[3] Sam Phillips recorded Burses Shorty the Barber in 1950Burse was only the second artist to record for Phillipsbut did not release it. According to Fike and Wood, however, Elvis's manager, Tom Parker, "the Colonel", who preferred to keep his client as the world's most eligible bachelor, managed to edge Wood out of Elvis's life. The same goes for backstage meetings, he likes to sit backstage quietly alone to prepare himself for the show. 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. DALLAS - Lamar Fike, a member of Elvis Presley's famed inner circle called the "Memphis Mafia" who had a long career in the music industry, has died. Having already disposed of the Myth that Elvis absorbed, and transformedintegrated into his personal culturethe spirit of unfettered Pentecostalism, Goldman turns to the great question: How did Elvis learn to sing black?. 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. Maybe there's such a residue of ill-feeling, sus[picion and unhappiness following Elvis's death because his behaviour was hugely damaging to the people around him and the relationships between them. Fike had been hospitalized for non-hodgkins lymphoma, on and off, since last October. [1] From an interview with Keisker by Jerry Hopkins, as it appears in Hopkinss Elvis (1971). Marty". I fully agree with both "ttwiise" and "Jamie". It may be a combination of the three and there may other factors. They did not live the same life, they did not share the same family history for example. THE MYTH BEHIND THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND "When I found out their relationship was more than just necking, I was afraid we were all going to prison without a trial," Fike recalled. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Nora Margaret Fowler Fike, age 75, has danced her last dance. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64537204/lamar-reilly-fike. It's a business, enterprise for goodness sakes. So does Elton and he is always touring. His humor and bluntness always made for interesting story telling. Lamar passed away very peacefully last night, Friday, January 21. Lamar Fike (1995): "Ginger didn't give a rat's ass about him. And there are a couple troubling situations where some, in the Elvis's entourage, were the ears and the eyes of Colonel Parker. No part of any article on this site may be re-printed for public display without permission. The moment you can do just what you like, there is nothing you care about doing. The real significance of Goldmans Elvis is in its attempt at cultural genocide. She was 86. For Elvis CD Collectors. August the 13th 1958. He remained by Presley's side up until the star's death in 1977. Add to your scrapbook. Badly written and badly researched, Goldmans trash epic are utterly forgotten thanks to the Maybe there was a revenge feeling from the book "Elvis What Happened". Elvis had noone around him he didn't want around so he obviously wanted Lamar around along with the rest of them.you are the people that take Lisa and Priscilla's word on everything, you have all forgotten that he divorced her and that Lisa was only nine when her father died, all she really knows about his business is what she has been told. REST IN PEACE, LAMAR. Goldman notes, for example, that it is a prime Presley Myth that Elvis took much of his style from free-wheelingPentecostal preachers. It scared us all to death. The Memphis Mafia - What Happened to Them ? Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Published by The Times-Picayune on Feb. 18, 2011. While most of Elvis is written in the voice of the hipster (theys many a crazy, likah drinkin pill-poppin countrah boy that kin get hissef jes as racked-up n ragged as the craziest coon on Beale Street), in the addled syntax of a person who dictates rather than writes (envying what is beyond one), or in the tones of a man who simply cant be bothered with decent language when the subject of that language is so obviously contemptible (What really bugged Elvis was that they could never find one of those trick cars, like they have in the circus), here Goldman slips easily into the simultaneously vague and definitive cadences of the social scientist. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. In 1963, Mr. Fike moved to Nashville to run the Hill and Range Publishing office. If Elvis had hated Las Vegas performance so much he could have cut his overheads by passing on buying his own private aeroplane and giving Vegas a miss. Mr. Fike wished to be cremated. I said, 'I hope you do, otherwise they'll ship us home in a goddam cage!'". Elvis Presley's songs are unforgettable - they have stood the test of time, especially his singles of the 1950s, a decade in which he had a song at No. