Elvis Presley Sonny West Body Guard interview part 2
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Sonnys interveiw was damaged . Some 20 minutes had to be cut out. I may put it up later if people want to try and understand it. Toward the end we start sounding like ducks .The terrible part is when he was talking about Elvis What Happened . Part 3 was damaged as well but i left it alone.
Delbert Bryant West Jr. known professionally as Sonny West, was a friend and bodyguard of the singer Elvis Presley along with his cousin Red West for sixteen years, as part of the Elvis entourage at the Elvis Memphis home Graceland, which became known as "The Memphis Mafia
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Collecting King Elvis
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I love Sonny ... I can't help myself. RIP Sir. ❤😌☝️
Me too. I always loved Sonny!
Cocaine loved his nostrils
Another great interview joe Ty for sharing sonny shared some great stuff about ELVIS and how kind and compassionate Elvis was to the guys😁🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it
Oh, man. You're killing me. I just finished part one and I didn't know we had to wait for the rest.
He had a hard time piecing together some of the tapes. Remember they'd been in the attic or something, no climate control for decades.
The West & Dave Hebler wrote a tell all book about Elvis, loyalty dictates silence they weren't so loyal after all
My impression from all the stories I have heard and books I have read although Elvis was a nice kind talented individual, he was a difficult person to live with.
Elvis also had the pressure on him by just being who he was that nobody else will ever understand.
@@DarkSkies72Absolutely 💯 unfortunately
...and no girl to want to carry on the long haul. When the thoght got going they ran.
sorry to disagree : Elvis is too often PORTRAYED as a difficult person. For instance, if Elvis was so difficult to live with, how could Sonny spend so many years with ? Why was he so upset when he's been fired ?
Thank you. This was very enjoyable. You are a fortunate man just to have interviewed these wonderful people and heard the stories they told. We hare so grateful that you would share them with us. I treasure the concert I attended in 1973. I wish I could have had your opportunity to ask these people questions.
Thanks for listening
Thank YOU for sharing ❤️
Sonny forgot to mention the musical drama/film 📽️ starring ⭐ Elvis 😇❤️ as a very talented and serious dramatic actor titled Wild In The Country.
There's a saying....just because a serpent looks pretty doesn't mean it's not poisonous. Loyal and genuine friends don't go writing "tell-all" books out of petty resentment, greed, and self-entitlement. They owed Elvis Presley more than he owed them....end of. Jerry Schilling is no friend either....hiding under Priscilla Wagner Beaulieu's dirty skirts. All these people are getting attention because of their connection to EP, otherwise, they'd be nothing without him.
Thanks for sharing, though. Elvis Forever 💯⚡❤
That’s probably true but I’m sure thankful for their stories about Elvis. Without them having been chosen to be in Elvis’s life, we’d have no other way of knowing about him. I’m glad to have the books to read and the interviews to listen to.
Turncoat joe.Don't think Elvis had any friends among all those guys.with the exception of possibly Marty lackerand of course billy.although,just because your a relative, doesn't mean that your a friend.
Sonny talks good,but Idoñ't think he was Elvis friend.
I just love Sonny n Red! Nevermind the book, they loved Elvis knew him for years had so many good memories w Elvis I mean they all were n the same school friends for years! These guys really took good care of Elvis I mean they were good bodyguards an good friends!❤️
Sounds like a man baby
These are amazing and fascinating. Thank you very much for posting them. I'm waiting to listen to part #3, but it reminds me so much of intimate relationships that end. There are two sides to each story, and in this situation we'll never know what Elvis' version would have been.
I really appreciate your sharing these with us.
Glad you like them!
I knew Sonny personally very well. He would cry talking about Elvis. To hear hear stories from someone who lived it was surreal.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
This is great. Very informative. Thanks Joe. Good interview 👍
Ãnother great interview Joe thanku🙏🏽 l believe Sonny loved Elvis..
