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The Memphis Mafia was the nickname given by the media to a group of Elvis Presley's friends, associates, employees and cousins whose main functions were to accompany, protect, and serve Presley from the beginning of his career in 1954 until his death in 1977.
Delbert Bryant West Jr. (July 5, 1938 [1] [2] – May 24, 2017), 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 Elvis' Memphis home Graceland, which became known as "The Memphis Mafia".
Hodge was often regarded as the sweetest, kindest and most genuine member of the Memphis Mafia, with Presley's best interests at heart. Hodge was with Presley to the very end and was with the guarded escort to bring Presley and his mother Gladys's remains back to Graceland for reburial.
Elvis Presley's longtime friend and Memphis Mafia member Jerry Schilling is opening up about what it was like to live at the late rock 'n' roll legend's famed Graceland mansion.. Schilling, 82 ...
At the same time, Elvis would meet up with a few pals — the crew would form the basis of what would later be known as the Memphis Mafia — and play pickup football every Sunday at Guthrie Park.
However, this claim is questioned by biographer Suzanne Finstad and members of the Memphis Mafia. They married on May 1, 1967, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lisa Marie was born nine months later on February 1, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. In her book, Elvis and Me, Priscilla describes her daily life with her
From Beale Street to Graceland, Russwood Park to Lauderdale Courts, here are 10 Memphis moments in Baz Luhrmann's new "Elvis" biopic.
Jerry Schilling (born February 6, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American talent manager, who was associated with Elvis Presley and was a member of Presley's Memphis Mafia from the latter part of the 1960s. His other clients have included the Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis and Lisa Marie Presley.