerts, tours, even recording sessions and that he had other health problems (some of which precipitated the prescription drug use). In the immortal words of Alice from the old Honeymooners TV show, Blimp Takes Off. These guys spoke their mind and weren't sugar sweet like Joe, Charlie and Jerry. Lamar Fike died from complications of lymphoma on January 21. Home - Elvis Presley Photos | Elvis Presley and Friends, Copyright 2022 by www.elvis.com.au & www.elvispresley.com.au, https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/news/lamar-fike-has-died.shtml. Something's not clear here. But while Goldmans Elvis is not a serious biography, it is a very serious book, if only for what it seeks to accomplish: to exclude Elvis Presley, and the culture of the white working-class South, and the people of that culture, and the culture of rock n roll, and the people of that culture, from any serious consideration of American culture. The cause of Elvis' death on Aug. 16, 1977, remains an issue of speculation and controversy. In addition to James Fike, he is survived another son, John Fike, of Nashville, Tenn. A memorial service is set for Feb. 26 in Mart, a town about 25 miles east of Waco. just goes to show you how badly Elvis took care of himself , how many drugs he ingested, and basically gave up on life. And there are a couple troubling situations where some, in the Elvis's entourage, were the ears and the eyes of Colonel Parker. LaMarr Hoyt, the 1983 American League Cy Young Award winner who helped the "Winning Ugly" White Sox capture the AL West that season, died Monday in Columbia, South Carolina, after a long illness, the Sox confirmed Wednesday. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Everyone who writes about popular music, he said, knows that before Sam Phillips, the proprietor of Sun Records, recorded Elvis Presley in 1954, he used to go around saying, If I could find a white boy who sang like a nigger'. Lamar stayed a close friend of Elvis throughout the years, often providing the humour that helped Elvis and the gang get through the tough days. Another Myth destroyed. I know Elvis was not a perfect human being, but he was unquestionably a great person, with great talent who had a great impact on the lives of millions. I always liked Lamar and enjoyed hearing his stories about Elvis. It was Fike, too, who had introduced Presley to a girl called Anita Wood, whom the singer dated for five years until 1958 and who Elvis's mother hoped would be her daughter-in-law. He got fired for that. Outside of Red West, Lamar Fike was with Elvis the longest and he remained close to him until Elvis passing. "I don't think that there's any doubt he killed that woman," said Lamar Fike, a member of Elvis Presley's Memphis Mafia. Lamar Fike: That's one of the most important things that history has . Lisa Marie Presley's Cause of Death Revealed. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Lamar Fike was one of Elvis Presley's career-long entourage who became the singer's friends, foils, scapegoats, bodyguards, road managers, lighting technicians, punchbags, babysitters (for the singer himself) and procurers of girls, pills or sweets. He was the most unprejudiced human being I ever knew. Lamar talks about Elvis' mother and the sad tragedy of her death. was intended to aid Elvis rather than a tawdry attempt to gain revenge with royalties added - who's naive? There are reports of them trying to interdict Elvis's drug supply, and Sonny West describes such an incident in an interview in "This Is Elvis". An Exclusive Interview with EIN. The INFORMATION that Lamar Fike found out after Elvis' passing. Postby Colin B Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:39 am, Postby Colin B Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:51 pm, Postby Colin B Fri Nov 23, 2018 3:55 pm, Postby Colin B Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:26 pm, Postby Suspicious Minds Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:57 pm, Postby elvis-fan Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:39 pm, Postby Jukebox Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:56 am, Postby elvislady Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:59 am, Postby Colin B Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:33 am, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests. Unfortunately he did not improve and was sent back to the hospital about a month ago. Outside of Red West, Lamar was with Elvis the longest and he remained close to him until Elvis' passing.Lamar was also very close to Elvis' mother. He worked for the King from 1957 to 1977 and even traveled to Germany with him in 1958. It is now known fact the Elvis died as a result of drug addiction by self medicating on . He was 75. The outcome was a disaster because the most lucrative work (movies, Las Vegas engagements) didn't stretch Elvis and in some cases made him look ridiculous. In later years, Lamar Fike returned to Nashville to work as an assistant to record producer and . This is what she said: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES! I also met Elvis in '54 and began working for him in '57 although we never got paid. End of. Lamar Fike was born in 1935 in Cleveland, Mississippi, by the side of Route 61, which runs north-south through the entire