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. In later years, Lamar Fike returned to Nashville to work as an assistant to record producer and label executive Jimmy Bowen, most notably during Bowen's tenure as the head of Capitol Records, 1989-1995. ", he sounds almost broken. Lamar Fike: That's one of the most important things that history has . just goes to show you how badly Elvis took care of himself , how many drugs he ingested, and basically gave up on life. Marion Keiske Who Discovered Elvis Presley? Cause of Death: Lung Cancer Marty Lacker - died 13th February, 2017, aged 80. Elvis has been dead 18 years now, but to hear these guys tell it, he's still hanging around, trying to take everybody with him. Sam Phillips denies making the statement, believing (according to Keisker), that it implies he was only interested in money, when his ambition was equally to bring the two races and their music together. NIGGER Even back at the 50's Lamar was heavy. In the 70's, more and more singers had their own material too and weren't willing to share the rights with a singer, even as great as Elvis. Lamar Fike passed away. Just because they end each chapter in their books by saying how they "had problems too" and how much they loved him, and him them; this does not undo the damage caused by the previous twenty pages describing in graphic detail what a complete tosser Elvis was. Gonna miss him Sincere condolences to family and friends. MONEY When Lamar Fike, for many years a member of the Memphis Mafia, Elvis Presley's stable of paid friends and gofers, decided to sell his story, he spawned a small industry. I don't know it this it is a figure of speech, but I wouldn't say Red West was a "Judas" to Elvis. Lamar will be missed. Verify and try again. And from then on a constant stream of undermining & twisted facts were published & paraded by this man. Larry King: Marty, did you ever say to him, Elvis, you're gaining a lot of weight, . 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. Elvis, Elvis Presley and Graceland are trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises. The fascination, Linda Ray Pratt has written of Elvis, was the reality showing through the illusionthe illusion of wealth and the psyche of poverty; the illusion of success and the pinchof ridicule; the illusion of invincibility and the tragedy of frailty; the illusion of complete control and the reality of inner chaos Elvis had all the freedom the world can offer and could escape nothing. It is that pinch of ridiculethe ridicule in which a great part of America has always held Elvis Presleythat is the exploitative basis of Goldmans book. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This is a carousel with slides. Outside of Red West, Lamar Fike was with Elvis the longest and he remained close to him until Elvis passing. But I think its silly to compare his age of death with Elvis. Rest in Peace, Fats. GREAT NEWS! Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/memph names.html. I feel EPE should send a belated check of 50-thousand dollars to the other who have vanished last year.that's "loyalty" and appreciation in my book. Mutual friends say it was more to protect Presley than to make money from him that Fike volunteered for the US army when the singer was called up in 1958. And as I said before Elvis never had the rehab facilities that the current crop rely on. 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. Elvis: Truth, Myth & Beyond: An Intimate Conversation With Lamar Fike Lamar Fike died from complications of lymphoma on January 21. Nobody (except maybe the Memphis Mafia ) expected Elvis to die so soon. 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. It doesnt tell what happened to them, but it lists some info & their nicknames. Im not sure. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Oops, something didn't work. Lamar Fike, a member of Elvis Presley's famed inner circle called the "Memphis Mafia" who had a long career in the music industry, has died. No, it is unthinkable that the boy who spent his weekends listening to records at Charlies would slip into the darkest and most dangerous part of the ghetto to hear somebody sing the blues., Robert Henry and Nat D. Williams are two more Memphians who somehow missed being interviewed by Goldman. There was an error deleting this problem. Never did meet him; but came very close to him when leaving the fourteen Elvis concerts I attended. But it broke a taboo: Elvis had big personnal problems " Something was rotten in the kingdom of Denmark". I told Elvis she was going to jump and he said, 'no she won't. Highly recommended. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Thus we have the myth behind the truth behind the legend. As I've said on an earlier post, it is very sad when someone from the Elvis story passes away but that does not change the fact that they have made careers out of highlighting and exaggerating Elvis's faults, while playing down their own. But hey, that's easy to say when you're on the outside looking in I guess. It was essentially, you know, like I think God loves a buzzard as much as an eagle. Because his book will be the most widely read and widely consulted biography of Elvis Presley, his perversion of Sam Phillipss statement will replace the statement itself: it will be quoted in reviews, articles, among fans, and in other books, and it will defame the reputation of Sam Phillips. Lamar Jackson, Ravens agree to 5-year extension worth reported $260M with $185M guaranteed. Lamar is probably best known to most fans as the 'big' guy of the former Memphis Mafia. 