Co-wrote the song "If Every Day Was Like Christmas". Recorded by West's friend Elvis Presley in 1966, it became almost as strongly identified with Elvis as his earlier Holiday hit, "Blue Christmas", and is regarded as a standard today.
Cousin of Elvis Presley's bodyguard, Del 'Sonny' West.
Father of John Boyd West.
Former bodyguard of Elvis Presley. He wrote the tell all book "Elvis What Happened?" about the King along with other bodyguards, shortly before Presley died.
Was considered for the role of Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses (2003).
Was played by his own son, John Boyd West, in the "Quantum Leap" (1989) episode "Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954" and Elvis (2005) (TV).