Life In The Elvis World. Charles Stone on touring with Elvis in the '70's
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- Charles Stone, a veteran concert tour manager and producer started his career in the mid '60s working with all the major entertainers of the time with
Concerts West
Charles joined forces with Elvis and the Colonel in the '70s and toured around America with Elvis and the Colonel, Taking Care of Business until Elvis' death in 1977.
In this interview Charles shares lots of his memories of his life on the road with Elvis and the Colonel and how he became close friends with both.
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Mr. Stone got emotional talking about the TCB necklace... that’s so endearing. Good job Steve, as always.
Thanks
This is ABSOLUTELY interesting so much Elvis just loves everybody His lovely caring career will live on I thankyou for sharing this si much
Again thankyou Was Elvis Mama That was afraid of her darling sons life So much sadness on her And Elvis. But he did it for his BEAUTIFUL family What a Man no one is like that And there never will be
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Good stuff enjoyed hearing from Charles he offers a different angle on the Colonel and great insight into the concerts and Elvis. I'm not one of those who blames the Colonel for everything just because I don't like something Elvis did. Elvis career was a success not a failure.
Yes,Charles lived that life..and tells the true account of Elvis and the Colonel,,there are so many rumors oput there about the Colonel that just are not factual..just rumors and gossip.
Hi Steve,
Another great interview. Love hearing all the stories about Elvis. Thanks Steve loved it xxx 💝
Thanks as always Karen
Thank You Steve. I love learning new things about Elvis and his entourage.
must admit I've never really heard of this guy but he had interesting stories. Thanks for sharing x
As they say Guinness is an acquired taste 🙂 Super interview and I love your technique. Gentle, inquisitive but without being pushy. Only way to get maximum details. John Kavanagh does his weekly Elvis Presley radio show on Dublin 103.2 every Sunday at 6PM loves your interviews!
Hi Colin
Thanks for your kind comments
Yes I know John through the Elvis world and listen to him.
We are Facebook friends
I agree 100%
I can't drink now with the meds , but I loved guineas 😁
Steve, you are such a good interviewer, thank you.
This was the greatest.
He sounded like having fun with Elvis. Thanks for sharing
I enjoyed the podcast with charles stone
Great interview. I could listen to Charles all day long, I'm sure he has many memories of his years with Elvis. I'm reading Peter Guralnick two books Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love great books. Will check out Charlie's book also.
Really enjoyed watching n listening, thankyou for talking n sharing xx
Loving these new interviews, what a great time to be a new Elvis fan!
Welcome to the Elvis Family Paul
All the best
Steve
Great story love to read his book
Fabulous Interview
I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s and I love 💕 elviss music and flims too elvis will always be the king 👑 of rock and roll 🎸 my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis 7:20pm
Thanks Charles
Hear you when visited Denmark 🇩🇰, always interesting to hear someone talking about Elvis, who have meet him in real life
Wish you the best from Sweden 🇸🇪
Wish you the best from Sweden 🇸🇪
Damn, hearing that he was planning to come.... what can you say
I know that blew me away as I have to admit I didn't like the colonel, how do I feel now ??.not sure now lol
Yes, loved the interview!
this was great
That was very interesting thank you very relaxed interview
thanks again steve this interview shed new light on the colonel and elvis this is so fresh somethings i have never heard thanks
I've been an Elvis fan since about 1970 I was 5 yrs old when I heard the first Elvis Christmas album, I have never been the same. I believe there's the Holy Spirit that saves souls and lives in Christians. There's the spirit of Elvis that lives in his true fans you either have it or not we all know what it is. Thanks Steve for your hard work and dedication...Steve from Ga. US.
Thank you that means a lot to me
Steve
I really like Charles Stone. He’s such a nice man.
Great interview! Thank you!
Thank you Charlene
What an informative interview! Thank you for posting it on this snowy day in Ohio.
The interviewer is mixing up Wembley Stadium and Arena.
Charles says they wanted to book the Arena, it's the indoor facility that holds 15K. Would have been a good venue for Elvis - 7 days in a row.
Great interview. Interesting thoughts on the Colonel and Elvis touring overseas. In Australia, we got to see the Elvis In Concert special in February 1978. There are plenty of bootlegs of it so there doesn't seem to be a need to release it..... ?
Charles is a memory teller 🤝👍🏼⭐️Extremely awesome listening to Charles 🌟🌟🌟🌟Thank you so much for this super Video ⚡️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it Linda
Az angyalok örökkè èlnek , aranyszivű Elvisz nagyon szeretünk tèged ! Boldog aranykort kívànunk neked ès szeretteidnek szeretettel !
I enjoy his stories
Yep that just what most of them are take with a pince of salt tho . Tcb always
@@elvispresleythelegendtcbalways ~. That’s exactly right! ALL are different stories. Depends on who you talk to. And everyone has their OWN OPINION of everything! I call BS to a lot of this guys stories, especially concerning the colonel!