country, including past the Duluth birthplace of Bob Dylan, who preferred to call it Highway 61. But when Elvis gave a woman a ring, it didn't mean a damn thing." + Plus Bonus DVD Audio. It is Goldmans purpose to entirely discredit Elvis Presley, the culture that produced him, and the culture he helped createto altogether dismiss and condemn, in other words, not just Elvis Presley, but the white working-class South from which he came, and the pop world which emerged in his wake. She was 86. The INFORMATION that Lamar Fike found out after Elvis' passing. Firstly, in Alannah Nash's "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia" book he comes across as being well-humoured and honest. You can always change this later in your Account settings. The singer, while still being paid the standard GI pay of $78 a week, was allowed to live off-base with his father, grandmother, Fike and another member of the Memphis Mafia, Red West. I'm thankful that we have so much video of Lamar thanks to the Memphis Mafia videos from 1997. You want to bad mouth these people for what they have said in their books, why don't you look in your mirrors, these people you are writing about, when you have no clue what you are talking about have families too. Dave Hebler is at the "Elvis: What Happened?" I met this lovely man in Memphis 2003, he was a true gentleman and spoke highly of Elvis. The term stuck and was generally used, including by Elvis and themselves, with considerable irony. His friends and family were reliant on him because they had joint roles as employees. Possibilities Behind Marfan Mike's Cause of Death After Coma I understand Elvis liked and trusted him very much. Lamar Fike was an intriguing member of Elvis' Memphis Mafia, and he is notable for several reasons. Family members linked to this person will appear here. He was 75. Dolly Parton's story about her song IWill Always Love You is a very good example. ", he sounds almost broken. He worked for the King from 1957 to 1977 and even traveled to Germany with him in 1958. "Elvis told me he had the whole thing in control. August the 13th 1958. DEGENERATE McCullough and Harold F. Eggers, Jr. discussing his 23 years association and friendship with Elvis. HILLBILLIES EAT DOG FOOD WHEN THEY CANT GET SHIT Try again. It was a fantasy of freedom with the reality of slavery, the ultimate validation of D. H. Lawrences dictum on what he took to be the American idea of freedom: Men are not free when they are doing just what they like. Elvis considered his "mafia" as his extended family and there is a school of thought that he kept such old friends around him to protect him from the advances of the real mob, particularly during his Las Vegas years, when he was said to have received offers that must have been difficult to refuse. 1. for 59 weeks and 4 No. publishing company until Presley's death in 1977. Its so sad.. That in the last few months we have lost Myrna Smith, Sean (Shaun) Neilsen, and now Lamar Fike. I guess I learned from them. Why would Elvis lie? They go on tour and play 2-3 hours a night and they are well into their 60's. He continued in this capacity until 1972.He brought Presley such songs as "Kentucky Rain," "Indescribably Blue" and "It Hurts Me. Also, it's contentious to say Elvis's entourage only tried to rescue him (ie, by writing "Elvis: What Happened?" True, Elvis was not naive, but he was one of the first real multimedia superstars and therefore had little in the way of precedent (no Betty Ford clinics, modern agents, lifecoaches etc) to guide him. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Which leaves, for Goldman, one more Myth to be taken down: the Myth that Elvis spent time on Memphiss Beale Street, drawn there by the blues. Unfortunately he did not improve and was sent back to the hospital about a month ago. But personally Ill never forgive you for the horrible Goldman book. I fully agree with both "ttwiise" and "Jamie". Gone and forgotten. There is first of all dope, Herculean quantities of it; then sex, orgies, and homemade pornographic videos piled uponfetishes, phobias, and neurotic dysfunction; then violence, a much thinner theme, but including accounts of cruelty, gunfever, and gunplay; then fat, then wasteall of it testimony to a schizophrenia as out of control as it was cossetted. You say "You have no clue what went on between Elvis and any of those guys", well you are wrong. He looks utterly forlorn. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. LaMarr Hoyt dies: Former White Sox pitcher dead at 66 after length         Fike began working for him for no pay Elvis preferred to tip his entourage with flash cars or houses for their parents. He continued to sing scores of mediocre songs for the sole reason that the publishing deals were attractive. He is survived by two daughters Angie and Sheri Lacker of Memphis and one son Marc Lacker (Brenda Stoyka Lacker),. The Memphis Mafia: Lamar Fike - died 21st January, 2011, in Arlington Tarrant County, Texas, aged 75. Having established hillbillies as a deracinated race, Goldman sets out to prove that Elviss line was the most degraded of allresurrecting the long-discredited theories of Henry H. Goddard, who in 1912 published a study of the Kallikak families (from kallos, the Greek word for beauty, and kakos, for bad). It's