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. The INFORMATION that Lamar Fike found out after Elvis' passing. Alan Fortas, Lamar Fike, George Klein, Elvis Presley, Billy Smith and Louis Harris, pictured sat round a table in the hospital conference room waiting for news of Elvis' mother's condition. It is altogether fitting and proper that this be so, because as a redneck, as a hillbilly, as a white boy who sang like a nigger, Elvis Presley was never permitted to join the culture that has never permitted itself to be exemplified by what he made of it. People Most Recently Involved in a Crash; Report Name Age Person City/State Personal Injury Safety Device Date 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. He is preceded in death by his parents Henry and Rose Grodstein Lacker and his sister Anne Louise Lacker Grenadier. Sorry! . I understand Elvis liked and trusted him very much. His memories showed Elvis in a good and bad light making him the human being that he was. Being around a drug addict for years is Hell. Lamar - Lona . He was 66. Second (as Goldman himself will claim when he needs to find roots for Elviss later interest in spiritualism), the Presleys attended tent meetings and traveling revivals, where the preaching was often far wilder than in a settled church. My thing was we just fought all the time. The purpose of the study was to affirm that the poor were poor because they were inferior, that social programs (for, say, the eradication of pellagraor rickets) were a waste of money, and that certain sectors of the American population had no place in society. Even the books errors, its disregard for the most easily confirmed facts, its degraded style, and its refusal of documentation or, most of the time, even attribution, is part of this: it emphasizes that a figure such as Elvis Presley does not deserve a serious biography. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Its very sad. The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Secondly, perhaps Goldman took some truthful anecdotes from Lamar and made mischief in the way he wrote them up in his book; ok perhaps Lamar shouldn't have given him an interview but Goldman may have kept his agenda hidden.Thirdly, has anybody noticed the long list of people (eg, the Colonel, Priscilla, Red West, Ginger Alden, etc etc etc, ad infinitum) who have been accused of betrayal and financial rapacity? The tragic news of his passing has been announced via Shuli, a popular stand-up comic, writer, gamer, and podcaster, along with many condolences by his fans on social media. He was 75. After Red West, he was the longest tenured of the Memphis Mafia members.He remained by Presley's side during the star's Army service in Germany. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. The interviews with Fike were conducted over the course of four days in . I was always upset by the fact that Steve Binder was blocked to meet Elvis in Vegas. If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, Keisker remembers Sam Phillips saying, I could make a billion dollars.[1], In Goldmans book what we are offered is very different. Search above to list available cemeteries. Fike spent much of his boyhood in the small town of Mart, Texas, close to Waco, before his family moved, as Elvis's did, to Memphis, Tennessee, to seek work when he was a teenager. Good riddence--anyone who collaborated on Albert Goldman's famous piece of trash will certainly not be missed. The Memphis Mafia - What Happened to Them - The Elvis Forum "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 also worked for Hill and Range music publishers and brought several major songs to Elvis' sessions . As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Lamar had a history of health problems. Those of us in the Memphis Mafia who remained his friend are greatly saddened by the loss of yet another member of our close group. May G-d Bless his Soul and may he Rest In Peace. 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. And alternatively, I've read that there was concern about lawsuits connected with heavy-handedness by Elvis's protectors so their services were dispensed with. Why on earth should EPE be obliged to pay for Lamar Fike's funeral? If Red West was the Judas of the Mafia (being much closer to Elvis before he betrayed him) what shall we then call Fike? Totally colour-blind.". 