Hmm, not sure I buy it, especially not from a biographer of Parker with a book to sell.
So it wasn’t Parker who systematically isolated Elvis from a cast of musicians and songwriters like Leiber & Stoller etc?
Elvis and Parker never clashed about the films, especially after the first few?
Really looking forward to going to Ronnie Scotts- for the first time- and watching this. The voyage of musical discovery continues:
There was a huge thing going on in Frith steet On Saturday to celebrate 65 years of R.S.C. I walked into it but being with the kids was tricky to hang and listen to the bands on the stage.
Bongo man is the right guy in the right job - He’s loving it.
Excellent post, will look out for this 
Some good Van Morrison content on BBC2 this evening
“The Belgian beer is very good,” offers Nigel Tufnel, the lead guitarist who inspired legions. “And if you’ve had enough of them, you can pretty much speak the language.”
Take note, @MonitorGold10.
A Grauniad sub read through the review and chose an appropriate title
Always worth another watch
Another great documentary
Was over 13 years ago we saw him in Tavistock,not long before his diagnosis.