always sad when we lose another person so close to the heart of the story of Elvis; but ever since I read "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia" I cannot help but be resentful of anyone connected with it. [3] Elvis, he wasnt doing nothing but what the colored people had been doing for the last hundred years. As for Lamar. Read More. I agree with you snowplow floater. Lamar Fike passed away. After receiving galleys of the book, I wrote the publisher, pointing out the distortion and insisting on its seriousness. I think it might be good to listen to "Walk a Mile in My Shoes", and imagine what it was like for the Memphis Mafia - people who relied on Elvis for employment and a social structure - watching him throw his life away together with everything that gave structure and purpose to their lives. I know that Marty once said that he was almost as bad as Elvis. His son, James Fike, says that his father, who was . REST IN PEACE, LAMAR. Fike became an intimate member of the Memphis Mafia, whose relationship to Presley was described by one writer as "like a football scrum after a loose ball." the rest of the entourage have no such motive as Elvis was long gone before they started putting pen to paper. I liked him, and its sad that he is gone. Until Now! Does Lamar Fike regret helping Goldman with that book? - Page 2 - For Lamar Jackson, Ravens agree to 5-year extension worth reported $260M with $185M guaranteed. What is at stake is this: any book that means to separate a people from the sources of its history and its identity, that means to make the past meaningless and the present incomprehensible, is destructive of that peoples ability to know itself as a people, to determine the things it might do as a people, and to discover how and why those things might be done. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? HEDY LAMAR: 1913-2000 - Orlando Sentinel His fate was the most ignoble of all, he became Lamar's wishes to be cremated will be carried out and the Brown, Owen, Brumley Funeral Home, Ft. Worth are handling his funeral. A memorial service will be held in Mart, Texas, one of Lamar's boyhood homes at a date to be announced.Lamar was 75, hewas born in Cleveland, Mississippi on November 11, 1935. Thus we have the myth behind the truth behind the legend. Outside of Red West, Lamar Fike was with Elvis the longest and he remained close to him . There is no need to feel revolted: American culture has never permitted itself to be exemplified by Elvis Presley, and it never will. Why on earth should EPE be obliged to pay for Lamar Fike's funeral? For such a task, revelations about the moral weakness and ill-spent life of a single individual are useful, but no matter how numerous or squalid such revelations might be, they are not sufficient. Don't judge me. I think that the problem was that little amount of rest between the tours. It's all nonsense. This is precisely the weight of Goldmans book, and it is precisely the weight of the cultural genocide he wishes to enact. . Were it not for the money behind the book and the consciousness of the book that money has produced, Goldmans Elvis would be little more than a 598-page attempt to prove that Albert Goldman is better than Elvis Presley, just as Goldmans earlier Ladies and Gentlemen, LENNY BRUCE!! He will meet fans after the show to sign autographs but he does not want to stand there chatting to them for hours on end. Goodbye Lamar Fike | ElvisBlog Hello, I don't know how much Lamar was responsible for negative reportage about The King. He must do this because the small-combo music can be credited to no one but Elvis himself, who not only sang but played lead guitarand Goldman grants approval to Elviss music only when it can be credited to someone else. One could detail the homophobic, ethnic, and racist slurs, the exaggerations, and the undocumentable assertions and conversations that mar even these sections of the book. Year should not be greater than current year. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 'Elvis: Truth, Myth & Beyond' looks at the King He worked with blacks day in and day out, and in the fifties, in Memphis, he was ostracized for it: Hey Sam, he heard, you smell okay todaymust not have been with those niggers! Sam Phillips ran the only permanent recording facility in Memphis, and he had opened it solely to record black musicians. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. I don't know it this it is a figure of speech, but I wouldn't say Red West was a "Judas" to Elvis. RIP and thanks for the memories. But the significance of Goldmans book is not to be found in its collection of scandalsLamar Fikes memories, rumors, composite scenes, old stories fleshed out or simply repeated. Mother of girl who died while hiking, warns of exploring alone There is a problem with your email/password. As for Lamar, maybe you're right, I wouldn't know, but certainly, I wouldn't compare him to Red West. Dec. 15, 2006. Recently, it became known that before he died, Lamar had also spent several days with researchers L.E. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. It is never good to speak ill of the dead. I think that would have contributed to his health, and the shows would surely be more exciting.

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