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!! Goldman presents himself as a hipster (in fact he is a hippie, in the fifties meaning of the term: one whose only interest is to appear hipper than anyone else in the room), and perhaps to the hipster, who alone comprehends the primal genius of the black man, all non-hipster ofays are racists, but Sam Phillips was one of the great pioneers of racial decency in this century. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Failed to delete flower. Fike recalled the 19-year-old Wood's first date with Elvis, when she had to share the singer's limo with Fike and two other members of the Memphis Mafia, stopping off to buy "dozens of hamburgers" before going to Presley's newly-bought Memphis Mansion, Graceland, where he showed her what she called "the biggest bed I have ever seen." Lamar Fike in hospital: Lamar Fike, member of the Memphis Mafia was hospitalised last year in October for lymphoma. For an out of shape guy like Lamar to outlive him by 34 years is astounding. Lamar is probably best known to most fans as the 'big' guy of the former Memphis Mafia. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Joan Fike. Finding strong reason to believe that Bob Lee Smith, Elviss maternal grandfather, may have married a first cousin, Goldman gravely informs his readers that genetics may explain why the children of Bob Lees brothers and sisters turned out well, whereas Bob and [his wife] Doll produced children who exhibited an abnormally high incidence of addiction to drugs and alcohol, emotional disorders and premature death. Goldman turns his tricks well. And before you call me to account for calling Elvis a "great person" - tell me who in your view is. He was very honest. Among Fike's recollections was the actress Natalie Wood drinking with Elvis in his penthouse at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles. EIN has been officially notified that one of Elvis' very best friends Lamar passed away very peacefully last night, Friday, January 21. Sorry it took so long to post a fitting tribute to him. Cause of Death: Kidney Failure He worked for the King from 1957 to 1977 and even traveled to Germany with him in 1958. That is why Linda left. Ben Fike Obituary. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. It reduces him to a voiceless child when it seems to me he was a highly influential, successful adult at the top of his profession. That was a great lesson to us. MIMIC Lamar Fike Obituary (2011) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune Colonel Parker Managed Elvis' Career, but Was He a Killer on the Lam? He had a way of singing the blues that was distinctive. Hello Viva, I don't think we do know for sure some of the key detail about what happened within the Presley camp because contradiction in fact and nuance is rife. Her . First, the minister in question arrived in Tupelo when Elvis was nine, and says nothing about services during Elviss formative years. And if you believe that "Elvis What Happened?" McCullough and Harold F. Eggers, Jr. discussing his 23 years association and friendship with Elvis. The statement is simple and elegant. Goldman has no need to explain, as he refrains from quoting Elvis on the point. At the time of his death, he was reportedly writing his memoir, Fike: An Uncommon Journey.Mr. Nora Fike Obituary (1940 - 2015) - Antioch, TN - The Tennessean The word went out that Fike had All of the friends and family members find the untimely death to be an unfortunate occurrence. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The crowd responded to them. For instance, you write that Elvis was shedding those people he'd stopped regarding as friends. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Lamar was also very close to Elvis' mother. May God Bless his Soul and may he Rest In Peace. Haunting Elvis theory claims singer was destined to die young due to His fate was the most ignoble of all, he became He remained by Presley's side up until the star's death in 1977.In later years, Lamar Fike returned to Nashville to work as an assistant to record producer and label executive Jimmy Bowen, most notably during Bowen's tenure as the head of Capitol Records, 1989 to 1995.Mr. Yes he played too many but what about Bruce & McCartney? Elvis Australia was founded in 1996 www.elvis.com.au was literally born from the concept of wanting to represent 'Elvis in Australia', so www.elvis.com.au Read more. Who knows maybe some of them were paid for that. According to Goddard, a Martin Kallikak had a one-night stand with a bar woman of low morals, and later married a Quaker. I always enjoyed seeing Lamar Fike speaking about Elvis, he was a straight talking, no BS type of person. A Private "Celebration/Wake" for Lamar Reilly Fike for family and friends will be held after the service.Source: Marty LackerChildren: 1)James Fike2)Joan Fike3)John Fike, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. I met this lovely man in Memphis 2003, he was a true gentleman and spoke highly of Elvis. "Memphis Mafia" Member Lamar Fike Passes - MusicRow.com Betrayal of a best friend. The promised scandal is there in plenty, and because of the saintliness in which Elvis was wrapped throughout his lifetime, it still has punch. