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'The King' Director Eugene Jarecki: America Is in the Fat Elvis Stage


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Eugene Jarecki's Elvis Presley documentary "The King" argues that America in its Fat Elvis stage. He tells us why Chuck D of "mother--- him and John Wayne" fame was the film's key interview.

We also talk about why Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, needs a movie - and so do The Prisonaires, the African-American musical group who sang from behind bars and influenced Presley.

 


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Shoot This NowBy Tim Molloy

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