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Ralph Stuart Emanuel Donner (February 10, 1943 – April 6, 1984) [1] was an American rock and roll singer. He scored several pop hits in the US in the early 1960s, and had a voice similar to Elvis Presley. His best known song is his 1961 top ten hit, "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)".
An Elvis impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates or copies the look and sound of American musician and rock singer Elvis Presley. Professional Elvis impersonators, commonly known as Elvis tribute artists (ETAs), work all over the world as entertainers, and such tribute acts remain in great demand due to the iconic status of Elvis Presley.
Donner's Elvis Presley-like vocals caused many to think the song was by Elvis. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] According to a 1979 interview with Donner, the song was recorded in Florida and was intended for recording by a girl group , but Ral and his colleagues liked the demo they heard of the song and decided to record it.
Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” is far from being just about Elvis, when it comes to the music in the film and on a forthcoming soundtrack album. Besides the vintage Presley cuts included, the movie ...
This Is Elvis is a 1981 American documentary film about the life of Elvis Presley, written and directed by Andrew Solt and Malcolm Leo. It combines archival footage with reenactments, and voice-over narration by pop singer Ral Donner , imitating Presley's speaking voice.
After arriving on the music scene in 1954, Elvis’ sound and influence changed the course of music forever. Even now, nearly 45 years after his death, Elvis is — and always will be — a legend.
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James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998), who used the stage name Orion at times in his career, was an American singer. His voice was similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon, making some believe that some of his recordings were by Presley, or even that Presley had not died in 1977.