I know he did! I've watched several interviews through the years and Sonny has broken into tears in every one of them 💔
Great interview! I really enjoyed hearing Sonny's view of things! I dont think they should have written that book, but i do think Sonny really loved Elvis and at the time they were very hurt and angry! Im pretty sure when and if they met in the afterlife that Elvis forgave him and they both realized there was a miscommunication! May he RIP
Glad you enjoyed it!
Remember some parts have been damaged and had to be edited
Wow Thanks for posting this very interesting stories from Sonny .
Glad you enjoyed it
So happy we can hear these interviews! Thank you so much !
I really liked this interview. Sonny comes across as being sincere. His explanations are detailed and you can almost visulize yourself being there. A few things stood out for me though.
Sonny, at least, IMPLIED that EP was aware that he had a problem abusing his meds. Sonny said that EP was able to quit for a month or two, but would then start up again. This supports what RECCA SMITH, who met EP in 9/74 through Ricky Stanley. She said that, "Elvis also counseled her about the dangers of prescription drugs, saying HE DIDN'T EVER WANT TO CATCH HER TAKING THEM.”
A book was written by Forst Tennant entitled "The Strange Medical Saga of Elvis Presley." Dr. Tennant is retired but had been a "practicing physician and researcher in the fields of addiction and pain medicine." He was recruited to help defend Dr. Nick during his trial. He spoke to Dr. Nick specifically about EP's medical history and had privy to assorted medical records. Apparently EP suffered from "COMPLEX MEDICAL ISSUES, SEVERE PAIN, and USE OF DRUGS FOR BOTH MEDICCAL AND ABUSE PURPOSES." Admittedly, I have the book, but have not yet read it, but by flipping through it and hearing what another Commenter said, it appears that even without the abuse, EP had a short life expectancy.
The next thing that stood out for me was the MOVIE CONTRACTS. It appears that Sonny, as in Part 1, continues to give Parker a pass. I agree that these contracts were signed in advance and EP had to honor them, but the Parker did NOT have to continue to write them. Again, it did NOT appear that he was interested in pushing to develop EP's "creativity" or "career" nor even seeking out better scripts. He could have asked for script approval. It appears that he always got whatever else he wanted for Elvis. Why not script approval? It appears that Parker was after the easy MONEY and didn't even attempt to "explain a different course of action to his client." What was his motivation to do so. He had gambling debts to pay.
Also, I think HAL WALLIS said, that it was NEVER considered that EP be in a higher budget movie (paraphrased). Wallis took the money that he made from EP's films and used it to create great movies with his "A" listed actors. My guess is that Parker and Wallis were in cahoots.
Why Sonny and Red and Dave got FIRED, and the writing of "ELVIS, WHAT HAPPENED" appears to boil down to a FAILURE OF COMMUNICATION, VERNON'S UNWILLINGNESS TO PAY THEM the $5000 that EP DIRECTED and REVENGE. I don't think the loss of $5000 would have been enough to make me write a tell-all book about my friend. My understanding is that Sonny finally ADMITTED in a BBC documentary that they wrote the book for "revenge." I'll keep an open mind. Looking forward to Part 3.
Revenge plain and simple even after ALL that Elvis did for these grown ask me at least half of their lives.. just sickening bc they knew that the book was going to hurt Elvis on so many levels.. jealous jerks ALL of them
@@lindaf4369...I hear a tape were Elvis was begin one of them not to publush that book, it was heart breaking, Elvis was not doing well and his voice was sad and could hardly speak. These guys after all were no better than the rest wanting just money from Elvis.