Very informative interview, Steve. You ask great questions. But yet here we are still left wondering why Elvis never toured out of the country?????
Hi Loretta
Thanks for your support.
Basically Elvis ran out of time.
Charles says they planned to go to the UK at the end of 77
Loretta,Elvis never got to tour outside the U.S.A. because his manager was an illegal alien from Holland and was afraid if he left the country they wouldn’t let him back in.
Great interview as always Steve .
Its great you had some laughs in there towards the end.
Wow what he said about the colonel and they even preparing for one !!!
And he said colonel was going to stay behind , why did the mafia mention this or anyone in their book or on T.V.
I think it could of been 'reverse psychology ' on Parker, I don't want to bring down what Charles said.
We won't know now as most of guys are gone except Billy, he would know.
I've never said I hate the colonel its a strong word I don't like to use, I do think he knew what to do to make things happen, the merchandise as well, we know Elvis got sick of the movies but also you have to say colonel got half of what Elvis made, it was business.
I remember reading years ago not sure if its true but on a couple of occasions Elvis locked horns with the colonel, can't remember what it was about, you probably know Steve
That was a surprise, I've been watching some elvis documentaries on Amazon Prime and in them there were some.ive already see when talking with the memphis mafia, there were bits on some I've not seen and lamar fike hated the colonel and he was on about him saying about Parker been an illegal alien, he blames Parker for his part on Elvis who had terminal apathy and sonny stopped him and said I'm not singing parkers tune so to speak but he was worried about the drugs and the guns, ya can't have that stuff in England and Lamar said he would of changed to get there as he would of been excited to go to England.
Was it mentioned in Alannah Nash book, ? Have you read it Steve.
Great interview Steve thankyou!
You're welcome Jill
Glad you enjoyed it
All for Elvis
@@Elvisultimatefanchannel Looking forward to tomoro!!
Awesome interview TCB ❤️❤️
thanks steve for this good video hope well stay safe look forward to more from suffolk
. ..thank you for all the time and effort you put into these great interviews....loved it!🌻
Thanks Susy Q for your support and encouragement it's much appreciated
Steve
Management 111 Ltd "Jerry Weintraub" did the first tours of 1970. Concerts West "Jerry Weintraub"…. did the tours in 1971. Jerry Weintraub and R.C.A. Tours did the tours in 1972 and R.C.A. Record Tours did the tours in 1973. The reason I know this is from my Elvis ticket collection from 1970 to 1977.
Such great information - fantastic. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it Gail
Steve
Great interview and great guy.
Another excellent interview
Great interview, thank you xx
Thanks Mich
Beautiful lv this
A big thanks to Charles great interview the bit about him introducing himself self lm elvis Presley as if he did not no I have read he did that a lot so humble The bits about col Parker gives new light on the man suppose some liked him some did not as mr stone said col never said a bad word about elvis and Steve we can only dream about the Wembley tour you will have to get him back on thanks charles and Steve great questions from you sir TCB steve
Thanks Robert
I would have liked to hear him talk more about being around Elvis, I bet he would have had some great stories to tell. He certainly was a huge fan of the The Col though..
At least this man had nothing derogatory to say about Elvis , as too many have since he passed.
@Flora Braswell ~ You can’t be serious! Elvis didn’t need the colonel! He was a cultural icon all by himself! He totally changed the culture of music and history ALL ALONE!! The colonel was a crook, illegal immigrant, a total conman and used Elvis by stealing half of his hard earnings for his own selfish gambling habit! Elvis would’ve been better off with ANY OTHER AGENT and maybe still alive today!! And of course Priscilla liked the colonel. She was and still ( and her whole family) is living off of Elvis all the while pretending to be his widow. She’s just an EX-WIFE and a very wealthy one!
Awesome interview once again Steve with Charles thank you. He certainty changed my opinion on Tom Parker. I think because none of us were there its really nice to get a truthful opinion from someone who worked not just really close with Tom Parker but also with Elvis. Its not just Charles who has spoken highly of Tom Parker, Pracilla did, Jerry, Charlie did. I guess we will never know the full truth especially as the memphis Maria were so divided when it came to Tom Parker, they only person who would be able to set the records straight sadly is no longer with us. Tom Parker was certainly a very good manager and kept Elvis at the very top, exactly where he should of been, the one thing I do have a problem with is him taking 50% of what Elvis made be it in movies, music, merchandise etc. There have been several people whom you have interviewed recently and each one of them have said that if Elvis didn't want to do something, then he wouldn't do it regardless who was asking. If only he would of come to the UK how special that would have been. Elvis playing Wembley, wow could you imagine. I wouldn't of got to see him as im only 52, or at least I will be in July. I keep saying I was defiantly born in the wrong era. Take care, ho to all fellow EP fans, I hope everyone is safe and well jackie.
Steve. You do a fantastic job as interviewer. Excellent work
Thanks Mal
Elvis is King!
True
Great content!! Oh and by the way,did Elvis ever take the picture with his Charles’ family?
