I do not - cannot - deny that Elvis lifestyle was not conducive to a long life. Hello, I don't know how much Lamar was responsible for negative reportage about The King. It doesnt tell what happened to them, but it lists some info & their nicknames. Until Now! Missouri State Highway Patrol - Crash Reports Lamar Fike Passed Away - ElvisNews.com In order to destroy Elvis Presley as an American original, who might tell us something worth knowing about America, Goldman moves to destroy Elvis as an American (The Presleys were not an ordinary family: they were hillbillies), as a person (Elvis was a pervert, we are told, because, Goldman reports, he was fixated on the vision of black pubic hairs protruding around the edges of white pantiesa pervert, presumably, like James Joyce, who was fixated on the vision of white panties with little brown spots on their rear sides), and as an artist. Ben Fike Obituary. Goodbye Lamar Fike | ElvisBlog An Exclusive Interview with EIN. It's hard to beleive Elvis would have employed him for that length of time, if he didn't trust and love him as a friend. Her . You must realise surely that Elvis lived through an era when legal drugs were considered the answer to everything, it was a full ten years after Elvis' death that the full dangers of a chemical/synthetic existence became apparent. But certain Americansand of course people from all over the worldhave recognized themselves, and selves they would not have otherwise known, in Elvis Presley: Americans whose culture had taken shape long before Elvis Presley appeared, and those whose culture would have had no shape, would have been in no way theirs, had Elvis Presley been willing to keep to the place allotted to him. SO WHAT The promised scandal is there in plenty, and because of the saintliness in which Elvis was wrapped throughout his lifetime, it still has punch. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. For MONEY! He will then say that he is sorry that he cannot spend more time with them! Who was the villain? I deal with all sorts of issues, from problems that arise during the concerts, merchanding and keeping his fans away from him. Marty Lacker says about Lamar: "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. How else to explain Goldmans bizarre aside that because Elvis was uncircumcised, he saw his beauty disfigured by an ugly hillbilly pecker, unless one assumes Goldman is inordinately proud of his own lack of a foreskin, and wants everyone to know about it? You are both right, I always thought that Lamar defied medical science. The Memphis Mafia - What Happened to Them ? Lamar had a history of health problems. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. And that, I think, is enough. 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. 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. Thus he offers the litany, familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of the literature on eugenics, of violence, convulsions, drink, birth defects, and homicidal madness, untilFinally one comes to Elvis, whom we see now as possibly the victim of a fatal hereditary disposition., Whatever that meansand of course outside of Goldmans intentions it means nothing at all. He is preceded in death by his parents Henry and Rose Grodstein Lacker and his sister Anne Louise Lacker Grenadier. To use this feature, use a newer browser. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. I will not let anybody get backstage other than a close showbiz friend of his or a member of his family. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. REST IN PEACE, LAMAR. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Larry Fike . He continued to sing scores of mediocre songs for the sole reason that the publishing deals were attractive. About this biography . He had something in between that made the blues sort of different Always he had that certain humanness about him that Negroes like to put in their songs. One of Fike's most revealing interviews was with the presenter Larry King, who asked him what Elvis was like to work with. This account has been disabled. People may be more prone to developing an eating disorder, perhaps due to a personality trait or a (4) lack of security in childhood. He always spoke highly of Elvis and told the colonel a few home truths. 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. Dr Nick? Lamar Fike died from complications of lymphoma on January 21. 'MAFIA' TALES OF ELVIS ARE RAW AND RICH - Orlando Sentinel Elvis Presley Cause of Death - How did Elvis Die - What Killed Elvis The outcome was a disaster because the most lucrative work (movies, Las Vegas engagements) didn't stretch Elvis and in some cases made him look ridiculous. Fike became an intimate member of the Memphis Mafia, whose relationship to Presley was described by one writer as "like a football scrum after a loose ball." Also the timing when the book came out added to the confusion too. The publisher replied that the author was sure Goldmans words were correct, because they were more vulgar, and that, in the annals of popular music, vulgarity is always closer to the truth. Pattison was topped in 1991, in the New Republic, by Louis Menand. 