I don’t think it was purely out of revenge! They definitely were super hurt and felt betrayed by Elvis after 20 years of being together it would definitely hurt anyone but I genuinely believe the biggest reason why they did this is because the book was meant to be a wake up call for Elvis. Elvis did some messed up and nasty stuff all mostly because of his drug problem, they tried everything to make Elvis stop or realize his drug problem which resulted in Elvis getting super mad and defensive and aggressive. They wanted to write this book to finally make him realize what he is doing and what is happening to him in the hopes he finally changes. I understand that having a book publicized about your intimate and private life, the worst moments of your life and all your mistakes and shortcomings and be released for everyone to read is extremely hard and a knife in the back, especially for someone like Elvis who was deeply insecure deep inside, always wanted to be perfect, got easily embarrassed and was super shy and always wanted to appear flawless to the world, it was surely a big stomp to his ego. But I think in many ways Elvis just needed that, he couldn’t go through life with all these free passes and not have any consequences for the awful things he did or how terribly he treated people. It was the only way for them to make him finally realize.
I agree with you.
Thankyou that was a real good interview.
Wow...what an interview 😎⚡
Loved this thank u
My brother could drink a little tequila, and he turned into a hateful, wanting to fight everybody, mean drunk. And he was a nice guy; it literally changed his personality, sounds like that’s what happened to Elvis. Some people can drink and are happy others want to fight everybody. Smh. I do think that they wrote the book as revenge. I don’t think they cared what he thought at that point, having been dissed like that, and they needed money. Yeah I would’ve been mad as he!! too. I think a little bit of conversation with them would have cleared up a whole lot of problems, but it didn’t happen and it got out of control.
Except, EP didn't drink alcohol like y'all do.
Elvis tried to talk to Red. Listen to the sneaky phone call Red West recorded with Elvis.
@@DarkSkies72Yep sneaky ole Red West..who was supposedly his best friend and loved him.. who needs that kinda love..smh
Will there be a part 3.....? I could listen to him 24/7 ❤
Me 2.
I love sonny ❤️ rip
I love Sonny too. I am glad he would go on with Elvis. Not many people would do that with Elvis or for Elvis. God bless Sonny for trying to do what he could. I’m still mad at Vernon for not doing what he was supposed to. Elvis told Vernon to give Sonny snd Red 5000 each and tell them he would hire them back in a couple of months or so. 😅but not Dave. Elvis was put off with Dave. Well that is what I’ve been told. I heard it from several people. None of what I have written here is what I witnessed. I heard from the MM group snd from the guys who worked for colonel parker. I never met Elvis. This is all stuff I heard second hand from people around Elvis. Sonny was such a great protector of Elvis. So was Red but the people who picked on Elvis group knew they could sue Elvis and get money.
See Elvis wouldn’t talk to him. That’s a huge mistake.
Then they decided to write the book.
Cortisone has a terrible effect on your personality. Guys that work out take them and then they often kill their wife’s or girlfriend. Like pro football players.
It really effects your personality.
I think Sonny was one of the group Elvis could have been jealous of. Sonny used to help Elvis recruit women out of the audience.
And up
@@gracieg7601 I love your comment.... ❤️😌
❤ Just say no to drugs.
be careful with prescribed drugs, no street drug for Elvis
This is a great !
Steroids, especially if your allergic to them can cause extreme anxiety and aggression. His eyes were bad from glaucoma, his body was falling that's why he was being medicated. The meds were hurting him, but he needed them. So sad...
People don't realize that priscilla put a lien on Graceland saying Elvis didn't pay her enough money, so Vernon panicked and started firing people. there was never enough money for priscilla
Also Elvis had to sell his royalties from 1954 to 1973 to RCA victor in order to pay off Priscilla and child support because she took him back to court after she was told by friends to sue him for more.
She did put that LIEN on in 4/77. In her second settlement agreement she got about $2M, which was a lot of money in those days. Greedy! Revengeful!!
I think she was money hungry from the start and I'm thinking the parents maybe behind it just guessing but now it water over the dam it just makes you wonder?
That's because she's a pos gold digger always was
This needs to be known.
Linda Thompson made hire her friend as Elvis' secretary, her brother as bodyguard. Why is Sonny only putting the blame on Vernon ? As if Elvis' wrong decisions were only coming from his father and the right ones from the girlfriend whose relationship with Elvis was ending in a rather bad way at that time.
