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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.
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."
Andy Stankovich is an Elvis tribute artist from New Zealand who has been performing since the early 1990s. He is also a former boxer who along with his brother won a gold medal at the Oceania Games in Australia. He has fought in Australia and the United States. His Elvis act has taken him to countries that include Australia, Hawaii, Fiji and ...
He has been described as one of the longest-running, and most unusual, Elvis impersonators in Las Vegas. [8] He performs at The Piano Bar at Harrah's Casino doing Elvis' 40-minute sets three times on afternoons. [9] On Feb. 27, 2017, Vallee was honored with a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.
The three-episode docuseries will examine the bizarre true crime case that took Tupelo by storm in 2013.
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 ...
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. Viva Fort Worth!
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 ...