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. He was very honest. http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/memph names.html. Obituary. He had a way of singing the blues that was distinctive. Fike always insisted that Priscilla's father cornered Elvis into marrying Priscilla. For some people (3) controlling their eating is the only way that they can feel in control of their lives generally. Lamar's wishes to be cremated will be carried out and the Brown, Owen, Brumley Funeral Home, Ft. Worth are handling his funeral. Lamar R. Fike & Janice L. (Fadal) Fike Married: April 12, 1980 Status: Unknown Married at: Mc lennan County, TX Janice L. (Fadal) Fike Lamar R. Fike Child Spouse: Lamar R. Fike Born c. 1936 Friends Friends can be as close as family. 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. brilliance of Greil Marcus and Peter Guralnick, whose definitive two-part biographies on Elvis are the Recently, it became known that before he died, Lamar had also spent several days with researchers L.E. At the end of January, something like nine weeks after they met, Elvis gave her an eleven-and-a-half-karat diamond ring. . That was a great lesson to us. Never did meet him; but came very close to him when leaving the fourteen Elvis concerts I attended. THE MYTH BEHIND THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Firstly, in Alannah Nash's "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia" book he comes across as being well-humoured and honest. What about Sam Thompson? Update On Lamar Fike's Death. However, I believe that the stuff which is being trotted out on this site grossly underestimates the amount of hard work Elvis did. We DO know what went on because they have all documented their version of events several times over. As for Lamar. They did not live the same life, they did not share the same family history for example. Thanks, Lamar. But I think its silly to compare his age of death with Elvis. Lamar Fike: That's one of the most important things that history has . It is never good to speak ill of the dead. He was 75. 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. 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. Add photo. It is hard to know where to begin: the torrents of hate that drive this book are unrelieved. Weve updated the security on the site. The INFORMATION that Lamar Fike found out after Elvis' passing. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Never. You say "You have no clue what went on between Elvis and any of those guys", well you are wrong. Pity Fike overlooked this basic rule of human decency regarding Elvis the majority of the "Facts" in Albert Goldman's repulsive "Elvis" book came from Fike. 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. He first got to know him through Elvis's mother, Gladys, and it was she who told her son to trust their fellow Mississippian before she died in 1958, just as Elvis was conquering the world. It was a fantasy of freedom with the reality of slavery, the ultimate validation of D. H. Lawrences dictum on what he took to be the American idea of freedom: Men are not free when they are doing just what they like. It was all in the genes of the bad side of the Presleys, and the Presleys were part of a deracinated race from the start. Betrayal of a best friend. Even back at the 50's Lamar was heavy. I don't contend that Elvis's entourage are angelic. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. A Review of "Elvis and Ginger" by Ginger Alden - Elvis History Blog Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound. cemeteries found in Mart, McLennan County, Texas, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. It's always sad when we lose another person so close to the heart of the story of Elvis; but ever since I read "Elvis and the Memphis Mafia" I cannot help but be resentful of anyone connected with it. The infamous Book "Revelation" was the ultimate wake up call to Elvis. That's why you will read negative things about the majority of the entourage, and based on what has been written about Elvis by these people, that criticism is entirely justified. I never heard Sam use the word `niggernothing could be more out of character. She paused to catch her breath. B. And there are a couple troubling situations where some, in the Elvis's entourage, were the ears and the eyes of Colonel Parker. . You'll never stop people fudging that fact because you'll never stop the need to hero worship that some people displace onto Elvis Presley. He may have been unknowing in 1955 but he was experienced enough to know the rules by 1965. 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. HOW TO DO IT When Elvis and Wood were photographed kissing passionately before he left for Germany, Fike, and most of the world, assumed Wood would eventually become Mrs Presley. Lamar Fike passed away. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Oops, we were unable to send the email. based on information from your browser. publishing company until Presley's death in 1977. What's with all these silly health comparisons? McCullough and Harold F. Eggers, Jr. discussing his 23 years association and friendship with Elvis. Good riddence--anyone who collaborated on Albert Goldman's famous piece of trash will certainly not be missed. 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). 12:15 PM at the "Gravesite", final words and the Interment of his Ashes. He was the most unprejudiced human being I ever knew. In 1963, Mr. Fike moved to Nashville to run the Hill and Range Publishing office.