Great interview.
Wow, so much drama between Elvis and the people who worked for him. Elvis kept the drama going, it just shows he loved people.😂😂😂
I’ve always heard and researched “Viva Las Vegas” was Elvis’ biggest and most successful film.
“Blue Hawaii” was his most successful for Hal Wallis. 😊
Man i'm worried about putting 3 back up . lol i felt like shit when it happened . It must have been youtube . You heard how it started on the right one and then stopped . It then went silent . Then # 2 came up. What the hell?
Don’t mind the picture! Weird about the lotion
The summer of 1972, I was put on that same diet. I had to get the same injections every day; I was told it was monkey urine, my mom wanted it for me, but nobody said anything about lotion. It was a 500 calorie a day diet, I guess that's enough to make you use weight. There were a lot of crazy diets then and very little regulation. I just remember I wasn't even allowed a taste of my own birthday cake.
Does anyone remember the name of that diet?
HCG diet.
Love this ❤❤❤
Great interview
What did she do with that amount of momey.
UNBELIEVABLE
Great interview. I always thought Sonny and Red were the true friends. It's a shame how things ended. Some say Jerry also but the way he sucked up to Priscilla and pushed her false narrative, after Elvis died, made me think different.
Awesome. Canada
Just on curious question, why are all these old interviews being released now after all these years .? 😮
They were released on a radio station i was on' aired only one time. My wife was doing cleaning and they came very close in being tossed . I mean very close. I saw them in a box next to the garbage . I grabbed them thinking you would enjoy them
@@jkrein82good thing you kept them. They are real treasures !
Thank your wife and yourself for giving me an insight and some enjoyment, great find cheers@@jkrein82 😃
Think Sonny’s Intentions were Good
About a week before Elvis died I was listening to WHBQ radio and it was announced that Evils was broke and was putting up Graceland
I guess 3 had a problem , It started out fine then started playing number 2 . Will have it up tomorrow . I am sorry
Thanks for the explanation. I’ll look for it tomorrow. Your interviews are excellent.
That picture was not suppose to be there
The pic of Sonny in hospital bed?
@@listerine414 Bless Sonny... It's so heartbreaking to see him that way.... At least he was smiling. He was a Great Story Teller. ❤
What pic
The one showing him ill@@marthaashley2211
@jkrein82 k thanks I seen it after I commented
You can see that Sonny West was a true loyal friend he had a good heart.
So loyal, he wrote the book that betrayed Elvis the most in the final weeks of his life. Then he spent the rest of his life cashing in on the man who he betrayed most. 🙄
What happened to part three?! We were ten minutes in and you pulled it!
Man i'm worried about putting 3 back up . lol i felt like shit when it happened . It must have been youtube . You heard how it started on the right one and then stopped . It then went silent . Then # 2 came up. What the hell?
I didn't notice! What format do you have these on?
All the scripts were original after Blue Hawai ? He forgets "Follow that dream"/"Stay away Joe"/" Live a little love a little"/"The trouble with girls"; and before Blue Hawai Elvis also had two dramatic roles in: Flaming star / Wild in the country.
I was talking about the basic concept .
@@jkrein82 sorry, I love these movies, so it's always a pitty when they seem to be forgotten among the beach girls movies; by the way I enjoy very much these interviews. Thank you!
I LOVE Sonny and Red they where true friends
Darn, what happened to the premier ?
Man i'm worried about putting 3 back up . lol i felt like shit when it happened . It must have been youtube . You heard how it started on the right one and then stopped . It then went silent . Then # 2 came up. What the hell?
@@jkrein82 it’s probably a premier glitch . I always like to upload on “unlisted” then review it then make public when it’s to my standards . We just love hearing any interview . It’s all new to most of us 🥰
How could they have been mystified, after the Elvis, What Happened book?
SONNY AND RED BETRAYED ELVIS !!!! May they Rot
Wonder if she put that in her new movie. One of my least people around
He was good looking
❤ He died of a heart attack and I Blood Pressure and clogged arteries and didn't get a bathroom for 3 months.
