8 Facts You Never Knew About ‘Pure Country’
on Dec 19, 2017
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4. Elvis’ Manager Encouraged Strait To Become An Actor
You could say that “The King of Rock and Roll” had a role in helping “The King of Country” make his acting debut. Elvis‘ manager, “Colonel” Tom Parker saw Strait perform in Vegas every year and decided to go backstage and tell him to pursue an acting career.
Strait didn’t listen to Parker at first, but after Parker got a friend of his to convince Strait of his acting potential, he caved. Parker’s friend then called Pure Country‘s writer, and Strait had a role.
