Elvis Presley treated other performers poorly in the 1970s. His bodyguards said his ego was so large he had to be the center of attention.

This made them even more suspicious of Bill. Elvis chased his friend down When Elvis’ bodyguards brought their suspicions to the singer, he flew into a rage. “Elvis flared,” Sonny West recalled.

Red West, the longtime confidante and bodyguard of Elvis Presley who became a successful film and television actor after the singer's death, died.

Elvis Presley’s side. David Reid discovers why The King’s close friend and right-hand man ultimately betrayed him Robert Gene ...

On the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, his friend and bodyguard Sonny West recalls life with The King.

Robert Gene "Red" West, a friend and confidant of Elvis Presley's since high school, songwriter and actor, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, according to his family. Credit: FilmMagic / Derek Bauer By ...

The 1970 White House meeting was certainly one of the most absurd and ironic encounters in American history.

She later sat on her couch with Elvis and actor Sonny West to watch the show. “Not a word was said until it ended and we started getting calls, and people … raved,” she said.

MEMPHIS — Red West, the longtime and sometimes critical confidante and bodyguard of Elvis Presley who became a successful film and television actor after the singer's death, ...

West and his co-authors, fellow “Memphis Mafia” members and Elvis bodyguards Sonny West (a cousin) and David Hebler, assisted by Steve Dunleavy, a journalist, said the book was an attempt to ...