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Cause of death Unknown. 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. Failed to delete memorial. But I still think the scheme dear Colonel built around the "rights" for the songs made it difficult to bring more good songs like Kentucky Rain to Elvis. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 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. Lamar's gone now so, please, respect for the dead, ladies and gentlemen. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Elvis Presley, Clyde McPhatter, and Jackie Wilson, as a mediocre bluesman. One can pause and say that Goldman has done useful work elaborating the truth about Colonel Parker (though he is not the first to reveal that Parker is a Dutchman rather than the West Virginia carny Parker has always made himself out to be), and about Parkers long-term mismanagement of Elviss career; one can say that the opening chapters of the book, set late in Elviss career behind the walls of Graceland and inside the Hilton International Hotel in Las Vegas, while clearly composites, are effectively creepy. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. "Memphis Mafia" Member Lamar Fike Passes Lamar Fike, an enduring member of Elvis Presley's so-called "Memphis Mafia," as well as a Music Row businessman, has died in Arlington, Texas.Mr. 1.9k. I'm so sorry to hear this. Goodbye Lamar Fike. may be re-printed for public display without permission. 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. I go along to most of his concerts and act as a sort of unpaid personal assistant. It is probably like that with most public figures. Elvis: The Vegas Years - Nevada Magazine Update On Lamar Fike's Death - ElvisNews.com Fike was born in Cleveland, Miss., on Nov. 11, 1935. This is what she said: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES! But because the book is having its intended impact, and because Elvis Presley is so large a figure, intertwined with the lives of millions of people in ways that have hardly begun to be examined, a good deal is at stake. Photos| Elvis presley and Lamar Fike 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. based on information from your browser. The literature suggests Elvis was an unfaithful husband, once punched Charlie Hodge, and had a liaison with a girlfriend of Jerry Schilling (sources: "Elvis and Me"; "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia"; the Guralnick biographies). Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. There is no need to feel revolted: American culture has never permitted itself to be exemplified by Elvis Presley, and it never will. A young Elvis is pictured with his mom, Gladys, and father, Vernon Credit: Getty. Asked why Elvis did not marry Wood, Fike, though never a great fan of Tom Parker, said simply: "the Atlantic Ocean" a reference to Elvis's service in Germany. Dec. 15, 2006. I think that would have contributed to his health, and the shows would surely be more exciting. Oops, we were unable to send the email. If I could find a white boy who sang like a nigger, Goldman has Sam Phillips say, I could make a billion dollars.. Obituary. About this biography . Elvis Birthday Elvis Born January 8, 1935. These guys were put through an awful ordeal and were pushed beyond their coping many times over. I saw two honest books, one who had no respect for his subject and was not in awe of him and the other who was more sympathetic to a flawed genius. We finally talked her back in.". 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. SO WHAT Lamar talks about Elvis' mother and the sad tragedy of her death. The Memphis Mafia: Lamar Fike - died 21st January, 2011, in Arlington Tarrant County, Texas, aged 75. During what Elvis purists believe were the pathetic years of his decline, the singer was wont to invite Fike onstage to give him the kind of "piggyback" a father gives his child. (LogOut/ Officially, Elvis' death--at age 42--was attributed to "cardiac arrhythmia" brought on by an irregular heartbeat caused by "undetermined causes." In initial interviews, Elvis' personal. This is precisely the weight of Goldmans book, and it is precisely the weight of the cultural genocide he wishes to enact. But, Larry, I think you have to go to the cause, not just the effect. She just wants attention'. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Yes, perhaps Elvis didnt do enough concerts to kill him. His son, James Fike, says that his father, who was . The point I make is that the criticism of Elvis as a self destructive junkie is as hackneyed and exaggerated as most Elvis Impersonators. Sorry Jamie but I haven't heard such a load of "glass half empty" rubbish since the heady days of Goldman.
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