Thank you
The Elvis picture at the beginning of this anecdote is very different. I think it is one of the brothers ! 2/28/21
I think a lot of fans know about scatter and bow tie. I did how many others
Wembley arena holds about 8 000 Wembley stadium is what you were thinking and that holds 90 000
Yes meant stadium
Really enjoyed this interview these people have got to be the best for genuine info
@@scotthawkins5347 ~ REALLY ??
Another great interview, thanks so much. What do you think though? Why is Charles Stone's story so different than everyone else's? It took them 2 years to "talk Elvis into wanting to tour" overseas? No one else says that, not even Elvis. At the MSG press conference he says he wants to go to England and Japan, and everywhere. Even when he was going into the army, he said he looked forward to Germany because he planned to go there on tour anyway. Why would he say that so early on if he didn't want to? It sounds strange to me.
Yes it is a bit strange
It is ... Charles quoted it a bit different at randers.. although elvis said he wanted to tour in the msg interview ... his health went down hill shortly after ... imo I think it was if any happened he wanted to be in the hospital he was familiar with.
@@jrc8640 but there's no proof that Elvis didn't want to tour. No one else has ever corroborated that story.
As Marty lacker quoted on EIN elvis changed his mind with the wind.
With all due respect this man wasn't around Elvis or the Colnel long enough nor closely enough to say what Elvis felt about the movies or the Colnel. He worked on tours in the 70's he wasn't there in the 50's or 60's. 7 years booking tours doesn't give him any inside information as to
their private relationship. Everyone around him spoke of his frustration with movies, music and the Colnel.
Of course none of these employees could tell Elvis what to do. His manager was a different story and controlled his career, instructed him how to interview, his role in the army, and music was mostly chosen based on publishing rights being shared. Elvis for whatever reason allowed this.
Never has anyone close to him mentioned a tour to the UK. So many stories of what his plans were. One said going all Gospel, another says marrying Ginger, now a tour to the UK. His cousin Billy Smith most certainly would have known of a plan like this.
Richard Eidemiller ~ Exactly Richard! I’ve never even heard of Charles Stone after ALL THESE YEARS, where has he been? Sounds like he’s out for publicity !! Don’t believe what he says about the colonel. A total contradiction to all things we’ve heard for past 44 years.
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@@Elvisultimatefanchannel Steve, I meant no disrespect to you or the channel. I appreciate hearing everything Elvis but I take alot with a grain of salt. I simply stated my opinion on how knowledgeable this man was with regard to movie years and Elvis private relationship with Parker throughout. The man had many sides as we know so he may not have revealed his conflicted feelings to a tour employee. He could compartmentalize things when he needed to show a unified front. He was very smart that way. Thanks for all you do to keep his name alive.Vicki
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Trying to imagine Elvis playing Wembley Arena 7 days in a row in 1977 or whenever he was play there - did he sign a contract? No question it would have been a massive event but lets not forget this was the Elvis of the CBS Special that everyone wants buried because it doesn't show him at his best. Personally I love Elvis of that period and enjoy watching the Special and think his voice was better than ever before.. but if people are afraid of him being critised after death for something he agreed to do and had no problems doing then what kind of critisms would he have got for putting on a similar show in a similar condition when he was alive? They don't even use footage of him from that period when they do the live concerts with the TCB band and Orchestra. He sells out the 02 Arena as a projected image of a man who was dynamic highly energised performer. They don't show the 42 year old Elvis that image they have buried because it doesn't sell merchandise.
What a great post. I've watched Freddie Mercury at the age of 40 with HIV and five years away from death do Live Aid with Queen in 1985 and completely owned Wembley that day. His energy level was off the charts and his performance is legendary. Elvis would have been 42 and there's no reason to believe he would have done a better job than he did on the CBS Special. The window of opportunity had closed for Elvis on Wembley so it's irrelevant if the Colonel wanted it or not.
Just as an aside Debra.
Freddie wasn't ill with HIV during Live Aid.He was diagnosed a few years later.
The makers of Bohemian Rhapsody moved timelines for dramatic purposes
@@Elvisultimatefanchannel Thanks Steve. I agree that no one knows for sure if Freddie was even feeling the effects of the virus at Wembley although the virus had a ten year incubation period. Only Freddie knows when he initially felt unwell.
Wembley Arena is not Wembley Stadium, I remember seeing Dire Straits at Wembley Arena around 1986, it's an indoor stadium as opposed to Wembley Stadium where the football is played and Live Aid took place, Charles likely got mixed up which often happens with Wembley gigs, I've heard many artist's say over the years that they 'Sold out Wembley 7 days in a row', they're being misleading on purpose, Elvis could sell out Wembley Stadium for a month though.
Correct
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Very kind
I hope you continue to enjoy the channel
I do not believe Elvis didn’t want to travel the world and do concerts. All kinds of interviews I heard him say he want to play all over the world. I believe Tom Parker, that’s not his real name, is the one that came up with excuses y he couldn’t because he couldn’t get a passport. Tell the truth now.