I am surprised they didn't give him a colostomy
@@jkrein82 I have had the same thought. If you listen to the recording Red West made in late 1976, Elvis mentions his severe intestinal problems and that surgery had been mentioned by physicians, but then not required. It's a short part of that recorded conversation, but you can tell that Elvis was aware he had gastrointestinal problems. My thinking is he had no idea how severe they were.
I think hi ego worked against him would never allow a colostomy. I think it may have saved him.@@lindamcpherson8374
@@jkrein82why would ELVIS PRESLEY agree to a colostomy bag?
@@MarianneKitson-zf1bf Well if it would have helped him i think he would have . I know its a hard decision thrust me.
Sonny was always good people. Red seemed to have a temper and was a bit of a loose cannon in the younger days, but Sonny always seemed respectful and generally a good guy.
They betrayed Elvis. I don’t believe what they say, just like I don’t believe Priscilla, either.
Where is part 3 ?
Something weird happened ' it started on the right video then it stopped . It then went to Part 2
Darn it these are so interesting I hope the 3rd part can be fixed. Thank you for sharing these 😊
When Robert Mitchum and Leonhard Bernstein and Streisand and Eli Kazan standing for my door and did ask me for a movie I didn’t think twice but Elvis didn’t think but did ask 50% not even a Parker and they asked Elvis also for the Rainmaker what he also turned down on advice from Parker so I think Elvis did himself but I have also to say Brando did make also some very bad movies every actor make some bad movies and good movies but when these guys coming for a movie you better do it.
Is English your second language?!
What?????
I love Elvis more than the next but he allowed drugs make him a self centered paranoid person who wasn’t a very nice person in the end
What happened to part lll ?
Im having problems with it. I will get it up as soon as i can. I will try again tomorrow.. Sorry
I am trying again tomorrow night 12 AM
After he punch you that should of been it, you should have left and never came back
Elvis on his diets consisted of him taking handfuls of Ionamin evey day
😂 quelle horreur ce régime qu’il se sont infligé qui le leur a donné ! 😂 merci c’est très drôle 👍 bonjour de France 🏖️
👋😊🇺🇸
Shit, he never did explain WHY in '61, the reasons or actions of why he thought Elvis "changed".?????
There were parts i had to edit
@@jkrein82 So, you're saying you took that part out? Can you please tell us what Sonny said?
sorry but i do not remember . The tape was damaged @@Anita66608
@@jkrein82 😢
Who's sonny talking to
My name is Joe Krein
To all of you talking about Elvis Presley like this you ought to be ashamed of you don't care about telling people advice or anything like that all you care about is just making up a bunch of crap just so you can make money off Elvis Presley's name now I remember back to those days and everything okay I would have doctors tell me here you should take this cuz this is better for you to take and if it wasn't trying to get in my pants too what I'm saying to you guys is that we all did something maybe we didn't know what the something was or something that we Elvis was a Southern Man and back then people did not understand what was going on with all this medication and now people are getting the medication cuz the doctors want to give it to you just like to talk to Gabe to Elvis Presley did not what it was all can you understand you guys are making money off of Elvis Presley Elvis Presley trust the well hello back then I didn't know I was taking up person
Sonny is dead
Right off war on drugs the propaganda script.at least his was practical and applies to every thing.
Lisa knew her dad was doing drugs she didt not want him. to die.
Oh another nut
Those were Lisa Marie words
Sorry but elvis act like chicken coward,red know him from high school when no one want to be friend wirh him,and save his ass 2 times,if you are friend and have respect you catch your friends and speak: look guys this and that? Search for others jobs , refuse to talk to this guys,put his cancer father to do the dirty job, and after as billy smith say: he blame this guys fir betray him because of the book, elvis from one point and after never find someone to put him in his place to tell him: you cant do whatever you like to no one and believe you are ok,