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Robert Washington (born August 16, 1958) is an American Elvis impersonator who has won many Elvis competitions in the United States. Washington is African American, [4] [5] and was the first African American to win the World Champion Elvis Impersonator title.
Clearance Giddens is an Elvis impersonator called "Black Elvis". He performs sporting a pompadour, sideburns, and bright red jumpsuit. Giddens' Black Elvis act regularly appeared on national TV programs in the 1990s, and he was cast as Black Elvis in the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas. [1] [2]
Robert Washington (impersonator) (born 1958), American Elvis impersonator Robert Washington (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player and coach Robert L. Washington III (1964–2012), American comic book writer
It took 15 years of performances in tribute to Elvis for Victor Trevino Jr. to finally stand victorious on a Memphis stage — dressed in a white jumpsuit, just like his idol.
Elvis Presley impersonator Matt King, who lives in Dearborn, Michigan and whose real name is Matthew J. Chantelois, performs on June 2, 2023, during a "Hot Wheels" First Fridays promotional event ...
The Elvis impersonator locked eyes with an elderly lady in a wheelchair shopping cart, who smiled and sang back.
Contrary to popular belief, Elvis impersonators have existed since the mid-1950s, just after Elvis Presley himself began his career. The first known Elvis impersonator was a young man named Carl 'Cheesie' Nelson from Texarkana, Arkansas, who in 1954 built up a local following on WLAC radio with his renditions of "That's All Right, Mama" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
In 2007, Klush was named the international champion of BBC One's [World's Greatest Elvis Competition in the United Kingdom by BBC1 Network U.K. [3] Klush was chosen by Graceland as the winner of Elvis Presley Enterprises first ever Ultimate Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, [4] and is the only Elvis tribute artist officially ...