Elvis Presley - Marty Lacker Part 4 Memphis Mafia memberThings you want to know Interview

Elvis Presley - Marty Lacker Memphis Mafia member Interview by Joe Krein Part 4 Please subscribe This is an old telephone interview to cassette tape with a suction cup. So expect some noise . Well this is the final Episode of this series with Marty Lacker . It was great hearing them again . 'He went to school with (Elvis), that’s how they met. My dad was from New York, the Bronx, and he dressed just like Elvis did. They just formed a bond of friendship through that. They always took up for each other. Both of them went into the army and afterwards, a good friend of his re-introduced them and he went to work for him', said Mr. Lacker's son, Mark. 'They were like brothers. They respected each other'. Mr. Lacker also worked in the music business both during his time with Elvis and after The King's 1977 death. In 1967, Lacker helped launch 'Pepper Records' and went on to become American Studios' vice president and business manager. In the early '70s, Lacker also helped co-found the local Grammy chapter and also served as the chairman of the original Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission. If not for Marty Lacker, Elvis might never have gone to American Studios in 1969 to record the landmark 'From Elvis in Memphis' record. If not for Mr. Lacker, then, the world might never have had such Presley hits as 'Suspicious Minds' - The King's last chart-topper - and 'In the Ghetto', among many others. Copyright © 2012 Collecting King Elvis